Bremer Ehrler: Difference between revisions
removed Category:American postmasters; added Category:Kentucky postmasters using HotCat |
Iridescent 2 (talk | contribs) m →Career: Cleanup and typo fixing, typo(s) fixed: December 21, 1984 → December 21, 1984, |
||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
Ehrler served as postmaster of [[Louisville, Kentucky]] in the 1960s, and was elected to a term as [[Kentucky Secretary of State|Kentucky secretary of state]] (1988–1992). He later served as appointed Jefferson County sheriff in 1993. |
Ehrler served as postmaster of [[Louisville, Kentucky]] in the 1960s, and was elected to a term as [[Kentucky Secretary of State|Kentucky secretary of state]] (1988–1992). He later served as appointed Jefferson County sheriff in 1993. |
||
Ehrler was appointed [[Jefferson County Judge/Executive]] by Governor [[Martha Layne Collins]] on December 21, 1984 to fill the vacancy left by [[Mitch McConnell]] after McConnell's election to the [[United States Senate]]. Ehrler served in that post until January 6, 1986. He did not seek election to a second term, opting instead to run for secretary of state in 1987, the year after he left office.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-04-08|title=Secretaries of State|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408214519/http://apps.sos.ky.gov/secdesk/sosinfo/default.aspx?id=75|access-date=2021-03-27|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |
Ehrler was appointed [[Jefferson County Judge/Executive]] by Governor [[Martha Layne Collins]] on December 21, 1984, to fill the vacancy left by [[Mitch McConnell]] after McConnell's election to the [[United States Senate]]. Ehrler served in that post until January 6, 1986. He did not seek election to a second term, opting instead to run for secretary of state in 1987, the year after he left office.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-04-08|title=Secretaries of State|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408214519/http://apps.sos.ky.gov/secdesk/sosinfo/default.aspx?id=75|access-date=2021-03-27|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 15:45, 15 October 2021
Bremer Ehrler | |
|---|---|
| 80th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office 1988–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Drexell R. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Bob Babbage |
| Judge/Executive of Jefferson County | |
| In office December 21, 1984 – January 6, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Mitch McConnell |
| Succeeded by | Harvey I. Sloane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1914 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 2013 (aged 99) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1968 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | United States Army Reserve |
Bremer Ehrler (July 10, 1914 – February 9, 2013)[1] was an American politician who served as Jefferson County Judge/Executive and secretary of state of Kentucky.
Early life and education
Ehrler was born in Louisville, Kentucky. As a child, he worked on his family's dairy farm. He graduated from DuPont Manual High School in 1931.[2]
Career
Ehrler joined the United States Army in 1942 and served until 1968, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. Ehrler worked for the United States Postal Service for 37 years.
Ehrler served as postmaster of Louisville, Kentucky in the 1960s, and was elected to a term as Kentucky secretary of state (1988–1992). He later served as appointed Jefferson County sheriff in 1993.
Ehrler was appointed Jefferson County Judge/Executive by Governor Martha Layne Collins on December 21, 1984, to fill the vacancy left by Mitch McConnell after McConnell's election to the United States Senate. Ehrler served in that post until January 6, 1986. He did not seek election to a second term, opting instead to run for secretary of state in 1987, the year after he left office.[3]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Kentucky: Secretary of State - Online Services". web.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Secretaries of State". web.archive.org. 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
 | This article about a Kentucky politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Louisville-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |