George W. Guthrie

This article is about Mayor of Pittsburgh. For other people, see George Guthrie.

George W. Guthrie
Portrait of George W. Guthrie,
c. 1906–1909
United States Ambassador to Japan
In office
August 7, 1913 – March 8, 1917
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byLarz Anderson
Succeeded byRoland S. Morris
42nd Mayor of Pittsburgh
In office
1906–1909
Preceded byWilliam B. Hays
Succeeded byWilliam A. Magee
Personal details
Born(1848-09-05)September 5, 1848
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
DiedMarch 8, 1917(1917-03-08) (aged 68)
Tokyo, Japan
Resting placeAllegheny Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Pittsburgh
Signature

George Wilkins Guthrie (September 5, 1848 – March 8, 1917) served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1906 to 1909 and then was United States Ambassador to Japan from 1913 to 1917.

Early life

George Wilkins Guthrie was born in Pittsburgh on September 5, 1848, to John B. Guthrie and Catherine Murray Guthrie.[1] Guthrie attended public school in Pittsburgh, then went to the University of Pittsburgh (then known as the Western University of Pennsylvania), where he graduated in 1866. Next, he studied law at the Columbian College for three years, at which point he was admitted to the bar (in Washington, DC and in Allegheny County on November 5, 1869).[2] He became an attorney and started an involvement in reform issues during an era of increasing government corruption and largess. On December 2, 1886, he married Florence Julia Howe Guthrie, daughter of General Thomas Marshall Howe of Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh politics

Guthrie, a Democrat,[3] ran for mayor of Pittsburgh in 1896 and was defeated narrowly by Henry P. Ford.[4] Guthrie was elected mayor in 1906 and immediately started instituting city policies to stem local corruption, and while working locally he also pushed for statewide reforms. Guthrie is best remembered for two accomplishments.[3] First, for the success of the legislation he and D.T. Watson, the famous corporate lawyer, created which led to the merger between Pittsburgh and Allegheny City in 1906. This consolidation, legally controversial and unpopular among Allegheny residents withstood challenges in the Pennsylvania and United States Supreme Courts, and made the new Greater Pittsburgh the sixth largest city in the United States.[5] Second, the implementation of a water filtration system during Guthrie's term significantly reduced the incidence of typhoid in Pittsburgh.[3] The first filtered water, cleaned in a slow sand filter, was delivered on December 18, 1907, and by October 3, 1908, the entire water supply of Pittsburgh was being filtered.[6] Guthrie's term was noted for a significant decline in the city's death rate due to improvement in public health. The rate had been among the highest in America's northern cities, around 20 per 1,000 inhabitants, a level at which it had been stuck for 20 years. By the end of his term, the rate had fallen to 16 per 1,000, the lowest in Pittsburgh's history to that point. Notable declines were seen in incidences of typhoid fever.[7]

See also: List of mayors of Pittsburgh

Later life

George Wilkins Guthrie and wife Florence Julia Howe Guthrie in Japan in 1915

After leaving office, Guthrie was appointed United States Ambassador to Japan on May 20, 1913. He was accredited as special Ambassador and represented the President and the people of the United States at the funeral of Empress Shōken, the Dowager Empress of Japan, on April 7, 1914, and was the personal representative of President Wilson at the coronation of Emperor Taishō of Japan on September 30, 1915. He died while at that post in Tokyo in 1917,[8] after collapsing while playing golf with an American reporter. The Japanese government sent the armored cruiser Azuma to return his body to San Francisco as a mark of respect.[9] He was vice president and Trustee of the Dollar Savings Bank of Pittsburgh, a Trustee of the University of Pittsburgh, a member of the Board of Managers of St. Margaret's Memorial Hospital and the Kingsley House Association, a member of the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, and the Pittsburgh and Duquesne Golf Clubs. He was internationally known for his activities in Masonic bodies and served as Past Grand Master of Pennsylvania Masons. He is buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville, PA.[10]

Honors

Guthrie Street in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Regent Square was constructed in 1910 and named in the Mayor's honor.

References

  1. ^ Moore, Alexander P. "The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians: a standard reference". Historic Pittsburgh Text Collection. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Fleming, George T. "History of Pittsburgh and environs: from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution, Vol. 2". Historic Pittsburgh Text Collection. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Kelly, George Edward. "Allegheny County, a sesqui-centennial review". Historic Pittsburgh Text Collection. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Pittsburg Press almanac and cyclopedia of useful information, 1898". Historic Pittsburgh Text Collection. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  5. ^ "Official municipal program of the sesqui-centennial celebration of the City of Pittsburgh: September twenty-seventh to October third and November twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and eight". Historic Pittsburgh Text Collection. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  6. ^ Harper, Frank C. "Pittsburgh of today: its resources and people, Vol. 1". Historic Pittsburgh Text Collection. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  7. ^ Woodruff, Clinton Rogers (November 1909). "World today". The World Today: 1171–1172. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
  8. ^ Walkinshaw, Lewis Clark. "Annals of southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. 3". Historic Pittsburgh Text Collection. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  9. ^ Welles, Benjamin (1997). Sumner Welles: FDR's Global Strategist -- A Biography. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 49. ISBN 0312174403.
  10. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Allegheny County". PoliticalGraveyard.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
1902 		Succeeded by
Jeremiah S. Black
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Pittsburgh
1906–1909 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by U.S. Ambassador to Japan
1913–1917 		Succeeded by

Read other articles:

Kibungan, Benguet

Peta yang menunjukkan letak Kibungan Data sensus penduduk di Kibungan Tahun Populasi Persentase 199514.148—200015.0361.31%200715.7000.60% Kibungan adalah munisipalitas di provinsi Benguet, Filipina. Pada tahun 2007, munisipalitas ini memiliki populasi sebesar 15.700 jiwa atau 2.949 rumah tangga. Pembagian wilayah Secara politis Kibungan terbagi atas 7 barangay, yaitu: Badeo Lubo Madaymen Palina Poblacion Sagpat Tacadang Pranala luar Philippine Standard Geographic Code Diarsipkan 2012-04-13 ...

 

War memorial

Type of memorial For other uses, see War Memorial (disambiguation). Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia Jatiyo Smriti Soudho in Bangladesh commemorates those who gave their lives in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 Monument for the defenders of Jerusalem in 1948 dedicated to Israeli soldiers who fought for the liberation of the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War An M4 Sherman tank in the centre of Bastogne, Belgium The Monument to the dead of World W...

 

1717–1718 Acts of Grace

Proclamations promising pardons for acts of piracy This article is about the Proclamation for Suppressing of Pirates. For the Act of Grace and Free Pardon (which freed Jacobites), see Indemnity Act 1717. The 1717 proclamation as it appeared in The London Gazette The Proclamation for Suppressing of Pirates (also known simply as the Act of Grace, though not an Act of Parliament[1])[a] was a royal proclamation issued by George I of Great Britain on 5 September 1717. It promised a...

1744 en France

Chronologie de la France ◄◄ 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 ►► Chronologies Dessin de l’entrée de Louis XV à Strasbourg à la porte de Saverne en 1744.Données clés 1741 1742 1743  1744  1745 1746 1747Décennies :1710 1720 1730  1740  1750 1760 1770Siècles :XVIe XVIIe  XVIIIe  XIXe XXeMillénaires :-Ier Ier  IIe  IIIe Chronologies thématiques Art Architecture, Arts plastiques (Dessin, Gravure, Peinture et Scul...

 

Bel Rio

le Bel Rio Caractéristiques Longueur 18,66 km [1] Bassin collecteur Loire Organisme gestionnaire SMABCAC Régime Pluvial Cours Source Les Grands-Chézeaux · Localisation Les Grands-Chézeaux · Altitude 300 m · Coordonnées 46° 21′ 11″ N, 1° 24′ 27″ E Confluence l'Anglin · Localisation Chaillac · Altitude 134 m · Coordonnées 46° 26′ 09″ N, 1° 18′ 29″ E Géographie Principaux affluents · Riv...

