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Mayors of Charleston, West Virginia
Mayors of Charleston, 1861-1997 (may be
incomplete!)
Jacob
Goshorn 1861
James
H. Huling 1884-88
Grant
P. Hall 1919
William
W. Wertz 1929
R.
P. DeVan 1934
D.
Boone Dawson 1935-40
D.
Boone Dawson 1944-45
R.
Carl Andrews 1947-50
John
T. Copenhaver 1951-59
John
A. Shanklin 1959-65
Elmer
H. Dodson 1969-70
John
G. Hutchinson 1971-80
G.
Kemp Melton 1997
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
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