The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Decatur, Illinois

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Mayors and Postmasters of Decatur, Illinois

Mayors of Decatur, 1856-2011 (may be incomplete!)
John P. Post 1856 William A. Barnes 1857 James B. Shoaff 1858 A. T. Hill 1859 Sheridan Wait 1860 E. O. Smith 1861 Thomas O. Smith 1862 J. J. Peddecord 1863-65 Franklin Priest 1865-66 John K. Warren 1867 Isaac C. Pugh 1868 William L. Hammer 1869 Franklin Priest 1870 E. M. Misner 1871 D. S. Shellabarger 1872 Martin Forstmeyer 1873 Franklin Priest 1874 R. H. Meriwether 1876 W. B. Chambers 1876-77 Franklin Priest 1878 L. L. Haworth 1879 H. W. Waggoner 1880-82 W. B. Chambers 1883-84 M. F. Kanan 1885-90 W. B. Chambers 1891-92 David C. Moffitt 1893-94 D. H. Conklin 1895-96 B. Z. Taylor 1897-98 George A. Stadler 1899-1900 Charles F. Shilling 1901-04 G. W. Lehman 1905-06 E. S. McDonald 1907-09 Charles M. Borchers 1909-11 Dan Dinneen 1911-19 Charles M. Borchers 1919-23 Elmer R. Elder 1923-27 O. W. Smith 1927-28 Harry E. Barber as of 1935 Charles E. Lee as of 1937 Harry E. Barber as of 1938 Charles E. Lee as of 1942 James A. Hedrick 1945-51 Robert E. Willis 1951-54 Clarence A. Sablotny as of 1958 Robert A. Grohne 1959-63 Terry M. Hawley as of 1995-2003 Paul Osborne as of 2003-07 Michael T. McElroy as of 2011

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1927 Apr 19: O. W. Smith, elected; Elmer R. Elder, defeated.

1951 Apr 17: Robert E. Willis, elected; Earl V. Smith, defeated.

Postmasters at Decatur, 1830-1976 (may be incomplete!)
Daniel McCall 1830-31 Isaac C. Pugh 1831-34 Daniel McCall 1834-35 William Cantrell 1835-37 John G. Speer 1837-40 Wilson Allen 1840-41 Samuel C. Allen 1841-45 Alexander Mahood 1845-49 Preston Butler 1849-51 William J. Usrey 1851-53 John P. Post 1853-58 Philip B. Shepherd 1858-59 John Ryan 1859-66 Hiram Buck 1866-67 George B. Peake 1867-69 William J. Usrey 1869-71 Isaac C. Pugh 1871-74 Robert P. Lytle 1874-87 Samuel S. Jack 1887-91 John T. Hubbard 1891-94 Jerry Donahue 1894-97 William F. Calhoun 1897-1913 Wilson M. Bering 1913-21 Jacob H. Hill 1922 Jacob H. Hill 1922-33 Harmon R. Andrews 1933-34 James M. Allen 1934-49 Richard E. Ellison 1949-50 Richard E. Ellison 1950-57 Ralph G. Turner 1957-58 Chauncey C. Glosser 1958-76

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1874 Nov 19: Isaac C. Pugh, died in office.

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