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'''Philip Tomppert''' ([[June 21]] [[1808]] — [[October 29]] [[1873]]) was the fifteenth and seventeenth [[List of mayors of Louisville, Kentucky|Mayor]] of [[Louisville, Kentucky]] in 1865 and 1867 to 1868. He was born in [[Württemberg]], [[Germany]] and immigrated to [[Wheeling, West Virginia]] in 1831, and moved to Louisville in 1837.
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'''Philip Tomppert''' (June 21, 1808 – October 29, 1873) was the sixteenth and eighteenth [[List of mayors of Louisville, Kentucky|Mayor]] of [[Louisville, Kentucky]] in 1865 and 1867 to 1868.


==Early life==
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He was elected to the [[Kentucky General Assembly]] in 1849 and the Louisville City Council in 1861, serving until 1864. He was elected mayor [[April 1]] [[1865]] over [[Unionist]] K.P. Thixton. Tomppert was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] who advocated an end to the [[American Civil War|civil war]] and return to the pre-war Union, with slavery intact.
Philip Tomppert was born on June 21, 1808, in [[Württemberg]], Germany and immigrated to [[Wheeling, West Virginia]] in 1831, and moved to Louisville in 1837.<ref name="encyclopedia">{{cite book|last=Kleber|first=John E.|title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville|year=2001|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|url={{Google books|pXbYITw4ZesC|page=887|plainurl=yes}}|page=887}}</ref>


==Career==
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A controversy erupted just after Tomppert was sworn in, as it was revealed that a council member had accepted a $5,000 bribe to approve a street railway along Market Street. Though the council approved it, Tomppert refused to sign the law because of the bribe. As a result, the council impeached him for "neglect of duty" and voted him out by a 10-2 margin on [[December 28]] [[1865]].
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Tomppert was elected to the [[Kentucky General Assembly]] in 1849 and the Louisville City Council in 1861, serving until 1864. He was elected mayor April 1, 1865 over [[National Union Party (United States)|Unionist]] [[K.P. Thixton]]. Tomppert was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] who advocated an end to the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and return to the pre-war Union, with slavery intact.<ref name="encyclopedia"/>


Tomppert's election occurred ten years after [[Bloody Monday]], an election day race riot in Louisville involving Protestant mobs attacking Irish and German Catholic immigrants. The nativist [[Know-Nothing Party]] ultimately won the election in 1855 only to have German-born Tomppert elected as mayor one decade later.
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The post was filled by [[James S. Lithgow]] until the State Court of Appeals reinstated Tomppert on [[February 14]] [[1867]] to fill the remainder of the term. Tomppert was subsequently reelected.


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{{Anchor|Impeachment}}A controversy erupted just after Tomppert was sworn in, as it was revealed that a council member, N.S. Glore, had accepted a $5,000 bribe from the president of [[Louisville & Portland Railroad]], Isham Henderson, to approve a street railway along Market Street. Though the council approved it, Tomppert refused to sign the law because of the bribe. As a result, the council [[Impeachment in the United States|impeach]]ed him for "neglect of duty" and voted him out by a 10–2 margin on December 28, 1865.<ref name="encyclopedia"/>
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Tomppert was a [[Freemason]], holding the position of master. He died of [[typhoid fever]] and is buried in [[Eastern Cemetery]].


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The post was filled by [[James S. Lithgow]] until the State Court of Appeals reinstated Tomppert on February 14, 1867, to fill the remainder of the term. Tomppert was subsequently re-elected.<ref name="encyclopedia"/>
==Reference==

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* {{cite book|title=Two Hundred Years at the Fall of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County|last=Yater|first=George H.|year=1987|publisher=[[The Filson Historical Society|Filson Club, Incorporated]]|location=[[Louisville, KY]]|edition=2nd edition|id = ISBN 0-9601072-3-1}}
==Personal life==
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Tomppert was a [[Freemason]], holding the position of master. Toppert had one daughter, Barbara, who married German newspaperman [[George Philip Doern]].<ref name="encyclopedia"/>

Tomppert died of [[typhoid fever]] and is buried in Louisville's [[Eastern Cemetery (Louisville)|Eastern Cemetery]].<ref name="encyclopedia"/>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Louisville in the American Civil War]]
*[[Louisville in the American Civil War]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:20, 2 September 2024

Philip Tomppert
18th Mayor of Louisville
In office
1867–1868
Preceded byJames S. Lithgow
Succeeded byJoseph H. Bunce
16th Mayor of Louisville
In office
April 1, 1865 – December 28, 1865
Preceded byWilliam Kaye
Succeeded byJames S. Lithgow
Personal details
Born(1808-06-21)June 21, 1808
Württemberg, Germany
DiedOctober 29, 1873(1873-10-29) (aged 65)
Resting placeEastern Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1

Philip Tomppert (June 21, 1808 – October 29, 1873) was the sixteenth and eighteenth Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky in 1865 and 1867 to 1868.

Early life

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Philip Tomppert was born on June 21, 1808, in Württemberg, Germany and immigrated to Wheeling, West Virginia in 1831, and moved to Louisville in 1837.[1]

Career

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Tomppert was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 1849 and the Louisville City Council in 1861, serving until 1864. He was elected mayor April 1, 1865 over Unionist K.P. Thixton. Tomppert was a Democrat who advocated an end to the Civil War and return to the pre-war Union, with slavery intact.[1]

Tomppert's election occurred ten years after Bloody Monday, an election day race riot in Louisville involving Protestant mobs attacking Irish and German Catholic immigrants. The nativist Know-Nothing Party ultimately won the election in 1855 only to have German-born Tomppert elected as mayor one decade later.

A controversy erupted just after Tomppert was sworn in, as it was revealed that a council member, N.S. Glore, had accepted a $5,000 bribe from the president of Louisville & Portland Railroad, Isham Henderson, to approve a street railway along Market Street. Though the council approved it, Tomppert refused to sign the law because of the bribe. As a result, the council impeached him for "neglect of duty" and voted him out by a 10–2 margin on December 28, 1865.[1]

The post was filled by James S. Lithgow until the State Court of Appeals reinstated Tomppert on February 14, 1867, to fill the remainder of the term. Tomppert was subsequently re-elected.[1]

Personal life

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Tomppert was a Freemason, holding the position of master. Toppert had one daughter, Barbara, who married German newspaperman George Philip Doern.[1]

Tomppert died of typhoid fever and is buried in Louisville's Eastern Cemetery.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Kleber, John E. (2001). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. p. 887.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Louisville
April 1, 1865–December 28, 1865 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Louisville
February 14, 1867–1868 		Succeeded by
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