William F. Paxton
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BornSeptember 12, 1946
Paducah, KY, U.S.A.
OccupationsPolitician, Former Banker
TitleMayor of Paducah
Term2000–2012
William F. Paxton III | |
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| Born | September 12, 1946 Paducah, KY, U.S.A. |
| Occupations | Politician, Former Banker |
| Title | Mayor of Paducah |
| Term | 2000–2012 |
| Predecessor | J. Albert Jones |
| Spouse | Lucy Weil Paxton |
William F. Paxton III, better known to his friends as Bill, is a conservative politician who served as Mayor of Paducah, KY from 2000 to 2012. Before his tenure as the Mayor of Paducah, Paxton served a portion of an elected term from 1998 as a City Commissioner.
Paxton studied at Murray State University, the Kentucky School of Banking, and the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. He spent 30 years of service with Paducah's Citizen/Mercantile/Firstar Bank & Trust Company, which he left upon entering Paducah Politics.
