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W. C. E. Thomas

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William C. E. Thomas
Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
In office
18541854
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byFrancis X. Desnoyers
Personal details
BornNovember 21, 1818
Muncy, Pennsylvania
Died1876
Green Bay, Wisconsin
SpouseJane Thomas
ChildrenWilliam

William C. E. Thomas (born November 21, 1818, in Muncy, Pennsylvania) was the first mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He moved to Green Bay in 1849, became a tanner and became mayor in 1854. He was an agent of the American Express office from the establishment of the Green Bay branch in 1857 until 1871. He was Green Bay's city clerk from 1858 to 1873, and was the city's Postmaster from 1872 until his death in 1876.

External links

Biography on Green Bay official website [1]