Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan
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The Mayor of Flint, Michigan is currently a strong Mayor. In Flint's previous 1929 charter, the Mayor was one of the City Commissioners.
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[edit] 1855–1888
The mayor was one of many city wide elected officers including the Recorder, Supervisor, Treasurer, Marshal, Directors of the Poor, School Inspector and Justices of the Peace. Additionally, other administrative officers were selected by wards.[1]
| Mayor | Start of Term | End of Term | Notes | |
| Grant Decker | 1855 | 1856 | ||
| Robert J. S. Page | 1856 | 1857 | ||
| Henry M. Henderson | 1857 | 1858 | ||
| William M. Fenton | 1858 | 1860[2][3] | Some records show Porter Hazelton as Mayor from 1859-1860[4] | |
| Henry H. Crapo | 1860 | 1861 | ||
| Ephraim S. Williams | 1861 | 1862 | ||
| William Paterson | 1862 | 1863 | ||
| William Hamilton | 1863 | 1865 | ||
| William B. McCreery | 1865 | 1867 | ||
| Austin B. Witherbee | 1867 | 1868[2] | ||
| Samuel M. Axford | 1868 | 1869[2][3] | ||
| William S. Patrick | 1869 | 1870 | ||
| James B. Walker | 1870 | 1871 | ||
| David Spencer Fox | 1871 | 1873 | ||
| George H. Durand | 1873 | 1875 | ||
| Alexander McFarland | 1875 | 1876 | ||
| William Hamilton | 1876 | 1877 | ||
| Edward H. Thompson | 1877 | 1878 | ||
| Jerome Eddy | 1878 | 1879 | ||
| James C. Willson | 1879 | 1880[3] | ||
| Zacheus Chase | 1880 | 1881 | ||
| Charles A. Mason | 1881 | 1882 | ||
| William A. Atwood | 1882 | 1883 | ||
| George E. Newall | 1883 | 1884 | ||
| William W. Joyner | 1884 | 1885 | ||
| Mathew Davison | 1885 | 1886 | ||
| George T. Warren | 1886 | 1887 | ||
| John C. Dayton | 1887 | 1888 |
[edit] 1888 Charter
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[edit] 1929 Charter
Under the 1929 charter, Flint move to a council–manager form of government with the council call the City Commission.
| Mayor | Start of Term | End of Term | Notes |
| Harvey J. Mallery | 1930 | 1931 | |
| William H. McKeighan | 1931 | 1933 | |
| Ray A. Brownell | 1933 | 1934 | |
| Howard J. Clifford | 1934 | 1935 | |
| George E. Boysen | 1935 | 1936 | |
| Harold E. Bradshaw | 1936 | 1938 | |
| Harry M. Comins | 1938 | 1940 | |
| Oliver Tappin | 1940 | 1940 | |
| William Osmund Kelly | 1940 | 1944 | |
| Edwin C. McLogan | 1944 | 1946 | |
| Edward J. Viall | 1946 | 1948 | |
| George G. Wills | 1948 | 1950 | |
| Paul Lovegrove | 1950 | 1952 | |
| Donald W. Riegle, Sr. | 1952 | 1954 | |
| George M. Algoe | 1954 | 1958 | |
| Robert J. Egan | 1958 | 1960 | |
| Charles A. Mobley | 1960 | 1962 | |
| George R. Poulos | 1962 | 1964 | |
| Harry K. Cull | 1964 | 1966 | |
| Floyd J. McCree | 1966 | 1968 | |
| Donald R. Cronin | 1968 | 1970 | |
| Francis E. Limmer | 1970 | 1973 | |
| Paul Calvin Visser | 1973 | 1975 |
[edit] 1974 Charter
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| James W. Rutherford | 1975 | 1983 |
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| James A. Sharp, Jr. | 1983 | 1987 |
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| Matthew S. Collier | 1987 | 1991 [4] |
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| Woodrow Stanley | 1991 | March 5, 2002 | ? (1991–2001) Darnell Earley (2001–2002) |
Recalled from office in third term[6] |
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| Darnell Earley | March 5, 2002 | AUGUST 06, 2002 | himself | Temporary Mayor per City Charter Effectively City Administrator as of July 9, 2002, due to State appointment of Financial Manager, Ed Kurtz |
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| James W. Rutherford | AUGUST 06, 2002 | 2003 | Darnell Earley | elected to fill remainer of Stanley term; City still under State Financial Manager |
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| Don Williamson | 2003 | February 15, 2009 | Peggy R. Cook (2003–2007) Darryl Buchanan (2007–2009) Michael Brown (2009) |
Initially under Emergency Financial Manager lifted in 2004. facing recall; resigns[8] |
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| Michael Brown | February 16, 2009[8] | present | himself | Temporary Mayor per City Charter[8] | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayne Walling | August 5, 2009[9] | present | Gregory Eason (8/14/2009-[10] 12/2/2011.[11] | Powers remove effective 12/1/2011 under city's financial emergency & transfer to Emergency manager Michael Brown[12] |
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[edit] See also:
[edit] References
- ^ The History of Genesee County, MI. Chapter XIII: First City Officers.
