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+ | In the United States, there are several distinct types of mayors, depending on the system of local government utilized. There are two well-known types of mayoralty: Council-Manager government and the Mayor-Council government. The City of Wooster utilizes the Mayor-Council type of government to operate. Wooster was incorporated as a <em>town</em> on October 13, 1817. After the population sufficiently increased the town was able to be chartered as a <em>city of the second class</em>, and divided into four wards in February of 1869. | ||
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+ | During the early history of the community the town's head official was termed the "President," and served as the presiding officer over a governing board of "Trustees." The title changed from town "President" to "Mayor" in 1853. However, the city trustees were maintained until Wooster was deemed a city in 1869 and then the "Trustees" came to be known as "Councilmen." | ||
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+ | =List of Presidents and Mayors for Town of Wooster <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028848765?ui=embed#page/n303/mode/2up History of Wayne county, Ohio, from the days of the pioneers and the first settlers to the present time p.292-296 for years 1818-1877]</ref>= | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" text-align:left;" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! scope="col" style="width: 10px;"|# | ||
+ | ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;"|Title | ||
+ | ! scope="col" style="width: 100px;"|Image | ||
+ | ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;"|Name<br/><small>(Birth–Death)</small> | ||
+ | ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;"|Term | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Isaiah Jones]]<br><small>(b.1774–d.1853)</small> | ||
+ | | 1818-1819 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[William Naylor]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | |1820-1821 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | [[File:QuinbySamuel-Thumb.png|100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Samuel Quinby]]<br><small>(b.1795-d.1874)</small> | ||
+ | | 1822-1824 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Wilson]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1825 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[John Smith]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1826 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 6 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Wilson]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1827 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 7 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Jacob M. Cooper]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1828 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 8 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | [[File:JonesBenj-ThmbPic.jpg|100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Benjamin Jones]]<br><small>(b.1776 - d.1861)</small> | ||
+ | | 1829 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 9 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Wilson]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1831 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 10 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Wilson]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1832 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 11 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Matthew Johnston]]<br><small>(b-d)</small> | ||
+ | | 1833 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 12 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Edward Avery]]-Mr. Avery, declined to serve so Mr. McConnahay was appointed for this year<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1834 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 13 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | [[File:LarwillJohn-ThmbPic.jpg|100px]] | ||
+ | | [[John Larwill]]<br><small>(b.-d.1875)</small> | ||
+ | | 1835 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 14 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Lindoll Sprague]]<br><small>(b.-d.1881)</small> | ||
+ | | 1836 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 15 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Lindoll Sprague]]<br><small>(b.-d.1881)</small> | ||
+ | | 1837 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 16 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Henry Lehman]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1838 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 17 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Jacob W. Schuckers]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1839 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 18 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[John H. Harris]]<br> | ||
+ | | 1840 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 19 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Elias Eyster]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1841 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 20 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Kimball Porter]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1842 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 21 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Christian Eyster]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1843 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 22 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Charles E. Graeter]] <br> <small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1844 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 23 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Henry Lehman]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1845 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 24 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Evans Parker]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1846 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 25 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Williams]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1847 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 26 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Samuel L. Lorah]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1848 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 27 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Everett Howard]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1849 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 28 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | [[File:McDonaldAngus-ThmbPic.jpg|100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Angus McDonald]]<br><small>(b.1818 - d.1894)</small> | ||
+ | | 1850 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 29 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Christian Eyster]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1851 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 30 | ||
