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Mayors of Grosse Pointe, 1934-2013 (may be
incomplete!)
Herbert
B. Trix 1934-37
Joseph
M. Fee 1938
Dexter
M. Ferry, Jr. 1938-39
Mason
P. Rumney 1939-44
Chester
F. Carpenter 1944
Hugh
L. Dill 1944-45
Ralph
B. Netting 1945-53
Frederick
W. Parker, Jr. 1953-59
Kenneth
F. Bergmann 1959-60
Alonzo
C. Allen 1960-63
David
E. Burgess 1963-70
John
L. King 1970-78
Susan
Wheeler 2000-01
Dale
N. Scrace 2001-
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1937 Nov 2:
Joseph
M. Fee, elected unopposed.
1938 Apr 15:
Joseph
M. Fee, died in office.
1939 Nov 7:
Mason
P. Rumney, elected.
1941 Nov 4:
Mason
P. Rumney, elected unopposed.
1943 Nov 2:
Mason
P. Rumney, elected unopposed.
1944 Jan 20:
Mason
P. Rumney, died in office.
1945 Nov 6:
Ralph
B. Netting, elected unopposed.
1947 Nov 4:
Ralph
B. Netting, elected unopposed.
1949 Nov 1:
Ralph
B. Netting, elected unopposed.
1951 Nov 6:
Ralph
B. Netting, elected unopposed.
1953 Nov 3:
Frederick
W. Parker, Jr., elected;
D.
Robert Colegrove, defeated.
1955 Nov 1:
Frederick
W. Parker, Jr., elected unopposed.
1957 Nov 5:
Frederick
W. Parker, Jr., elected unopposed.
1959 Nov 3:
Kenneth
F. Bergmann, elected unopposed.
1960 Nov 1:
Kenneth
F. Bergmann, resigned.
1960 Nov 21:
Alonzo
C. Allen, appointed.
1961 Nov 7:
Alonzo
C. Allen, elected unopposed.
1963 Nov 5:
David
E. Burgess, elected unopposed.
1965 Nov 2:
David
E. Burgess, elected unopposed.
1967 Nov 7:
David
E. Burgess, elected unopposed.
1969 Nov 4:
David
E. Burgess, elected;
Walter
G. Huber, defeated.
1970 Nov 3:
David
E. Burgess, died in office.
1970 Nov 16:
John
L. King, appointed.
1971 Nov 2:
John
L. King, elected unopposed.
1973 Nov 6:
John
L. King, elected unopposed.
1975 Nov 4:
John
L. King, elected unopposed.
1977 Nov 8:
John
L. King, elected unopposed.
2001 Nov 6:
Dale
N. Scrace, elected unopposed.
2003 Nov 4:
Dale
N. Scrace, elected unopposed.
2005 Nov 8:
Dale
N. Scrace, elected;
Steve
Sholty, defeated.
2007 Nov 6:
Dale
N. Scrace, elected unopposed.
2009 Nov 3:
Dale
N. Scrace, elected unopposed.
2011 Nov 8:
Dale
N. Scrace, elected unopposed.
Village Presidents of Grosse Pointe, 1901-34 (may be
incomplete!)
Richard
P. Connor as of 1919-34
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1901 Mar 11:
Frank
R. Cadieux, elected unopposed.
1924 Mar 10:
Richard
P. Connor, elected;
Julius
Neff, defeated.
1925 Mar 9:
Richard
P. Connor, elected unopposed.
1926 Mar 8:
Richard
P. Connor, elected;
Ernest
E. Brown, defeated.
1930 Mar 10:
Richard
P. Connor, elected unopposed.
1931 Mar 9:
Richard
P. Connor, elected unopposed.
1932 Mar 14:
Richard
P. Connor, elected unopposed.
1934 Mar 12:
Richard
P. Connor, elected unopposed.
Postmasters at Grosse Pointe, 1871-1903 (may be
incomplete!)
Proctor
B. Weaver as of 1871
Alexander
Michie as of 1881
R.
W. Kirby as of 1883-87
F.
L. Cadieux as of 1891
Annie
Cadieux 1899-1903
Grosse Pointe Farms
(incorporated as village 1893, as city 1949)
Mayors of Grosse Pointe Farms, 1951-2013 (may be
incomplete!)
William
F. Connolly, Jr. 1951-66
William
G. Butler as of 1968-75
James
H. Dingeman as of 1978
Edward
Gaffney as of 1999-2003
James
C. Farquhar, Jr. 2002-
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1966:
William
F. Connolly, Jr., resigned.
2003 Nov 4:
James
C. Farquhar, Jr., elected;
Perry
Davis, defeated;
Therese
M. Joseph, defeated;
Joseph
T. Leonard, defeated.
2005 Nov 8:
James
C. Farquhar, Jr., elected unopposed.
2007 Nov 6:
James
C. Farquhar, Jr., elected unopposed.
2009 Nov 3:
James
C. Farquhar, Jr., elected unopposed.
2011 Nov 8:
James
C. Farquhar, Jr., elected unopposed.
Village Presidents of Grosse Pointe Farms, 1901-49 (may be
incomplete!)
