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{{short description|American politician and lawyer (1860–1915)}}
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'''William Strother Cowherd''' (September 1, 1860 – June 20, 1915) was a Democratic [[Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri]] in 1892–1893 and [[Congressman]] from Missouri in 1897–1905.▼
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = William S. Cowherd
| image = WilliamSCowherd.jpg
| state2 = Missouri
| district2 = 5th
| term2 = March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905
| predecessor2 = [[Robert T. Van Horn]]
| successor2 = [[Edgar C. Ellis]]
| order3 = 29th
| office3 = Mayor of Kansas City
| term3 = 1892–1894
| predecessor3 = [[Benjamin Holmes (Missouri politician)|Benjamin Holmes]]
| successor3 = [[Webster Davis]]
| birth_name = William Strother Cowherd
| birth_date = {{birth date|1860|09|1}}
| birth_place = near [[Lee's Summit, Missouri]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1915|06|20|1860|09|1}}
| death_place = [[Pasadena, California]], U.S.
He| isresting_place buried in= [[Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery]]<br />Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.▼
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Jessie Kitchen|1899}}
| children =
| alma_mater = [[University of Missouri]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}
}}
 
▲'''William Strother Cowherd''' (September 1, 1860 – June 20, 1915) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri]] infrom 1892–18931892–1894 and [[Congressman]] from [[Missouri]] infrom 1897–1905.
He was born near [[Lee's Summit, Missouri]] and attended schools there. He graduated from the [[University of Missouri]] in 1881 and from the law school there in 1882. He was prosecuting attorney of [[Jackson County, Missouri]] in 1885–1889. He became 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 (March 4, 1897&nbsp;– March 3, 1905).
 
==Early life==
After failing to be re-elected to Congress he ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 1908.<ref>{{CongBio|C000825|name=COWHERD, William Strother|inline=1}}</ref>
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.<ref name="bio">{{CongBio|C000825|name=COWHERD, William Strother|inline=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111098355/cowherd-an-m-u-alumnus-22-jun-1915/ |title=Cowherd an M.U. Alumnus |date=1915-06-22 |newspaper=University Missourian |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-10-11}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="death">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111098557/the-daily-news-and-intelligencer/ |title=W. S. Cowherd, Former Congressman and Mayor, of Kansas City, is Dead |date=1915-06-21 |newspaper=The Daily Intelligencer |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-10-11}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="death2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111708231/w-s-cowherd-is-dead-21-jun-1915-st/ |title=W. S. Cowherd is Dead |date=1915-06-21 |newspaper=[[St. Joseph News-Press]] |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-10-21}}{{Open access}}</ref>
 
==Career==
▲He is buried in [[Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery]].
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.<ref name="death2"/> Cowherd was prosecuting attorney of [[Jackson County, Missouri]] from 1885–1889.<ref name="bio"/> 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''.<ref name="death2"/> He became first assistant city counselor of Kansas City in 1890. He served as mayor of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] in 1892. He was elected as a Democrat to the [[55th United States Congress|Fifty-fifth]] and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905).<ref name="bio"/><ref name="death2"/>
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After failing to be re-elected to Congress, he [[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1908|ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Missouri in 1908]]. In 1909, he moved to [[Pasadena, California]], and continued to practice law.<ref name="bio"/>
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==Personal life==
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Cowherd married Jessie Kitchen of Kansas City on September 25, 1889.<ref name="death"/><ref name="death2"/>
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Cowherd died in Pasadena on June 20, 1915.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="death"/> He is buried in [[Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery]].<ref name="bio"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Self Guided Walking Tour of the Lee’s Summit Historical Cemetery |url=http://www.lees-summit.mo.us/content/WalkingTour_Map.pdf |access-date=2009-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213143/http://www.lees-summit.mo.us/content/WalkingTour_Map.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
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