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Keokuk, Iowa
Mayors, Postmasters, Suveyors of Customs

Mayors of Keokuk, 1873-1989 (may be incomplete!)
Daniel F. Miller as of 1873 John N. Irwin 1876 John N. Irwin 1887 Charles Off 1910 Joshua F. Elder 1910-12 F. A. Wilmering as of 1950 Herbert Schouten as of 1951-54

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1910 Mar 21: Joshua F. Elder, nominated; Charles Off, nominated; John W. Rovane, Sr., defeated in primary; W. E. Strimback, defeated in primary; W. Frank Brown, defeated in primary; H. L. Sutlive, defeated in primary.
  • 1910 Apr 4: Joshua F. Elder, elected; Charles Off, defeated.
  • 1912 Mar 11: Joshua F. Elder, nominated; Ed S. Lofton, nominated; John W. Rovane, Sr., defeated in primary; John A. Dunlap, defeated in primary.
  • 1912 Mar 25: Joshua F. Elder, elected; Ed S. Lofton, defeated.
  • 1914 Mar 16: J. F. Sanders, nominated; S. W. Moorhead, nominated; John W. Rovane, Sr., defeated in primary; E. E. Hawkes, defeated in primary; Sam C. Westcott, defeated in primary; J. P. Dickson, defeated in primary; M. R. Welch, defeated in primary.
  • 1914 Mar 30: S. W. Moorhead, elected; J. F. Sanders, defeated.
  • 1916 Mar 13: Ed S. Lofton, nominated; J. F. Sanders, nominated; John W. Rovane, Sr., defeated in primary; M. E. Justice, defeated in primary.
  • 1916 Mar 27: Ed S. Lofton, elected; J. F. Sanders, defeated.
  • 1989 Nov 7: Ronald O. Bramhall, elected.

    Postmasters at Keokuk, 1841-1978 (may be incomplete!)
    Laban B. Fleak 1841-44 William S. McGavie 1844-45 Adam Hine 1845-49 John W. Ogden 1849-53 William Patterson 1853-55 Ansel T. Walling 1855-57 William Patterson 1857-60 Richard McAllister 1860-61 James B. Howell 1861-66 John Adair McDowell 1866-67 James C. Parrott 1867-79 Samuel M. Clark 1879-85 Patrick Gibb 1885-89 Richard Root 1889-93 Rollin Clark 1893 David J. Ayres 1893-98 Asaph Buck 1898-1906 Samuel W. Moorehead 1906-14 Edward P. McManus 1914-18 Edward W. McManus 1918 Joshua F. Elder 1918-23 William C. Howell 1923-28 Virginia L. Howell 1928-29 John R. Irwin 1929-33 Thomas J. McManus 1933-34 Thomas J. McManus 1934-56 William L. Talbot 1957 William L. Talbot 1957-78

    Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1918 Jan 8: Edward P. McManus, died in office.
  • 1928 May 21: William C. Howell, died in office.
  • 1956 Dec 8: Thomas J. McManus, died in office.

    Surveyors of Customs at Keokuk, 1869 (may be incomplete!)
    John Stannus as of 1869

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