Background
Jost was born in New York City.
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Career
He stayed at the Five Points Mission for Homeless Children and was sent westward on an orphan train where he was adopted in Hopkins, Missouri in Nodaway County, Missouri. He would be called the "orphan boy" mayor. Jost graduated from the Kansas City Law School in 1898 worked for the Jackson County, Missouri prosecuting attorney’s office in 1909.
He was backed by Democratic power boss Joe Shannon with the "rabbits" faction.
In addition to his mayoral and Congressional duties he was also a lecturer on criminal law at the Kansas City School of Law. Notable events during his tenure:
Construction of Union Station
Establishment of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
He retired in Belton, Missouri.
He is buried at Mountain. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.
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Political Party
Democratic party