George John Karb (February 15, 1858 – May 15, 1937) was the 30th and 39th mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 27th person to serve in that office. He was first elected in 1890 and served Columbus for two consecutive terms. After four years as mayor, he was elected as Sheriff of Franklin County. He later resought election in the 1911 mayoral campaign and defeated incumbent Republican mayor George S. Marshall. He served Columbus as mayor during World War I and the Spanish Influenza of 1918. After three consecutive terms in office Karb was defeated in the 1919 mayoral election by James J. Thomas. Karb died on May 15, 1937.[1]
George J. Karb | |
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| 30th and 39th Mayor of Columbus | |
| In office January 1, 1912 – January 1, 1920 | |
| Preceded by | George S. Marshall |
| Succeeded by | James J. Thomas |
| In office 1891–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Philip H. Bruck |
| Succeeded by | Cotton H. Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George John Karb February 15, 1858 Columbus, Ohio |
| Died | May 15, 1937 (aged 79) Columbus, Ohio |
| Resting place | Green Lawn Abbey Columbus, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kate M. Van Dine |
| Residence(s) | 1788 Bryden Road Columbus, Ohio |
| Profession | Druggist County Sheriff Mayor Police Commissioner Member of City Council |
Works
edit- Columbus in the Spot Light-- Marshallism Dealt a Fearful Blow (1913)
- Columbus, Ohio, Industrial, Commercial, Financial, Residential, Institutional: The City with a Future (1919)
References
edit- ^ Egger, Charles, ed. (1975). Columbus Mayors (PDF). Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Citizen-Journal. p. 34.
Further reading
edit- "Biographical Narrative of the Life of George J Karb, the Only Resident of Franklin County and Columbus to Serve Nine Times as an Elected Choice of the People". The Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. May 16, 1937. p. 1B.
- A Centennial Biographical History of the City of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. County and regional histories of the "Old Northwest.": Ohio. Lewis Publishing Company. 1901. pp. 936–938.
- Franklin County at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century. Ohio: Sheppard & Company Book and Job Printers. 1901. p. 315.
- "George J Karb, Five Times Mayor of "Good Old Columbus Town," Dies at the Age of 78 After a Long Illness". The Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. May 16, 1937. p. 1A.
- "Karb, George John (2/15/1858-5/15/1937)". Columbus in Historic Photographs. Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Metropolitan Library. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- Lentz, Ed (2003). Columbus: The Story of a City. The Making of America Series. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 108–109. ISBN 9780738524290. OCLC 52740866.
- Pen and Pencil Club (1915). Columbus, "The Capital City": Newspaper Reference Book. Columbus, Ohio. pp. 74–75.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Tassel, Charles Sumner Van (1917). The Ohio Blue Book; Or, Who's Who In the Buckeye State; A Cyclopedia Of Biography Of Men And Women Of Ohio. Toledo, Ohio: C.S. Van Tassel. p. 201.
External links
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- George John Karb at Find a Grave
- George John Karb at Political Graveyard
- George John Karb at Green Lawn Abbey
- George J. Karb as a past potentate of Aladdin Shriners of Columbus in 1905
- Kate M. Van Dine Image of mayor Karb's wife at Library of Congress
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