 

Susie Lee

Susie Lee Suzanne Marie Lee née Kelley[1] (lahir 7 November 1966) adalah seorang politikus Amerika serikat dari negara bagian Nevada. Sebagai anggota Partai Demokrat, ia menjabat sebagai anggota DPR sejak 2019.[2] Lee adalah direktur pendiri Inner-City Games di Las Vegas dan presiden Communities In Schools di Nevada.[3] Referensi ^ Carnegie Mellon Graduates ^ CD3 winners Tarkanian, Lee confident as they pivot to next battle. Las Vegas Sun (dalam bahasa Inggris). Diaks...

Пугачёва, Алла Борисовна

Запрос «Пугачёва» перенаправляется сюда; см. также другие значения. Алла Пугачёва На фестивале «Славянский базар в Витебске», 2016 год Основная информация Полное имя Алла Борисовна Пугачёва Дата рождения 15 апреля 1949(1949-04-15) (75 лет) Место рождения Москва, СССР[1]...

 

Sinjai TV

Artikel ini membutuhkan rujukan tambahan agar kualitasnya dapat dipastikan. Mohon bantu kami mengembangkan artikel ini dengan cara menambahkan rujukan ke sumber tepercaya. Pernyataan tak bersumber bisa saja dipertentangkan dan dihapus.Cari sumber: Sinjai TV – berita · surat kabar · buku · cendekiawan · JSTOR (Januari 2023) Sinjai TVLPPL Sinjai TelevisiSinjai, Sulawesi SelatanIndonesiaSaluranDigital: 32 UHFVirtual: 5PemrogramanBahasaBahasa IndonesiaJari...

 

约翰斯顿环礁

此條目可参照英語維基百科相應條目来扩充。 (2021年5月6日)若您熟悉来源语言和主题，请协助参考外语维基百科扩充条目。请勿直接提交机械翻译，也不要翻译不可靠、低品质内容。依版权协议，译文需在编辑摘要注明来源，或于讨论页顶部标记{{Translated page}}标签。 约翰斯顿环礁Kalama Atoll 美國本土外小島嶼 Johnston Atoll 旗幟颂歌：《星條旗》The Star-Spangled Banner約翰斯頓環礁�...

1970 United States Senate election in Nevada

1970 United States Senate election in Nevada ← 1964 November 3, 1970 1976 →   Nominee Howard Cannon William Raggio Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 85,187 60,838 Percentage 57.65% 41.17% County resultsCannon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%Raggio:      50–60%      60–70% U.S. senator before election Howard Cannon De...

 

哈萨克斯坦总统

此条目序言章节没有充分总结全文内容要点。 (2019年3月21日)请考虑扩充序言，清晰概述条目所有重點。请在条目的讨论页讨论此问题。 哈萨克斯坦總統哈薩克總統旗現任Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев卡瑟姆若马尔特·托卡耶夫自2019年3月20日在任任期7年首任努尔苏丹·纳扎尔巴耶夫设立1990年4月24日（哈薩克蘇維埃社會主義共和國總統） 哈萨克斯坦 哈萨克斯坦政府...

 

منتخب روسيا لكأس فيد

منتخب روسيا لكأس فيد منتخب روسيا لكأس فيد البلد روسيا  الكابتن إيغور أندريف تصنيف ITF 11 (12 November 2018) الألوان red & white كأس فيد أول سنة 1968 سنوات اللعب 43 Ties played (W–L) 137 (92–44) سنوات فيمجموعة العالم 33 (52–28) عدد مرات الفوز 4 (2004، 2005، 2007، 2008) المركز الثاني 7 (1988، 1990، 1999، 20012011، 2013، 2015) أكثر...

