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Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan
including Lambertville
Township Supervisors, Postmasters

Supervisors of Bedford Township, Monroe County, 1842-2012 (may be incomplete!)
Farley McLouth 1842-44 Daniel Hungerford 1844-45 Farley McLouth 1845-48 Henry Mason 1848-50 Thomas F. Aldrich 1850-51 C. F. W. Rawson 1851-53 George Kirkland 1853-54 Henry Mason 1854-55 Caleb D. Sumner 1855-57 R. S. Janney 1857-58 Caleb D. Sumner 1858-61 William Jenney 1861-63 Henry Mason 1863-65 Caleb D. Sumner 1865-67 Lewis McLouth 1867-68 A. C. Lambert 1868-69 John J. Sumner 1869-73 Obed Smith 1873-74 Moses J. Howe 1874-75 Obed Smith 1875-80 John J. Sumner 1880-81 Obed Smith 1881-82 Joseph R. Rogers 1882-88 Obed Smith 1888-89 Arthur O. Kinney 1889-90 Henry T. Brunt 1897-1900 Austin B. Tuttle 1900-05 Ira B. Osborn 1911-16 Clarence E. Janney 1924-29 Walter Wilburn as of 2007-09

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1897 Apr 5: Henry T. Brunt, elected.
  • 1898 Apr 4: Henry T. Brunt, elected.
  • 1899 Apr 3: Henry T. Brunt, elected.
  • 1900 Apr 2: Austin B. Tuttle, elected.
  • 1901 Apr 1: Austin B. Tuttle, elected.
  • 1902 Apr 7: Austin B. Tuttle, elected.
  • 1903 Apr 6: Austin B. Tuttle, elected.
  • 1904 Apr 4: Austin B. Tuttle, elected.
  • 1905 Apr 3: Clarence A. Harrick, elected.
  • 1906 Apr 2: Hall L. DeLand, elected.
  • 1911 Apr 3: Ira B. Osborn, elected.
  • 1912 Apr 1: Ira B. Osborn, elected.
  • 1913 Apr 7: Ira B. Osborn, elected.
  • 1914 Apr 6: Ira B. Osborn, elected.
  • 1915 Apr 5: Ira B. Osborn, elected.
  • 1922 Apr 3: Lemuel Johnston, elected.
  • 1923 Apr 2: Hall L. DeLand, elected.
  • 1924 Apr 7: Clarence E. Janney, elected.
  • 1925 Apr 6: Clarence E. Janney, elected.
  • 1926 Apr 5: Clarence E. Janney, elected.
  • 1927 Apr 4: Clarence E. Janney, elected.
  • 1928 Apr 2: Clarence E. Janney, elected.
  • 1930 Apr 7: Clarence E. Janney, elected.
  • 1935 Apr 1: Gust Kuhmann (Rep), elected; Matt Bukowski (Dem), defeated.
  • 1936 Apr 6: Gust Kuhmann (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1940 Apr 1: Gust Kuhmann (Rep), elected; Hugh Van Ness (Dem), defeated.
  • 1949 Apr 4: John G. Fielding (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 2012 Aug 7: Greg W. Stewart (Rep), nominated; Walter Wilburn (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 2012 Nov 6: Greg W. Stewart (Rep), elected unopposed.

    Lambertville
    (part of Bedford Township)

    Postmasters at Lambertville, 1871-1982 (may be incomplete!)
    John J. Sumner as of 1871-83 W. Opdyke as of 1887 Ezra A. Armstrong as of 1891 Henry L. Van Orman as of 1901-11 Elizabeth D. Malanson 1954-57 Denver D. Young 1957-82

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