Kenneth A. Schmied Explained

Kenneth Albert Schmied
Birth Date:11 July 1911
Resting Place:Cave Hill Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Office:50th Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
Term Start:1965
Term End:1969
Predecessor:William O. Cowger
Successor:Frank W. Burke
Party:Republican

Kenneth Albert Schmied (July 11, 1911 – April 5, 1973), a Republican, served as Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1965 until 1969.[1] He was the last Republican to have held the office.

The 1969 elections saw Democrat Frank W. Burke win the mayor's office.[2]

Schmied is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Housing. Housing Legislation of 1966: Hearings ... Eighty-ninth Congress, Second Session on Proposed Housing Legislation for 1966. 1966. U.S. Government Printing Office. 408.
  2. Web site: UofL Libraries:Mayors of Louisville. https://web.archive.org/web/20070427000425/http://library.louisville.edu/government/states/kentucky/kyplaces/louisville/mayors/mayors.html. 2007-04-27.
  3. Book: John E. . Kleber . 2001 . The Encyclopedia of Louisville . Schmied, Kenneth Allen . 790 . . . 0-8131-2100-0 . 247857447 .