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St. Clair Shores, Michigan
including Lake Township
Mayors, Village Presidents, Postmasters, Township Supervisors

Mayors of St. Clair Shores, 1951-2007 (may be incomplete!)
Robert E. Harrison 1951-52 Thomas S. Welsh 1952-60 Eugene Ellison 1961-65 Roy M. Geer 1965-69 John A. Roberts 1969-71 Frank J. McPharlin 1971-81 Marcel Werbrouck 1981 John A. Roberts 1981-83 Ted B. Wahby 1983-94 William J. Callahan 1995 Curtis L. Dumas 1995-2002 Robert A. Hison as of 2007

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1965 Apr 5: Roy M. Geer, elected; Joseph C. Soma, defeated.
  • 1967 May 2: Roy M. Geer, elected unopposed.
  • 1969 May 6: John A. Roberts, elected; Thomas L. Tomlinson, defeated.
  • 1971 Nov 2: Frank J. McPharlin, elected unopposed.
  • 1975 Nov 4: Frank J. McPharlin, elected unopposed.
  • 1979 Nov 6: Frank J. McPharlin, elected; John A. Roberts, defeated.
  • 1981 Nov 3: John A. Roberts, elected; LaVern A. Crouchman, defeated.
  • 1983 Nov 8: Ted B. Wahby, elected; C. Steve Baum, defeated.
  • 1987 Sep 15: Ted B. Wahby, nominated; Patricia M. Reaver, nominated; Veronica K. Martindale, defeated in primary.
  • 1987 Nov 3: Ted B. Wahby, elected; Patricia M. Reaver, defeated.
  • 1991 Nov 6: Ted B. Wahby, elected; Gisela S. Clark, defeated.
  • 1995 Sep 12: Curtis L. Dumas, nominated; John M. Maynard, nominated; Robert M. Sawicki, defeated in primary.
  • 1995 Nov 7: Curtis L. Dumas, elected; John M. Maynard, defeated.

    Village Presidents of St. Clair Shores, 1947-50 (may be incomplete!)
    Adrian A. Lingemann 1947-50

    Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1950 Nov 7: Adrian A. Lingemann, elected; Joseph Foster, defeated.

    Postmasters at St. Clair Shores, 1927-80 (may be incomplete!)
    Russel W. Swhier 1927-30 Walter F. Pratt 1930 Walter F. Pratt 1930-34 Helen MacMillan 1934-36 Helen MacMillan 1936-43 David E. Visnaw 1943-44 David E. Visnaw 1944-55 William F. Kunst 1955-56 William F. Kunst 1956-80

    Lake Township
    (most incorporated as city of St. Clair Shores 1951)

    Supervisors of Lake Township, 1922-50 (may be incomplete!)
    Adrian A. Lingemann 1922-49 Roy E. Visnaw 1949-50

    Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1933 Mar 6: David E. Visnaw (Dem), nominated unopposed.
  • 1933 Mar 6: Adrian A. Lingemann (Rep), nominated; William D. Warfield (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 1933 Apr 3: Adrian A. Lingemann (Rep), elected; David E. Visnaw (Dem), defeated; Justin W. Rose (Ind), defeated.
  • 1937 Apr 5: Adrian A. Lingemann (Rep), elected; Chester McEachern (Dem), defeated.
  • 1939 Apr 3: Adrian A. Lingemann (Rep), elected unopposed.
  • 1949 Apr 4: Roy E. Visnaw (Dem), elected; Adrian A. Lingemann (Rep), defeated.
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