Harry Poindexter
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Harry Clay Poindexter was mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana
, United States
, and son of former Jeffersonville mayor Gabriel Poindexter
.
; one of nine children of Gabriel and Mary Poindexter. He attended the schools of Jeffersonville and graduated and held an interest in politics. He married Anna King of Jackson County
. By 1894 he became the only Republican
elected to be a member of the Clark County legislature. However after his term ended around 1896 he would move to Marion County
and in 1901 he became a clerk to Broad Ripple, Indiana until he returned to Jeffersonville in 1903 and worked in a canning shop. Three years later he would be appointed to City Court Judge by Governor Frank Hanly. He would serve that office for four years and attend law at a school in Louisville, Kentucky
in which he would graduate in 1909 in which after serving as judge he would continue a general practice. In 1910 he would become a candidate for the United States House of Representatives
from Indiana's 3rd district, but wasn't elected losing to William E. Cox
. The years following the election he would become the superintendent for Jeffersonville's Government Depot now better known as the Jeffersonville Quartermaster Intermediate Depot. In 1926 he became mayor of Jeffersonville and serve until 1929. Harry Poindexter was also a local preacher at the Wall Street Church.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and son of former Jeffersonville mayor Gabriel Poindexter
Gabriel Poindexter
Gabriel Poindexter was born in Memphis, Indiana and he would serve in the Civil War, and serve as mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana...
.
Biography
Harry was born in Battle, IndianaIndiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
; one of nine children of Gabriel and Mary Poindexter. He attended the schools of Jeffersonville and graduated and held an interest in politics. He married Anna King of Jackson County
Jackson County, Indiana
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 42,376. The county seat is Brownstown.-History:...
. By 1894 he became the only Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
elected to be a member of the Clark County legislature. However after his term ended around 1896 he would move to Marion County
Marion County, Indiana
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded a population of 903,393, making it the largest county in the state and 55th most populated county in the country, greater than the population of six states. The county seat is Indianapolis, the state capital and...
and in 1901 he became a clerk to Broad Ripple, Indiana until he returned to Jeffersonville in 1903 and worked in a canning shop. Three years later he would be appointed to City Court Judge by Governor Frank Hanly. He would serve that office for four years and attend law at a school in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
in which he would graduate in 1909 in which after serving as judge he would continue a general practice. In 1910 he would become a candidate for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana's 3rd district, but wasn't elected losing to William E. Cox
William E. Cox
William Elijah Cox was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm near Birdseye, Indiana, Cox attended the common and high schools of Huntingburg and Jasper, Indiana....
. The years following the election he would become the superintendent for Jeffersonville's Government Depot now better known as the Jeffersonville Quartermaster Intermediate Depot. In 1926 he became mayor of Jeffersonville and serve until 1929. Harry Poindexter was also a local preacher at the Wall Street Church.