The Political Graveyard: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
including Kenwood Park
Mayors, Postmasters

Mayors of Cedar Rapids, 1878-2013 (may be incomplete!)
John T. Hamilton as of 1878 John T. Carmody 1909 M. J. Miles 1909-11 Frank K. Hahn as of 1950 Clarence L. Sedive as of 1951-52 Milo J. Sedlacek as of 1953-54 James J. Meaghan as of 1960 Robert M. L. Johnson 1962-67 Don Canney 1969-92 Paul Pate 2002-06 Kay Halloran 2006-09 Ron J. Corbett 2010-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1909 Aug 7: John T. Carmody, died in office.

1910: M. J. Miles, elected.

1989 Nov 7: Don Canney, elected.

2001 Nov 6: Paul Pate, elected; Lee Clancey, defeated.

2003 Nov 4: Paul Pate, elected; Paul T. Larson, defeated.

2005 Nov 8: Kay Halloran, elected; Scott Olson, defeated.

2009 Nov 3: Ron J. Corbett, elected; Brian Fagan, defeated; Paul T. Larson, defeated.

Postmasters at Cedar Rapids, 1846-1979 (may be incomplete!)
Joseph Greene 1846-49 Lawson Daniels 1849-53 Homer Bishop 1853-61 Joseph G. Davenport 1861-64 George Marvin Howlett 1864-71 Charles Weare 1871-79 William W. Smith 1879-86 Alexander Charles 1886-91 George A. Lincoln 1891-95 Alexander Charles 1895-99 William R. Boyd 1899-1909 Willis G. Haskell 1909-13 Charles D. Huston 1913-22 Frank K. Hahn 1922 Frank K. Hahn 1922-34 Frank B. Baldwin 1934-35 Frank B. Baldwin 1935-49 J. William McLaughlin 1949-50 Elbie R. Petro 1950-67 Walter C. Anawalt 1967 Walter C. Anawalt 1967 Charles J. Seda 1967-68 Charles J. Seda 1968-79

Kenwood Park
(annexed to Cedar Rapids 1926)

Postmasters at Kenwood Park, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
M. Jensen as of 1901

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