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Mayors of Grosse Pointe (including Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Woods, Lochmoor, Grosse Pointe Township, Lake Township), Michigan
Mayors of Grosse Pointe, 1934-2005 (may be
incomplete!)
Herbert
B. Trix 1934-37
Joseph
M. Fee 1938
Dexter
M. Ferry, Jr. 1938-39
Mason
P. Rumney 1939-44
Chester
Carpenter 1944
Hugh
L. Dill 1944-45
Ralph
B. Netting 1945-53
Frederick
W. Parker, Jr. 1953-59
Kenneth
F. Bergmann 1959-60
Alonzo
C. Allen 1960-63
David
E. Burgess 1963-70
John
L. King 1970-78
Dale
N. Scrace 2003-05
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1937 Nov 2:
Joseph
M. Fee, elected unopposed.
1938 Apr 15:
Joseph
M. Fee, died in office.
1939 Nov 7:
Mason
P. Rumney, elected.
1941 Nov 4:
Mason
P. Rumney, elected unopposed.
1943 Nov 2:
Mason
P. Rumney, elected unopposed.
1944 Jan 20:
Mason
P. Rumney, died in office.
1945 Nov 6:
Ralph
B. Netting, elected unopposed.
1947 Nov 4:
Ralph
B. Netting, elected unopposed.
1949 Nov 1:
Ralph
B. Netting, elected unopposed.
1951 Nov 6:
Ralph
B. Netting, elected unopposed.
1953 Nov 3:
Frederick
W. Parker, Jr., elected;
D.
Robert Colegrove, defeated.
1955 Nov 1:
Frederick
W. Parker, Jr., elected unopposed.
1957 Nov 5:
Frederick
W. Parker, Jr., elected unopposed.
1959 Nov 3:
Kenneth
F. Bergmann, elected unopposed.
1960 Nov 1:
Kenneth
F. Bergmann, resigned.
1960 Nov 21:
Alonzo
C. Allen, appointed.
1961 Nov 7:
Alonzo
C. Allen, elected unopposed.
1963 Nov 5:
David
E. Burgess, elected unopposed.
1965 Nov 2:
David
E. Burgess, elected unopposed.
1967 Nov 7:
David
E. Burgess, elected unopposed.
1969 Nov 4:
David
E. Burgess, elected;
Walter
G. Huber, defeated.
1970 Nov 3:
David
E. Burgess, died in office.
1970 Nov 16:
John
L. King, appointed.
1971 Nov 2:
John
L. King, elected unopposed.
1973 Nov 6:
John
L. King, elected unopposed.
1975 Nov 4:
John
L. King, elected unopposed.
1977 Nov 8:
John
L. King, elected unopposed.
2003 Nov 4:
Dale
N. Scrace, elected unopposed.
2005 Nov 8:
Dale
N. Scrace, elected;
Steve
Sholty, defeated.
Village Presidents of Grosse Pointe, 1901-34 (may be
incomplete!)
Richard
P. Connor 1919-34
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1901 Mar 11:
Frank
R. Cadieux, elected unopposed.
1930 Mar 10:
Richard
P. Connor, elected unopposed.
1931 Mar 9:
Richard
P. Connor, elected unopposed.
1932 Mar 14:
Richard
P. Connor, elected unopposed.
1934 Mar 14:
Richard
P. Connor, elected unopposed.
Grosse Pointe Farms
(incorporated as village 1893, as city 1949)
Mayors of Grosse Pointe Farms, 1951-2005 (may be
incomplete!)
William
F. Connolly, Jr. 1951-66
William
G. Butler 1968-75
James
H. Dingeman 1978
James
C. Farquhar, Jr. 2004-05
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1966:
William
F. Connolly, Jr., resigned.
2003 Nov 4:
James
C. Farquhar, Jr., elected;
Perry
Davis, defeated;
Therese
M. Joseph, defeated;
Joseph
T. Leonard, defeated.
2005 Nov 8:
James
C. Farquhar, Jr., elected unopposed.
Village Presidents of Grosse Pointe Farms, 1901-49 (may be
incomplete!)
Kenneth
L. Moore 1929-30
Michael
C. Beaupre 1931-32
Theodore
H. Hinchman 1933-36
James
K. Watkins 1943-49
William
F. Connolly, Jr. 1949
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1901 Mar 11:
