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Mayors and Postmasters of Watertown, Wisconsin


Mayors of Watertown, 1914-2000 (may be incomplete!)
Charles A. Kading 1914-16 Adolph H. Hartwig 1928-30 Charles Lutovsky 1930-34 Adolph H. Hartwig 1934 William F. Gruetzmacher 1934 Charles Lutovsky 1934-35 William F. Reichardt 1935-36 Robert W. Lueck 1936-37 Byron F. Wackett 1946-49 Frederick Smith as of 2000

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1930 Apr 1: Charles Lutovsky, elected; Adolph H. Hartwig, defeated; Charles Mulberger, defeated.
  • 1934 Apr 3: Adolph H. Hartwig, elected; Charles Lutovsky, defeated; Edward F. Wieman, defeated; Lyman Rhodes, defeated.
  • 1934 Jun 19: Adolph H. Hartwig, died in office.
  • 1935 Apr 2: William F. Reichardt, elected; Charles Lutovsky, defeated.
  • 1936 Apr 7: Robert W. Lueck, elected; William F. Reichardt, defeated.


    Postmasters at Watertown, 1837-1976 (may be incomplete!)
    William M. Dennis 1837-40 Peter V. Brown 1840-42 Patrick Rogan 1842-49 Benjamin F. Fay 1849 John F. Kimball 1849-50 Jacob J. Enos 1850-53 Myron B. Williams 1853-54 Peter V. Brown 1854 Myron B. Williams 1854-58 James Potter, Jr. 1858-60 Peter Rogan 1860-61 Jacob Jussen 1861-66 Henry Bertram 1866-67 Justus T. Moak 1867-85 Henry S. Howell 1885-89 Justus T. Moak 1889-93 William H. Rohr 1893-98 William F. Gruetzmacher 1898-1906 Herman T. Eberle 1906-14 James W. Moore 1914-23 Oscar C. Wertheimer 1923-35 Harry P. Bowen 1935-47 Robert W. Lueck, Jr. 1947-49 Robert W. Lueck, Jr. 1949-60 Erhard W. Kaercher 1960-61 Fredrick W. Pagel 1961-63 Fredrick W. Pagel 1963-76


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