City of Wichita - The Ayes Have It! Wichita Water Department: A History 1882-1982 Wichita City Commissioners (Councilmen) 1917 - present
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Wichita City Commissioners (Councilmen) 1917 - present

City Manager - Commission Form of Government (1917- present)

Year Commissioners - Council Members
1917-1919 John H. Crawford
W.S. Hadley
C.M. Jackman
John L. Powell
1919-1921 Lon H. Powell
John F. Millhaubt (Appointed 3/19/21)
Charles Hoover (Resigned 3/19/21)
C.M. Jackman
W.S. Hadley
John L. Powell (Appointed Mayor 10/3/19)
1921-1922 B.F. McLean
Carl S. Johnson (Appointed 1/31/22)
W.C. Coleman
George H. Hamilton
Charles Grove (Resigned 1/31/22)
1922-1923 Carl S. Johnson
O.J. Watson (Appointed 8/29/22)
Wallace C. Kemp
B.F. McLean
W.C. Coleman (Appointed Mayor 8/22/22)
1923-1924 W.C. Coleman
O.J. Watson (Appointed 2/4/24)
Frank Nighswonger
B.F. Copley
Frank L. Dunn (Appointed Mayor 2/4/24)
1924-1925 W.C. Coleman
Ben F. Copley
Frank Nighswonger
O.J. Watson
1925-1926 Frank L. Dunn
A.J. Coombs
C.C. Dehner
Frank Nighswonger
1926-1927 A.J. Coombs
Ben F. Copley
Frank L. Dunn
C.C. Dehner
1927-1928 Frank L. Dunn
C.C. Dehner (Resigned 1/30/28)
Frank Nighswonger
Charles S. Lawrence
Herman A. Hill (Appointed 1/30/28)
1928-1929 A.J. Coombs
Herman A. Hill
Charles S. Lawrence
Frank Nighswonger
1929-1930 Frank L. Dunn
Herman A. Hill
Fred Horn
Frank Nighswonger
1930-1931 Fred Horn
Frank L. Dunn (Resigned 7/7/30)
Frank Nighswonger
Charles Lawrence
H.D. Cottman (Appointed 7/7/30)
1931-1932 H.D. Cottman
Herman A. Hill
Fred Horn
Charles Lawrence
1932-1933 Frank Nighswonger
Herman A. Hill (Resigned 12/5/32)
Fred Horn
Charles Lawrence
Schuyler Crawford (Appointed 12/5/32)
1933-1934 Schuyler Crawford
Fred Horn
Robert Israel
Frank Nighswonger (Resigned 2/27/33)
1934-1935 H.D. Cottman
Charles S. Lawrence (Died 9/20/34)
Frank Nighswonger
Robert Israel
Ralph H. Middlekauff (Appointed 10/8/34; Died 2/28/35)
1935-1936 Robert Israel
H.D. Cottman
Schuyler Crawford
T. Walker Weaver
1936-1937 H.D. Cottman
Schuyler Crawford
T. Walker Weaver
Frank Nighswonger
1937-1938 H.D. Cottman
Frank Nighswonger (Died 10/5/37)
Robert E. Israel
Schuyler Crawford
Elmer R. Corn (Appointed 12/13/37)
1938-1939 Schuyler Crawford
Robert E. Israel
T. Walker Weaver
H.D. Cottman
1939-1940 Elmer Corn
John I. Dotson
Robert E. Israel
Schuyler Crawford
1940-1941 Frank W. Coleman
Schuyler Crawford
John I. Dotson
Robert E. Israel
1941-1942 Herman W. Beuttel
Elmer R. Corn (Resigned 11/13/41)
Frank W. Coleman
O.F. Sullivan
E.C. Moriarty (Appointed 12/22/41)
1942-1943 Herman W. Beuttel
John I. Dotson
Frank W. Coleman
E.C. Moriarty
1943-1944 O.F. Sullivan
Phil Manning
Frank W. Coleman
Herman W. Beuttel
1944-1945 Frank W. Coleman
E.C. Moriarty
Phil Manning
O.F. Sullivan
1945-1946 Robert E. Israel
E.C. Moriarty
C.S. Ritchie
Frank W. Coleman
1946-1947 Phil H. Manning
Robert E. Israel
E.C. Moriarty
C.S. Ritchie
1947-1948 L.A. Donnell
Earl K. Duke
Robert E. Israel
William C. Salome
1948-1949 William C. Salome
Robert E. Israel
L.A. Donnell
Earl K. Duke
1949-1950 Earl K. Duke
Floyd T. Amsden
Russell Jump
L.A Donnell
1950-1951 Russell Jump
William C. Salome
L.A. Donnell
