The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of New Albany, Indiana

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Mayors and Postmasters of New Albany, Indiana

Mayors of New Albany, 1893-1963 (may be incomplete!)
William A. Broecker 1893-94 Thomas W. Armstrong 1894-95 Noble F. Mitchell 1941-42 John Tribbey 1942 Chester V. Lorch 1942 John Miller 1942 C. Robert Brooks 1942 Raymond L. Jaegers 1943-46 C. Pralle Erni 1950-63

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1894 Apr 6: Edwin F. Catley (Dem), nominated; John Mathes (Dem), defeated in primary; William Mix (Dem), defeated in primary; Robert F. Kraft (Dem), defeated in primary.

1894 May 1: Thomas W. Armstrong (Rep), elected; Edwin F. Catley (Dem), defeated.

1942: Noble F. Mitchell, died in office; Chester V. Lorch, resigned.

1942 Nov 3: Raymond L. Jaegers (Rep), elected.

1946 Sep 5: Raymond L. Jaegers, died in office.

1963 Nov 5: Garrett Inman (Rep), elected; C. Pralle Erni (Dem), defeated.

Postmasters at New Albany, 1814-1976 (may be incomplete!)
Joel Scribner 1814-23 Harvey Scribner 1823-36 Alexander S. Burnett 1836-41 John V. Varnam 1841-42 Alexander S. Burnett 1842-45 Calvin W. Ruter 1845-49 George H. Harrison 1849-53 Martin H. Ruter 1853 Phineas M. Kent 1853 Francis M. Gwin 1853-61 William J. Newkirk 1861 John M. Wilson 1861-69 David W. Voyles 1869-77 Madison M. Hurley 1877-85 John B. Mitchell 1885-89 Walter B. Godfrey 1889-93 Charles W. Schindler 1893-97 Maurice Morris 1897-99 Robert W. Morris 1899-1911 M. Bert Thurman 1911-15 John A. Cody 1915-22 Thomas J. Jackson 1922-23 Thomas J. Jackson 1923-33 William S. Darneal 1933-34 William S. Darneal 1934-60 Wilford M. Kron 1960-61 Ellsworth G. Hartley 1961-63 Ellsworth G. Hartley 1963-76

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