The Political Graveyard: Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Green Bay, Wisconsin
including Fort Howard
Mayors, Postmasters

Mayors of Green Bay, 1854-2022 (may be incomplete!)
William C. E. Thomas 1854 Francis Desnoyers 1855 H. E. Eastman 1856-58 Henry S. Baird 1861-62 Myron P. Lindsley 1865 William J. Abrams 1881-82 John H. M. Wigman 1882-83 William J. Abrams 1883-85 Frank B. Desnoyers 1896-98 Winford Abrams 1908-16 Elmer S. Hall 1916-20 Winford Abrams 1921 Wenzel Wiesner 1921-22 John V. Diener 1929-37 John S. Farrell 1937-38 Alexander Biemeret 1938-45 Dominic Olejniczak 1945-55 Otto Rachals 1955-59 Roman P. Denissen 1959-65 Donald A. Tilleman 1965-72 Harris Burgoyne 1972-73 Thomas G. Atkinson 1973-75 Michael R. Monfils 1975-79 Samuel J. Halloin 1979-95 Paul F. Jadin 1995-2003 Jim Schmitt 2003-19 Eric Genrich 2019-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1916 Mar 21: Elmer S. Hall, nominated; Winford Abrams, nominated; Frank R. Weeks, defeated in primary; William C. Ornstein, defeated in primary.

1916 Apr 4: Elmer S. Hall, elected; Winford Abrams, defeated.

1921 Apr 5: Wenzel Wiesner, elected; Ferdinand J. Colignon, defeated.

1922 Apr 4: Wenzel Wiesner, elected; George A. Green, defeated.

1937 Apr 6: John S. Farrell, elected; John V. Diener, defeated.

1939: Alexander Biemeret, elected.

1955: Otto Rachals, elected.

1957: Otto Rachals, elected.

1959: Roman P. Denissen, elected; Otto Rachals, defeated.

1963: Donald A. Tilleman, defeated.

1965: Donald A. Tilleman, elected; Roman P. Denissen, defeated.

1967: Donald A. Tilleman, elected.

1971: Donald A. Tilleman, elected.

1972: Donald A. Tilleman, died in office.

1973: Thomas G. Atkinson, elected; Harris Burgoyne, defeated.

1979: Thomas G. Atkinson, defeated.

1987: Thomas G. Atkinson, defeated.

1995: Paul F. Jadin, elected.

2003 Apr 1: Jim Schmitt, elected.

Postmasters at Green Bay, 1834-1986 (may be incomplete!)
Joseph Dickinson 1834-37 Joel S. Fisk 1837-40 Thomas Green 1840-43 Alexander J. Irwin 1843-45 Joel S. Fisk 1845-47 Edward Hicks 1847-49 Daniel W. King 1849-53 Edward Hicks 1853-61 William J. Green 1861-62 Daniel M. Whitney 1862-66 Edward Hicks 1866-67 Charles R. Tyler 1867-72 William C. E. Thomas 1872-76 Alonzo W. Kimball 1876-84 Willard C. Bailey 1884-87 Albert C. Robinson 1887-92 Gustav Küstermann 1892-96 Eleaser H. Ellis 1896-1900 Frederick A. Hollman 1900-08 Albert G. Kurz 1908-12 James Elmore 1912-14 Otto Giesler 1914 William L. Evans 1914-23 John S. Farrell 1923-36 John J. Brogan 1936-44 William S. Sinkler 1944-46 William S. Sinkler 1946-64 J. H. Rossmeisl 1964-65 John N. Brady 1965-66 George E. P. Farah 1966-86

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1876 Aug 13: William C. E. Thomas, died in office.

Fort Howard
(annexed to Green Bay 1895)

Postmasters at Fort Howard, 1887-91 (may be incomplete!)
Peter V. Cottrell as of 1887 James Tiernan as of 1891

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