Joseph
H. Berry (People's), elected unopposed.
1930 Mar 10:
Kenneth
L. Moore, elected unopposed.
1931 Mar 9:
Michael
C. Beaupre, elected;
Joseph
W. Snay, defeated.
1932 Mar 14:
Michael
C. Beaupre, elected unopposed.
1934 Mar 12:
Theodore
H. Hinchman, elected unopposed.
1936 Mar 9:
Theodore
H. Hinchman, elected unopposed.
1936 Jul 16:
Theodore
H. Hinchman, died in office.
1937 Mar 8:
Paul
H. Deming, elected unopposed.
1938 Mar 14:
Paul
H. Deming, elected unopposed.
1942 Mar 9:
Paul
H. Deming, elected unopposed.
1943 Jan 18:
Paul
H. Deming, resigned.
1943 Feb 11:
James
K. Watkins, nominated;
Joseph
W. Snay, nominated.
1943 Mar 8:
James
K. Watkins, elected;
Joseph
W. Snay, defeated.
1944 Mar 13:
James
K. Watkins, elected unopposed.
1945 Mar 12:
James
K. Watkins, elected unopposed.
1946 Mar 11:
James
K. Watkins, elected unopposed.
1947 Mar 10:
James
K. Watkins, elected unopposed.
1948 Mar 8:
James
K. Watkins, elected;
John
R. Sutton, Jr., defeated.
1949 Mar 14:
William
F. Connolly, Jr., elected unopposed.
Grosse Pointe Park
(incorporated as village 1907, as city 1950)
Mayors of Grosse Pointe Park, 1950-2005 (may be
incomplete!)
Homer
C. Fritsch 1950-57
Kenneth
W. Cunningham 1957-64
Matthew
C. Patterson 1964-78
Palmer
T. Heenan 2003-05
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1950 Dec 11:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected unopposed.
1953 Apr 6:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected unopposed.
1955 Apr 4:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected;
Edmond
T. Neeme, defeated.
1957 Apr 1:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected unopposed.
1957 Apr 8:
Homer
C. Fritsch, died in office.
1959 Apr 6:
Kenneth
W. Cunningham, elected;
Stephen
Walker, defeated.
1961 Apr 3:
Kenneth
W. Cunningham, elected;
Hamilton
F. Kotcher, defeated.
1963 Apr 1:
Kenneth
W. Cunningham, elected unopposed.
1964:
Kenneth
W. Cunningham, resigned;
Matthew
C. Patterson, appointed.
1965 Apr 5:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected;
William
M. Fritz, defeated.
1967 Feb 20:
Matthew
C. Patterson, nominated;
William
R. Filbin, nominated;
Theodore
F. Feldman, defeated in primary.
1967 Apr 3:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected;
William
R. Filbin, defeated.
1969 Apr 7:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected unopposed.
1971 Nov 2:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected unopposed.
1973 Nov 6:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected unopposed.
1975 Nov 4:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected;
Douglas
G. Graham, defeated.
1977 Nov 8:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected unopposed.
2003 Nov 4:
Palmer
T. Heenan, elected unopposed.
2005 Nov 8:
Palmer
T. Heenan, elected unopposed.
Village Presidents of Grosse Pointe Park, 1919-50 (may be
incomplete!)
Alfred
J. Garska 1929-38
Karl
B. Goddard 1940-44
Howard
P. Parshall 1946-48
Homer
C. Fritsch 1948-50
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1919 Mar 10:
George
Defer (People's), elected;
Christian
H. Haberkorn (Citizens), defeated.
1930 Mar 10:
Alfred
J. Garska, elected;
John
Bery, defeated.
1932 Mar 14:
Alfred
J. Garska, elected unopposed.
1934 Mar 12:
Alfred
J. Garska, elected unopposed.
1936 Mar 9:
Alfred
J. Garska, elected;
Harry
C. Hanley, defeated.
1938 Mar 14:
Alfred
J. Garska, elected unopposed.
1942 Mar 9:
Karl
B. Goddard, elected unopposed.
1944 Mar 12:
Ward
S. Van Deusen, elected;
Louis
B. Ver Wiebe, defeated.
1946 Mar 11:
Howard
P. Parshall, elected unopposed.
1948 Mar 8:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected unopposed.
1950 Mar 13:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected;
Carl
Schweikart, defeated.
Grosse Pointe Shores
(incorporated as village 1911, as city 2009)
Mayors of Grosse Pointe Shores (may be incomplete!)
Village Presidents of Grosse Pointe Shores, 1943-51 (may be
incomplete!)
Ernest
C. Putnam 1950-51
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1943 May 18:
Elroy
O. Jones, elected unopposed.
Grosse Pointe Woods
(renamed from Lochmoor 1939; became city 1950)
Mayors of Grosse Pointe Woods, 1950-2005 (may be
incomplete!)
Leon
D. Ratcliffe 1950-52
Paul
W. Rowe 1952-54
Waid
H. McKnight 1954-55
Ken
Koppin 1955-56
Ken
Koppin 1960
Kenneth
R. McLeod 1967
Benjamin
W. Pinkos 1974-78
Robert
E. Novitke 2002-05
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1950 Dec 11:
Leon
D. Ratcliffe, elected;
Paul
W. Rowe, defeated.
1952 Apr 7:
Paul
W. Rowe, elected unopposed.
1953 Apr 6:
Paul
W. Rowe, elected;
Louis
C. Calcaterra, Jr., defeated.
1955 Apr 4:
Ken
Koppin, elected;
Waid
H. McKnight, defeated.
1973 Nov 6:
Benjamin
W. Pinkos, elected;
Marvin
R. Boutin, defeated.
1975 Nov 4:
Benjamin
W. Pinkos, elected unopposed.
1977 Nov 8:
Benjamin
W. Pinkos, elected;
William
Wilson, defeated.
2005 Nov 8:
Robert
E. Novitke, elected;
Patricia
Kukula Chylinski, defeated.
