The Political Graveyard: Naugatuck, Connecticut

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Naugatuck, Connecticut
including Union City
Mayors, First Selectmen, Wardens, Postmasters

Mayors of Naugatuck, 1955-2013 (may be incomplete!)
Charles F. Clark 1955-57 Adam T. Mengacci 1957-61 Joseph Raytkwich, Jr. 1961-65 Thomas Rowley 1965 Joseph Raytkwich, Jr. 1965-69 Paul Bessette 1969-71 Casmir J. Waskowicz 1971-73 William C. Rado, Sr. 1973-85 Terry Buckmiller 1985-89 John Letts, Sr. 1989-91 Robert Paolino 1991-95 William C. Rado, Sr. 1995-97 Timothy Barth 1997-99 Joan Taf 1999-2003 Ronald San Angelo 2003-07 Michael Bronko 2008-09 Robert A. Mezzo 2009-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

2011 May 2: Robert A. Mezzo (Dem), elected unopposed.

First Selectmen of Naugatuck, 1888-1957 (may be incomplete!)
Thomas Conran as of 1888 John J. Gorman as of 1896 Arthur W. Smith as of 1897-99 John A. Anderson as of 1901 Arthur W. Smith as of 1904 Alfred E. Schofield as of 1908 Patrick E. Scully as of 1909 Charles B. Andrew as of 1910 Joseph C. Flynn as of 1911 Charles O. Fellows as of 1915 Frank G. Arendholz as of 1919-20 George C. Lambert as of 1921 Frank G. Arendholz as of 1922-27 Mary Galeski as of 1947 Vernon Anderson as of 1949 Sophie C. Dethiefsen as of 1950 Nora Standbridge as of 1954-55 Catherine Nardello as of 1956 Nora Standbridge as of 1957

Wardens of Naugatuck, 1893-1955 (may be incomplete!)
George D. Bissell 1893-94 F. F. Schaffer 1894-95 E. Stevens 1895-97 John J. Gorman 1897-98 F. F. Schaffer 1898-1903 John J. Gorman 1903-04 W. T. Rodenbach 1904-06 Harry Roberts 1906-07 W. T. Rodenbach 1907-08 Thomas O'Loughlin 1908-09 Joshua W. Rogers 1909-10 William J. Neary 1910-12 A. Barton Cross, Jr. 1912-14 Howard B. Tuttle 1914-18 John J. Carroll 1918-19 Howard B. Tuttle 1919-20 John F. McDonough 1920-21 Walter E. Brown 1921-22 Harris Whittemore, Jr. 1922-24 Michael J. Langford 1924-25 Harris Whittemore, Jr. 1925-27 Arvid J. Anderson 1927-28 Frank T. Green 1928-29 Frank S. Lobdell 1929-30 Frank T. Green 1930-32 Harris Whittemore, Jr. 1932-34 John J. Sheridan 1934-41 Leo J. Brophy 1941-47 Harry L. Carter 1947-52 George Fellows 1952-53 Charles F. Clark 1953-55

Postmasters at Naugatuck, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
I. L. Trowbridge as of 1901

Union City

Postmasters at Union City, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
B. C. Hall as of 1901

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