+ | | President | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Jacob Vanhouten]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1852 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 31 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Solomon R. Bonewitz]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1853 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 32 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Solomon R. Bonewitz]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1854 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 33 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[William Childs]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1855 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 34 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File: JonesIsaac-ThmbPic.jpg|100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Isaac N. Jones]]<br><small>(b.1818 - d.1878)</small> | ||
+ | | 1856 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 35 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Neal McCoy]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1857 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 36 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Neal McCoy]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1858 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 37 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Abraham Saybolt Jr.]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1859 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 38 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:KaukeJohnH-Thumb.png|100px]] | ||
+ | | [[John H. Kauke]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1860 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 39 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:KaukeJohnH-Thumb.png|100px]] | ||
+ | | [[John H. Kauke]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1861 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 40 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[George Rex]]<br><small>(b.1817-d.1877)</small> | ||
+ | | 1862 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 41 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Robert R. Donnelly]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1863 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 42 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | Currently Unknown<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1864 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 43 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[George W. Henshaw]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1865 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 44 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[James Curry]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1866 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 45 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Andrew Wright]]<br><small>(b. - d.) | ||
+ | | 1867 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 46 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Reasin B. Spink]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1868 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | =List of Mayors for City of Wooster= | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" text-align:left;" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! scope="col" style="width: 10px;"|# | ||
+ | ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;"|Title | ||
+ | ! scope="col" style="width: 100px;"|Image | ||
+ | ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;"|Name<br><small>(Birth–Death)</small> | ||
+ | ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;"|Term | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 47 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:FrostChasThmb.jpg|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Charles S. Frost]]<br/><small>(b.1832–d.1904)</small> | ||
+ | | 1869-1871 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 48 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Joseph C. Plumer]]<br/><small>(b.1821–d.1895)</small> | ||
+ | | 1871-1873 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 49 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[James Henry]]<br/><small>(b.–d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1873-1875 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 50 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Owen A. Wilhelm]]<br/><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1875-1877 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 51 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:SwartzHiramB-Portrait.jpg|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Hiram B. Swartz]]<br><small>(b.1846- d.1939)</small> | ||
+ | | 1877-1879 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 52 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:SwartzHiramB-Portrait.jpg|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Hiram B. Swartz]]<br><small>(b.1846 - d.1939)</small> | ||
+ | | 1879-1881 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 53 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Dennis W. Kimber]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1881-1883 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 54 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Dennis W. Kimber]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1883-1885 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 55 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Lemuel Jeffries]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1885-1887 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 56 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[James R. Woodworth]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1887-1889 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 57 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[James R. Woodworth]]<br><small>(b.-d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1889-1891 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 58 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[James R. Woodworth]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1891-1893 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 59 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Lemuel Jeffries]]<br><small>(b.-d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1893-1895 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 60 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Lemuel Jeffries]]<br><small>(b.-d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1895-1897 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 61 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Lemuel Jeffries]]<br><small>(b.-d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1897-1899 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 62 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Robert J. Smith]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1899-1901 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 63 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Robert J. Smith]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1901-1903 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 64 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Robert J. Smith]]<br> | ||
+ | | 1903-1905 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 65 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:VanNestMarcusM.jpg|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Marcus M. VanNest]]<br><small>(b.–d.1937)</small> | ||
