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University in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

Wilson W. Wyatt

 
 
Wilson W. Wyatt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2024
1. Wilson W. Wyatt Marker
Inscription. Graduate, University of Louisville/Jefferson School of Law 1927
Mayor, City of Louisville 1941-45
National Post-War Housing Expediter, Truman Administration 1946
Chair, Board of Trustees, University of Louisville 1952-56
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1959-63
Presidential Emissary, Kennedy Administration 1963
Founding Partner: Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Alumni Fellow, University of Louisville School of Law 1995
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
 
Location. 38° 12.933′ N, 85° 45.654′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in University. It can be reached from South 3rd Street north of Eastern Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2301 S 3rd St, Louisville KY 40208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941) (a few steps from this marker); The merger between The Jefferson School of Law and The University of Louisville (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial for University of Louisville killed during the World War (within shouting distance of this marker); George L. Brodschi Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Founding of Jefferson Seminary
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); University of Louisville (about 300 feet away); Charles H. Parrish, Jr. (about 400 feet away); Brother Charles H. Parrish, Jr. (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.
 
Wilson W. Wyatt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2024
2. Wilson W. Wyatt Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 27, 2026