Guy Brasfield Park was an American politician from the U.S. state of Missouri.
John Thomas Browne was an American merchant and politician. He served on the Houston City Council,two terms as Mayor of Houston,and three terms in the Texas House of Representatives.
Abraham Owen Smoot was an American pioneer,businessman,religious leader,and politician. He spent his early life in the Southern United States and was one of seven children. After being baptized a member of the Church of Christ,predecessor to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,Smoot served as a missionary in Kentucky,Tennessee,South Carolina,and England. He received no formal education,but learned to read as a child and later attended the School of the Prophets in Kirtland,Ohio. Like other early members of the LDS Church,Smoot practiced plural marriage,eventually marrying six women and having 24 children. After migrating west to Utah Territory,he was elected as the second mayor of Salt Lake City and maintained this position from 1857 to 1866. He was then assigned by Brigham Young to move to Provo,where he served as stake president and mayor from 1868 to 1881. He assisted financially in the construction of the Provo Tabernacle—today the Provo City Center Temple—as well as that of the Utah Southern Railroad. Smoot was the first president of the board of trustees of Brigham Young Academy (BYA)—which later developed into Brigham Young University (BYU). He was an early financial supporter of the institution and was nicknamed the "foster father" of the Academy. His goal was to make education available to young Latter-day Saints. Today,the Smoot Administration Building at BYU is named after him.
William Warner was an American lawyer and politician based in Kansas City,Missouri. He became mayor of Kansas City in 1871,serving a one year term. He later represented Missouri in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
William Samuel Gregory was the first mayor of Kansas City,Missouri,beginning his term on April 18,1853. He was also the owner of grocery businesses in Missouri and Illinois.
John Calvin McCoy is considered the "father of Kansas City".
Thomas Brockway Bullene was mayor of Kansas City,Missouri in 1882. He was one of the original owners of the Emery,Bird,Thayer &Co. department store.
James Fontleroy Grinstead was a businessman,mayor of Louisville,Kentucky from 1907 to 1909,and county commissioner from 1917 to his death in 1921. He is a descendant of William &Elizabeth Key Grinstead
George Madison Shelley was the Mayor of Kansas City,Missouri from 1878 to 1879.
Thomas Carney was the second Governor of Kansas.
William A. Paxton was an American pioneer businessman and politician in Omaha,Nebraska. His life as a rancher and cattleman early in his life,as well as early work with the Union Pacific Railroad was highly regarded among his contemporaries;his success as a businessman later in his life led him to great wealth. His leadership is seen as an essential factor in Omaha becoming a prominent stockyards and meatpacking center. He is frequently referred to as "the real founder of South Omaha."
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James Edward Smith was a Canadian businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Toronto. He was born in London,England,and moved to Toronto,Canada,as a child. He operated a grocery business and was involved in real estate and insurance. He was elected to the Toronto City Council in 1857,and the council elected Smith as the city's mayor in 1867. He oversaw the Canadian Confederation celebrations and was reelected in 1868. He did not want to be considered for a third term,but remained on the council until 1870. He continued operating his businesses and was a collector of customs at the port of Toronto until a scandal precipitated his retirement in 1879. He died in Toronto on March 9,1892.
The Loretto is a multipurpose venue in the Westport neighborhood of Kansas City,Missouri. It was adapted from a former girls' academy known as Loretto Academy,dedicated in 1904 as a "boarding and day school for girls." It is named after the Sisters of Loretto,who established a presence in Kansas City in 1899.
Edward O'Neill was an American merchant,banker and politician,who served in the Wisconsin State Senate and the State Assembly;and four one-year terms as Mayor of Milwaukee,Wisconsin,as well as nine years on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors,four of them as its president. He was a Democrat.
Ralph Leroy Nafziger was the founder of the Interstate Bakeries Corporation,which eventually became Hostess Brands.
Wolfe Londoner was an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver,Colorado from 1889 to 1891.
George Randall was an American-born business owner and politician in Ontario,Canada. He served as reeve of Waterloo from 1870 to 1872 and as mayor in 1878.
Martin City is a neighborhood of Kansas City located along the Missouri and Kansas border in Jackson County. The neighborhood was at one time its own,unincorporated town before it was annexed by the City of Kansas City,Missouri in 1963. The Martin City neighborhood is generally defined as being east of the Kansas state line,south of Blue Ridge Boulevard in areas west and north of the Blue River. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Daniel Morgan Boone was the son of Daniel Boone and a significant American pioneer,explorer,and frontiersman in his own right. Daniel Morgan Boone was a particularly key player in the early American exploration and settlement of Missouri.
