About William O. Head
Lived 1859 – 1931 (aged 71). William O. Head was an American politician and tobacco.
William O. Head (July 29, 1859 – April 19, 1931) was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, from 1909 to 1913.
Life and politics He was born on July 29, 1859, in Providence, Kentucky, to John Wilson Head and Mary A. Headly. His father was a captain in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was raised on a farm near Providence, Kentucky and came to Louisville at age 21 to take a job in a tobacco warehouse. He worked his way up through the tobacco industry for the rest of his professional career.
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Who was William O. Head?
American mayor
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William O. Head was born on 29 July 1859 in Providence.
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William O. Head died on 19 April 1931 in Clearwater.
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William O. Head was a politician and tobacco.
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William O. Head was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). William O. Head. https://biography.guide/william-o-head/
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