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Mayors and Postmasters of Plano, Texas

Mayors of Plano, 1881-2013 (may be incomplete!)
C. J. Kellner 1881-82 Joseph C. Hudson 1882 G. F. Thomas 1882-83 W. B. Blalack 1883-88 J. C. Klepper 1888-89 W. B. Blalack 1889-92 Olney Davis 1892-96 W. B. Blalack 1896-98 W. D. McFarlin 1898-1904 Fred Schimelpfenig 1904-08 J. M. Willis 1908-12 J. D. Harris 1912-14 R. H. Crawford 1914-15 J. D. Contrell 1915-16 J. R. Dickerson 1916-19 J. A. 'Fred' Harrington 1919-20 Joe Bradshaw 1920-22 G. E. Carpenter 1922-24 J. T. Horn 1924-32 A. R. Schell, Jr. 1932-48 Odise J. Todd 1948-50 Fred H. Miers 1950-56 David B. McCall, Jr. 1956-60 Art M. Stranz 1960-62 J. Alton Allman, Jr. 1962-64 Rob L. Harrington, Jr. 1964-68 Harry G. Rowlinson 1968-70 Conner Harrington 1970 Norman F. Whitsitt 1970-78 James W. Edwards 1978-82 Jack Harvard 1982-90 Florence Shapiro 1990-92 James N. Muns 1992-96 John Longstreet 1996-2000 Jeran Akers 2000-02 Pat Evans 2002-09 Phil Dyer 2009-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1881 Apr 22: C. J. Kellner, appointed.
  • 1882 Jan 17: C. J. Kellner, resigned.
  • 1915 Apr 13: R. H. Crawford, resigned.
  • 1915 Apr 30: J. D. Contrell, appointed.
  • 1919 May 27: J. R. Dickerson, resigned; J. A. 'Fred' Harrington, appointed.
  • 1920 May 11: J. A. 'Fred' Harrington, resigned.
  • 1970 Jun 1: Conner Harrington, died in office.
  • 1970 Jul 11: Norman F. Whitsitt, elected.
  • 2000 May 6: Jeran Akers, elected.
  • 2002: Pat Evans, elected; Jeran Akers, defeated.
  • 2004: Pat Evans, elected.
  • 2006 May 13: Pat Evans, elected.
  • 2013 May 11: Harry LaRosiliere, elected.

    Postmasters at Plano, 1887-1901 (may be incomplete!)
    J. P. Alexander as of 1887 J. M. Moody as of 1901

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