Background
Mehornay, Robert Lee was born on February 25, 1888 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles William and Nancy Eleanor (Crooks) Mehornay.
Mehornay, Robert Lee was born on February 25, 1888 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles William and Nancy Eleanor (Crooks) Mehornay.
Graduated from the high school, Kansas City, 1907. Student engineering University of Michigan, 1907-1909.
With Mehornay Furniture Company, retail home furnishers, since 1909, successively secretary, treasurer, president, chairman board. Deputy Chairman of the Board Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, Missoury. Formerly director First National Bank Kansas City, Missoury.
Bureau chief, Office of Production Management, Washington, 1941.
Director Kansas City Power and Light Company.
Member Executive Committee business advisory council for Department of Commerce, Washington, District of Columbia. Served as captain Associate of Science, United States Army, 1917-1919, World War. Member advisory council for expenditure of city bond money, Kansas City, 1925.
Member Municipal Art Commission, 1926.
Member Kansas City School District, 1930-1936, president 1935-1936. Member National Retail Code.
Member National Retail Furniture Association (president 1926), American Legion (city central chairman 1926), 40 and 8, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. General Pershing’s citation for meritorious and conspicuous service, Colomby les Belle, France, April 19, 1919.
Member Disciples of Christ Church.
Mason. Clubs: Cooperative (president 1915), Mission Hills Country.
Married Mabelle Hanawalt, October 17, 1911. Children: Robert Lee, John William, Elizabeth.