The Political Graveyard: Columbia, Pennsylvania

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Columbia, Pennsylvania
Mayors, Burgesses, Chief Burgesses, Postmasters

Mayors of Columbia, 2001-09 (may be incomplete!)

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

2001 May 15: Sandy Duncan (Dem), nominated; Harold N. Colin (Dem), defeated in primary; James R. Haug (Dem), defeated in primary.

2001 May 15: Leo S. Lutz (Rep), nominated; Rose A. Welsh (Rep), defeated in primary.

2001 Nov 6: Leo S. Lutz (Rep), elected; Sandy Duncan (Dem), defeated.

2005 May 17: Sandy Duncan (Dem), nominated unopposed.

2005 May 17: Leo S. Lutz (Rep), nominated unopposed.

2005 Nov 8: Leo S. Lutz (Rep), elected; Sandy Duncan (Dem), defeated.

2009 May 19: James R. Haug (Dem), nominated unopposed.

2009 May 19: Leo S. Lutz (Rep), nominated unopposed.

2009 Nov 3: Leo S. Lutz, elected; James R. Haug, defeated.

Burgesses of Columbia, 1867-1960 (may be incomplete!)
Jacob Annester 1867 William McDivitt 1868 Jacob Annester 1869 James Schroeder 1870 Jacob S. Streine 1871 Christian Brenneman 1872 John Shenberger 1873 William B. Faesig 1874 Joseph Hinkle 1875-76 John A. Jordan 1877 S. P. Moderwell 1878 John Shenberger 1879 Charles Mellinger 1880 Jacob Sneath 1881-83 S. S. Mann as of 1923 Henry M. Bruner as of 1927 Charles Hunter as of 1933-35 Arthur E. Snavely as of 1937 Walter Roye as of 1953-60

Chief Burgesses of Columbia, 1814-66 (may be incomplete!)
Christian Brenneman 1814 John Dicks 1815 William Vickry 1816 William P. Beatty 1817 James Clyde 1818-19 William Grier 1820 Henry F. Slaymaker 1821 Robert Spear 1822-23 John Barber 1824 Robert Spear 1825-28 John Barber 1829 Joseph Cottrell 1830-31 Robert Spear 1832 John Arms 1833 Robert Spear 1834 Robert W. Houston 1835-36 John Arms 1837-41 Samuel Mathiot 1842 Richard Derrick 1843 Thomas Floyd 1844-45 Samuel Grove 1846 William Patton 1847 James Jordon 1848 John D. Wright 1849 George Wolf 1850 Amos S. Green 1851 John Stewart 1852 Joseph M. Watts 1853-54 John Finger 1855 Abraham Myers 1856 Rudolph Williams 1857 Harford Fraley 1858 Thomas J. Bishop 1859 Samuel Grove 1860 Peter Fraley 1861-62 Jacob C. Pfahler 1863 Rudolph Williams 1864-66

Postmasters at Columbia, 1797-1980 (may be incomplete!)
Joseph Smith 1797-1802 Frederick Stump 1802-03 William P. Beatty 1803-07 David Barnum 1807 John Mathiot 1807-18 Robert Barber 1818-19 George A. Eberman 1819-26 William P. Beatty 1826-37 Francis A. Thomas 1837-41 Guilford G. Claiborne 1841-53 Adam P. Moderwell 1853 Amelia S. Moderwell 1853-61 Henry H. Fry 1861-62 Mary Jane Frey 1862-74 Henry Mullen 1874-86 Charles F. Young 1886-90 John L. Wright 1890-94 James Westerman 1894-98 Amos R. Hougendobler 1898-1903 John S. Wilson 1903-13 Chester F. Markel 1913-14 John R. Bucher 1914-23 Charles E. Taylor 1923-35 Harry P. Shreiner 1935 Harry P. Shreiner 1935-62 S. George Price 1962-63 Robert McLain 1963-64 Harry P. Snyder 1964-65 Harry P. Snyder 1965-80

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