Floyd T. Amsden
1951-1952 Walt Keeler
Russell Jump
William C. Salome
L.A. Donnell
1952-1953 Floyd T. Amsden
Walt Keeler
L.A. Donnell
William C. Salome
1953-1954 Claude M. DeVorss
William C. Salome
H.D. Lester
L.A. Donnell
1954-1955 H.D. Lester
William C. Salome (Resigned as Mayor 12/21/54)
L.A. Donnell (Elected Mayor 12/21/54)
Walt Keeler
Claude M. DeVorss
1955-1956 E.E. Baird
James L. Gardner
A.E. Howse
H.D. Lester
1956-1957 James L. Gardner
H.D. Lester (Resigned as Mayor 11/13/56)
A.E. Howse (Elected Mayor 11/13/56)
E.E. Baird
Claude M. DeVorss
1957-1958 John S. Stevens
James L. Gardner
John Madden
A.E. Howse
1958-1959 John Madden
E.E. Baird
A.E. Howse
John S. Stevens
1959-1960 Levi B. Rymph
Herbert P. Lindsley
John Madden
John S. Stevens
1960-1961 Herbert P. Lindsley
Justus H. Fugate
John S. Stevens
John Madden
1961-1962 Carl A. Bell
Gerald F. Byrd
Justus H. Fugate
Levi B. Rymph
1962-1963 Levi B. Rymph
Herbert P. Lindsley
Gerald F. Byrd
Justus H. Fugate
1963-1964 John S. Stevens
Carl A. Bell
Vincent L. Bogart
William D. Tarrant
1964-1965 William D. Tarrant
Carl A. Bell
Gerald F. Byrd
John S. Stevens
1965-1966 Vincent L. Bogart
Clarence E. Vollmer
John S. Stevens
William D. Anderson
1966-1967 William D. Anderson
William D. Tarrant
Vincent L. Bogart
Clarence E. Vollmer
1967-1968 Donald K. Enoch
Walter M. Keeler
William D. Anderson
A. Price Woodard, Jr.
1968-1969 Walter M. Keeler
Donald K. Enoch
A. Price Woodard, Jr.
Clarence Vollmer
1969-1970 A. Price Woodard, Jr.
Walter M. Keeler
Jack H. Greene
John S. Stevens
1970-1971 Jack H. Greene
Walter M. Keeler
John S. Stevens
Donald K. Enoch
1971-1972 Glenn Shanahan
James L. Donnell
Garry L. Porter
John S. Stevens
1972-1973 James L. Donnell
Garry L. Porter
John S. Stevens
Jack H. Greene
1973-1974 Garry L. Porter
Glenn Shanahan
John S. Stevens
Connie Peters
1974-1975 Connie A. Peters
James M. Donnell
Glenn Shanahan
John S. Stevens
1975-1976 John S. Stevens
Tony Casado
Glenn Shanahan
James Donnell
1976-1977 Tony Casado
John S. Stevens (Died 8/14/76)
Robert I. Cory (Appointed 8/31/76)
Glenn Shanahan
Connie A. Peters
1977-1978 Connie A. Peters
James M. Donnell
Garry L. Porter
Glenn Shanahan
1978-1979 Glenn Shanahan
Tony Casado
James M. Donnell
Garry L. Porter
1979-1980 Robert G. Knight
Garry L. Porter
Connie A. Peters
Robert C. Brown
1980-1981 Connie Peters Kennard
Robert C. Brown
Garry L. Porter
Tony Casado
1981-1982 Robert G. Knight
Tony Casado
Albert J. Kirk
Margalee Wright
1982- Tony Casado (Resigned 5/18/82)
R.D. Martens (Appointed 6/15/82)
Robert C. Brown
Margalee Wright
Robert G. Knight

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Related to
The Ayes Have It! Wichita Water Department: A History 1882-1982
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Foreword
Main
Table of Contents
The Mayor's Advisory Committee - Part 1
The Mayor's Advisory Committee - Part 2
Wichita City Commissioners (Councilmen) 1871-1908
Wichita City Commissioners (Councilmen) 1909-1916
Wichita City Commissioners (Councilmen) 1917 - present
Wichita City Officials
Wichita Mayors (1871-1982)
Related Pages
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9


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