Theodore
Beaupre 1924-26
Kenneth
L. Moore as of 1929-30
Michael
C. Beaupre 1931-32
Theodore
H. Hinchman 1933-36
James
K. Watkins 1943-49
William
F. Connolly, Jr. 1949
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1901 Mar 11:
Joseph
H. Berry (People's), elected unopposed.
1924 Mar 10:
Theodore
Beaupre, elected;
Edward
J. Tucker, defeated.
1925 Mar 9:
Theodore
Beaupre, elected;
Edward
J. Tucker, defeated.
1926 Mar 8:
Daniel
G. Allor, elected;
Arthur
W. Vernier, defeated.
1930 Mar 10:
Kenneth
L. Moore, elected unopposed.
1931 Mar 9:
Michael
C. Beaupre, elected;
Joseph
W. Snay, defeated.
1932 Mar 14:
Michael
C. Beaupre, elected unopposed.
1934 Mar 12:
Theodore
H. Hinchman, elected unopposed.
1936 Mar 9:
Theodore
H. Hinchman, elected unopposed.
1936 Jul 16:
Theodore
H. Hinchman, died in office.
1937 Mar 8:
Paul
H. Deming, elected unopposed.
1938 Mar 14:
Paul
H. Deming, elected unopposed.
1942 Mar 9:
Paul
H. Deming, elected unopposed.
1943 Jan 18:
Paul
H. Deming, resigned.
1943 Feb 11:
James
K. Watkins, nominated;
Joseph
W. Snay, nominated.
1943 Mar 8:
James
K. Watkins, elected;
Joseph
W. Snay, defeated.
1944 Mar 13:
James
K. Watkins, elected unopposed.
1945 Mar 12:
James
K. Watkins, elected unopposed.
1946 Mar 11:
James
K. Watkins, elected unopposed.
1947 Mar 10:
James
K. Watkins, elected unopposed.
1948 Mar 8:
James
K. Watkins, elected;
John
R. Sutton, Jr., defeated.
1949 Mar 14:
William
F. Connolly, Jr., elected unopposed.
Postmasters at Grosse Pointe Farms, 1901-11 (may be
incomplete!)
Francis
R. Cadieux as of 1901
William
L. Barker as of 1903
James
F. Locke as of 1911
Grosse Pointe Park
(incorporated as village 1907, as city 1950)
Mayors of Grosse Pointe Park, 1950-2013 (may be
incomplete!)
Homer
C. Fritsch 1950-57
Kenneth
W. Cunningham 1957-64
Matthew
C. Patterson 1964-78
Palmer
T. Heenan 1983-
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1950 Dec 11:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected unopposed.
1953 Apr 6:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected unopposed.
1955 Apr 4:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected;
Edmond
T. Neeme, defeated.
1957 Apr 1:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected unopposed.
1957 Apr 8:
Homer
C. Fritsch, died in office.
1959 Apr 6:
Kenneth
W. Cunningham, elected;
Stephen
Walker, defeated.
1961 Apr 3:
Kenneth
W. Cunningham, elected;
Hamilton
F. Kotcher, defeated.
1963 Apr 1:
Kenneth
W. Cunningham, elected unopposed.
1964:
Kenneth
W. Cunningham, resigned;
Matthew
C. Patterson, appointed.
1965 Apr 5:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected;
William
M. Fritz, defeated.
1967 Feb 20:
Matthew
C. Patterson, nominated;
William
R. Filbin, nominated;
Theodore
F. Feldman, defeated in primary.
1967 Apr 3:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected;
William
R. Filbin, defeated.
1969 Apr 7:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected unopposed.
1971 Nov 2:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected unopposed.
1973 Nov 6:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected unopposed.
1975 Nov 4:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected;
Douglas
G. Graham, defeated.
1977 Nov 8:
Matthew
C. Patterson, elected unopposed.
2003 Nov 4:
Palmer
T. Heenan, elected unopposed.
2005 Nov 8:
Palmer
T. Heenan, elected unopposed.
2007 Nov 8:
Palmer
T. Heenan, elected unopposed.
2009 Nov 3:
Palmer
T. Heenan, elected unopposed.
2011 Nov 8:
Palmer
T. Heenan, elected unopposed.
Village Presidents of Grosse Pointe Park, 1907-50 (may be
incomplete!)
