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Township Supervisors of Pittsfield Township and Pitt Township, Michigan

Supervisors of Pittsfield Township, 1841-2020 (may be incomplete!)
Samuel D. McDowell 1841-42 Heman Ticknor 1842-45 Ezra W. Whitmore 1845-48 Horace Carpenter 1848-50 Nathan Webb 1850-51 Allen Crittenden 1851-57 Nathan Webb 1857-60 Allen Crittenden 1860-69 David Wilsey 1869-75 David Depue 1875-76 Morton F. Case 1876-83 Henry Paul 1883-84 Morton F. Case 1884-1901 W. Alfred Hutzel 1901-15 John E. Fiegel 1915-16 Frank H. Ticknor 1916-27 Arthur H. Heininger 1927-39 Samuel A. Morgan 1939-61 Rudolph Schmerberg 1961-64 Melvin F. Hartman 1964-69 Robert A. Lillie 1969-83 E. A. Jackson Morris 1984-94 Douglas R. Woolley 1994-2000 James R. Walter 2000-08 Mandy Grewal 2008-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1880 Apr 5: Morton F. Case (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1885 Apr 6: Morton F. Case, elected.
  • 1888 Apr 2: Morton F. Case (Rep), elected.
  • 1891 Apr 6: Morton F. Case, elected.
  • 1892 Apr 4: Morton F. Case, elected.
  • 1893 Apr 3: Morton F. Case (Rep), elected; Adelbert Harris (Dem), defeated.
  • 1894 Apr 2: Morton F. Case (Rep), elected; John E. Fiegel (Dem), defeated.
  • 1895 Apr 1: Morton F. Case (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1896 Apr 6: Morton F. Case (Rep), elected; Charles H. Roberts (Dem), defeated.
  • 1897 Apr 5: Morton F. Case (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1898 Apr 4: Morton F. Case, elected.
  • 1899 Apr 3: Morton F. Case (Rep), elected.
  • 1900 Apr 2: Morton F. Case (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1901 Apr 1: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected; John E. Fiegel (Dem), defeated.
  • 1902 Apr 7: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected; John G. Bohnet (Dem), defeated.
  • 1903 Apr 6: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected; William W. Miller (Dem), defeated.
  • 1904 Apr 4: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected; Charles Mills (Dem), defeated.
  • 1905 Apr 3: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected.
  • 1906 Apr 2: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected.
  • 1907 Apr 1: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected; Housel (Dem), defeated.
  • 1908 Apr 6: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected; Jacob Bohnet (Dem), defeated.
  • 1909 Apr 5: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected.
  • 1910 Apr 4: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected; William W. Miller (Dem), defeated.
  • 1912 Apr 1: W. Alfred Hutzel (Rep), elected.
  • 1916 Apr 3: Frank H. Ticknor (Rep), elected; John E. Fiegel (Dem), defeated.
  • 1918 Apr 1: Frank H. Ticknor (Rep), elected.
  • 1919 Apr 7: Frank H. Ticknor (Rep), elected; Henry DePuy (Dem), defeated.
  • 1920 Apr 5: Frank H. Ticknor (Rep), elected; John E. Fiegel (Dem), defeated.
  • 1921 Apr 4: Frank H. Ticknor (Rep), elected; Charles W. Rose (Dem), defeated.
  • 1922 Apr 3: Frank H. Ticknor (Rep), elected; John E. Fiegel (Dem), defeated.
  • 1923 Apr 2: Frank H. Ticknor (Rep), elected; Charles W. Rose (Dem), defeated.
  • 1924 Apr 7: Frank H. Ticknor (Rep), elected; John E. Fiegel (Dem), defeated.
  • 1925 Apr 6: Frank H. Ticknor (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1926 Apr 5: Frank H. Ticknor (Rep), elected; John E. Fiegel (Dem), defeated.
  • 1927 Apr 4: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected.
  • 1928 Apr 2: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; Harry Crane (Dem), defeated.
  • 1929 Apr 1: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; Emanuel Huss (Dem), defeated.
  • 1930 Apr 7: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; Harry Crane (Dem), defeated.
  • 1931 Apr 6: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; Emanuel Huss (Dem), defeated.
  • 1932 Apr 4: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; Emanuel Huss (Dem), defeated.
  • 1933 Apr 3: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; Albert J. Parker (Dem), defeated.
  • 1934 Apr 2: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; Frank J. Forshee (Dem), defeated.
  • 1935 Apr 1: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; Frank J. Forshee (Dem), defeated.
  • 1936 Apr 6: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; James Withrow (Dem), defeated.
