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Kalamazoo Government Heads
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This listing is a compilation of heads of government
for the City of Kalamazoo, Michigan since 1843. There have been
three forms of government and each is separated to show
the era.
* An
asterisks next to the name indicates they died in office.
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Village of Kalamazoo - President
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Name |
Occupation |
Year Elected |
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Hosea B Huston |
Merchant |
Apr 1843 |
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Luther H Trask |
Merchant |
Apr 1844 |
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Elkanah Walters |
Flour Mill Owner |
Apr 1845 |
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Elkanah Walters |
Flour Mill Owner |
Apr 1846 |
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Abraham Edwards |
Land Officer |
Apr 1847 |
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David S Walbridge |
Flour Mill Owner |
Apr 1848 |
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Isaac Moffat Jr |
Flour Mill Owner |
Apr 1849 |
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Isaac Moffat Jr |
Flour Mill Owner |
Apr 1850 |
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Isaac Moffat Jr |
Flour Mill Owner |
Apr 1851 |
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Jeremiah P Woodbury |
Banker |
Apr 1852 |
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Francis Denison |
Hotel Owner |
Apr 1853 |
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Israel Kellogg |
Lumber Mill Owner |
Apr 1854 |
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David S Walbridge |
Flour Mill Owner |
Apr 1855 |
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Henry Gilbert |
Newspaper Publisher |
Apr 1856 |
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Hezekiah G Wells |
Attorney |
Apr 1857 |
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Hezekiah G Wells |
Attorney |
Apr 1858 |
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Allen Potter |
Banker |
Apr 1859 |
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Stephen S Cobb |
Dry Goods |
Apr 1860 |
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Latham Hull |
Banker |
Apr 1861 |
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Israel Kellogg |
Farmer |
Apr 1862 |
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Allen Potter |
Banker |
Apr 1863 |
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Hezekiah G Wells |
Attorney |
Apr 1864 |
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Hezekiah G Wells |
Attorney |
Apr 1865 |
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Frederick Curtenius |
Farmer/Banker |
Apr 1866 |
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Hezekiah G Wells |
Attorney |
Apr 1867 |
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John W Breese |
Attorney |
Apr 1868 |
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Nathaniel A Balch |
Attorney |
Apr 1869 |
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Allen Potter |
Banker |
Apr 1870 |
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Foster Pratt |
Physician |
Apr 1871 |
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Allen Potter |
Banker |
Apr 1872 |
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Dwight May |
Attorney |
Apr 1873 |
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Dwight May |
Attorney |
Apr 1874 |
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John Dudgeon |
Produce Merchant |
Apr 1875 |
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John W Breese |
Attorney |
Apr 1876 |
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Frederick Curtenius |
Farmer/Banker |
Apr 1877 |
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Frederick Curtenius |
Farmer/Banker |
Apr 1878 |
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Abraham T Metcalf |
Dentist |
Apr 1879 |
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Peyton Ranney |
Grocer |
Apr 1880 |
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Peyton Ranney |
Grocer |
Apr 1881 |
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Charles S Dayton |
Banker |
Apr 1882 |
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Edwin W DeYoe |
Realtor |
Apr 1883 |
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City of Kalamazoo - Mayor-Alderman Government
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Name |
Occupation |
Year Elected |
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Allen Potter |
Banker |
Apr 1884 |
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Edwin W DeYoe |
Realtor |
Apr 1885 |
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Peyton Ranney |
Grocer |
Apr 1886 |
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Edwin W DeYoe |
Realtor |
Apr 1887 |
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Otto Ihling |
Printing Company
Owner |
Apr 1888 |
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Otto Ihling |
Printing company
Owner |
Apr 1889 |
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William E Hill |
Machinery
Manufacturer |
Apr 1890 |
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Frederick Bush* |
Merchant/Developer |
Apr 1891 |
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William E Hill |
Machinery
Manufacturer |
Apr 1892 |
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James W Osborn |
Attorney |
Apr 1893 |
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James W Osborn |
Attorney |
Apr 1894 |
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Otto Ihling |
Printing Company
Owner |
Apr 1895 |
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James Monroe |
Postmaster |
Apr 1896 |
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Allen M Stearns |
Insurance Agent |
Apr 1897 |
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Allen M Stearns |
Insurance Agent |
Apr 1898 |
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William G Howard |
Attorney |
Apr 1899 |
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Albert J Mills |
Attorney |
Apr 1900 |
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Albert J Mills |
Attorney |
Apr 1901 |
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Edmond S Rankin |
Insurance Agent |
Apr 1902 |
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Samuel Folz |
Furniture Store