Thomas
W. Corby 1907-09
Herman
Kreit 1909-10
Robert
Trombley 1910-12
Louis
N. Hilsendegen 1912-15
Julius
W. Berns 1915-18
George
Defer 1918-27
Alfred
J. Garska 1927-38
Karl
B. Goddard 1940-44
Howard
P. Parshall 1946-48
Homer
C. Fritsch 1948-50
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1915 Jan 11:
Julius
W. Berns, appointed.
1919 Mar 10:
George
Defer (People's), elected;
Christian
H. Haberkorn (Citizens), defeated.
1924 Mar 10:
George
Defer (People's), elected;
Adelbert
H. Lindley (Progressive), defeated.
1925 Mar 9:
George
Defer (People's), elected;
Adelbert
H. Lindley (Progressive), defeated.
1926 Mar 8:
George
Defer (People's), elected unopposed.
1930 Mar 10:
Alfred
J. Garska, elected;
John
Bery, defeated.
1932 Mar 14:
Alfred
J. Garska, elected unopposed.
1934 Mar 12:
Alfred
J. Garska, elected unopposed.
1936 Mar 9:
Alfred
J. Garska, elected;
Harry
C. Hanley, defeated.
1938 Mar 14:
Alfred
J. Garska, elected unopposed.
1942 Mar 9:
Karl
B. Goddard, elected unopposed.
1944 Mar 12:
Ward
S. Van Deusen, elected;
Louis
B. Ver Wiebe, defeated.
1946 Mar 11:
Howard
P. Parshall, elected unopposed.
1948 Mar 8:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected unopposed.
1950 Mar 13:
Homer
C. Fritsch, elected;
Carl
Schweikart, defeated.
Grosse Pointe Shores
(incorporated as village 1911, as city 2009)
Mayors of Grosse Pointe Shores, 2009-13 (may be
incomplete!)
James
M. Cooper 2009-11
Ted
Kedzierski 2011-
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
2011 Nov 8:
Ted
Kedzierski, elected;
James
M. Cooper, defeated.
Village Presidents of Grosse Pointe Shores, 1923-2009 (may
be incomplete!)
George
Osius as of 1923-26
Ernest
C. Putnam as of 1950-51
James
M. Cooper 2002-09
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1924 May 20:
George
Osius, elected unopposed.
1925 May 19:
George
Osius, elected unopposed.
1926 May 18:
George
Osius, elected unopposed.
1943 May 18:
Elroy
O. Jones, elected unopposed.
Grosse Pointe Woods
(renamed from Lochmoor 1939; became city 1950)
Mayors of Grosse Pointe Woods, 1950-2013 (may be
incomplete!)
Leon
D. Ratcliffe 1950-52
Paul
W. Rowe 1952-54
Waid
H. McKnight 1954-55
Ken
Koppin 1955-56
Ken
Koppin as of 1960
Kenneth
R. McLeod as of 1967
Benjamin
W. Pinkos as of 1974-78
Robert
E. Novitke 1990-
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1950 Dec 11:
Leon
D. Ratcliffe, elected;
Paul
W. Rowe, defeated.
1952 Apr 7:
Paul
W. Rowe, elected unopposed.
1953 Apr 6:
Paul
W. Rowe, elected;
Louis
C. Calcaterra, Jr., defeated.
1955 Apr 4:
Ken
Koppin, elected;
Waid
H. McKnight, defeated.
1973 Nov 6:
Benjamin
W. Pinkos, elected;
Marvin
R. Boutin, defeated.
1975 Nov 4:
Benjamin
W. Pinkos, elected unopposed.
1977 Nov 8:
Benjamin
W. Pinkos, elected;
William
Wilson, defeated.
2001 Nov 6:
Robert
E. Novitke, elected;
Edwin
Framalino, defeated.
2005 Nov 8:
Robert
E. Novitke, elected;
Patricia
Kukula Chylinski, defeated.
2009 Nov 3:
Robert
E. Novitke, elected unopposed.
Grosse Pointe Woods
(renamed from Lochmoor 1939; became city in
1950)
Village Presidents of Grosse Pointe Woods, 1942-50 (may be
incomplete!)
Alois
A. Ghesquiere as of 1942-50
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1942 Mar 9:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
1943 Mar 8:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
1944 Mar 13:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected;
Arnold
Diesing, defeated.
1945 Mar 12:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected;
Albert
Beaver, defeated.
1946 Mar 11:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
1947 Mar 10:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
1948 Mar 8:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected;
Earl
C. Mohan, defeated.
1949 Mar 14:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
1950 Mar 13:
Alois
A. Ghesquiere, elected unopposed.
Lochmoor
(renamed Grosse Pointe Woods in 1939)
Village Presidents of Lochmoor, 1930-38 (may be
incomplete!)
