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Newport News, Virginia
including Warwick
Mayors, Postmasters, Collectors of Customs

Mayors of Newport News, 1896-2015 (may be incomplete!)
Walter A. Post 1896-98 Allen A. Moss 1898-1904 Samuel R. Buxton 1904-08 Maryus Jones 1908-12 Bernard B. Semmes 1912-16 Allen A. Moss 1916-20 Philip W. Hiden 1920-24 Charles C. Smith 1924-26 Thomas B. Jones 1926-30 Harry Reyner 1930-32 Richard W. West 1932-36 B. G. James 1936-40 T. Parker Host, Sr. 1940-42 R. Cowles Taylor 1942-55 Alfred M. Monfalcone 1956 Robert B. Smith 1956-58 Oscar J. Brittingham, Jr. 1958-62 Donald M. Hyatt 1962-70 J. William Hornsby 1970-74 Harry E. Atkinson 1974-76 Joseph C. Ritchie 1976-86 Jessie M. Rattley 1986-90 Barry E. DuVal 1990-96 Joe S. Frank 1996-2010 McKinley L. Price 2010-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1955 Dec 20: R. Cowles Taylor, died in office.

    Postmasters at Newport News, 1901-72 (may be incomplete!)
    Frederick Read as of 1901 William T. Hopkins 1930-33 Robert P. Holt 1933-34 Robert P. Holt 1934-51 Robert C. Cutler 1951-52 Robert C. Cutler 1952-72

    Warwick
    (consolidated with Newport News 1958)

    Mayors of Warwick, 1953-56 (may be incomplete!)
    George T. Abernathy as of 1953-56

    Postmasters at Warwick, 1841 (may be incomplete!)
    T. R. Dunn, Jr. 1841

    Newport News

    Collectors of Customs at Newport News, 1891-1909 (may be incomplete!)
    Henry de B. Clay as of 1891 James E. B. Stuart as of 1909

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