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Coos Bay, Oregon
including North Bend, Empire City, Eastside
Mayors, Collectors of Customs, Postmasters

Mayors of Coos Bay, 1953-87 (may be incomplete!)
Robert Marsden, Jr. as of 1953-56 Wendell Pynch as of 1972 Robert Hale as of 1975-77 Donald E. Poage 1979-81 Charles L. Holbert as of 1983-85 William S. Schroeder as of 1987

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1980 Nov 4: Donald E. Poage, elected; Terry Cox, defeated.

    Collectors of Customs at Coos Bay, 1891-1909 (may be incomplete!)
    Frank A. Stewart as of 1891 Morton Tower as of 1909

    North Bend
    (adjoins Coos Bay)

    Mayors of North Bend, 1972-80 (may be incomplete!)
    Harry Graham as of 1972 B. L. 'Bev' Higgins 1979-80

    Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1980 Nov 4: Bill Smith, elected; John O'Donnell, defeated; Setch Boisjolie, defeated.

    Postmasters at North Bend, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Louis J. Simpson as of 1901

    Empire City
    (later Empire, merged 1965 with Coos Bay)

    Collectors of Customs at Empire City, 1874-81 (may be incomplete!)
    David L. Watson 1874-77 Isaiah Hacker as of 1879-81

    Eastside
    (merged 1983 with Coos Bay)

    Mayors of Eastside, 1941-80 (may be incomplete!)
    F. R. Moisan as of 1941 Louis Linder 1947-48 Jalmer Alto 1953-54 Louis Linder 1955-56 Larry Bracelin 1960 Don Irvin 1960 Thomas Waggoner 1961 Lewis Hedgepeth as of 1972 Ted Stoll 1975-80

    Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1954 Nov 2: Louis Linder, elected; Jalmer Alto, defeated.
  • 1960 Nov 8: Thomas Waggoner, elected; Larry Bracelin, defeated.
  • 1980 Nov 4: Marlyn Sperry, elected; Roy Culley, defeated.
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