Metamora Mayors

 

Past Presidents (Mayors) of Metamora

        

1859  Samuel J. Crop

1860  James D. Perry

1861  J. M. Clark

1862-1863  Edgar Babcock

1864-1865  J. M. Clark

1866-1868  Alfred Bowen

1868-1872  No record available

1872 Henry C. Dent

1873  John G. Perry, by June President and Trustees had resigned,  S. W. Egbert finished the term.

1874  S. S. Page

1875-1877  A. H. Kinneas--citizens voted to reorganize village under general law

1877 Issac Wikoff

1878  A. H. Kinneas

1879  George Painter

1880  Dr. Z. H. Whitmore 

1881-1882  E. J. Avery

1883  Garmen Gisk

1884  Peter Schertz

1885  James Graham

1886-1887  E. J. Avery

1888-1890  J. L. McGuire 

1894  President McGuire resigned, replaced by Henry Roberts

1895  Henry Roberts

1896  Ed B. Whitmire resigned, replaced by H. Weast

1897-1902  J. C. Irving

1903-1904  Frank Giehl

1905-1906  J. C. Irving

1907-1910  Frank Giehl

1911-1912  J. I. Knoblauch

1913-1931  John C. Snyder

1931-1945  Robert J. Schneider

1945-1949  Chris E. Wiedman

1949-1953  Francis Kerrigan

1953-1957  Chris E. Wiedman

1957-1961  Francis Kerrigan

1961-1969  Donald P. Smith

1969-1989  Robert Harbers, Jr.

1989-1993  Dale Whittington 

1993-1998  James B. Garber, died 10/24/97 while in office, John Bockler appointed Mayor Pro Tem

1998-2001  Gene Hart

2001-2005  Matthew O’Shea

2005-2009  Paul Kouri

2009-2012  William Belshaw, died 4/12/12 while in office, John Heinz appointed Mayor Pro Tem

        

History submitted by Shirley A. Adams.

     

 
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