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Mayors and Postmasters of Massillon, Ohio


Mayors of Massillon, 1931-54 (may be incomplete!)
Jacob S. Coxey as of 1931-33 Henry Krier as of 1937 S. Robert Weirich as of 1949-53 Edgar L. Lash as of 1954

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1931: Jacob S. Coxey (Rep), nominated.
  • 1931: Jacob S. Coxey (Rep), elected.
  • 1933: Jacob S. Coxey (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 1933 Nov 7: William Limback (Dem), elected.
  • 1941: Jacob S. Coxey (Dem), defeated in primary.
  • 1943: Jacob S. Coxey (Dem), defeated.
  • 1949 Nov 8: S. Robert Weirich (Rep), elected.


    Postmasters at Massillon, 1827-1969 (may be incomplete!)
    Mahen Folger 1827-28 William M. Folger 1828-30 Alexander McCulley 1830-39 Matthew Johnson 1839-41 Abel Underhill 1841-42 Greenberry W. Williams 1842-45 Samuel McCaughey 1845-49 Samuel F. Jones 1849-53 John Shepley 1853-55 John J. Hofman 1855-61 John Schertzer 1861-69 Isaac H. Brown 1869-74 Charles F. Ricks 1874-82 Richard B. Crawford 1882-86 Anthony Howells 1886-88 Felix R. Shepley 1888-91 Clement Russell 1891-96 Felix R. Shepley 1896-1900 Louis A. Koons 1900-08 John Ellis 1908-13 Henry B. Sibila 1913-21 Godfrey Gesen 1921-30 George H. Shauf 1930-32 Harry A. Koontz 1932-33 Fred W. Justus 1933-34 Fred W. Justus 1934-49 James E. Snee 1949-50 James E. Snee 1950-64 Willard C. Geis 1964-65 Willard C. Geis 1965-67 Andrew Bartko 1967-69

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