Owner |
Apr 1903 |
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James W Osborn |
Attorney |
Apr 1904 |
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Walter R Taylor |
Attorney |
Apr 1905 |
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William Thompson |
Kalamazoo Stove,
President |
Apr 1906 |
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William Thompson |
Kalamazoo Stove,
President |
Apr 1907 |
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Frank H Milham |
Bryant Paper
Company, President |
Apr 1908 |
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Frank H Milham |
Bryant Paper
Company, President |
Apr 1909 |
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Charles H Farrell |
Attorney |
Apr 1910 |
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Charles H Farrell |
Attorney |
Apr 1911 |
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Charles B Hays |
Hotel
Owner/Developer |
Apr 1912 |
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Alfred B Connable |
Hotel
Owner/Developer |
Apr 1913 |
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Alfred B Connable |
Hotel
Owner/Developer |
Apr 1914 |
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James B Balch |
Kalamazoo Cold
Storage Owner |
Apr 1915 |
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James B Balch |
Kalamazoo Cold
Storage Owner |
Apr 1916 |
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James B Balch |
Kalamazoo Cold
Storage Owner |
Apr 1917 |
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Commissioner-Manager Government
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Name |
Occupation |
Year Elected |
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William E Upjohn |
Upjohn Company,
President |
Apr 1918 |
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Albert J Todd |
A M Todd Company,
President |
Apr 1919 |
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Albert J Todd |
A M Todd Company,
President |
Apr 1920 |
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Cornelius Verburg* |
Farmer |
Nov 1921 |
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George Taylor |
Taylor Produce,
President |
Nov 1923 |
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George Taylor |
Taylor Produce,
President |
Nov 1925 |
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Ernest Balch* |
Kalamazoo College
professor |
Nov 1927 |
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S Rudolph Light |
Physician |
Nov 1929 |
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Lewis C Wright |
Realtor |
Nov 1931 |
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William Shakespeare Jr |
Shakespeare Co,
President |
Nov 1933 |
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Paul H Todd |
A M Todd Company, V
President |
Nov 1935 |
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Arthur Blakeslee |
Kalamazoo Stove,
President |
Nov 1937 |
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Frank McAllister |
Grand Trunk Railway,
Director |
Nov 1939 |
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Louis Collins |
Kalamazoo Ice &
Fuel, V President |
Nov 1941 |
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Louis W Sutherland |
Sutherland Paper,
President |
Nov 1943 |
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Henry Ford III |
Attorney |
Nov 1945 |
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Henry Ford III |
Attorney |
Nov 1947 |
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Paul H Todd |
A M Todd Company, V
President |
Nov 1949 |
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Glenn Allen Jr |
Attorney |
Nov 1951 |
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Glenn Allen Jr |
Attorney |
Nov 1953 |
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Glenn Allen Jr |
Attorney |
Nov 1955 |
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Glenn Allen Jr |
Attorney |
Nov 1957 |
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James Gilmore Jr |
Gilmore Enterprises,
V President |
Nov 1959 |
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Paul E Morrison |
Jeweler |
Nov 1961 |
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Raymond Hightower |
Banker |
Nov 1963 |
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Raymond Hightower |
Banker |
Nov 1965 |
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Paul Schrier |
Plumbing Contractor |
Nov 1967 |
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Francis Hamilton |
Banker |
Nov 1969 |
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Gilbert Bradley |
Human Resources
Manager |
Nov 1971 |
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Francis Hamilton |
Banker |
Nov 1973 |
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Francis Hamilton |
Banker |
Nov 1975 |
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Francis Hamilton |
Banker |
Nov 1977 |
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Ed Annen Jr |
Attorney |
Nov 1979 |
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Caroline R Ham |
LL Stryker
Corporation |
Nov 1981 |
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Francis Hamilton |
Attorney |
Nov 1983 |
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Ed Annen Jr |
Attorney |
Nov 1985 |
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Ed Annen Jr |
Attorney |
Nov 1987 |
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Ed Annen Jr |
Attorney |
Nov 1989 |
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Beverly Moore |
College
Administrator |
Nov 1991 |
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Ed Annen Jr |
Attorney |
Nov 1993 |
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Barbara Larson |
County Health
Department |
Nov 1995 |
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Robert B Jones |
Chemist |
Nov 1997 |
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Robert B Jones |
Chemist |
Nov 1999 |
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Robert B Jones |
Chemist |
Nov 2001 |
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Robert B Jones |
Chemist |
Nov 2003 |
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Hannah McKinney |
Kalamazoo College
Professor |
Nov 2005 |
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Bobby Hopewell |
Hospitality Director |
Nov 2007 |
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Bobby Hopewell |
Hospitality Director |
Nov 2009 |
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