William S. Pilcher

American politician (1803–1858)

William Stanton Pilcher

10th Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
In office April 4, 1857 – May 13, 1858
Preceded by	John Barbee
Succeeded by	Thomas W. Riley

Personal details
Born	(1803-01-05)January 5, 1803 Stafford County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	August 14, 1858(1858-08-14) (aged 55) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Know Nothing

William Stanton Pilcher (January 5, 1803 – August 14, 1858) was the eleventh mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, serving from 1857 to 1858.

Pilcher was born in Stafford County, Virginia to a wealthy manufacturing family. He came to Louisville in 1833 to study law.

Pilcher unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor in 1844 as a Jacksonian Democrat, but was elected mayor of Louisville on the Know Nothing party on April 4, 1857, in a landslide.^{[citation needed]} However, by May 13, 1858, he was too ill to continue his duties, and he died on August 14, 1858, becoming the first mayor of Louisville to die in office.^[1]^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "William S. Pilcher". Alexandria Gazette. August 21, 1858. p. 2. Retrieved May 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

Yater, George H. (1987). Two Hundred Years at the Fall of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County (2nd ed.). Louisville, Kentucky: Filson Club, Incorporated. ISBN 0-9601072-3-1.
"William S. Pilcher". The Encyclopedia of Louisville (1 ed.). 2001.