William J. Diehl
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Preceded byHenry P. Ford
Succeeded byAdam M. Brown
BornJanuary 22, 1845
Pittsburgh
DiedSeptember 22, 1929 (aged 84)
William J. Diehl | |
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 Portrait of William J. Diehl, c. 1899–1901 | |
| 38th Mayor of Pittsburgh | |
| In office April 3, 1899[1] – May 28, 1901[2] | |
| Preceded by | Henry P. Ford |
| Succeeded by | Adam M. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1845 Pittsburgh |
| Died | September 22, 1929 (aged 84) |
| Party | Republican |
William J. Diehl (January 22, 1845 – September 22, 1929), served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1899 to 1901.
Diehl, born of German heritage in 1845, worked as a bookkeeper in his early career.[3][4] He entered the public service as a Deputy Sheriff for four years followed by work in the city treasury office in the 1870s. His main fortune was in the oil and gas industries around the region and was President of the Wheeling Natural Gas Company in the 1880s.[5] Diehl was also a thirty-third degree Mason. His great-grandfather was one of the organizers of the German Lutheran at the corner of Smithfield Street and Sixth Avenue.[6]
