The Political Graveyard: Battle Creek, Michigan

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Battle Creek, Michigan
including Battle Creek Township
Mayors, Village Presidents, Postmasters, Township Supervisors

Mayors of Battle Creek, 1859-2013 (may be incomplete!)
Elijah Pendill 1859-61 Alonzo Noble 1862 Chester Buckley 1863 Elijah Pendill 1864 Tolman W. Hall 1865 Theron H. Tracy 1866 Erastus Hussey 1867 William Wallace 1868 Thomas Hart 1869-70 Nelson Eldred 1871 George N. Wakefield 1872 Edward Cox 1873-74 Victory P. Collier 1875 Charles Austin 1876-77 James L. Whitcomb 1878 Clement R. Thompson 1879-80 Edwin C. Nichols 1880 George E. Howes 1881 William C. Gage 1882 Simeon French 1883-84 Frank M. Rathbun 1885 Henry Clay Hall 1886-88 James Green 1889 John W. Bailey 1890 Fred M. Wadleigh 1891 Joseph L. Cox 1892 Austin S. Parker 1893-94 John H. Mykins 1895 Frank Turner 1896 Abraham T. Metcalf 1897 Miles S. Curtis 1898-99 Ephraim W. Moore 1899-1900 Leon M. Gillette 1900-01 Fred H. Webb 1902-04 Frank W. Clapp 1904 George S. Barnes 1905-07 Charles C. Green 1907-09 John W. Bailey 1909-11 Thomas Zellinsky 1911-13 John W. Bailey 1913-15 James W. Marsh 1915-17 Charles Edward Wilson 1917-19 Charles W. Ryan 1919-21 Charles C. Green 1921-27 John W. Bailey 1927-29 William P. Penty 1930-33 J. William Murphy 1933-37 Robert J. Hamilton 1937-39 Floyd H. Barry 1939-43 Bernard E. Godde 1943-47 William V. Bailey 1947-53 Frank C. Wagner 1953-57 Russell V. Worgess 1957-59 Raymond M. Turner 1959-60 Preston J. Kool as of 1967 John J. H. Schwarz 1985-87 Brian K. Kirkham as of 2002 John K. Godfrey as of 2005-07 Mark A. Behnke as of 2008 Susan Baldwin as of 2013

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1880 Apr 5: Edwin C. Nichols (Rep), elected.

1896 Apr 6: Frank Turner (Dem), elected; Fred H. Webb (Rep), defeated.

1899 Apr 3: Ephraim W. Moore (Rep), elected.

1900 Apr 2: Leon M. Gillette (Rep), elected; Abraham T. Metcalf (Dem), defeated.

1901 Apr 1: Leon M. Gillette (Rep), elected; A. B. Williams (Dem), defeated; Brown (Social Democratic), defeated.

1902 Apr 7: Fred H. Webb (Rep), elected.

1903 Apr 6: Fred H. Webb (Rep), elected.

1907 Apr 1: Charles C. Green (Rep), elected.

1909 Apr 5: John W. Bailey (Dem), elected.

1911 Apr 3: Thomas Zellinsky (Rep), elected; Will A. Cady (Dem), defeated.

1921 Apr 4: Charles C. Green, elected; Howard H. Batdorff, defeated.

1923 Apr 2: Charles C. Green (Rep), elected; Howard H. Batdorff, defeated.

1929 Aug 9: John W. Bailey, died in office.

1930 Apr 7: William P. Penty, elected unopposed.

1933 Apr 3: J. William Murphy, elected.

Village Presidents of Battle Creek, 1850-58 (may be incomplete!)
William Brooks 1850 Charles Mason 1851-52 Edward Cox 1853 Richard T. Merrill 1854-55 Chester Buckley 1856-57 Jonathan Hart 1858 Leander Etheridge 1858

Postmasters at Battle Creek, 1834-1973 (may be incomplete!)
Nedabiah Angell 1834-35 Sands McCamley 1835-41 John L. Bolkcom 1841-45 Alonzo Noble 1845-49 Homer Marsh 1849 Leonard H. Stewart 1849-53 Alonzo Noble 1853-58 William S. Pease 1858 George Mead 1858-59 William M. Campbell 1859-60 George Mead 1860-61 Tolman W. Hall 1861-66 Edward Van Demark 1866-67 Chandler Ford 1867-69 James S. Upton 1869-71 Digby V. Bell 1871 William Wallace 1871-86 John W. Fletcher 1886-90 William H. Mason 1890-94 Charles E. Thomas 1894-98 Frank H. Latta 1898-1906 Miles S. Curtis 1906-14 Edward Austin 1914-23 John C. Davis 1923-24 John C. Davis 1924-36 Frank E. Browning 1936-47 Frank L. Haver 1947-50 James O. Curry 1950-54 Alton C. Britton 1954-58 Martin J. McGee 1958 Aulbirt D. Cox 1958-61 Thomas A. Dowell 1961 Thomas A. Dowell 1961-73

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1871 Oct 28: Digby V. Bell, died in office.

Battle Creek Township
(merged with Battle Creek city 1983)

Supervisors of Battle Creek Township, 1901-68 (may be incomplete!)
Harry A. DeMaso 1952-65 Raymond O. Struble as of 1968

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1901 Apr 1: George R. Peet (Rep), elected.

1902 Apr 7: George R. Peet (Rep), elected unopposed.

1933 Apr 3: Walter Betterly (Rep), elected; Harry C. Gove (Citizens), defeated; Harry Briggs (Dem), defeated.

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