+ | | 1905-1907 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 66 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:VanNestMarcusM.jpg|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Marcus M. VanNest]]<br><small>(b.–d.1937)</small> | ||
+ | | 1907-1909 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 67 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:VanNestMarcusM.jpg|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Marcus M. VanNest]]<br><small>(b.–d.1937)</small> | ||
+ | | 1909-1911 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 68 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[????]] <br> <small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1911 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 69 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[????]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1913 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 70 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[????]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1915 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 71 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[George A. Fisher]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1917-1919 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 72 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[George A. Fisher]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1919-1921 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 73 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Marcus R. Limb]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1921-1923 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 74 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[????]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1923-1925 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 75 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[????]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1925-1927 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 76 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[????]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1927-1929 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 77 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:EbertJesseW.jpg|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Jesse W. Ebert]]<br><small>(b.–d.1944)</small> | ||
+ | | 1929-1931 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 78 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:LongWilliamL.jpg|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[William L. Long]]<br><small>(b.–d.1941)</small> | ||
+ | | 1934-1939 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 79 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:FisherRalphE.jpg|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Ralph E. Fisher]]<br><small>(b.–d.1995)</small> | ||
+ | | 1940-1948 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 80 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Francis W. Hillen]]<br><small>(b.–d.1950.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1949-NOV-16-1950 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 81 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[John P. Grassbaugh]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1950-1953 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 82 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:JohnsonJEdwin.jpg|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[J. Edwin Johnson]]<br/><small>(b.–d.1969)</small> | ||
+ | | 1955-1960 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 83 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[William Lytle]]<br/><small>(b.-d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1961-1962 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 84 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Jack Lester]]<br/><small>(b.-d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1961-1962 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 85 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Raleigh E. Cuthbertson]]<br/><small>(b.1888–d.1974)</small> | ||
+ | | 1965-1968 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 86 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Paul Tilford]]<br/><small>(b.-d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1969-1971 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 87 | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[Roy P. Stype]]<br/><small>(b.-d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 1972- at least 1977 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |?? | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | Not Available | ||
+ | | [[James A. Howey]]<br><small>(b.1944 - d.2007)</small> | ||
+ | | 1996-2007 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |?? | ||
+ | | Mayor | ||
+ | | [[File:BrenemanRobtF.png|x100px]] | ||
+ | | [[Robert F. Breneman]]<br><small>(b. - d.)</small> | ||
+ | | 2008-2018 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Newspaper Gallery== | ||
+ | ===1917=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:NoMorePiesonWednesdayWDR19171222p7.png| 1917 article, <ref>No More Pies on Wednesday. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Oho. 1917-12-22.</ref>"No More Pies on Wednesday" | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | ===1918=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Wooster Mayor WR19180103p2.png|"new Mayor Gets on Job Today" article, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-01-03, p. 2</ref>. | ||
+ | </gallery> |
Revision as of 16:29, 25 November 2022
. .
- Name
- Mayor of Wooster
- Public Administration
- City and County Administration
- Services
- Mayor
- Founded
- October 13,1817
Wooster,Ohio
- Parent organizations
- Key Persons
- Matthew Johnston, President
1833–1833 - Edward Avery, President Mr. Avery, declined to serve so Mr. McConnahay was appointed for this year
1834–1834 - Samuel Quinby, President
1822–1824 - John Larwill, President
1835–1835 - William Naylor, President
1820–1821 - Lindoll Sprague, President
1836–1837 - Henry Lehman, President Terms 1835, 1845
1838–1845 - John Smith, President
1826–1826 - Isaiah Jones, President
1818–1819 - Benjamin Jones, President
1829–1830 - Thomas Wilson, President 1825, 1827, 1831-1832
1825–1832 - Jacob M. Cooper, President
1828–1828
- Wooster, 44691, Ohio
In the United States, there are several distinct types of mayors, depending on the system of local government utilized. There are two well-known types of mayoralty: Council-Manager government and the Mayor-Council government. The City of Wooster utilizes the Mayor-Council type of government to operate. Wooster was incorporated as a town on October 13, 1817. After the population sufficiently increased the town was able to be chartered as a city of the second class, and divided into four wards in February of 1869.
During the early history of the community the town's head official was termed the "President," and served as the presiding officer over a governing board of "Trustees." The title changed from town "President" to "Mayor" in 1853. However, the city trustees were maintained until Wooster was deemed a city in 1869 and then the "Trustees" came to be known as "Councilmen."
