William Brown Stansbury (March 18, 1923 – April 4, 1985) was an American

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and

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who held the office of the

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from 1977 to 1982.

Life

He served as an

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pilot in

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in the 457th Bomb Group. Before serving as mayor, Stansbury had previously served 2 terms as a member of the

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. Stansbury became unpopular for being out of town with a woman during a firefighters' strike in 1978 and was the object of an impeachment attempt in 1979. Stansbury and his mother, Aileen Stansbury, were killed on April 4, 1985, while crossing the 1900 block of Bardstown Rd. in Louisville on their way to church. Stansbury's wife was also injured. Stansbury was

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at Calvary Cemetery on Newburg Road in Louisville. William B. Stansbury Park at the intersection of S. 3rd St. and Eastern Parkway is named in his honor. Political Graveyard
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* 1923 births 1985 deaths Kentucky city council members Mayors of Louisville, Kentucky Pedestrian road incident deaths Road incident deaths in Kentucky 20th-century American politicians United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II {{Louisville-stub