Louis P. Fuhrmann
American politician
Louis P. Fuhrmann (1868–1931) was Mayor of Buffalo, New York, from 1910 to 1917. Born in Buffalo on November 7, 1868, he grew up on the city's east side, graduated from Central High School, and began working in the meat packing industry. In 1892, he started his own meat-packing business at 1010 Clinton Street. He married Alice S. Meald on July 13, 1900.
In 1905, Fuhrmann was first elected a member of the Board of Aldermen from the Fifth Ward. He was elected on November 2, 1909, as the Democratic candidate. Fuhrmann narrowly defeated Councilman Jacob Siegrist 35,384 to 34,145. The race was so narrow that the 6 P.M. edition of the Buffalo Evening News called the race for Siegrist, before correcting it in the "EXTRA" edition.
In 1913, Fuhrmann was narrowly renominated as the Democratic candidate. Mayor Fuhrmann lost the endorsement of the Democratic Party, who selected Black Rock maltster George J. Meyer.
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