The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Mobile, Alabama

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Mayors and Postmasters of Mobile, Alabama

Mayors of Mobile, 1819-2005 (may be incomplete!)
Daniel Duvol 1819-20 Addin Lewis 1820-22 John Elliott 1822-23 Addin Lewis 1823-24 Samuel H. Garrow 1824-26 John F. Everett 1827-30 Samuel H. Garrow 1830-31 Jonathan Stocking 1831-34 John F. Everett 1835-36 George W. Owen 1836-37 George Walton 1837-39 Henry Chamberlain 1839-40 Edward Hall 1840-42 Charles H. Hoppin 1842-45 Blanton McAlpine 1845-48 J. W. L. Childers 1848 Charles C. Langdon 1849-51 Joseph Seawell 1851-52 Charles C. Langdon 1852-55 Jones M. Withers 1856-61 John Forsyth, Jr. 1861 Robert H. Slough 1862-65 John Forsyth, Jr. 1865 Jones M. Withers 1866-67 Gustavus Horton 1867-68 Caleb Price 1868-70 George F. Harrington 1870-71 Martin Horst 1871 Gideon M. Parer 1872 Cleveland F. Mouldon 1873-74 Alphonse Hurtel, r 1875-77 Daniel P. Bestor 1877-78 George G. Duffee 1878-79 Richard B. Owen 1879-88 Joseph C. Rich 1888-94 Constantine L. Lavretta 1894-97 John Curtis Bush 1897-1900 Thomas S. Fry 1900-02 Walter F. Walsh 1902-03 Charles F. McLean 1903-04 Pat J. Lyons 1904-11 Laz Schwarz 1911-13 Pat J. Lyons 1913-14 Harry Pillans 1914-15 Pat J. Lyons 1915-16 Harry Pillans 1916-17 Pat J. Lyons 1917-18 George E. Crawford 1918-19 Harry Pillans 1919-21 George E. Crawford 1921-22 Richard V. Taylor 1922-24 Harry T. Hartwell 1924-25 George E. Crawford 1925-26 Harry T. Hartwell 1926-27 Leon Schwarz 1927-28 Cecil F. Bates 1928-29 Harry T. Hartwell 1929-30 Leon Schwarz 1930-31 Cecil F. Bates 1931-32 Harry T. Hartwell 1932-33 Richard V. Taylor 1933-34 Cecil F. Bates 1934-35 Charles A. Baumhauer 1935-36 Richard V. Taylor 1936-37 Cecil F. Bates 1937-38 Charles A. Baumhauer 1938-39 Cecil F. Bates 1939-41 Charles A. Baumhauer 1941-42 Ernest M. Megginson 1942-43 Robin C. Herndon 1943-44 Charles A. Baumhauer 1944-45 Ernest M. Megginson 1945-46 Robin C. Herndon 1946-47 Charles A. Baumhauer 1947-48 Ernest M. Megginson 1948-49 Charles A. Baumhauer 1949-50 Ernest M. Megginson 1950-51 Joseph R. Mitternight 1951-52 Charles A. Baumhauer 1952-53 Henry R. Luscher 1953-54 Charles F. Hackmeyer 1954-55 Joseph N. Langan as of 1956 Henry R. Luscher as of 1957 Joseph N. Langan as of 1958 Henry R. Luscher as of 1959 Joseph N. Langan as of 1960 Arthur R. Outlaw as of 1967 Michael C. Dow 1989-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1837 Aug 18: George W. Owen, died in office.

1874: John Reid, Jr., elected, but never took office.

1877: Alphonse Hurtel, r, died in office.

1902 Feb 6: Thomas S. Fry, died in office.

1989: Michael C. Dow, elected.

2005: Ann Bedsole, defeated.

Postmasters at Mobile, 1813-1973 (may be incomplete!)
James B. Wilkinson 1813-14 Addin Lewis 1814-24 Benjamin S. Smoot 1824-27 William D. Stone 1827-32 Samuel H. Garrow 1832-39 John W. Townsend 1839-46 Theophilus L. Toulmin 1846-49 Oliver S. Beers 1849-53 Theophilus L. Toulmin 1853-58 Lloyd Bowers 1858-61 Byron R. Pierce 1867-69 Frederick G. Bromberg 1869-71 George L. Putnam 1871-72 John J. Moulton 1872-73 Morris D. Wickersham 1873-76 Thomas C. Bingham 1876-78 Morris D. Wickersham 1878-82 James E. Slaughter 1882-85 Leslie E. Brooks 1885-90 Prelate D. Barker 1890-94 John L. Rapier 1894-97 Prelate D. Barker 1897-1914 J. Blocker Thornton 1914-23 Henry G. Reiser 1923-27 Robert S. Cartledge 1927-36 William B. Taylor 1936 William B. Taylor 1936-53 Taylor H. Henry 1953-54 Taylor H. Henry 1954-73

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