Robert H. (Bob) Leonard was born on November 12, 1924. He graduated from Young High School in 1942, and attended the University of Tennessee where he graduated with a B.A. Degree in 1946. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Law School in 1947. He was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1946, prior to his graduation from law school, and began the active practice of law in May 1947 with the firm of White and Leonard, composed of O.L. White and his father, R.H. Leonard. His father died in December 1948 after they practiced law together for only sixteen months. He was a member of the American Bar Association, the Knoxville Bar Association, and a Fellow of the Knoxville Bar Foundation. Bob was KBA President in 1964 – 1965. He served as General Counsel of the First Utility District of Knox County for fifty-five years and practiced law for sixty three years, primarily in the field of real estate law, until his retirement in May of 2010. Bob was active in the Optimist Club of Knoxville and had sixty-two years of perfect attendance. He served as Club President and numerous International Offices rising to the President of Optimist International in 1966 – 1967. He was a lifetime member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ where he was a founding teacher of the Disciples Class, which he taught for fifty-five years. Bob Leonard was the first Mayor of the Town of Farragut, being elected on April 1, 1980 and serving a total of six terms from April 1, 1980 until April 23, 1993. He was honored by the Tennessee Municipal League as Tennessee Mayor of the Year in 1991.