List of mayors of Kennett, Missouri
The city of Kennett, Missouri, located in Missouri's 8th congressional district in southeastern Missouri, is the county seat of Dunklin County, Missouri.
| Mayor | Took office | Left office | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theophilus Robb | c. 1917-1918 | ||
Paul Caruthers Jones
|
1933 | 1935[1] | U.S. Representative, Missouri senator, Missouri state representative[2] |
John Warren Karsten
|
c. 1943 | 1951 | |
Lee A. Pickard, Sr.[4]
|
1951 | 1951 | |
John Warren Karsten
|
1952 | 1952[6] | (He previously served as mayor.) |
Lee A. Pickard, Sr.[4]
|
1953 | 1954 | (He previously served as mayor.) |
Arthur Oscar Billington
|
1955 | 1963 | |
Sol Astrachan
|
1963 | 1971 | Born in Poland.[8] He was responsible for paving the streets and implementing zoning ordinances.[9] |
Dr. Harry E. Goddard
|
1971 | 1975 | |
| John Warren Karsten, Jr. | 1975 | c. 1991 | He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. |
| Charles B. Brown[12] | c. 1991 | c. 1999 | |
| Donald Parker[13] | c. 2005-2006 | ||
| Roger Wheeler, Sr.[14] | c. 2008-2011 | ||
| Jake Crafton[13] |
References
- Missouri Secretary of State official manuals
- ^ Jan Onofrio. Missouri Biographical Dictionary (Third Edition). St. Clair Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers, Inc.
- ^ "Index to Politicians: Jones, O to R". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ a b "Findagave: John Warren Karsten". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ a b "Index to Politicians: Phillips-calhoun to Picket". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ a b "Findagave: Lee A. Pickard". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ a b "Index to Politicians: Karofsky to Kauffmann". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Arthur Oscar Billington". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "An Interview with Sol Astrachan". 1998-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Astrachan reminisces on Downtown's 'Days Gone By'..." 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Ancientfaces.com: Harry E. Goddard". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Findagave: John Warren Karsten, Jr". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Former mayor urges fiscal caution in 'spec' building construction". 2005-09-21. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ a b "Kennett council hears reason for name change". 2006-09-20. Retrieved 2014-10-31. Cite error: The named reference "Kennett Chamber" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Kennett, Mo., puts brakes on driving nonregistered vehicles in city". Southeast Missourian. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. August 8, 2008.
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