The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Mechanicville, New York

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Mayors and Postmasters of Mechanicville, New York

Mayors of Mechanicville, 1916-66 (may be incomplete!)
Homer Eckerson as of 1916 John W. Burke as of 1920-21 George O. Slingerland as of 1925-27 W. D. Tweedy as of 1928-29 Thomas J. Finigan as of 1930-35 Anson B. Collins as of 1938-39 Homer Eckerson 1940-44 Hawley B. Harvey as of 1947-49 Thomas E. Ryan as of 1950-53 James G. Heffernan 1955-56 Thomas D. Nolan 1956-59 John H. Connors as of 1966

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1925 Nov 3: George O. Slingerland, elected.

1927 Nov 8: W. D. Tweedy, elected.

1929 Nov 5: Thomas J. Finigan, elected.

1933 Nov 7: Thomas J. Finigan, elected.

1937 Nov 2: Anson B. Collins, elected.

1939 Nov 7: Homer Eckerson, elected.

1943 Nov 2: Homer Eckerson, elected.

1949 Nov 8: Thomas E. Ryan, elected.

1956: James G. Heffernan, resigned.

1956 May 24: Thomas D. Nolan, appointed.

Postmasters at Mechanicville, 1815-1972 (may be incomplete!)
Oliver Barrett, Jr. 1815-18 Isaac Hutton 1818-27 John Cross 1827-30 Cramer Vernam 1830-45 James D. Hart 1845-49 James Lee 1849-53 John Elmer 1853-59 Isaac M. Smith 1859-61 John C. Green 1861-63 Edward Noble 1863-65 Ephraim Lockwood 1865-72 Thomas P. Lockwood 1872-83 John E. Thomson 1883-85 Farrington L. Mead 1885-88 Thomas Murphy 1888-92 George B. Tripp 1892-96 Norman W. Kelso 1896-1900 George B. Tripp 1900-03 William G. Davry 1903-16 William H. Hickey 1916-21 Horton Davry 1921-34 Ella M. Hickey 1934-35 Ella M. Hickey 1935-45 Cornelius F. Green 1946-49 David M. Welch 1949 David M. Welch 1949-57 Sidney V. Fort, Jr. 1957-58 Sidney V. Fort, Jr. 1958-72

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1945 Jun 21: Ella M. Hickey, died in office.

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