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Mayors of Bloomington, Illinois

Mayors of Bloomington, 1850-1969 (may be incomplete!)
David I. Perry 1850 Charles P. Merriman 1851 John H. Wickizer 1852 William Wallace 1853 John W. Ewing 1854 Franklin Price 1855-56 A. J. Merriman 1857-58 John W. Silwill 1859 H. S. Herr 1860 George Parks 1861-62 A. J. Merriman 1863 Benjamin F. Funk 1871-75 Benjamin F. Funk 1885-86 Frank T. Blose 1924-27 Ben S. Rhodes 1928-33 Louis F. Wellmerling 1935-37 Mark B. Hayes 1938-47 O. Lloyd Welsh 1953-54 Walter Bittner 1969

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1940: John A. Moore (Dem), defeated in primary.

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