List of Presidents and Mayors for Town of Wooster [1]
# | Title | Image | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | President | Not Available | Isaiah Jones (b.1774–d.1853) |
1818-1819 |
2 | President | Not Available | William Naylor (b. - d.) |
1820-1821 |
3 | President | Samuel Quinby (b.1795-d.1874) |
1822-1824 | |
4 | President | Not Available | Thomas Wilson (b. - d.) |
1825 |
5 | President | Not Available | John Smith (b. - d.) |
1826 |
6 | President | Not Available | Thomas Wilson (b. - d.) |
1827 |
7 | President | Not Available | Jacob M. Cooper (b. - d.) |
1828 |
8 | President | Benjamin Jones (b.1776 - d.1861) |
1829 | |
9 | President | Not Available | Thomas Wilson (b. - d.) |
1831 |
10 | President | Not Available | Thomas Wilson (b. - d.) |
1832 |
11 | President | Not Available | Matthew Johnston (b-d) |
1833 |
12 | President | Not Available | Edward Avery-Mr. Avery, declined to serve so Mr. McConnahay was appointed for this year (b. - d.) |
1834 |
13 | President | John Larwill (b.-d.1875) |
1835 | |
14 | President | Not Available | Lindoll Sprague (b.-d.1881) |
1836 |
15 | President | Not Available | Lindoll Sprague (b.-d.1881) |
1837 |
16 | President | Not Available | Henry Lehman (b. - d.) |
1838 |
17 | President | Not Available | Jacob W. Schuckers (b. - d.) |
1839 |
18 | President | Not Available | John H. Harris |
1840 |
19 | President | Not Available | Elias Eyster (b. - d.) |
1841 |
20 | President | Not Available | Kimball Porter (b. - d.) |
1842 |
21 | President | Not Available | Christian Eyster (b. - d.) |
1843 |
22 | President | Not Available | Charles E. Graeter (b. - d.) |
1844 |
23 | President | Not Available | Henry Lehman (b. - d.) |
1845 |
24 | President | Not Available | Evans Parker (b. - d.) |
1846 |
25 | President | Not Available | Thomas Williams (b. - d.) |
1847 |
26 | President | Not Available | Samuel L. Lorah (b. - d.) |
1848 |
27 | President | Not Available | Everett Howard (b. - d.) |
1849 |
28 | President | Angus McDonald (b.1818 - d.1894) |
1850 | |
29 | President | Not Available | Christian Eyster (b. - d.) |
1851 |
30 | President | Not Available | Jacob Vanhouten (b. - d.) |
1852 |
31 | Mayor | Not Available | Solomon R. Bonewitz (b. - d.) |
1853 |
32 | Mayor | Not Available | Solomon R. Bonewitz (b. - d.) |
1854 |
33 | Mayor | Not Available | William Childs (b. - d.) |
1855 |
34 | Mayor | Isaac N. Jones (b.1818 - d.1878) |
1856 | |
35 | Mayor | Not Available | Neal McCoy (b. - d.) |
1857 |
36 | Mayor | Not Available | Neal McCoy (b. - d.) |
1858 |
37 | Mayor | Not Available | Abraham Saybolt Jr. (b. - d.) |
1859 |
38 | Mayor | John H. Kauke (b. - d.) |
1860 | |
39 | Mayor | John H. Kauke (b. - d.) |
1861 | |
40 | Mayor | Not Available | George Rex (b.1817-d.1877) |
1862 |
41 | Mayor | Not Available | Robert R. Donnelly (b. - d.) |
1863 |
42 | Mayor | Not Available | Currently Unknown (b. - d.) |
1864 |
43 | Mayor | Not Available | George W. Henshaw (b. - d.) |
1865 |
44 | Mayor | Not Available | James Curry (b. - d.) |
1866 |
45 | Mayor | Not Available | Andrew Wright (b. - d.) |
1867 |
46 | Mayor | Not Available | Reasin B. Spink (b. - d.) |
1868 |
List of Mayors for City of Wooster
