The Political Graveyard: Ballston Spa, New York

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Ballston Spa, New York
including Ballston, Ballston Springs
Mayors, Postmasters

Mayors of Ballston Spa, 1946-67 (may be incomplete!)
Purcell D. Ball as of 1946 Edward F. Leahy as of 1947 Charles G. Heniger as of 1957 William S. Kelley, Sr. as of 1965-67

Postmasters at Ballston Spa, 1890-1969 (may be incomplete!)
Frank Jones 1890-94 Henry C. Dater 1894-98 Frank Jones 1898-1905 Hiro J. Settle 1905-13 William S. Waterbury 1913-22 George I. Yost 1922 George I. Yost 1922-31 Walter H. Estes 1931-32 Walter H. Estes 1932-36 James J. O'Brien 1936 James J. O'Brien 1936-38 Edward J. Morley 1938-40 Edward J. Morley 1940-57 Arthur G. Wood 1957-58 Arthur G. Wood 1958-69

Ballston
(now Ballston Spa)

Postmasters at Ballston, 1816-90 (may be incomplete!)
Joseph Taylor as of 1816 Joel Lee 1829-41 James W. Horton 1841-44 George Thompson 1844-49 James Comstock 1849-51 James H. Speir 1851-53 Moses Williams 1853-61 Moses L. Williams 1861-69 James O. Leach 1869-81 Aurelia C. Leach 1881-82 Merritt J. Esmond 1882-83 Edward F. Grose 1883-85 Charles O. McCreedy 1885-89 Frank Jones 1889-90

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1881 Jan 13: James O. Leach, died in office.

Ballston Springs
(now Ballston Spa)

Postmasters at Ballston Springs, 1797-1829 (may be incomplete!)
Joshua Aldridge 1797-1805 Joel Lee 1805-29

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