William Case
William Case | |
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12th Mayor of Cleveland | |
In office 1850–1851 | |
Preceded by | Flavel W. Bingham |
Succeeded by | Abner C. Brownell |
Personal details | |
Born | Cleveland, Ohio | August 10, 1818
Died | April 18, 1862 | (aged 43)
Resting place | Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
William Case (August 10, 1818 – April 19, 1862) was an American politician of the Republican party and served as the 12th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1850 and 1851. He was the first Cleveland-born citizen to become mayor.[1]
In his early career, he helped establish and became the first president of the Cleveland Library Association in 1846 (later the Leonard Case Reference Library, today the location of the Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse). In 1850, he founded the short-lived Cleveland University in the city's Tremont neighborhood.[1] He also served as president of the Cleveland, Ashtabula, and Painesville Railroad and secured the funding to finish its Chicago-to-Buffalo route. In 1846, Case was elected to Cleveland City Council and served as an alderman from 1847 to 1849. In 1850, Case was elected mayor of Cleveland. During his tenure, Case "organized the city workhouse, poorhouse, and house of refuge, as well as the city finances."[1] He is often credited with establishing the Cleveland nickname, "The Forest City", as a result of a citywide fruit-tree planting campaign.[1]
See also[]
- Leonard Case Jr., Case's younger brother who endowed the Case School of Applied Science (later Case Institute of Technology, merging with Western Reserve University to become Case Western Reserve University)[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Case, William". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 11 May 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Impact of The Case Bequest". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- Mayors of Cleveland
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- 1862 deaths
- Burials at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland
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