# | Title | Image | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term |
---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Mayor | Charles S. Frost (b.1832–d.1904) |
1869-1871 | |
48 | Mayor | Not Available | Joseph C. Plumer (b.1821–d.1895) |
1871-1873 |
49 | Mayor | Not Available | James Henry (b.–d.) |
1873-1875 |
50 | Mayor | Not Available | Owen A. Wilhelm (b. - d.) |
1875-1877 |
51 | Mayor | Hiram B. Swartz (b.1846- d.1939) |
1877-1879 | |
52 | Mayor | Hiram B. Swartz (b.1846 - d.1939) |
1879-1881 | |
53 | Mayor | Not Available | Dennis W. Kimber (b. - d.) |
1881-1883 |
54 | Mayor | Not Available | Dennis W. Kimber (b. - d.) |
1883-1885 |
55 | Mayor | Not Available | Lemuel Jeffries (b. - d.) |
1885-1887 |
56 | Mayor | Not Available | James R. Woodworth (b. - d.) |
1887-1889 |
57 | Mayor | Not Available | James R. Woodworth (b.-d.) |
1889-1891 |
58 | Mayor | Not Available | James R. Woodworth (b. - d.) |
1891-1893 |
59 | Mayor | Not Available | Lemuel Jeffries (b.-d.) |
1893-1895 |
60 | Mayor | Not Available | Lemuel Jeffries (b.-d.) |
1895-1897 |
61 | Mayor | Not Available | Lemuel Jeffries (b.-d.) |
1897-1899 |
62 | Mayor | Not Available | Robert J. Smith (b. - d.) |
1899-1901 |
63 | Mayor | Not Available | Robert J. Smith (b. - d.) |
1901-1903 |
64 | Mayor | Not Available | Robert J. Smith |
1903-1905 |
65 | Mayor | Marcus M. VanNest (b.–d.1937) |
1905-1907 | |
66 | Mayor | Marcus M. VanNest (b.–d.1937) |
1907-1909 | |
67 | Mayor | Marcus M. VanNest (b.–d.1937) |
1909-1911 | |
68 | Mayor | Not Available | ???? (b. - d.) |
1911 |
69 | Mayor | Not Available | ???? (b. - d.) |
1913 |
70 | Mayor | Not Available | ???? (b. - d.) |
1915 |
71 | Mayor | Not Available | George A. Fisher (b. - d.) |
1917-1919 |
72 | Mayor | Not Available | George A. Fisher (b. - d.) |
1919-1921 |
73 | Mayor | Not Available | Marcus R. Limb (b. - d.) |
1921-1923 |
74 | Mayor | Not Available | ???? (b. - d.) |
1923-1925 |
75 | Mayor | Not Available | ???? (b. - d.) |
1925-1927 |
76 | Mayor | Not Available | ???? (b. - d.) |
1927-1929 |
77 | Mayor | Jesse W. Ebert (b.–d.1944) |
1929-1931 | |
78 | Mayor | William L. Long (b.–d.1941) |
1934-1939 | |
79 | Mayor | Ralph E. Fisher (b.–d.1995) |
1940-1948 | |
80 | Mayor | Not Available | Francis W. Hillen (b.–d.1950.) |
1949-NOV-16-1950 |
81 | Mayor | Not Available | John P. Grassbaugh (b. - d.) |
1950-1953 |
82 | Mayor | J. Edwin Johnson (b.–d.1969) |
1955-1960 | |
83 | Mayor | Not Available | William Lytle (b.-d.) |
1961-1962 |
84 | Mayor | Not Available | Jack Lester (b.-d.) |
1961-1962 |
85 | Mayor | Not Available | Raleigh E. Cuthbertson (b.1888–d.1974) |
1965-1968 |
86 | Mayor | Not Available | Paul Tilford (b.-d.) |
1969-1971 |
87 | Mayor | Not Available | Roy P. Stype (b.-d.) |
1972- at least 1977 |
?? | Mayor | Not Available | James A. Howey (b.1944 - d.2007) |
1996-2007 |
?? | Mayor | Robert F. Breneman (b. - d.) |
2008-2018 |
Newspaper Gallery
1917
1917 article, [2]"No More Pies on Wednesday"
1918
"new Mayor Gets on Job Today" article, [3].
- ↑ History of Wayne county, Ohio, from the days of the pioneers and the first settlers to the present time p.292-296 for years 1818-1877
- ↑ No More Pies on Wednesday. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Oho. 1917-12-22.
- ↑ Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-01-03, p. 2