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Henderson Richardson Dysard (October 2, 1875 – May 6, 1960) was a former mayor of Ashland, Kentucky. Before that, he was an Ashland Judge and a member of the Ashland Board of Trade's first board of directors.〔''A History of Ashland, Kentucky 1786 - 1954''〕 Dysard was an early campaigner for African American rights. At the AME's 1921 Kentucky Annual Conference, he "paid high tribute to the sterling qualities of the colored citizens." 〔(''African American preachers and politics: the Careys of Chicago'' ) by Dennis C. Dickerson〕 At the twenty-first annual meeting of the Kentucky State Bar Association in 1922, he represented Ashland.〔(Kentucky State Bar Association Roll of Members )〕 According to the editor's note of Dysard's "A History of the Iron Hill School", Dysard was "one of Carter County's most prominent sons" and an able lawyer. He was, according to it, elected judge of Carter County in November 1901, taking office in 1902 and holding the position until 1905. At the November election, 1905, he was elected County Attorney of Carter County and held office until he moved to Ashland in 1909. He was Bar Examiner for the State of Kentucky and was appointed by Governor Fields as Election Commissioner for Kentucky.〔(''A History of the Iron Hill School'' by H. R. Dysard )〕 He died in 1960.〔(Find A Grave memorial )〕 == Notes and references == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「H. R. Dysard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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