Village Presidents of Grosse Pointe Woods, 1942-50 (may be
incomplete!)
Alois
A. Ghesquiere 1942-50
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1942 Mar 9:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
1943 Mar 8:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
1944 Mar 13:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected;
Arnold
Diesing, defeated.
1945 Mar 12:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected;
Albert
Beaver, defeated.
1946 Mar 11:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
1947 Mar 10:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
1948 Mar 8:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected;
Earl
C. Mohan, defeated.
1949 Mar 14:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
1950 Mar 13:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
Lochmoor
(renamed Grosse Pointe Woods in 1939)
Village Presidents of Lochmoor, 1930-38 (may be
incomplete!)
James
W. Carter 1930-31
Edmund
C. Vernier 1931-32
Roy
Crane 1933-34
Jules
De Porre 1936-38
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1930 Mar 10:
James
W. Carter, elected unopposed.
1931 Mar 9:
Edmund
C. Vernier, elected;
James
W. Carter, defeated.
1932 Mar 14:
Edmund
C. Vernier, elected unopposed.
1933:
Roy
Crane, elected.
1936 Mar 9:
Jules
De Porre, elected unopposed.
1937 Mar 8:
Jules
De Porre, elected;
William
Wright, defeated.
1938 Mar 14:
Jules
De Porre, elected;
Edgar
A. Beauchamp, defeated;
Ralph
J. Roselle, defeated.
Grosse Pointe Township
(subset of Grosse Pointe Shores, 1951-2009)
Supervisors of Grosse Pointe Township, 1901-2007 (may be
incomplete!)
Edmund
C. Vernier 1930-34
Norbert
F. Denk 1934-42
Julius
L. Berns 1942
Carl
Schweikart 1942-49
Ernest
C. Putnam 1950-63
Mary
Matuja 2007
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1901 Apr 1:
Trombley,
elected;
Archibald
Michie, defeated.
1930 Apr 7:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), elected unopposed.
1931 Mar 2:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), nominated unopposed.
1931 Apr 2:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), elected unopposed.
1932 Mar 7:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), nominated unopposed.
1932 Apr 4:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), elected unopposed.
1933 Mar 6:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), nominated;
John
T. Hurley (Dem), defeated in primary;
Edward
H. Vincent (Dem), defeated in primary.
1933 Mar 6:
William
R. Hudson (Rep), nominated unopposed.
1933 Apr 3:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), elected;
William
R. Hudson (Rep), defeated.
1934 Sep 28:
Edmund
C. Vernier, died in office.
1935 Apr 1:
Norbert
F. Denk, elected.
1936 Mar 2:
Norbert
F. Denk (Dem), nominated unopposed.
1936 Mar 2:
William
R. Hudson (Rep), nominated unopposed.
1936 Apr 6:
Norbert
F. Denk (Dem), elected;
William
R. Hudson (Rep), defeated.
1937 Mar 1:
Norbert
F. Denk (Dem), nominated unopposed.
1937 Apr 5:
Norbert
F. Denk (Dem), elected;
Charles
R. Bennett (Rep), defeated.
1938 Apr 4:
Norbert
F. Denk (Rep), elected unopposed.
1939 Apr 3:
Norbert
F. Denk, elected.
1940 Apr 1:
Norbert
F. Denk, elected unopposed.
1941 Apr 7:
Norbert
F. Denk, elected unopposed.
1942 Apr 6:
Norbert
F. Denk, elected unopposed.
1942 Apr 16:
Norbert
F. Denk, died in office.
1942 Apr 21:
Julius
L. Berns, appointed.
1942 Aug 1:
Carl
Schweikart, appointed.
1943 Feb 15:
Carl
Schweikart (Rep), nominated unopposed.
1943 Apr 5:
Carl
Schweikart (Rep), elected unopposed.
1945 Apr 2:
Carl
Schweikart (Rep), elected unopposed.
1947 Apr 7:
Carl
Schweikart (Rep), elected unopposed.
1949 Apr 4:
Carl
Schweikart (Rep), elected unopposed.
1951 Apr 2:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected.
1953 Apr 6:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1955 Apr 4:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1957 Apr 1:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1959 Apr 6:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1961 Apr 3:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1963 Apr 1:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1972 Nov 7:
George
A. Beauchamp (Rep), elected unopposed.
1974 Nov 5:
George
A. Beauchamp (Rep), elected unopposed.
Lake Township
(subset of Grosse Pointe Shores, 1951-2009)
Supervisors of Lake Township, 1951-2008 (may be
incomplete!)
Theodore
A. McGraw 1951-53
Harry
Garland 1955-69
Richard
F. Fox 2007-08
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1951 Apr 2:
Theodore
A. McGraw, elected unopposed.
1953 Apr 6:
Theodore
A. McGraw, elected unopposed.
1955 Apr 6:
Harry
Garland, elected unopposed.
1957 Apr 1:
Harry
Garland, elected unopposed.
1963 Apr 1:
Harry
Garland, elected unopposed.
2008 Nov 4:
Richard
F. Fox (Rep), elected unopposed.
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