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James F. Redmond
James F. Redmond (September 13, 1915 – March 21, 1993) was an educator who served as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, superintendent of New Orleans Public Schools, and superintendent of Syosset Central School District. Early life and education Redmond was born September 13, 1915, in Kansas City, Missouri, to James Timothy Redmond and Gertrude Shwarz Redmond.Reilly, p. 36 Redmond grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended public schools there, including Central High School, where he was an ROTC cadet captain. He earned awards as a cadet captain. Redmond served as a cadet colonel in the Citizens' Military Training Camp program at Fort Leavenworth, where he also won awards, including the 1937 Pershing medal, naming him the outstanding CMTC trainee in the Seventh corps area. He wanted to become a lawyer, however he abandoned these ambitions due to the financial struggles his family was enduring amid the Great Depression making him unable to attend law school. He in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after. Sitting on Missouri's western boundary with Kansas, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses about , making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
