William Gupton (September 17, 1870 - 1957) was an American politician. He served as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, from 1917 to 1921.

Early life

Gupton was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on September 17, 1870.[1][2] His father, Alex, was a plasterer.[2] He grew up in Nashville from the age of 5.[2]

Career

Gupton began his career as a delivery driver.[2] He later worked as a bookkeeper and a realtor.[2]

Gupton served as Mayor of Nashville from 1917 to 1921.[3] He was forced to resign "on charges of malfeasance, misfeasance and neglect of duty."[4] He served on the Nashville Board of Education from 1923 to 1930.[2] He was the postmaster from 1933 to 1948.[3]

Gupton was a co-founder of the Broadway National Bank in 1930, and he served as its president until 1934.[2] He served as the president of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce in 1936.[2]

Personal life and death

Gupton was married on February 12, 1890, to Daisy Dean Mason.[1] They had four children: Will Ed, Henry, Pearl Dean Loser and Annie Lee Ansley.[1] Joseph Carlton Loser was his son-in-law.[5] Gupton was a Baptist.[2]

Gupton died in 1957.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "William Gupton Rites Tomorrow. Nashville Ex-Mayor, Postmaster Dies In Doctor's Office". The Tennessean. August 13, 1957. pp. 1, 22. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Former Mayor of Nashville Dies At 86". The Leaf-Chronicle. August 13, 1957. p. 7. Retrieved June 23, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ewing, David (March 15, 2018). "Megan Barry wasn't first Nashville mayor to quit". The Tennessean. p. A15. Retrieved June 23, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "J. Carlton Loser Rites Set Tomorrow". The Tennessean. August 1, 1984. p. 18. Retrieved June 23, 2018 via Newspapers.com.


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