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William E. Kemp

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William E. Kemp
46th Mayor of Kansas City
In office
1946–1955
Preceded byJohn B. Gage
Succeeded byH. Roe Bartle
Personal details
Born
William Ewing Kemp

(1889-02-08)February 8, 1889
La Monte, Missouri, United States
DiedJuly 29, 1968(1968-07-29) (aged 79)
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis

William Ewing Kemp (February 8, 1889 – July 29, 1968) was the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, from 1946 to 1955.

Biography

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Kemp was born on February 8, 1889, in La Monte, Missouri, and received his undergraduate degree from Central Missouri State University. He was a law graduate of Washington University School of Law in 1917 and a veteran of World War I.

In 1940, Kemp was appointed by mayor Joe Gage to be city counsel and prosecuted several city employees in the fall of the Thomas Pendergast machine. He was elected to a two-year term in 1946, re-elected to a three-year term in 1949 and then again re-elected to a four-year term in 1952.

During his tenure the Chouteau Bridge and Paseo Bridge were built across the Missouri River and the Starlight Theatre opened.

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Preceded by Mayors of Kansas City, Missouri
1946—1955
Succeeded by