Joseph J. Davenport
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Joseph Jackson Davenport (1849-1921) was a lawyer, realtor and Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1889.
Following his term a new city charter was implemented and terms were extended to two years.
Davenport had a legendary encounter with Kansas City Star publisher William Rockhill Nelson
in which Davenport was alleged to have gone to the publisher's office (with or without a gun according to various tellings) to settle a squabble "man to man." Managing Editor T.W. Johnston, City Editor Ralph Stout, Editorial Writer William Allen White
and a telegrapher named Phillips came to Nelson's aid, thrown Davenport down a flight of stairs with Davenport saying:
Nelson was reported to have said:
, mayor of Kansas City in 1889, also a lawyer and realtor, moving to Kansas City from his native Saint Louis in about 1873, joining "the pork-packing business with J. E. McKenzie," and after his term as mayor entering real estate.
Davenport was born in St. Louis, Missouri
and moved to Kansas City around 1873, where he engaged "the pork-packing business with J. E. McKenzie."
Following his term a new city charter was implemented and terms were extended to two years.
Davenport had a legendary encounter with Kansas City Star publisher William Rockhill Nelson
William Rockhill Nelson
William Rockhill Nelson was a real estate developer and founder of The Kansas City Star. He donated his estate for the establishment of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.-Early life:...
in which Davenport was alleged to have gone to the publisher's office (with or without a gun according to various tellings) to settle a squabble "man to man." Managing Editor T.W. Johnston, City Editor Ralph Stout, Editorial Writer William Allen White
William Allen White
William Allen White was a renowned American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement...
and a telegrapher named Phillips came to Nelson's aid, thrown Davenport down a flight of stairs with Davenport saying:
- Drop the cuspidor, Ralph Stout! Put that spittoonSpittoonA spittoon is a receptacle made for spitting into, especially by users of chewing and dipping tobacco. It is also known as a cuspidor , although that term is also used for a type of spitting sink used in dentistry."Spittoon" can also be slang American English...
down!
Nelson was reported to have said:
- The Star never loses!
, mayor of Kansas City in 1889, also a lawyer and realtor, moving to Kansas City from his native Saint Louis in about 1873, joining "the pork-packing business with J. E. McKenzie," and after his term as mayor entering real estate.
Davenport was born in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
and moved to Kansas City around 1873, where he engaged "the pork-packing business with J. E. McKenzie."