Fred A. Earhart

Frederick Adam Earhart (July 29, 1875 November 2, 1948) was acting mayor of New Orleans for one day on July 15, 1936.

Frederick "Fred" Adam Earhart
Cartoon of druggist Frederick A. Earhart, c. 1917
51st Mayor (acting) of New Orleans, Louisiana
In office
July 15, 1936  July 15, 1936
Preceded byA. Miles Pratt (acting)
Succeeded byJesse S. Cave (acting)
Personal details
BornJuly 29, 1875
DiedNovember 2, 1948(1948-11-02) (aged 73)
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (tomb in Metairie Cemetery)
Spouse(s)Ida Hailes
ChildrenFrederick "Ted", Valentine "Valley", Sarah Lydia, Ida, Lillian "Lily", Robert Hailes, James "Jimmy"
ProfessionPolitician, Pharmacist

A pharmacist, Earhart was the Twelfth Ward leader of the Regular Democratic Organization political machine. He was an Old Regular state senator for the Twelfth Ward from 1912 into the 1920s. He was elected to New Orleans' commission council in 1930, where he served as Commissioner of Public Utilities. Along with A. Miles Pratt and Jesse S. Cave.

Earhart was one of three acting mayors who served in the summer of 1936 between the resignation of T. Semmes Walmsley and the accession of Robert Maestri. After his brief tenure as acting mayor, Earhart continued to serve as Commissioner of Public Utilities in the Maestri administration.

Earhart owned and founded the first drugstore chain in New Orleans. The Earhart Expressway in Jefferson Parish and Earhart Boulevard in New Orleans are named after him.

Sources

  • Choctaw Club of New Orleans. Truth Achievements of the Mayor Robert S. Maestri Administration. Franklin Printing Co., 1943.
  • Gill, Donald A. Stories Behind New Orleans Street Names. Bonus Books, 1992.
  • Mention of Fred A. Earhart's death
Preceded by
A. Miles Pratt

(acting mayor)

Mayor of
New Orleans

July 15, 1936
Succeeded by
Jesse S. Cave

(acting mayor)

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