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Mayors of Perry
1871 - 1925 and 1973 - Present
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1870s
1
N. J. Stark
1871 - 1872
No Records
1872 - 1876
1
Dave Rorick
1876 - 1877
1
A. M. Dunham
1877 - 1878
1
James Durbin
1878 - 1879
2
A. M. Dunham
1879 - 1881
1880s
1
M. F. Taylor
1881 - 1882
1
Dr. D. Surber
1882 - 1883
1
H. W. Spangler
1883 - 1884
2
Tom Kirby
1884 - 1886
3
Thomas Lee
1886 - 1889
1
E. D. Flagg
1889 - 1890
1890s
1
L. E. Merritt
1890 - 1891
2
B. F. Empie
1891 - 1893
1
M. F. Taylor
1893 - 1894
1
Dr. P. Burns
1894 - 1895
1
M. F. Taylor
1895 - 1896
3
J. L. Raines
1896 - 1899
1900s
2
Fred L. Diggs
1899 - 1901
1
Thomas Lee
1901 - 1902
1
W. C. Ingle
1902 - 1903
4
E. D. Flagg
1903 - 1907
1
Ed T. Arnold
1907 - 1908
1
S. J. Pemberton
1908 - 1909
1
E. W. Jette
1909 - 1910
1910s
1
E. L. Raines
1910 - 1911
1
E. D. Flagg
1911 - 1913
3
Merrill L. Taylor
1913 - 1919
1920s
1
Arthur C. Elswick
1919 - 1921
1
W. B. Dunham
1921 - 1923
1
Willard Good
1923 - 1925
1925 - 1973
No records have been found (yet...)
1973 - 2007
3
Hugh Seetin
1973 - 1979
3
James Abel
1979 - 1991
4
Matt Wilkomm
1991 - 2007
2007 - Present
3
Michael Lang
2007 - 2019
1
Clay McHardie
2019 - 2023
Ramon C. Gonzalez II
2023 - Present
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. Perry, Kansas. https://newspapers.com
Complied by: Bryan Karten
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