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Mayors and Postmasters of Atlantic City, New Jersey


Mayors of Atlantic City, 1854-2009 (may be incomplete!)
Chalkley S. Leeds 1854-56 Richard Hacket 1856 John G. W. Avery 1856-57 Lewis Reed 1858-61 Chalkley S. Leeds 1862 Jacob Middleton 1863-64 Robert T. Evard 1865 David W. Belisle 1866-67 Lemuel C. Eldridge 1868 John J. Gardner 1868-72 Charles Souder 1873 John J. Gardner 1874-75 Willard Wright 1876-77 John L. Bryant 1878 Willard Wright 1879 Harry L. Slape 1880 Willard Wright 1881 Charles Maxwell 1882-85 Thomas C. Garrett 1886 Samuel D. Hoffman 1887-91 Willard Wright 1892-93 Franklin P. Stoy 1894-97 Joseph Thompson 1898-99 Franklin P. Stoy 1900-11 George Carmany 1911 Harry Bacharach 1912 William Riddle 1912-16 Harry Bacharach 1916-20 Edward L. Bader 1920-27 Anthony M. Ruffu 1927-30 Joseph Paxson 1930 Harry Bacharach 1930-35 Charles D. White 1935-40 Thomas D. Taggart 1940-44 Joseph Altman 1944-67 Richard S. Jackson 1967-69 William T. Somers 1969-72 Joseph Bradway, Jr. 1972-76 Joseph Lazarow 1976-82 Michael J. Matthews 1982-84 James L. Usry 1984-90 Jim Whelan 1990-2001 Lorenzo T. Langford 2001-05 Bob Levy 2005-07 William Marsh 2007 Scott K. Evans 2007-08 Lorenzo T. Langford 2008-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1982 Jun 15: Michael J. Matthews, elected; James L. Usry, defeated.
  • 1984 Mar 13: Michael J. Matthews, recalled.
  • 1984 Mar 13: James L. Usry, elected; Michael J. Matthews, defeated; John Pollilo, defeated.
  • 1986 Jun 10: Dolores G. Cooper, defeated.
  • 1990 May 8: Dolores G. Cooper, defeated; Joseph Polillo, defeated.
  • 1998 May 12: Joseph Polillo, defeated.
  • 2003 Jun 3: Scott K. Evans (Dem), defeated in primary.
  • 2005 Nov 8: Joseph Polillo, defeated.
  • 2007 Oct 10: Bob Levy, resigned.
  • 2008 Nov 4: Joseph Polillo, defeated.
  • 2009 Nov 3: Joseph Polillo, defeated.


    Postmasters at Atlantic City, 1854-1969 (may be incomplete!)
    Robert B. Leeds 1854-56 Thomas McNeelis 1856-58 Michael Lawlor 1858-61 Lewis Reed 1861-72 Levi C. Albertson 1872-86 Willard Wright 1886-90 Levi C. Albertson 1890-94 Richard W. Sayre 1894-96 Michael A. Devine 1896-1901 Harry Bacharach 1901-11 Frank J. Moore 1912-13 Harvey Thomas 1913-14 William B. Loudenslager 1914-22 Frank J. Moore 1922-23 Alfred J. Perkins 1923-34 Albert M. Simpson 1934-35 Thomas C. Stewart 1935-53 Frank C. Fertig 1953-55 Frank C. Fertig 1955-69

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