The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Olathe, Kansas

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Mayors and Postmasters of Olathe, Kansas

Mayors of Olathe, 1952-2007 (may be incomplete!)
George H. Hodges 1900 Tom Poor as of 1952 Lloyd H. Squires as of 1953-54 Hal K. Robinson as of 1955-56 Larry L. Campbell as of 1997-99 Michael E. Copeland 2001-07

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1997 Apr 1: Larry L. Campbell, elected unopposed.

1999 Mar 2: Larry L. Campbell, nominated; H. Phil Mapes, nominated; Jeffery A. Emrick, defeated in primary.

1999 Apr 6: Larry L. Campbell, elected; H. Phil Mapes, defeated.

2001 Feb 27: Michael E. Copeland, nominated; H. Phil Mapes, nominated; Joshua Hutchison, defeated in primary.

2001 Apr 3: Michael E. Copeland, elected; H. Phil Mapes, defeated.

2003 Apr 1: Michael E. Copeland, elected unopposed.

2007 Apr 3: Michael E. Copeland, elected; Beverly Wittenborn, defeated.

Postmasters at Olathe, 1857-1976 (may be incomplete!)
John T. Barton 1857-58 Simon F. Hill 1858-59 Simon B. Myrick 1859-60 Jerome A. Soward 1861-62 John Francis 1862-63 Jesse H. Jackson 1863-64 Samuel E. McKee 1864-66 Addison Bowen 1866-68 William F. Goble 1868 James R. Brown 1868-74 James B. Pollock 1874-75 Frank R. Ogg 1875-80 S. R. Burch 1880-87 Robert A. A. Pilcher 1887-89 Henry A. Perkins 1889-91 Kate Shaw 1891-96 Jonathan L. Pettyjohn 1896-97 Frank R. Lanter 1897-1902 Charles Sprague 1902-05 Lewis W. Breyfogle 1905-07 Thomas L. Hogue 1907-15 James H. Cosgrove 1915-20 Homer M. Limbird 1920-21 Homer M. Limbird 1921-33 Cecil C. Pember 1933-34 Cecil C. Pember 1934-45 Paul A. Guess 1945-48 Jackson D. Hawks 1948-50 Edward R. Marshall 1950 Edward R. Marshall 1950-53 Joe E. Shears 1953-54 Ivan D. Holland 1954 Ivan D. Holland 1954-76

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