Leopold David
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Leopold David (1878-1924) was the first elected mayor of Anchorage, Alaska.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he served in the Spanish American War before moving to Seward, Alaska in 1904 to work for the Alaska Central Railroad. He began to practice law, and was appointed a U.S. Commissioner in 1910. [1]
In 1915, he moved with his family to the tent city at Ship Creek. Later that year, the U.S. Postal Service named the city Anchorage. In 1917, he designed and built a house on Second Avenue, which stands to this day. When the city formally incorporated in 1920, David was elected as the first mayor of Anchorage. He served for three terms, from 1920-1923.
David sat on the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska from 1923 until his death in 1924. He is buried in Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery.
The Leopold David House was placed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1986.
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| Preceded by (none) |
Mayor of Anchorage 1920–1923 |
Succeeded by M. Joseph Conroy |
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