Cowherd, William S., 1860-1915

[William Strother Cowherd (b. near Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Mo., Sept. 1, 1860-d. Pasadena, Calif., June 20, 1915), graduated from the literary department of the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1881 and from the law department of the same institution in 1882. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Kansas City, Missouri. He was appointed assistant prosecuting attorney of Jackson County in 1885, and served four years, then appointed as the first assistant city counselor of Kansas City in 1890. He was mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1892. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1905, and was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor in 1908. He moved to Pasadena, California, where he continued the practice law. He died in Pasadena on June 20, 1915, and was buried in Lee's Summit Cemetery.]

found: Harry S. Truman military personnel files, Truman Library, 1917-1973:(memorandum from Major General Edward F. Witsell to Secretary of the Army Louis Johnson ... references congressman William S. Cowherd)

found: Biographical dir. of the U.S. Congress online search, Aug. 21, 2013(William Strother Cowherd; representative from Missouri; b. near Lees Summit, Jackson County, Mo., Sept. 1, 1860; graduated from the literary department of the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1881 and from the law department of the same institution in 1882; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Kansas City, Mo.; appointed assistant prosecuting attorney of Jackson County in 1885, and served four years; appointed first assistant city counselor of Kansas City in 1890; mayor of Kansas City in 1892; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1905; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor in 1908; moved to Pasadena, Calif., and continued the practice of his profession; died in Pasadena, Calif., June 20, 1915; internment in Lees Summit Cemetery)

found: Findagrave.com search, Aug. 21, 2013(William Strother Cowherd; b. Sept. 1, 1860, Lee's Summit, Mo.; d. June 20, 1915, Pasadena, Calif.; burial: Lees Summit Cemetery, Lees Summit, Mo.; elected to Congress in 1896, served four terms as Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri; 1882 admitted to the bar)

found: OCLC, Oct. 25, 2013(hdg.: Cowherd, William S.; Cowherd, William Strother; usage: Hon. William S. Cowherd)

[William Strother Cowherd (b. near Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Mo., Sept. 1, 1860-d. Pasadena, Calif., June 20, 1915), graduated from the literary department of the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1881 and from the law department of the same institution in 1882. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Kansas City, Missouri. He was appointed assistant prosecuting attorney of Jackson County in 1885, and served four years, then appointed as the first assistant city counselor of Kansas City in 1890. He was mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1892. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1905, and was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor in 1908. He moved to Pasadena, California, where he continued the practice law. He died in Pasadena on June 20, 1915, and was buried in Lee's Summit Cemetery.]