Harry W. Baals

Harry W. Baals

Infobox Officeholder
name = Harry W. Baals


caption =
order = 24th Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana
term_start = 1934
term_end = 1947
predecessor = William J. Hosey
successor = Henry Branning
birth_date = birth date|1886|11|15|mf=y
birth_place = Fort Wayne, Indiana
death_date = 1954
death_place = Fort Wayne, Indiana
constituency =
party = Republican
spouse =
profession =
religion =


footnotes =
order2 = 2nd Term as Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana
term_start2 = 1951
term_end2 = 1954
president =
predecessor2 = Henry Branning
successor2 = Robert Meyers

Harry William Baals (November 16, 1886 - May 9, 1954) was the Republican mayor of Fort Wayne from 1934-1947 and from 1951 until his death in 1954. He served more years as Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana than any other mayor.

Death

Harry W. Baals died in 1954 of a kidney infection, while serving his fourth term as mayor. He was buried at Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne.

Remembering Harry

Harry Baals Drive was named in honor of the late mayor, extending east from Parnell Avenue, north and west of the St. Joseph River in Johnny Appleseed Park.

References

* BAALS, HARRY WILLIAM (biographical sketch, p. 747), "Who's Who and What's What in Indiana Politics", published by James E. Perry, Indianapolis, 1944
* "Harry W. Baals, 67, Fort Wayne Mayor", "New York Times", May 10, 1954, p. 23.

External links

* [http://jordan.fortwayne.com/ns/heartland/history/rhist10.php Killer in the Rain]


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