- ^ a b c d e Chapter XIII: Roster of City Officials. The History of Genesee County, MI.
- ^ a b c Ellis, Franklin (1879). History of Genesee county, Michigan. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers.. Philadelphia, PA.: Everts & Abbott. pp. 177. http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;sid=bc2e9508b2f4f83b0bb57f56ffd896b4;q1=Burton;q2=Genesee;op2=and;op3=and;rgn=pages;idno=bad0919.0001.001;view=image;seq=507;page=root;size=s;frm=frameset;.
- ^ a b c d e f g "List of Flint City Mayors". Political Graveyards.com. Lawrence (Larry) Kestenbaum. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/flint.html. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ Raymer, Marjory (2007-08-09). "Two white candidates make history". The Flint Journal (Booth Newspapers). http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/decision2007/2007/08/two_white_candidates_make_hist.html. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ Fonger, Ron (2008-12-16). "Woodrow Stanley, headed for state House, thanks county commission for giving his political career new life" (in 2009-01-05). Flint Journal (Flint, Michigan: Booth Newspapers). http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/index.ssf/2008/12/woodrow_stanley_headed_for_sta.html.
- ^ "PRIMARY ELECTION GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN TUESDAY, AUGUST 06, 2002". Genesee County Website. Flint, Michigan: GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AUGUST 06, 2002. http://www.co.genesee.mi.us/clerk/images/Election%20results/082002/082002.HTM#41. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ a b c [[[n:Mayor of Flint, Michigan resigns for health reasons|Mayor of Flint, Michigan resigns for health reasons]] "Mayor of Flint, Michigan resigns for health reasons"]. Wikinews (Wikimedia Foundation). February 11, 2009. Mayor of Flint, Michigan resigns for health reasons. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ^ Kristin, Longley (2009-08-06). "Mayor Dayne Walling lays out priorities at swearing in ceremony, pledges to keep police chief". Flint Journal (Flint, Michigan: Booth Newspapers). http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/08/mayor_dayne_walling_lays_out_p.html. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ Kristin, Longley (2009-08-14). "Gregory Eason appointed Flint city administrator by Mayor Dayne Walling". Flint Journal (Flint, Michigan: Booth Newspapers). http://blog.mlive.com/flint-city-beat/2009/08/gregory_eason_appointed_flint.html. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ Longley, Kristin (December 2, 2011). "Shakeup at Flint City Hall as new emergency manager issues layoffs, pay cuts". The Flint Journal. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/12/layoffs_pay_cuts_for_some_at_f.html. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ Longley, Kristin (29 November 2011). "Former Acting Mayor Michael Brown named Flint's emergency manager". Flint Journal. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/11/former_acting_mayor_michael_br.html. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Longley, Kristin (November 9, 2011). "About 19 percent of voters turned out to re-elect Flint Mayor Dayne Walling". Flint Journal. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/11/about_19_percent_of_voters_tur.html. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
