George M. B. Maughs

George M. B. Maughs
5th Mayor of Kansas City
In office
1860–1861
Preceded byMilton J. Payne
Succeeded byRobert T. Van Horn
Personal details
Born
George Madison Brown Maughs

(1821-02-23)February 23, 1821
Flemingsburg, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMarch 23, 1901(1901-03-23) (aged 80)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Ann M. Anderson
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(m. 1845⁠–⁠1892)​
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George Madison Brown Maughs (1821–1901) was a physician who served a one-year term as mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1860.

Biography

George M. B. Maughs was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, on February 23, 1821. He married Ann M. Anderson on March 12, 1845.[1]

He came to Kansas City around 1855 and opened a medical practice on Main Street between 2nd and 3rd. He and T. S. Case published a short-lived medical journal, The Kansas City Review of Medicine and Surgery.[2]

Favoring the South in the American Civil War he was among the several residents who had to leave the city during General Order No. 11. He did not return.

Maughs's wife died on November 6, 1892. He died in St. Louis on March 23, 1901.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Conard, Howard L., ed. (1901). Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri. Vol. IV. The Southern History Company. pp. 227, 229. Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Green, George Fuller (1968). A Condensed History of the Kansas City Area, Its Mayors and Some V.I.P.s. Kansas City, MO: The Lowell Press. Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Dr. G. M. B. Maughs Dead". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. March 25, 1901. p. 12. Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
1860–1861 		Succeeded by