H. R. Dysard
| H. R. Dysard | |
|---|---|
| 17th Mayor of Ashland, Kentucky | |
|
In office December 3, 1917 – December 5, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | W. M. Salisbury |
| Succeeded by | W. M. Salisbury |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 2, 1875[1] Carter County, Kentucky, United States |
| Died |
May 6, 1960 (aged 84) Ashland, Kentucky, United States |
| Political party | Republican[2] |
| Residence | Ashland, Kentucky, United States |
Henderson Richardson Dysard (October 2, 1875 – May 6, 1960) was a former mayor of Ashland, Kentucky. Before that, he was an Ashland Judge and a member of the Ashland Board of Trade's first board of directors.[3]
Dysard was an early campaigner for African American rights. At the AME's 1921 Kentucky Annual Conference, he "paid high tribute to the sterling qualities of the colored citizens." [4]
At the twenty-first annual meeting of the Kentucky State Bar Association in 1922, he represented Ashland.[5]
According to the editor's note of Dysard's "A History of the Iron Hill School", Dysard was "one of Carter County's most prominent sons" and an able lawyer. He was, according to it, elected judge of Carter County in November 1901, taking office in 1902 and holding the position until 1905. At the November election, 1905, he was elected County Attorney of Carter County and held office until he moved to Ashland in 1909. He was Bar Examiner for the State of Kentucky and was appointed by Governor Fields as Election Commissioner for Kentucky.[6] He died in 1960.[7]
Notes and references
- ↑
- ↑ "Cooper Picks Ashland Man As Manager," Middlesboro Daily News, 4 September 1954
- ↑ A History of Ashland, Kentucky 1786 - 1954
- ↑ African American preachers and politics: the Careys of Chicago by Dennis C. Dickerson
- ↑ Kentucky State Bar Association Roll of Members
- ↑ A History of the Iron Hill School by H. R. Dysard
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial