The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Sylacauga, Alabama

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Mayors and Postmasters of Sylacauga, Alabama

Mayors of Sylacauga, 1887-2004 (may be incomplete!)
E. Murphy Douglas 1887-91 Robert L. Edwards 1891-93 Edwin W. Simpson 1893-95 James L. Wilkes 1895-99 Thomas P. Johnston 1901-05 Sterling P. McDonald 1905-10 Fred Prather 1910-12 W. L. Howard 1916-19 J. A. Shinn 1919-20 H. H. Howard 1920-22 J. E. Jordan 1922-24 P. L. Mosley 1924-26 H. H. Howard 1926-34 Thomas Avery Ogletree 1934-40 Howard Arrington Parker 1940-41 M. S. Hurston 1941-42 Miles Motes 1942-48 Edward J. Howard 1948-59 Joe P. Dark 1959-64 Earl V. Atkinson 1964-68 Joe P. Dark 1968-72 John Gann 1972 Curtis O. Liles 1972-76 W. Ross Payton 1976-80 Gene Stewart 1980-84 James Payton 1984-94 Jesse Cleveland 1994-2000 Bruce Carr 2000-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1941: Howard Arrington Parker, resigned.

1942: M. S. Hurston, resigned.

1959 Jun 1: Edward J. Howard, resigned.

1972 Sep 29: Joe P. Dark, resigned.

1984: Gene Stewart, died in office.

1994 Jul 28: James Payton, died in office.

Postmasters at Sylacauga, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
Sarah J. Hebson as of 1901

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