David L. Beatty

For other people with the same name, see David Beatty (disambiguation).

David L. Beatty
Born	(1798-12-03)December 3, 1798 Bourbon County, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Died	February 21, 1881(1881-02-21) (aged 82) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Occupation	Businessman
Title	Mayor of Louisville
Term	1841-1844
Predecessor	Frederick A. Kaye
Successor	Frederick A. Kaye

David L. Beatty (December 3, 1798 – February 21, 1881) was the fifth Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky serving from 1841 to 1844. He was born to early settlers in Bourbon County, Kentucky and raised by his grandparents in Jefferson County, Kentucky. At 17 he moved to Louisville to work as a machinist, and was an iron foundry foreman 3 years later. He founded a steam-engine business in 1829, which dissolved in 1837.

He served on the city council from 1839 to 1840 and elected mayor in 1841. Highlights of his administration included the establishment of the State Institute for the Blind in Louisville and construction of a waterworks. He is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

References

• Yater, George (1987). Two Hundred Years at the Falls of the Ohio. Louisville.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Johnston, Josiah Stoddard (1896). Memorial History of Louisville.