William Kaye

William Kaye
15th Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
In office April 4, 1863 – April 1, 1865
Preceded by	John M. Delph
Succeeded by	Philip Tomppert
Personal details
Born	(1813-02-13)February 13, 1813 Yorkshire, England
Died	November 19, 1890(1890-11-19) (aged 77) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting place	Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Pattison ​ (m. 1839)​

William Kaye (February 13, 1813 – November 19, 1890) was the fifteenth Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from April 4, 1863, to April 1, 1865.

William Kaye was born on February 9, 1813, in Fornley, Tyas Moor, Yorkshire, England.^[1] His father was a clothing manufacturer, trained as a machinist, and came to Louisville in 1836.

In 1841 he founded Kaye & Co., which was well known for its brass and bell works, including the bell in the Cathedral of the Assumption.

In 1862 he was elected as a Democrat to the City Council,^[1] He was elected as Chief of Police.^[1] On April 4, 1863, he was elected mayor over former mayor Thomas H. Crawford, who ran on the Unionist platform. Kaye was not an open supporter of the Confederacy, but he was backed by some secessionists.

After his term as mayor, he served again on the City Council.^{[citation needed]}

Kaye married Mary Pattison of Chillicothe, Ohio in 1839.^[1] Kaye died on November 19, 1890, at his boarding house in Louisville^[1] of heart failure and is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

• Louisville in the American Civil War

• Yater, George H. (1987). Two Hundred Years at the Fall of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County (2nd ed.). Louisville, KY: Filson Club, Incorporated. ISBN 0-9601072-3-1.

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