Rudi Oudshoff

Last updated
Rudolph C. Oudshoff
39th and 41st Mayor of Melbourne, Florida
In office
November 2, 1954 November 8, 1955 [1]
Preceded by E. V. Kempfer
Succeeded by John A. Brewer
In office
November 6, 1956 November 4, 1958 [1]
Preceded by John A. Brewer
Succeeded by John J. Spitznogle, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1902-05-18)May 18, 1902 [2]
Chicago, Illinois
Died December 18, 1984(1984-12-18) (aged 82) [2]
Brevard County, Florida
Resting place Melbourne Cemetery, Melbourne, Florida [2]
Political party Democratic [3]
Spouse(s) Gladys Gough (1906–1988) [2]
Children Margaret Oudshoff Munson, Judith
Residence Cook County, Illinois,
Melbourne, Florida
Occupation real estate broker

Rudolph Cornelius Martin Oudshoff [4] (May 18, 1902 – December 18, 1984) was a three-term mayor of Melbourne, Florida from 1954 to 1955 and 1956 to 1958.

Melbourne, Florida City in Florida, United States

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 76,068. The municipality is the second-largest in the county by both size and population. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1969 the city was expanded by merging with nearby Eau Gallie.

He was born May 18, 1902, in Chicago, the son of John Lambert Oudshoff and Alice Ada Oudshoff.

Chicago City in Illinois, United States

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States. As of the 2017 census-estimate, it has a population of 2,716,450, which makes it the most populous city in the Midwestern United States. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States, and the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, which is often referred to as "Chicagoland." The Chicago metropolitan area, at nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, the fourth largest in North America, and the third largest metropolitan area in the world by land area.

He also served as a commissioner for the Brevard County Housing Authority. [5]

Associations

References

  1. 1 2 Melbourne City Clerk's Office, City of Melbourne - Mayors - Chronological Order of Terms (1888 to Present)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rudi C. Oudshoff at Find a Grave
  3. Star-Advocate
  4. "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1922," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQY7-899  : accessed 21 Apr 2014), Rudolph Cornelius Martin Oudshoff, 18 May 1902; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, reference 12880, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1288039.
  5. The Miami News - Sep 16, 1951
  6. http://www.cflradio.net/1050_WRMF_AM.htm
Preceded by
E. V. Kempfer
Mayor of Melbourne, Florida
November 2, 1954–November 8, 1955
Succeeded by
John A. Brewer
Preceded by
John A. Brewer
Mayor of Melbourne, Florida
November 6, 1956–November 4, 1958
Succeeded by
John J. Spitznogle, Jr.