William M. Brewer

William M. Brewer (died September 12, 1921) served as mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 1873 to 1874. Before his election, Brewer ran a liquor manufacturing business. As mayor, Brewer focused on using the police to cut down the crime rate. Brewer resigned two months before the close of his term.^[1] He is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Omaha.^[2]

References

↑ Rosenberg, Gary H. "William M. Brewer". Omaha Mayors. Douglas County Historical Society. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
↑ Kestenbaum, Larry (2 October 2012). "Brentano to Brewington". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

External links

William M. Brewer at Find a Grave

Preceded by Joseph Millard	Mayor of Omaha 1873- 1874 (resigned)	Succeeded by James S. Gibson (acting)

Mayors of Omaha

Lowe Poppleton Armstrong¹ Belden Briggs Armstrong Kennedy¹ Gilmore Miller Brown Roberts E. Millard Caldwell J. Millard Brewer Gibson² Chase Wilbur Chase Boyd Chase Murphy² Boyd Broatch Cushing Bemis Broatch Bechel² Moores Zimman² Dahlman Smith Dahlman Hopkins² Metcalfe¹ Towl Butler Leeman G. Cunningham Rosenblatt Dworak Sorensen Leahy Zorinsky R. Cunningham¹ Veys Boyle Tomasek² Simon¹ Conley² Calinger¹ Morgan Anzaldo¹ Daub Fahey Suttle Stothert

¹ Interim mayor. ² Acting mayor.

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