The Political Graveyard: St. Joseph, Missouri

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St. Joseph, Missouri
Mayors, Town Presidents, Postmasters

Mayors of St. Joseph, 1851-1981 (may be incomplete!)
Thomas Mills 1851-52 Robert Lamdin 1852-53 James A. Anthony 1853-54 Robert Boyle 1854-55 Jonathan M. Bassett 1855-56 John Corby 1856-57 Armstrong Beattie 1857-59 M. Jeff Thompson 1859-60 Armstrong Beattie 1860-61 Frederick W. Smith 1861-62 Thomas Harbine 1862-64 W. R. Penick 1864-66 Armstrong Beattie 1866-67 Francis J. Davis 1867-68 George H. Hall 1868-70 John Severance 1870-74 Isaac T. Hosea 1874-78 Armstrong Beattie 1878-80 Joseph A. Piner 1880-82 Francis M. Posegate 1882-84 H. R. W. Hartwig 1884-86 Thomas H. Doyle 1886-88 George J. Englehart 1888-90 William M. Shepherd 1890-96 Lawrence A. Vories 1896-98 Peter J. Kirschner 1898 John Combe as of 1902 Alvah P. Clayton 1908-12 Charles A. Pfeiffer 1912-13 John C. Whitsell as of 1919 Elliot Marshall as of 1921 Henry E. Grosser as of 1925 Louis V. Stigall as of 1929 Phil J. Welch 1936-46 Henry David Allison as of 1949-50 Stanley I. Dale as of 1953-57 Arthur J. Meers as of 1961-66 Douglas A. Merrifield as of 1967-69 William J. Bennett as of 1973 Gordon J. Wiser as of 1978-81

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1908: Frank B. Fulkerson, defeated.

1912 Apr 2: Charles A. Pfeiffer (Rep), elected; Alvah P. Clayton (Dem), defeated.

Town Presidents of St. Joseph, 1845-50 (may be incomplete!)
Joseph Robidoux 1845-46 Wiley M. English 1846-47 Henry S. Creal 1847-48 Lewis Tracy 1848-49 James A. Anthony 1849-50

Postmasters at St. Joseph, 1843-1971 (may be incomplete!)
Frederick W. Smith 1843-44 William B. Almond 1844-45 William Irwin 1845-48 Joseph F. Wyatt 1848-49 Jesse Holladay 1849-52 Henry S. Creal 1852-53 Charles Dutzschky 1853-54 Henry Slack 1854-55 William A. Davis 1855-61 John L. Bittinger 1861-65 William Fowler 1865-66 George H. Hall 1866-67 Joseph J. Wyatt 1867-69 James M. Hunter 1869-71 Philip Arnholt 1871-75 John Severance 1875-76 Robert P. Richardson 1876 James T. Beach 1876-77 Francis M. Posegate 1877-81 Frank M. Tracy 1881-85 John C. Evans 1885-90 Charles F. Ernst 1890-92 Frank M. Atkinson 1892-1902 Arthur W. Brewster 1902-10 Lawrence O. Weakley 1910-14 Frank Freytag 1914-23 Elliot Marshall 1923-24 Elliot Marshall 1924-32 Leo V. Anderson 1932-36 Theo J. Quinn 1936 Theo J. Quinn 1936-61 Don C. Gilpin 1961 William J. Bennett 1961-63 David A. Hoverson 1963-65 David A. Hoverson 1965-71

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1892 Aug 2: Charles F. Ernst, died in office.

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