Henry C. Kumpf
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Henry Christian Kumpf was elected to three one-year terms as Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1886-1888.
During his term the "City of Kansas" formally changed its name to "Kansas City."
He was born in Beerfelden
, Hesse
, Germany
.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri
in 1850 where studied English as a grocery clerk and worked as a shipping clerk at the St. Louis Arsenal
from 1861 to 1865. After the American Civil War
, he moved to Kansas City where he opened a billiard hall. He was city auditor from 1872 to 1876, and city comptroller from 1877 to 1879.
His residences included 2nd and High Streets, 1222 Delaware (Baltimore), and he died while living with his son George, at 1109 Forest.
He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery. His father was a pallbearer at his funeral.
A public elementary school at 45th and Wabash, near Brooklyn Park, was named after him. It has since been torn down.
During his term the "City of Kansas" formally changed its name to "Kansas City."
He was born in Beerfelden
Beerfelden
Beerfelden is a town in the Odenwald in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse, Germany, 28 km northeast of Heidelberg. The region around Beerfelden has for touristic reasons been dubbed the Beerfelder Land.-Location:...
, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
in 1850 where studied English as a grocery clerk and worked as a shipping clerk at the St. Louis Arsenal
St. Louis Arsenal
The St. Louis Arsenal is a large complex of military weapons and ammunition storage buildings owned by the United States Army in St. Louis, Missouri. During the American Civil War, the St...
from 1861 to 1865. After the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, he moved to Kansas City where he opened a billiard hall. He was city auditor from 1872 to 1876, and city comptroller from 1877 to 1879.
His residences included 2nd and High Streets, 1222 Delaware (Baltimore), and he died while living with his son George, at 1109 Forest.
He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery. His father was a pallbearer at his funeral.
A public elementary school at 45th and Wabash, near Brooklyn Park, was named after him. It has since been torn down.