He was born and died in Louisville. After serving in the Navy during World War I he attended Centre College in nearby Danville, Kentucky, but did not graduate, leaving after two years in 1921 to work in his family's laundry business, becoming vice president of it by 1930.
He was elected to the Board of Aldermen in 1933 as a Democrat, and mayor in 1953. His administration is remembered for the Mallon Plan, a failed attempt to annex large portions of Jefferson County, which were beginning to develop quickly as suburbs of Louisville. He also signed an order officially ending racial segregation in Louisville's public parks and pools in 1955.
After his term as mayor, he served as chairman of the Urban Renewal Advisory Committee under mayor Bruce Hoblitzell, and city civil-defense director under Frank W. Burke starting in 1969. He died of a heart attack in 1972 and is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
Mayor Andrew Broaddus, ex. Life-Saving Station No. 10 A former Coast Guard station named after Broaddus
Johnson, E. Polk (1912). A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 962–963. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
andrew, broaddus, 1900, september, 1972, mayor, louisville, kentucky, from, december, 1953, december, 1957, 47th, mayor, louisville, kentuckyin, office, december, 1953, december, 1957preceded, bycharles, farnsleysucceeded, bybruce, hoblitzellpersonal, detailsb. Andrew Broaddus May 15 1900 September 7 1972 was Mayor of Louisville Kentucky from December 1953 to December 1957 Andrew Broaddus47th Mayor of Louisville KentuckyIn office December 1953 December 1957Preceded byCharles R FarnsleySucceeded byBruce HoblitzellPersonal detailsBorn 1900 05 15 May 15 1900Louisville Kentucky U S DiedSeptember 7 1972 1972 09 07 aged 72 Louisville Kentucky U S Resting placeCave Hill CemeteryLouisville Kentucky U S Political partyDemocraticEducationCentre CollegeMilitary careerAllegiance United StatesService wbr branch United States NavyBattles warsWorld War ILife EditHe was born and died in Louisville After serving in the Navy during World War I he attended Centre College in nearby Danville Kentucky but did not graduate leaving after two years in 1921 to work in his family s laundry business becoming vice president of it by 1930 He was elected to the Board of Aldermen in 1933 as a Democrat and mayor in 1953 His administration is remembered for the Mallon Plan a failed attempt to annex large portions of Jefferson County which were beginning to develop quickly as suburbs of Louisville He also signed an order officially ending racial segregation in Louisville s public parks and pools in 1955 After his term as mayor he served as chairman of the Urban Renewal Advisory Committee under mayor Bruce Hoblitzell and city civil defense director under Frank W Burke starting in 1969 He died of a heart attack in 1972 and is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery The Mayor Andrew Broaddus a lifesaving station is named in his honor External links EditMayor Andrew Broaddus ex Life Saving Station No 10 A former Coast Guard station named after Broaddus Johnson E Polk 1912 A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce Industry and Modern Activities Lewis Publishing Company pp 962 963 Retrieved November 10 2008 Political officesPreceded byCharles R Farnsley Mayor of Louisville KentuckyDecember 1 1953 December 1 1957 Succeeded byBruce Hoblitzell This Louisville related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a mayor in Kentucky is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Broaddus amp oldid 1090357462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
