William S. Cowherd

William S. Cowherd
William S. Cowherd
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Missouri's 5th district
	In office; March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	Robert T. Van Horn
Succeeded by	Edgar C. Ellis
29th Mayor of Kansas City
	In office; 1892–1894
Preceded by	Benjamin Holmes
Succeeded by	Webster Davis
Personal details
Born	William Strother Cowherd; September 1, 1860; near Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1915 (aged 54); Pasadena, California, U.S.
Resting place	Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery; Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jessie Kitchen (m. 1899)
Alma mater	University of Missouri (AB, LLB)
Occupation	Politician; lawyer;

William Strother Cowherd (September 1, 1860 – June 20, 1915) was a Democratic Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1892–1894 and Congressman from Missouri from 1897–1905.

Early life

William Strother Cowherd was born on September 1, 1860, to Emily (née Strother) and Charles J. Cowherd near Lee's Summit, Missouri. He attended schools in Lee's Summit. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1881 with a Bachelor of Arts and from the law school with a Bachelor of Laws in 1882.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Career

In 1882, Cowherd joined the Tichenor, Warner & Dean law firm. In 1883, Cowherd and John Campbell formed the Cowherd & Campbell law firm on Fifth Street in Kansas City.^[4] Cowherd was prosecuting attorney of Jackson County, Missouri from 1885–1889.^[1] In 1889, Cowherd formed the Teasdale, Ingraham, & Cowherd law firm with William B. Teasdale and R. J. Ingraham. It was later renamed Cowherd, Ingraham, Durham & Morse.^[4] He became first assistant city counselor of Kansas City in 1890. He served as mayor of Kansas City in 1892. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905).^[1]^[4]

After failing to be re-elected to Congress, he ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Missouri in 1908. In 1909, he moved to Pasadena, California, and continued to practice law.^[1]

Personal life

Cowherd married Jessie Kitchen of Kansas City on September 25, 1889.^[3]^[4]

Cowherd died in Pasadena on June 20, 1915.^[1]^[3] He is buried in Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery.^[1]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f United States Congress. "COWHERD, William Strother (id: C000825)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "Cowherd an M.U. Alumnus". University Missourian. June 22, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "W. S. Cowherd, Former Congressman and Mayor, of Kansas City, is Dead". The Daily Intelligencer. June 21, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "W. S. Cowherd is Dead". St. Joseph News-Press. June 21, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Self Guided Walking Tour of the Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2009.

External links

Works by or about William S. Cowherd at the Internet Archive

Party political offices
Preceded by Joseph W. Folk	Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri 1908	Succeeded by Elliot Woolfolk Major
Political offices
Preceded by Benjamin Holmes	Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri 1892–1894	Succeeded by Webster Davis
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Robert T. Van Horn	United States Representative for the 5th Congressional District of Missouri 1897–1905	Succeeded by Edgar C. Ellis

[bio-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f United States Congress. "COWHERD, William Strother (id: C000825)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[2] "Cowherd an M.U. Alumnus". University Missourian. June 22, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[death-3] "W. S. Cowherd, Former Congressman and Mayor, of Kansas City, is Dead". The Daily Intelligencer. June 21, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[death2-4] "W. S. Cowherd is Dead". St. Joseph News-Press. June 21, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Self Guided Walking Tour of the Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2009.

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