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
  • (1901-1981)
 1933 1935[1] U.S. Representative, Missouri senator, Missouri state representative[2]
John Warren Karsten
  • (1887-1964)[3]
 c. 1943 1951
Lee A. Pickard, Sr.[4]
  • (1892-1974)[5]
 1951 1951
John Warren Karsten
  • (1887-1964)[3]
 1952 1952[6] (He previously served as mayor.)
Lee A. Pickard, Sr.[4]
  • (1892-1974)[5]
 1953 1954 (He previously served as mayor.)
Arthur Oscar Billington
  • (1911-1985)[7]
 1955 1963
Sol Astrachan
  • (born 1929)
 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

  1. ↑ Jan Onofrio. Missouri Biographical Dictionary (Third Edition). St. Clair Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers, Inc.
  2. ↑ "Index to Politicians: Jones, O to R". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  3. 1 2 "Findagave: John Warren Karsten". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  4. 1 2 "Index to Politicians: Phillips-calhoun to Picket". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  5. 1 2 "Findagave: Lee A. Pickard". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  6. 1 2 "Index to Politicians: Karofsky to Kauffmann". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  7. ↑ "Arthur Oscar Billington". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  8. ↑ "An Interview with Sol Astrachan". 1998-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  9. ↑ "Astrachan reminisces on Downtown's 'Days Gone By'...". 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  10. ↑ "Ancientfaces.com: Harry E. Goddard". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  11. ↑ "Findagave: John Warren Karsten, Jr.". Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  12. ↑ "Former mayor urges fiscal caution in 'spec' building construction". 2005-09-21. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  13. 1 2 "Kennett council hears reason for name change". 2006-09-20. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  14. ↑ "Kennett, Mo., puts brakes on driving nonregistered vehicles in city". Southeast Missourian. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. August 8, 2008.

Key

Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress
American (Know Nothing) (K-N)
Adams (A),
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J),
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (Anti-Admin)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (D-R)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Free Soil (FS)
Free Silver (FSv)
Fusion (FU)
Greenback (GB)
Jacksonian (J)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition (O)
Populist (Pop)
Pro-Administration (Pro-Admin)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Whig (W)
Independent,
None,
or Unaffiliated
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