  • 1937 Apr 5: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; Frank J. Forshee (Dem), defeated.
  • 1938 Apr 4: Arthur H. Heininger (Rep), elected; Frank J. Forshee (Dem), defeated.
  • 1939 Apr 3: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected; Emanuel Huss (Dem), defeated.
  • 1940 Apr 1: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected; Frank J. Forshee (Dem), defeated.
  • 1941 Apr 7: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected; Ray L. Forshee (Dem), defeated.
  • 1942 Apr 6: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected; Daniel Hertler (Dem), defeated.
  • 1943 Apr 5: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1945 Apr 2: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected.
  • 1947 Apr 7: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected; John E. Marshall, Jr. (Dem), defeated.
  • 1949 Apr 4: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected; Kenneth Withrow (Dem), defeated.
  • 1951 Apr 2: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1953 Apr 6: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected; Carl E. Burkland (Dem), defeated.
  • 1955 Apr 4: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected.
  • 1957 Apr 1: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected.
  • 1959 Feb 16: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1959 Apr 6: Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1961 Feb 20: Rudolph Schmerberg (Rep), nominated; Samuel A. Morgan (Rep), defeated in primary; Robert A. Lillie (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 1961 Apr 3: Rudolph Schmerberg (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1963 Apr 1: Rudolph Schmerberg, elected.
  • 1964 Nov 3: Melvin F. Hartman, elected.
  • 1969 Aug 7: Melvin F. Hartman, resigned.
  • 1970 Aug 4: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1970 Nov 3: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1972 Aug 8: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1972 Nov 7: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1974 Aug 6: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1974 Nov 5: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), elected.
  • 1976 Nov 2: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1978 Aug 8: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1978 Nov 7: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1980 Aug 5: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1980 Nov 4: Robert A. Lillie (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1983: Robert A. Lillie, resigned.
  • 1984 Jan 1: E. A. Jackson Morris, appointed.
  • 1984 Aug 7: E. A. Jackson Morris (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1984 Nov 6: E. A. Jackson Morris (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1988 Aug 2: E. A. Jackson Morris (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1988 Nov 8: E. A. Jackson Morris (Rep), elected; Jesse Caravello, defeated.
  • 1992 Aug 4: E. A. Jackson Morris (Rep), nominated; Don Raley (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 1992 Nov 3: E. A. Jackson Morris (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1994: E. A. Jackson Morris, resigned; Douglas R. Woolley, appointed.
  • 1996 Aug 6: Douglas R. Woolley (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1996 Nov 5: Douglas R. Woolley (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 2000 Aug 8: James R. Walter (Dem), nominated unopposed.
  • 2000 Aug 8: Marlene Chockley (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 2000 Nov 7: James R. Walter (Dem), elected; Marlene Chockley (Rep), defeated.
  • 2004 Aug 3: James R. Walter (Dem), nominated unopposed.
  • 2004 Aug 3: Bob Bykowski (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 2004 Nov 2: James R. Walter (Dem), elected; Bob Bykowski (Rep), defeated.
  • 2008 Aug 5: Mandy Grewal (Dem), nominated; James R. Walter (Dem), defeated in primary.
  • 2008 Nov 4: Mandy Grewal (Dem), elected unopposed.
  • 2012 Aug 7: Mandy Grewal (Dem), nominated unopposed.
  • 2012 Nov 6: Mandy Grewal (Dem), elected unopposed.

    Pitt Township
    (renamed Pittsfield Township 1839)

    Supervisors of Pitt Township, 1834-40 (may be incomplete!)
    John Allison 1834-35 Samuel D. McDowell 1835-36 Alanson Doty 1836-37 Heman Ticknor 1837-40

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