The Political Graveyard: Van Buren Township, Michigan

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Van Buren Township, Michigan
including Belleville
Township Supervisors, Mayors, Village Presidents, Postmasters

Supervisors of Van Buren Township, 1835-2009 (may be incomplete!)
Ebenezer C. Eaton as of 1835 Edward C. Stoelton 1969-70 Cindy King as of 2007 Paul White as of 2009

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1880 Apr 5: James A. Stevens (Dem), elected.

1923 Apr 2: Fred J. Vorce (Rep), elected.

1924 Apr 7: Fred J. Vorce (Rep), elected.

1926 Apr 5: Fred J. Vorce (Rep), elected; J. J. Amerman (Dem), defeated.

1933 Apr 3: Fred J. Vorce (Rep), elected.

1936 Apr 6: Fred J. Vorce (Rep), elected.

1939 Apr 3: Bertha S. Vorce (Rep), elected.

1940 Apr 1: Bertha S. Vorce (Rep), elected; Norman Cannis (Dem), defeated.

1941 Apr 7: Bertha S. Vorce (Rep), elected; George L. Busha (Dem), defeated.

1942 Apr 6: Bertha S. Vorce (Rep), elected.

1970 Aug 4: Rodney A. Bly (Dem), nominated; Edward C. Stoelton (Dem), defeated in primary.

1970 Aug 4: G. Elton Gollwitzer (Rep), nominated; Lawrence H. Krantz (Rep), defeated in primary.

1970 Nov 3: G. Elton Gollwitzer (Rep), elected; Rodney A. Bly (Dem), defeated.

Belleville
(subset of Van Buren Township until 1946)

Mayors of Belleville, 1969-71 (may be incomplete!)
Royce E. Smith as of 1969-71

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1970 Apr 6: Royce E. Smith, elected unopposed.

Village Presidents of Belleville, 1930 (may be incomplete!)
James C. Pullen as of 1930

Postmasters at Belleville, 1853-1981 (may be incomplete!)
Daniel L. Quirk 1853-54 John H. Campbell 1871-75 S. W. Campbell 1875 R. A. Campbell as of 1881-83 G. S. Earing as of 1887 E. M. Dean as of 1891 Helen C. Call as of 1901-03 James H. Codey as of 1907-11 Frank A. Prais 1946-49 Frank A. Prais 1949-57 Raymond J. O'Neil 1957-59 Raymond J. O'Neil 1959-81

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