Edgar Hager

Edgar Hager
5th President, Kentucky Municipal League
In office
1934–1935
Preceded byPaul Morton, Lexington
Succeeded byEdward G. Scott, Paducah
24th Mayor of Ashland, Kentucky
In office
January 1, 1932 – December 19, 1935
Preceded byWilliam Frailie
Succeeded byWill Simpson
Personal details
BornDecember 7, 1868
Paintsville, Kentucky, US
DiedDecember 19, 1935(1935-12-19) (aged 66)
Ashland, Kentucky, US
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)Lucie Prichard (1879–1902)
Sylvia "Kittie" Wiley
ChildrenEdgar Browne, Jr. (born 1899)
Virginia Patton (1901–1979)
Samuel Patton, II (1933–1933)
Kittie Brown (born 1934)
Parent(s)Samuel Patton Hager
Angeline "Angie" Brown
Residence(s)Ashland, Kentucky, US

Edgar Browne Hager (1868–1935) was a criminal defense lawyer known for his oratory skills, mayor of Ashland, Kentucky,[1] and president of the Kentucky Municipal League.[2][3]

  1. ^ Ashland Centennial Committee (1954). A History of Ashland Kentucky 1786–1954. Kentucky culture series. Ashland, Kentucky: Ashland Centennial Committee.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference messengerinquirer-21269716 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Ashland Man Is Elected President of Kentucky Municipal League". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati. Associated Press. 18 November 1933. p. 13. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com. New officers for the Kentucky Municipal League were elected this afternoon just before the league closed its fourth annual convention here. Edgar B. Hager, Mayor of Ashland, was elected President, to succeed Paul Morton, City Manager of Lexington. Mr. Hager is the retiring Vice President.