Misplaced Pages

Robert E. McKisson

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American politician
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Robert E. McKisson" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
(Learn how and when to remove this message)
Robert E. McKisson
33rd Mayor of Cleveland
In office
1895–1898
Preceded byRobert Blee
Succeeded byJohn H. Farley
Personal details
BornRobert Erastus McKisson
(1863-01-30)January 30, 1863
DiedOctober 14, 1915(1915-10-14) (aged 52)
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionLawyer

Robert Erastus McKisson (January 30, 1863 – October 14, 1915) was an American politician of the Republican party. He served as the 33rd mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1895 to 1898.

McKisson first arrived in Cleveland with his family in the early 1870s, and moved to LaGrange, Ohio, in 1879. In 1887, he began studying law in Cleveland, passed the Ohio bar exam in 1889, and began practicing law with John Webster and Elgin Angell in 1891.

McKisson, who was interested in politics, was elected to Cleveland City Council in 1894 and became an outspoken critic of the mayoral administration of Robert Blee, a Democrat. His rhetoric paid off when he beat Blee in the 1895 mayoral race. In his two-term tenure as mayor, McKisson began construction on a new city water and sewer system. He also widened and straightened the Cuyahoga River to facilitate steamer traffic, and built five new bridges across the river. He created a powerful political machine loyal to him that challenged Mark Hanna for control of the local Republican party. In 1898, he ran against Hanna for a seat in the Senate, but lost in a very close election. In the 1899 election, McKisson was defeated by John H. Farley, a former mayor of Cleveland. He retired from politics and returned to private practice.

References

  1. ^ MCKISSON, ROBERT ERASTUS | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University | Case Western Reserve University Retrieved 2018-05-29.
Political offices
Preceded byRobert Blee Mayor of Cleveland
1895–1898 		Succeeded byJohn H. Farley
Mayors of Cleveland
Presidents of Cleveland (1815–1835)
Mayors of Cleveland (1836–1854)
Mayors of Ohio City (1836–1854)
Mayors of Cleveland since 1854


Stub icon

This article about a mayor in Ohio is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: