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Mayors and Postmasters of Youngstown, Ohio

Mayors of Youngstown, 1850-2012 (may be incomplete!)
John Heiner 1850-51 Robert W. Tayler 1851-52 Stephen F. Burnett 1852-53 William G. Moore 1853-55 William Rice 1855-56 Thomas W. Sanderson 1856-57 Reuben Carroll 1857-62 Peter W. Keller 1862-63 John Manning 1863 Thomas H. Wells 1863-64 Brainard S. Higley 1864-66 George McKee 1866-72 John D. Raney 1872-74 William M. Osborn 1874-76 Matthew Logan 1876-80 William J. Lawthers 1880-84 Walter L. Campbell 1884-86 Samuel A. Steele 1886-88 Randall Montgomery 1888-92 I. B. Miller 1892-96 Edmond H. Moore 1896-1900 Frank L. Brown 1900-02 W. T. Gibson 1903-05 Frank L. Baldwin 1906-07 Alvin W. Craver 1908-12 Fred A. Hartenstein 1912-16 Carroll Thornton 1916-18 Alvin W. Craver 1918-20 Fred J. Warnock 1920-22 George Oles 1922 William G. Reese 1922-23 Charles Scheible 1924-27 Joseph L. Heffernan 1928-31 Mark E. Moore 1932-35 Lionel Evans 1936-39 William B. Spagnola 1940-43 Ralph W. O'Neill 1944-47 Charles P. Henderson 1948-54 Frank X. Kryzan 1954-59 Frank R. Franko 1960-61 Harry N. Savesten 1962-63 Anthony B. Flask 1964-69 Jack Hunter 1970-78 J. Phillip Richley 1978-84 Patrick J. Ungaro 1984-97 George McKelvey 1997-2005 Jay Williams 2006-11 Chuck Sammarone 2011-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1850 Jun 15: John Heiner, elected.
  • 1851 Apr 7: Robert W. Tayler, elected.
  • 1852 Apr 5: Stephen F. Burnett, elected.
  • 1853 Apr 4: William G. Moore, elected.
  • 1854 Apr 3: William G. Moore, elected.
  • 1855 Apr 2: William Rice, elected.
  • 1856 Apr 7: Thomas W. Sanderson, elected.
  • 1857 Apr 6: Reuben Carroll, elected.
  • 1858: Reuben Carroll, elected.
  • 1859: Reuben Carroll, elected.
  • 1860: Reuben Carroll, elected.
  • 1861: Reuben Carroll, elected.
  • 1862 Apr 7: Peter W. Keller, elected.
  • 1863: John Manning, resigned.
  • 1863 Apr 6: John Manning, elected.
  • 1864 Apr 4: Brainard S. Higley, elected.
  • 1865 Apr 3: Brainard S. Higley, elected.
  • 1866 Apr 2: George McKee, elected.
  • 1867 Apr 1: George McKee, elected.
  • 1868 Apr 6: George McKee, elected.
  • 1870 Apr 4: George McKee, elected.
  • 1872 Apr 1: John D. Raney, elected.
  • 1874 Apr 6: William M. Osborn, elected.
  • 1876 Apr 3: Matthew Logan, elected.
  • 1878 Apr 1: Matthew Logan, elected.
  • 1880 Apr 5: William J. Lawthers, elected.
  • 1882 Apr 3: William J. Lawthers, elected.
  • 1937: Gus Hall (Communist), defeated.
  • 1949 Nov 8: Charles P. Henderson (Rep), elected.
  • 1955 Nov 8: Frank X. Kryzan (Dem), elected; J. Fred Knott (Rep), defeated.
  • 2001 Nov 6: George McKelvey (Dem), elected unopposed.
  • 2005 Nov 8: Jay Williams, elected; Robert F. Hagan (Dem), defeated; Maggy Lorenzi, defeated; Robert C. Korchnak (Rep), defeated; Brendan J. Gilmartin, defeated; Joe Louis Teague, defeated.

    Postmasters at Youngstown, 1801-1976 (may be incomplete!)
    Calvin Pease 1801-03 Charles Dutton 1803-13 Samuel White 1813-15 Charles Dutton 1815-18 William Rayen 1818-39 Asahel Medbury 1839-41 James Heylep 1841 Caleb B. Wick 1841-43 William Woodbridge 1843-45 Alexander McKinnie 1845-49 Jonathan Edwards 1849-53 Alexander McKinnie 1853-61 Thomas L. Moore 1861-68 Corydon B. Streeter 1868-76 Austin R. Seagrave 1876-81 George J. Williams 1881-85 Henry C. Cassidy 1885-89 Edward H. Hosmer 1889-93 George B. Snyder 1893-98 Onesimus P. Shaffer 1898-1913 George B. Snyder 1913-22 Benjamin E. Westwood 1922-34 John J. Farrell 1934-36 Carl Armstrong 1937 Alvin W. Craver 1938 Alvin W. Craver 1938-41 John E. Doyle 1941 John E. Doyle 1941-59 Chester W. Bailey 1959-60 Chester W. Bailey 1960-76

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