David Aronberg (April 3, 1893 – February 11, 1967)[1] was a mayor of Ashland, Kentucky.[2] He was also a merchant, involved in the real estate business, and a soldier in the United States Army during World War I. Aronberg was a member of the Freemasons, Shriners, Kiwanis, Forty and Eight, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Elks, as well as the American Legion, of which he was vice commander.[3][4] Aronberg was also chairman of the National Civil Defense Committee.[5]

David Aronberg
29th Mayor of Ashland, Kentucky
In office
January 1, 1952 – 1955
Preceded byWill C. Simpson
Succeeded byWilburn Caskey
31st Mayor of Ashland, Kentucky
In office
1960–1964
Preceded byWilburn Caskey
Succeeded byWilburn Caskey
Personal details
BornApril 3, 1893
Manchester, England
DiedFebruary 11, 1967(1967-02-11) (aged 73)
Ashland, Kentucky
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSadie Freyman
ChildrenGloria E. (Levine) and S. Harold Aronberg
Parent(s)Lewis Aronberg and Leah (Tarshes) Aronberg
Residence(s)Ashland, Kentucky, United States
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Aronberg owned a chain of retail stores, being the senior partner of Aronberg and Pfeffer, along with David Pfeffer, from 1923 to 1956.[6][7]

Aronberg was Jewish, and attended Congregation Agudath Achim in Ashland.[8]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Time For Memory
  2. ^ A History of Ashland, Kentucky 1786 - 1954
  3. ^ The Political Graveyard
  4. ^ The public papers of Governor Lawrence W. Wetherby, 1950-1955 by Lawrence Wetherby
  5. ^ Hearings, Volume 1, United States Congress (1963)
  6. ^ The National Jewish monthly: Volume 43 (1928)
  7. ^ Fairchild's list of store executives (1930)
  8. ^ Who's who in world Jewry by Harry Schneiderman and Itzhak J. Carim