Wichita City Managers (1917-1982)
| Year |
City Manager |
| 1917 |
E.T. Battin |
| 1917-1919 |
Louis Ash |
| 1919-1921 |
L.W. Clapp |
| 1921-1927 |
Earl C. Elliott |
| 1927-1939 |
Bert C. Wells |
| 1939-1941 |
Alfred MacDonald |
| 1941 |
Donald Gordon |
| 1941-1948 |
Russell E. McClure |
| 1948-1952 |
M.P. Jones |
| 1952-1955 |
Eugene N. Smith |
| 1955 |
Emory L. Cox |
| 1955-1956 |
Eugene N. Smith |
| 1956-1962 |
Frank H. Backstrom |
| 1962 |
Ralph Wulz |
| 1962-1968 |
Russell E. McClure |
| 1968-1976 |
Ralph Wulz |
| 1976 |
Robert G. Finch |
| 1976- |
Eugene H. Denton |
Wichita City Clerks (1870-1982)
| Year |
Clerk |
| 1870-1871 |
G.H. Smith |
| 1871 |
O.W. Bromwell |
| 1872 |
George S. Henry |
| 1873 |
J.F. Nessly |
| 1874-1888 |
Fred Schattner |
| 1889-1890 |
W.P. McNair |
| 1891-1892 |
Fred Schattner |
| 1893-1896 |
C.S. Smith |
| 1897-1898 |
H.T. Kramer |
| 1899-1900 |
Amos McLain |
| 1901-1904 |
J.L. Leland |
| 1905-1908 |
R.N. Dorr |
| 1909-1914 |
W.M. Sence |
| 1914 |
W.J. McLean |
| 1915-1922 |
H.D. Lester |
| 1922-1925 |
E.S. Worrell |
| 1925-1958 |
C.C. Ellis |
| 1959-1963 |
C.H. Funk |
| 1963-1965 |
Robert G. Finch |
| 1965-1974 |
Ralph C. Eberly |
| 1975- |
Donald C. Gisick |
Wichita City Attorneys (1871-1982)
| Year |
Attorney |
| 1871 |
D.C. Hockett |
| 1872-1873 |
William Baldwin |
| 1874 |
Jas. McCullough |
| 1875 |
B.H. Fisher |
| 1876-1877 |
William Baldwin |
| 1878-1880 |
Charles Hatton |
| 1881-1882 |
W.F. Walker |
| 1883-1884 |
J.M. Balderson |
| 1885-1886 |
W.P. Campbell |
| 1887-1888 |
J.L. Dyer |
| 1889-1890 |
Thomas C. Wilson |
| 1891-1892 |
Harry L. Gordon |
| 1893-1894 |
A.J. Myatt |
| 1895-1898 |
George W. Adams |
| 1899-1902 |
A.E. Helm |
| 1903-1904 |
Earl Blake |
| 1905 |
J.A. Brubacher |
| 1905 |
George W. Adams |
| 1906 |
A.S. Buzz |
| 1907-1908 |
Fred B. Stanley |
| 1909-1910 |
A.S. Buzzi |
| 1911-1914 |
Earl Blake |
| 1915-1916 |
Jas. Conly |
| 1917-1926 |
Robert C. Fulston |
| 1926-1931 |
A.V. Roberts |
| 1931-1945 |
Vincent F. Hiebsch |
| 1945-1963 |
Fred W. Aley |
| 1963- |
John Dekker |
Directors of City of Wichita Water and Sewer Agencies (1921-1982)
| Year |
Director |
Title |
| 1921-1928 |
Jas. Murry |
Director of Public Service |
| 1929-1944 |
H.P. Musik |
Superintendent of Streets and Sewers |
| 1944-1945 |
P.L. Brockway |
Director of Service |
| 1945-1953 |
Eugene N. Smith |
Director of Service |
| 1953-1957 |
George J. Fisher |
Director of Service |
| 1957-1973 |
Robert H. Hess |
Director of Water and Sewage Treatment |
| 1973- |
John D. Wynkoop |
Director of Water and Water Pollution Control |
Wichita City Engineers (1872-1982)
| Year |
Director |
| 1872 |
M. Kelleher |
| 1873 |
Hudson George |
| 1880-1886 |
Thomas A. Bayley |
| 1886-1888 |
O. Mulvey |
| 1889-1890 |
H.L. Jackson |
| 1891-1892 |
O. Mulvey |
| 1893-1900 |
H.L. Jackson |
| 1901-1904 |
H.J. Harding |
| 1905-1906 |
Ransom H. Brown |
| 1907-1908 |
R.H. Mundvello |
| 1909-1918 |
Bert C. Wells |
| 1919-1944 |
P.L. Brockway |
| 1944-1952 |
L.K. White |
| 1952-1971 |
B.E. Smith |
| 1972-1979 |
Dick Linn |
| 1979- |
Ray Bruggeman |
Superintendents and Managers of the Wichita Water Company (1882-1957)
| Year |
Superintendent |
| 1882 |
James A. Jones |
| 1882-1886 |
B.B. Eggleston |
| 1886-1887 |
W.D. Cockburn |
| 1887-1888 |
D.A. Huffman |
| 1889-1890 |
Frank C. Amsbary |
| 1890-1892 |
W.A. Bixby |
| 1893-1913 |
Fred D. Aley |
| 1913-1916 |
J.N. Wells |
| 1916-1921 |
Earl C. Elliott |
| 1921-1923 |
T.J. Williamson |
| 1923-1939 |
Clarence H. Kelley |
| 1939-1955 |
Robert S. Millar |
| 1955-1957 |
J.W. Heiney |
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