Mayors of Perry
Spangler
Flagg
E. Raines
Hamm
1870s
1-year term
1871 - 1872
Nathan J. Stark
1872 - 1874
John A. Cannon
1874 - 1875
Nathan J. Stark
1875 - 1876
Edward Berg
1876 - 1877
Dave Rorick
1877 - 1878
A. M. Dunham
1878 - 1879
James Durbin
1879 - 1881
A. M. Dunham
1880s
1881 - 1882
Millard F. Taylor
1882 - 1883
Dr. David Surber
1883 - 1884
Henry W. Spangler
1884 - 1886
Tom Kirby
1886 - 1889
Thomas Lee
1889 - 1890
Dr. Eldridge D. Flagg
1890s
1890 - 1891
L. E. Merrill
1891 - 1893
Benjamin F. Empie
1893 - 1894
Millard F. Taylor
1894 - 1895
Dr. Patrick Burns
1895 - 1896
Millard F. Taylor
1896 - 1899
James L. Raines
1899 - 1911
1899 - 1901
Fred L. Diggs
1901 - 1902
Thomas Lee
1902 - 1903
William C. Ingle
1903 - 1907
Dr. Eldridge D. Flagg
1907 - 1908
Edmund T. Arnold
1908 - 1909
Stephen. J. Pemberton
1909 - 1910
E. W. Jette
Ernest L. Raines
1910 - 1911
1911 - 1939
1911 - 1913
Dr. Eldridge D. Flagg
2-year term
1913 - 1919
Merrill L. Taylor
1919 - 1921
Arthur C. Elswick
1921 - 1923
W. B. Dunham
1923 - 1925
Willard B. Good
1925 - 1933
P. H. Oliver
1933 - 1939
Leonard Knapp
1939 - 1955
1939 - 1941
Paul R. LeGer
1941 - 1947
Jack W. Welter
1947 - 1951
William W. Oliver
1951 - 1953
Norman R. Hamm
1953 - 1955
Willard B. Good
1955 - 1959
No records found (yet)
1959 - 1979
1959 - 1963
Roy Dent
1963 - 1965
Paul Wood
1965 - 1967
Frank Obenland
1967 - 1973
Norman R. Hamm
1973 - 1979
Hugh Seetin
1979 - Present
4-year term
1979 - 1991
James Abel
1991 - 2007
Matt Wilkomm
2007 - 2019
Michael Lang
2019 - 2023
Clay McHardie
2023 -
Ramon C. Gonzalez II
Bibliography:
County Clerk's Office, County of Jefferson, Kansas.
Kaw Valley Chief (or The Perry Monitor), 1879-1884. Perry, Kansas. https://newspapers.com
Oskaloosa Independent, 1860-2001. Oskaloosa, Kansas. https://newspapers.com
Oskaloosa Sickle, 1873-1886. Oskaloosa, Kansas. https://newspapers.com
Perry Mirror, 1898-1923, 1954. Perry, Kansas. https://newspapers.com
Perry Pride History Committee and Mr. Thomas Hotchkiss
Complied by: Bryan Karten
Acknowledgement
Much of this would not be possible without the support of people in Perry Pride and people who have taken the time to write down Perry's History along with their personal stories that help shape the story of Perry. Much of what is shared here is all thanks to Mr. Elmer E. Bates, who prepared a wonderful document for the Kansas Territory Centennial in 1954, entitled "The Story of Perry". Additionally, Perry Pride would like to formally thank those who have shared their stories and love of Perry with the community, and if it were not for you, Perry would not be as great of a place as it is today.
Thank You!