About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Andrew Broaddus, Arthur A. Will, Bruce Hoblitzell, Charles Donald Jacob, Charles F. Grainger, Charles P. Weaver, Charles R. Farnsley, David L. Armstrong, David L. Beatty, E. Leland Taylor, Frank W. Burke, Frederick A. Kaye, George Davidson Todd, George Weissinger Smith, Greg Fischer, Harvey I. Sloane, Henry S. Tyler, Huston Quin, James F. Grinstead, James S. Lithgow, James Stephens Speed, Jerry Abramson, John Barbee, John Bucklin, John G. Baxter, John H. Buschemeyer, John Joyes, John M. Delph, Joseph D. Scholtz, Joseph H. Bunce, Joseph T. O'Neal, Kenneth A. Schmied, List of mayors of Louisville, Kentucky, Neville Miller, P. Booker Reed, Paul C. Barth, Philip Tomppert, Robert Emmet King, Robert Worth Bingham, Thomas H. Crawford, Thomas Hartley Crawford, Thomas Sutler Williams, Thomas W. Riley, W. A. Cocke, William B. Harrison, William B. Stansbury, William Kaye, William L. Lyons, William O. Cowger, William O. Head, William R. Vance, William S. Pilcher, Wilson W. Wyatt. Excerpt: Gregory E. Fischer (born January 14, 1958) is a businessman and Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky. He is a graduate of Louisville's Trinity High School and Vanderbilt University, entrepreneur, and community leader. Fischer ran in the Kentucky Democratic primary for the United States Senate in 2008, where he finished second and received over 209,000 votes (34 percent) among seven candidates, though never having held political office. In November 2010 he was elected Mayor of Louisville in a tight race against city councilman Hal Heiner. He succeeded Mayor Jerry Abramson who had served in office since 1986 with the exception of one term, and was frequently referred to as "Mayor for Life" among local residents. Fischer was born in Louisville to Mary Lee and George Fischer, graduates of Loretto High School and Flaget High School in Louisville, respectively, and has four siblings. Fischer's father, a well-known Louisville community leader, was the CEO of MetriData Computing Inc. and Secretary of the Cabinet of Kentucky under Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. Fischer attended Trinity High School in Louisville, graduating in 1976. He has since been inducted as a member of the school's hall of fame. After high school, Fischer attended Vanderbilt University, where he majored in Economics, graduating in 1980. To help pay for his education, Fischer worked summers as a crane operator on the fishing docks of Kodiak, Alaska unloading salmon boats. After his graduation, Fischer traveled solo around the world for a year, spending the bulk of his trip in Asia, before returning to Louisville. At 25, Fischer co-invented the SerVend automated ice/beverage dispenser used to this day in convenience stores and restaurants. The small family business, SerVend International, transformed into a global manufacturing company employing over 300 people under Fischer's leadership. In October 1998, SerVend was one of three U.S. small business companies to be honored with a site visit by the Malcolm Baldrige N
