Luther F. Warder was born in Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

 and moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana

Jeffersonville, Indiana

Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...

 when he was twenty years old at the start of the Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. He then worked in railroad shops and later politics until his death. Luther in 1875 would become mayor. During Luther's administration the County Seat returned to Jeffersonville in 1878 which was based in Charlestown, Indiana

Charlestown, Indiana

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,993 people, 2,341 households, and 1,615 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,570.0 people per square mile . There were 2,489 housing units at an average density of 1,067.4 per square mile...

 since 1811. In 1881 the 3rd City Hall was built. He would serve as mayor until 1883 losing to opponent John M. Glass

John M. Glass

John M. Glass was a mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana, and Chief of Police of Los Angeles, California.-Jeffersonville:John Glass was the Marshal of Jeffersonville, Indiana, from 1879 to 1883 before becoming the mayor of Jeffersonville. He defeated Luther Warder for mayoral and served as mayor from...

, but would return as mayor from 1887 to 1891. Warder Park

Warder Park

Warder Park is located in Jeffersonville, Indiana on Court Avenue. This park has been a part of the community since the mid-19th century, when it had a bakery to produce hardtack to Union soldiers during the American Civil War. The park wasn't established officially until the year 1881 and is named...

 would be named for him in 1881. Warder's son Joseph Warder

Joseph Warder

Joseph H. Warder, Sr was a lawyer and politician of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He was also the son of former mayor Luther Warder.-Biography:...

would serve as mayor of Jeffersonville as well.

He briefly owned a Democrat newspaper called "Penny Post".