The Political Graveyard: Mayors of Henderson, Kentucky

Mayors of Henderson, Kentucky

Mayors of Henderson, 1888-2004 (may be incomplete!)
Phelps Sassen 1888-89 Charles C. Ball 1890-93 J. W. Moore 1893 John C. Atkinson 1893-95 J. B. Johnston 1895 A. J. Worsham 1895-97 W. I. Thompson 1897-1901 J. H. Powell 1901-05 Sam Harris 1905-09 W. I. Thompson 1909-13 J. W. Johnson 1913-17 James B. Johnson 1917-21 Clay Hall 1922 Marvin D. Eblen 1926-30 James B. Johnson 1926 William Barret 1930-34 Lee L. Hurley 1934-38 Robert B. Posey 1938-42 J. Alves Clore 1942-46 Robert B. Posey 1946-50 Otis A. Benton 1950-54 Hecht S. Lackey 1954-62 Robert B. Posey 1962-66 Maurice Galloway 1966-70 William L. Newman 1970-77 Henry G. Lackey 1999-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1893: Charles C. Ball, died in office.

1895 May 21: John C. Atkinson, resigned.

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