James
W. Carter 1930-31
Edmund
C. Vernier 1931-32
Roy
Crane as of 1933-34
Jules
De Porre as of 1936-38
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1930 Mar 10:
James
W. Carter, elected unopposed.
1931 Mar 9:
Edmund
C. Vernier, elected;
James
W. Carter, defeated.
1932 Mar 14:
Edmund
C. Vernier, elected unopposed.
1933:
Roy
Crane, elected.
1936 Mar 9:
Jules
De Porre, elected unopposed.
1937 Mar 8:
Jules
De Porre, elected;
William
Wright, defeated.
1938 Mar 14:
Jules
De Porre, elected;
Edgar
A. Beauchamp, defeated;
Ralph
J. Roselle, defeated.
Grosse Pointe Township
(subset of Grosse Pointe Shores, 1951-2009)
Supervisors of Grosse Pointe Township, 1901-2007 (may be
incomplete!)
Charles
A. Poupard 1923-26
Edmund
C. Vernier 1926-34
Norbert
F. Denk 1934-42
Julius
L. Berns 1942
Carl
Schweikart 1942-49
Ernest
C. Putnam as of 1950-63
Mary
Matuja as of 2007
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1901 Apr 1:
Trombley,
elected;
Archibald
Michie, defeated.
1924 Mar 5:
Charles
A. Poupard (Dem), nominated unopposed.
1924 Apr 7:
Charles
A. Poupard (Dem), elected unopposed.
1925 Apr 6:
Charles
A. Poupard (Dem), elected unopposed.
1926 Apr 5:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), elected;
Albert
F. Meininger (Rep), defeated.
1930 Apr 7:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), elected unopposed.
1931 Mar 2:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), nominated unopposed.
1931 Apr 2:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), elected unopposed.
1932 Mar 7:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), nominated unopposed.
1932 Apr 4:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), elected unopposed.
1933 Mar 6:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), nominated;
John
T. Hurley (Dem), defeated in primary;
Edward
H. Vincent (Dem), defeated in primary.
1933 Mar 6:
William
R. Hudson (Rep), nominated unopposed.
1933 Apr 3:
Edmund
C. Vernier (Dem), elected;
William
R. Hudson (Rep), defeated.
1934 Sep 28:
Edmund
C. Vernier, died in office.
1935 Apr 1:
William
R. Hudson (Rep), elected;
Norbert
F. Denk (Dem), defeated.
1936 Mar 2:
Norbert
F. Denk (Dem), nominated unopposed.
1936 Mar 2:
William
R. Hudson (Rep), nominated unopposed.
1936 Apr 6:
Norbert
F. Denk (Dem), elected;
William
R. Hudson (Rep), defeated.
1937 Mar 1:
Norbert
F. Denk (Dem), nominated unopposed.
1937 Apr 5:
Norbert
F. Denk (Dem), elected;
Charles
R. Bennett (Rep), defeated.
1938 Apr 4:
Norbert
F. Denk (Rep), elected unopposed.
1939 Apr 3:
Norbert
F. Denk, elected.
1940 Apr 1:
Norbert
F. Denk, elected unopposed.
1941 Apr 7:
Norbert
F. Denk, elected unopposed.
1942 Apr 6:
Norbert
F. Denk, elected unopposed.
1942 Apr 16:
Norbert
F. Denk, died in office.
1942 Apr 21:
Julius
L. Berns, appointed.
1942 Aug 1:
Carl
Schweikart, appointed.
1943 Feb 15:
Carl
Schweikart (Rep), nominated unopposed.
1943 Apr 5:
Carl
Schweikart (Rep), elected unopposed.
1945 Apr 2:
Carl
Schweikart (Rep), elected unopposed.
1947 Apr 7:
Carl
Schweikart (Rep), elected unopposed.
1949 Apr 4:
Carl
Schweikart (Rep), elected unopposed.
1951 Apr 2:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected.
1953 Apr 6:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1955 Apr 4:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1957 Apr 1:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1959 Apr 6:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1961 Apr 3:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1963 Apr 1:
Ernest
C. Putnam, elected unopposed.
1972 Nov 7:
George
A. Beauchamp (Rep), elected unopposed.
1974 Nov 5:
George
A. Beauchamp (Rep), elected unopposed.
Lake Township
(subset of Grosse Pointe Shores, 1951-2009)
Supervisors of Lake Township, 1951-2008 (may be
incomplete!)
Theodore
A. McGraw as of 1951-53
Harry
Garland as of 1955-69
Richard
F. Fox as of 2007-08
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1951 Apr 2:
Theodore
A. McGraw, elected unopposed.
1953 Apr 6:
Theodore
A. McGraw, elected unopposed.
1955 Apr 6:
Harry
Garland, elected unopposed.
1957 Apr 1:
Harry
Garland, elected unopposed.
1963 Apr 1:
Harry
Garland, elected unopposed.
2008 Nov 4:
Richard
F. Fox (Rep), elected unopposed.
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