Bruce Hoblitzell
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Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Bruce Hoblitzell | |
|---|---|
| 48th Mayor of Louisville | |
| In office 1957–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Broaddus |
| Succeeded by | William O. Cowger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 25, 1887 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 1970 (aged 83) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Irene Oatley Forbes (m. 1910) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation |
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| Nickname | Mr. Hobby |
Bruce Hoblitzell (June 25, 1887 – August 11, 1970) was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, from 1957 to 1961. He also served as sheriff of Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Bruce Hoblitzell was born in 1887, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was raised in Louisville and graduated from duPont Manual High School.[1][2] He graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1905.[1][2]
Career
From 1906 to 1912, Hoblitzell worked at the Kentucky Heating Company. He formed the McClellan-Hoblitzell Realty Company with J. A. McClellan in 1912. The company was dissolved in 1919 and became the Bruce Hoblitzell Realtors and Insurance Agency.[1] He was elected sheriff of Jefferson County in 1953. On November 5, 1957, he was elected mayor on the Democratic Party ticket, defeating Republican Robert B. Diehl by about ten thousand votes. He served until November 1961.[1] He was nicknamed "Mr. Hobby".[1]
Hoblitzell was a member of the board and served as president of the Kosair Crippled Children's Hospital for 9 years.[2][3] He also served as president of the Louisville Board of Trade for three years. He was a director of the Louisville Industrial Foundation and was a board member of the Metropolitan Sewer District from 1937 to 1954. He was also a member of the Mayor's War Housing Committee.[2][4] He was president of both the Louisville and Kentucky Real Estate Boards.[2]
