David L. Beatty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDavid L. Beatty
American politician
Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1798
Place of Birth: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 21-Feb-1881
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About David L. Beatty
- David L.
- Beatty (December 3, 1798 – February 21, 1881) was the fifth Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky serving from 1841 to 1844.
- He was born to early settlers in Bourbon County, Kentucky and raised by his grandparents in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
- At 17 he moved to Louisville to work as a machinist, and was an iron foundry foreman 3 years later.
- He founded a steam-engine business in 1829, which dissolved in 1837. He served on the city council from 1839 to 1840 and elected mayor in 1841.
- Highlights of his administration included the establishment of the State Institute for the Blind in Louisville and construction of a waterworks.
- He is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
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