William Gupton

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William Gupton (September 17, 1870 - 1957) was an American politician. He served as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, from 1917 to 1921.

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Early life

Gupton was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on September 17, 1870. [1] [2] His father, Alex, was a plasterer. [2] He grew up in Nashville from the age of 5. [2]

Career

Gupton began his career as a delivery driver. [2] He later worked as a bookkeeper and a realtor. [2]

Gupton served as Mayor of Nashville from 1917 to 1921. [3] He was forced to resign "on charges of malfeasance, misfeasance and neglect of duty." [4] He served on the Nashville Board of Education from 1923 to 1930. [2] He was the postmaster from 1933 to 1948. [3]

Gupton was a co-founder of the Broadway National Bank in 1930, and he served as its president until 1934. [2] He served as the president of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce in 1936. [2]

Personal life and death

Gupton was married on February 12, 1890, to Daisy Dean Mason. [1] They had four children: Will Ed, Henry, Pearl Dean Loser and Annie Lee Ansley. [1] Joseph Carlton Loser was his son-in-law. [5] Gupton was a Baptist. [2]

Gupton died in 1957. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "William Gupton Rites Tomorrow. Nashville Ex-Mayor, Postmaster Dies In Doctor's Office". The Tennessean. August 13, 1957. pp. 1, 22. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Former Mayor of Nashville Dies At 86" . The Leaf-Chronicle. August 13, 1957. p. 7. Retrieved June 23, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Ewing, David (March 15, 2018). "Megan Barry wasn't first Nashville mayor to quit" . The Tennessean. p. A15. Retrieved June 23, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "J. Carlton Loser Rites Set Tomorrow" . The Tennessean. August 1, 1984. p. 18. Retrieved June 23, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
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