Kendig C. Bare

Kendig C. Bare
Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
In office
1951–1958
Preceded byHoward Bare
Succeeded byThomas J. Monaghan
In office
1950–1950
Preceded byDale Cary
Succeeded byHoward Bare
Personal details
Born(1913-11-05)November 5, 1913
DiedJanuary 12, 1989(1989-01-12) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States
Years of service1950 – 1951
Battles/warsKorean War

Kendig C. Bare (November 5, 1913 – January 12, 1989) was an American politician.

Career

As a youth, Kendig was involved in the Order of DeMolay, serving as an officer for Lancaster Chapter in 1932 and as chairman of the 1934 Conclave of the Associated Chapters of the Order of DeMolay in Pennsylvania. At that Conclave, he was elected state master councillor of Pennsylvania DeMolay, serving a one-year term. During his tenure, Bare began publication of the Keystone Crusader, a newsletter for all members of DeMolay in Pennsylvania. The Keystone Crusader remains in publication to this day.[1]

Bare was the 31st mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1950 until 1958, except for an eight-month period (1950–1951) when he was called into military service in the Korean War. During Kendig's absence, his brother Howard Bare assumed the duties of mayor.[2][3]

In honor of Bare, the City of Lancaster named the Public Safety building in his honor, however this facility is no longer in use.[4]

References

  1. ^ "PA DeMolay News and Views: PA's Senior DeMolays - Kendig C. Bare". August 2013.
  2. ^ Howard C. Bare's Obituary Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, July 17, 2002
  3. ^ Mayors of the City of Lancaster, PA Archived 2010-08-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
  4. ^ "PA DeMolay News and Views: PA's Senior DeMolays - Kendig C. Bare". Archived from the original on 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-14.

Biography of KC Bare

Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1950 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1951–1958 		Succeeded by