The Political Graveyard: Alton, Illinois

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Alton, Illinois
including Lower Alton, Upper Alton
Mayors, Postmasters

Mayors of Alton, 1846-2011 (may be incomplete!)
Lyne S. Metcalfe 1840 George T. Brown as of 1846-47 Joseph Brown as of 1856-57 A. W. Young 1901 George T. Davis as of 1925 Otto J. Hoffman as of 1935-37 Leo J. Struif 1938-42 Harold F. Wadlow as of 1945-47 Earl Linkogle 1952-53 Leo J. Struif 1953-56 P. W. Day as of 1958 Paul A. Lenz as of 1969 Donald E. Sandidge as of 2007 Tom Hoechst as of 2011

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1901 Apr 16: A. W. Young, elected; Dennis Noonan, defeated.

1953 Apr 7: Leo J. Struif, elected; Earl Linkogle, defeated; Harold F. Wadlow, defeated.

Postmasters at Alton, 1835-1977 (may be incomplete!)
Jacob C. Bruner 1835-38 Nathaniel Buckmaster 1838-41 Cyrus Edwards 1841-43 Benjamin H. Edwards 1843-44 John Hatch 1844-45 Peter Menild 1845-47 Timothy Souther 1847-53 Revel W. English 1853-61 Joshua G. Lamb 1861-75 Isaac J. Richmond 1875-78 Charles Holden, Jr. 1878-86 Thomas H. Perrin 1886-89 Wilbur T. Norton 1889-94 John Buckmaster 1894-96 Julia Buckmaster 1896-97 Wilbur T. Norton 1897-1906 Henry Brueggemann 1906-14 Joseph L. Lampert 1914-21 Gill Lane 1921-22 William Fries 1922-24 Paul B. Cousley 1924-25 Paul B. Cousley 1925-33 Joseph L. Lampert 1933-34 Joseph L. Lampert 1934-44 Harold Klinke 1944-45 Harold Klinke 1945-77

Lower Alton
(now part of Alton)

Postmasters at Lower Alton, 1831-35 (may be incomplete!)
Jacob C. Bruner 1831-35

Upper Alton
(now part of Alton)

Mayors of Upper Alton, 1901 (may be incomplete!)

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1901 Apr 16: Anton Kleinschnittger (People's), elected; C. W. Leverett (Citizens), defeated.

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