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Jackson, Michigan
Mayors, Village Presidents, Postmasters


Mayors of Jackson, 1857-2002 (may be incomplete!)
James C. Woods 1857-58 Peter B. Loomis 1858-59 William Jackson 1859-60 Amos Root 1860-61 Amasa B. Gibson 1861-64 Delos Fisher 1864-65 Daniel B. Hibbard 1865-66 Moses A. McNaughton 1866-67 Warren N. Buck 1867-69 William M. Bennett 1869-71 Jasper H. Noyes 1871-72 Benjamin G. Mosher 1872-74 Henry A. Hayden 1874-76 James O'Donnell 1876-78 Cyrus W. Higby 1878-79 Joseph Mabley 1879-81 Dan V. Bunnell 1881-82 Winfield C. Heyser 1882-83 Joseph Mabley 1883-85 Eugene Pringle 1885-86 Clarence H. Bennett 1886-87 Henry Hayden 1887-88 Martin G. Loennecker 1889-90 Edwy Knight 1890-91 Martin G. Loennecker 1891-92 Andrew J. Weatherwax 1892-93 Thaddeus C. Brooks 1893-95 Andrew J. Weatherwax 1895-96 Josiah C. Richardson 1896-97 Martin G. Loennecker 1897-1900 William M. Palmer 1900 Frank Palmer 1901-02 Samuel Pickles 1902-04 William W. Todd 1904-07 Benjamin J. Glasgow 1907-09 Daniel C. Sauer 1909-13 Charles H. Bailey 1913-14 William Sparks 1915-19 Frank T. Bennett 1920-21 William M. Palmer 1922-25 Clark W. Brown 1926-27 Manly W. Hoffman 1928-29 Charles H. Patterson 1929 Milo R. Hulliberger 1930-31 Maurice Heuman 1932-34 William W. Wright 1934-35 Russell H. Bengel 1936-39 Daniel J. Hackett 1940-45 Edward F. Behan 1946-47 James M. Kearney 1947 James N. House 1948-55 Harold D. Miller 1956-59 Harold E. Nichols 1960 Bernie L. Magiera 1960-65 Mary A. Bennett 1966-67 Maurice B. Townsend 1968-71 Philip H. Conley 1972-75 Fred C. Janke 1976-79 O. B. Falls 1979-81 Albert W. Stern 1981-85 Richard L. Strunk 1985-87 Betty J. Granger 1987- Martin J. Griffin as of 2002

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1857: James C. Woods (Dem), elected; Charles W. Penny (Rep), defeated.
  • 1858: Peter B. Loomis (Rep), elected; James C. Woods (Dem), defeated.
  • 1859: William Jackson (Rep), elected; Fidus Livermore (Dem), defeated.
  • 1860: Amos Root (Rep), elected; Henry A. Hayden (Dem), defeated.
  • 1861: Amasa B. Gibson (Dem), elected; Dan Upton (Rep), defeated.
  • 1862: Amasa B. Gibson (Dem), elected; James E. Dyer (Rep), defeated.
  • 1863: Amasa B. Gibson (Dem), elected; Moses A. McNaughton (Rep), defeated.
  • 1864: Delos Fisher (Rep), elected; Henry A. Hayden (Dem), defeated.
  • 1865: Daniel B. Hibbard (Dem), elected; William Jackson (Rep), defeated.
  • 1866: Moses A. McNaughton (Rep), elected; Amasa B. Gibson (Dem), defeated.
  • 1867: Warren N. Buck (Dem), elected; E. A. Webster (Rep), defeated.
  • 1868: Warren N. Buck (Dem), elected; George H. Lathrop (Rep), defeated.
  • 1869: William M. Bennett (Dem), elected; George H. Lathrop (Rep), defeated.
  • 1870: William M. Bennett (Dem), elected; Moses A. McNaughton (Rep), defeated.
  • 1871: Jasper H. Noyes (Dem), elected; William L. Seaton (Rep), defeated.
  • 1872: Benjamin G. Mosher (Dem), elected; B. F. Eggleston (Rep), defeated.
  • 1873: Benjamin G. Mosher (Dem), elected; James O'Donnell (Rep), defeated.
  • 1877: James O'Donnell (Rep), elected; Douglas Gibson (Dem), defeated.
  • 1878: Cyrus W. Higby (Dem), elected; James O'Donnell (Rep), defeated.
  • 1880 Apr 5: Joseph Mabley (Dem), elected; N. C. Lowe (Rep), defeated; Milar McLaughlin (Greenback), defeated.
  • 1889 Apr 1: Martin G. Loennecker (Dem), elected.
  • 1900 Apr 2: William M. Palmer (Rep), elected; T. J. Bierney (Dem), defeated.
  • 1902 Apr 7: Samuel Pickles (Rep), elected; Henry H. Neesley (Dem), defeated.
  • 1903 Apr 6: Samuel Pickles (Rep), elected.
  • 1904 Apr 4: William W. Todd (Dem), elected.
  • 1907 Apr 1: Benjamin J. Glasgow (Rep), elected; William W. Todd (Dem), defeated.
  • 1909 Apr 5: Daniel C. Sauer (Dem), elected.
  • 1935 Nov 5: Russell H. Bengel, elected.


    Village Presidents of Jackson, 1843-57 (may be incomplete!)
    Abram V. Berry 1843-46 Jerome B. Eaton 1846-47 John Sumner 1847-48 Alva Gould 1848-49 Orson W. Bennett 1849-50 John Sumner 1850-52 G. Thompson Gridley 1852-54 John W. Hulen 1854-55 Fairchild Farrand 1855-56 Samuel Higby 1856-57


    Postmasters at Jackson, 1838-1971 (may be incomplete!)
    George B. Cooper 1838-46 Wilbur F. Storey 1846-49 James A. Dyer 1849-53 Reuben S. Cheney 1853-59 Joseph P. Shoemaker 1859-61 Amos Root 1861-66 Frank W. Anthony 1866-67 William L. Seaton 1867-85 William W. Van Antwerp 1885-88 William M. Bennett 1888-89 William L. Seaton 1889-93 Edward C. Morrissey 1893-98 Henry E. Edwards 1898-1902 Oscar J. R. Hanna 1902-06 Josiah C. Richardson 1906-14 John E. Shekell 1914-22 Fred J. Beaman 1922-35 Joseph A. Picard 1935-36 Joseph A. Picard 1936-62 Tracy W. Vaughn 1962-64 Tracy W. Vaughn 1964-71

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