دعاء الصباح

جزء من سلسلة مقالات حولالشيعة العقيدة توحيد الله الإيمان بالملائكة الإيمان بالكتب السماوية الإيمان بالرسل والأنبياء الإيمان باليوم الآخر الإيمان بالقضاء والقدر إحياء شهر مُحرَّم الحرام التوسل عصمة الأئمَّة الاعتقاد بغيبة المهدي الأعياد والمناسبات عيد الفطر عيد الأضحى...

 

Sejarah Nepal

Bendera Nepal (Abad ke 19 sampai 1962) Sejarah Nepal (bahasa Nepali: नेपालको इतिहास) banyak dipengaruhi oleh agama Hindu. Mungkin oleh sebab itu pula Negara Nepal yang terletak di kawasan Himalaya, merupakan negara pemeluk agama Hindu terbesar di dunia. Nepal terletak di antara daratan Asia selatan dan berbatasan dengan sebelah utara Republik Rakyat Tiongkok serta India sebelah barat, timur dan selatan.[1] Sistem Kerajaan Nepal King Prithvi Narayan Shah o...

 

John Ghindia

American football player (1925–2012) John V. GhindiaNo. 23     Michigan WolverinesGhindia in 1949Date of birthOctober 12, 1925Place of birthNiles, Ohio, U.S.Date of deathMarch 16, 2012(2012-03-16) (aged 86)Place of deathTrenton, Michigan, U.S.Career informationPosition(s)Quarterback/LinebackerHeight5 ft 10 in (178 cm)Weight180 lb (82 kg)US collegeUniversity of MichiganHigh schoolEcorse High S...

جزر العذراء البريطانية

  جزر العذراء البريطانية (بالإنجليزية: British Virgin Islands)‏  جزر العذراء البريطانيةعلم جزر العذراء البريطانية  جزر العذراء البريطانيةالشعار   الشعار الوطني(باللاتينية: Vigilate)‏  النشيد: ليحفظ الله الملك  الأرض والسكان إحداثيات 18°26′42″N 64°32′24″W / 18.445°N 64.54°...

 

Interiotherin

This article is missing information about a scientific context, discovery history, notable research, current scientific uses and medical applications (if any). Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (May 2023) Interiotherin Identifiers CAS Number A: 181701-06-4B: 181701-07-5C: 460090-65-7 3D model (JSmol) A: Interactive imageB: Interactive imageC: Interactive imageD: Interactive image ChEBI A: ...

 

Механическое движение

Механи́ческим движе́нием называют изменение пространственного положения тела или его частей относительно других тел с течением времени. При этом взаимодействие тел приводит к изменению их скоростей или к их деформации. Механическое движение изучает механика. Раздел м...

Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1941-1942

Voce principale: Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919. Associazione Calcio ReggianaStagione 1941-1942Sport calcio Squadra Reggiana Allenatore János Vanicsek, poi Luigi Bernardi[1] Presidente Alberto Ferrari Serie B16º posto. Retrocessa in Serie C. Maggiori presenzeCampionato: Salati, Violi (30) Miglior marcatoreCampionato: Violi (5) StadioStadio Mirabello 1940-1941 1942-1943 Si invita a seguire il modello di voce Questa voce raccoglie le informazioni riguardanti l'Associazione Ca...

 

Marmer Yule

Memorial Lincoln: eksterior seluruhnya terbuat dari marmer Yule Makam Prajurit Tak Dikenal di Arlington terbuat dari marmer Yule Marmer Yule adalah marmer dari Batu Kapur Leadville yang bermetamorfosis yang hanya ditemukan di Lembah Yule Creek, di Pegunungan Elk Barat Colorado, 2,8 mil (4,5 km) tenggara kota Marble, Colorado.[1] Pertama kali ditemukan pada tahun 1873, marmer ini digali di bawah tanah pada ketinggian 9.300 kaki (2.800 m) di atas permukaan laut—berbeda dengan kebanyak...