Charles Hoodenpyl

Charles Hoodenpyl (1904–1986) was mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana.[1] Charles Hoodenpyl would serve as the mayor of Jeffersonville in 1952 until 1963 as the last part-time mayor before being replaced by Richard Vissing.[2] Hoodenpyl was mayor during the urban renewal era of Jeffersonville in which the former City Hall was dubbed the "White Elephant" by mayor Hoodenpyl. The building which was left vacant in 1935 before moving to the City-County building, was demolished during Hoodenpyl's administration.[3] As mayor Hoodenpyl would work with Louisville in lobbying to secure funds in 1957 for the reconstruction of the McAlpine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River.[4]

Charles Hoodenpyl
Born1904
Died1986
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPolitician
Known forMayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana during the urban renewal era

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References
  1. Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Holtebeck to Hooke". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  2. Kleber, John E. Encyclopedia of Louisville. (University Press of Kentucky). pg.443.
  3. Nokes, G.J. (2002). Jeffersonville. Arcadia Pub. p. 120. ISBN 9780738520414. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  4. Appropriations, United States Congress Senate Committee on (1956-01-01). Public works approprations, 1957: hearings before the subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Eighty-fourth Congress, second session, on H. R. 11319, making appropriations for the Tennessee Valley Authority, certain agencies of the Department of the Interior, and civil functions administered by the Department of the Army, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes. March 20, 1956. U. S. Government Printing Office.


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