The Political Graveyard: Lorain, Ohio

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Lorain, Ohio
including Black River
Mayors, Postmasters

Mayors of Lorain, 1874-2011 (may be incomplete!)
Conrad Reid 1874-75 Thomas Gawn 1875 H. S. Rockwood 1875-76 F. W. Edison 1876 G. V. Bayley 1876-77 F. W. Edison 1877 F. P. Vernam 1877-78 T. W. Fancher 1878-79 Frank Hogan 1879-80 A. R. Fitzgerald 1880-81 G. J. Clark 1881-84 F. W. Edison 1884-86 Otto Braun 1886-88 A. H. Babcock 1888-90 W. B. Thompson 1890-94 George Wickens 1894-96 C. N. Snyder 1896 John B. Coffinberry 1896-98 A. H. Babcock 1898-1900 George L. Glitsch 1900-02 F. J. King 1902-08 A. A. King 1908-10 F. J. King 1910-12 T. W. Pape 1912-14 J. J. Pollock 1914-16 L. M. Moore 1916-18 A. J. Horn 1918-20 William F. Grall 1920-24 George Hoffman 1924-25 H. D. Walters 1925-26 William F. Grall 1926-28 J. C. Standen 1928-30 P. J. Goldthorpe 1930-32 Joseph Conley 1932-34 E. A. Braun 1934-38 G. P. Bretz 1938 A. Matuszak 1938-40 H. G. Van Wangen 1940-46 Patrick J. Flaherty 1946-52 John C. Jaworski 1952-62 Woodrow W. Mathna 1962-72 J. Zahorec 1972-80 W. Parker 1980-84 J. Zahorec 1984 Alex M. Olejko 1985-96 Joseph Koziura 1996-2000 Craig Foltin 2000-07 John Romoser 2007 Tony Krasienko 2008-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1875 Oct 7: Conrad Reid, resigned.

1933 Nov 7: E. A. Braun (Rep), elected.

1949 Nov 8: Patrick J. Flaherty (Dem), elected.

1999: Craig Foltin, elected.

2003: Craig Foltin, elected.

2007 Aug 1: Craig Foltin, resigned.

Postmasters at Lorain, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
S. L. Bowman as of 1901

Black River
(now Lorain)

Postmasters at Black River, 1845 (may be incomplete!)
Daniel T. Baldwin as of 1845

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