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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Evansville, Indiana</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Jones</a> 1847-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hopkins.html#450.84.50">John S. Hopkins</a> 1853-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hessberg-hewson.html#876.57.06">John Hewson</a> 1856-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker9.html#245.57.27">William Baker</a> 1859-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker9.html#056.35.28">William Hall Walker</a> 1868-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#047.25.95">Eccles G. Van Riper</a> 1870 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker9.html#245.57.27">William Baker</a> 1870-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butman-butters.html#193.79.73">Charles H. Butterfield</a> 1872-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kleindienst-klima.html#168.88.84">John J. Kleiner</a> 1874-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewton-brigadier.html#912.34.55">Thomas C. Bridwell</a> 1880-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#537.01.52">John H. Dannettell</a> 1886-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodell-goodrell.html#205.42.67">Nicholas M. Goodlett</a> 1889-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawkins.html#575.10.75">Anthony C. Hawkins</a> 1892-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aikens-albree.html#233.50.83">William M. Akin, Jr.</a> 1897-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/courts-covode.html#344.29.03">Charles G. Covert</a> 1901-06 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boe-boggess.html#645.79.99">John W. Boehne</a> 1906-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nolan.html#458.53.58">John J. Nolan</a> 1909-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heft-heiple.html#983.80.97">Charles F. Heilman</a> 1910-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bosa-bouckaert.html#956.03.86">Benjamin Bosse</a> 1914-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellwein-elmer.html#214.85.15">William H. Elmendorf</a> 1922-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/majors-malloney.html#560.41.16">Herbert Males</a> 1926-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#870.53.64">Frank W. Griese</a> 1930-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html#320.96.68">William H. Dress</a> 1935-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/refermat-reickenback.html#775.16.85">Manson L. Reichert</a> 1943-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html#320.96.68">William H. Dress</a> 1948-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#494.72.50">Edwin F. Diekmann</a> 1949-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts4.html#298.22.14">Henry O. Roberts</a> 1952-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harte-hartling.html#826.94.53">Vance Hartke</a> 1956-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#410.71.14">J. William Davidson</a> 1958-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonald.html#417.91.22">Frank F. McDonald</a> 1960-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html#515.48.29">Russell G. Lloyd, Sr.</a> 1972-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanche-vandewater.html#908.10.13">Michael Vandeveer</a> 1980-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonald.html#819.40.13">Frank F. McDonald II</a> 1987-2000 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html#446.97.16">Russ Lloyd, Jr.</a> 2000-03 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weinmann-weisman.html#963.25.71">Jonathan Weinzapfel</a> 2003-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winne-winship.html#354.86.11">Lloyd Winnecke</a> 2012- <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1868: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker9.html#245.57.27">William Baker</a>, defeated. <li> 1870 Sep 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker9.html#056.35.28">William Hall Walker</a>, died in office. <li> 1872 May 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker9.html#245.57.27">William Baker</a>, died in office. <li> 1901: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boe-boggess.html#645.79.99">John W. Boehne</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1901 Apr 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/courts-covode.html#344.29.03">Charles G. Covert</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1909: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heft-heiple.html#983.80.97">Charles F. Heilman</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1922 Apr 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bosa-bouckaert.html#956.03.86">Benjamin Bosse</a>, died in office. <li> 1925 May 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennings.html#840.53.52">John K. Jennings</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weisse-welby.html#290.04.00">James Y. Welborn</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newman.html#974.54.79">Benjamin Newman, Jr.</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1925 May 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/majors-malloney.html#560.41.16">Herbert Males</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burch.html#739.88.83">Alvan V. Burch</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith7.html#980.36.14">Orville L. Smith</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1925 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/majors-malloney.html#560.41.16">Herbert Males</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennings.html#840.53.52">John K. Jennings</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1929: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#239.25.90">Susie Van Orman</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1929: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#870.53.64">Frank W. Griese</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1934: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html#320.96.68">William H. Dress</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1938: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html#320.96.68">William H. Dress</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1942 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/refermat-reickenback.html#775.16.85">Manson L. Reichert</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html#320.96.68">William H. Dress</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1949 Nov 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html#320.96.68">William H. Dress</a>, died in office. <li> 1958: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harte-hartling.html#826.94.53">Vance Hartke</a>, resigned. <li> 1963 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonald.html#417.91.22">Frank F. McDonald</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts4.html#298.22.14">Henry O. Roberts</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1987: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanche-vandewater.html#908.10.13">Michael Vandeveer</a>, resigned. <p><a name=2><hr></a></p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Evansville, 1818-1971</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcfarlane-mcgavock.html#341.80.83">Hugh McGary</a> 1818-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wood1.html#552.07.96">Ansel Wood</a> 1819-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zimmerman.html#134.24.68">Jacob Zimmerman</a> 1820-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#691.84.11">William Warner</a> 1822-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chandler.html#240.31.85">Harley B. Chandler</a> 1823-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#614.75.46">Alexander Johnson</a> 1827 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/price.html#472.26.42">Levi Price</a> 1827-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#395.24.14">Charles D. Bourne</a> 1835-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodroads-gorbey.html#482.23.59">Frederick E. Goodsell</a> 1838-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchwell-ciro.html#345.11.92">Daniel Chute</a> 1841-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#441.75.34">Benjamin F. Duprey</a> 1845-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chandler.html#175.49.73">William H. Chandler</a> 1849-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler9.html#102.19.01">William Butler</a> 1851 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#402.59.74">Crawford Bell</a> 1851-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chandler.html#175.49.73">William H. Chandler</a> 1852-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stilgenbauer-stockslager.html#200.10.89">Ben Stinson</a> 1853-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ruble-ruggero.html#124.47.53">Christopher R. Rudd</a> 1857-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#075.95.29">James H. McNeeley</a> 1861-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/debolt-deckard.html#875.52.84">James P. De Bouler</a> 1866-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#691.03.05">Azariah T. Whittlesey</a> 1867-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#322.51.03">John W. Foster</a> 1869-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcfarlane-mcgavock.html#237.88.57">Theodore R. McFerson</a> 1873-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thayer.html#510.55.72">Francis M. Thayer</a> 1877-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett4.html#476.68.42">Henry S. Bennett</a> 1883-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/latno-lavorato.html#059.22.07">James W. Lauer</a> 1885-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett4.html#476.68.42">Henry S. Bennett</a> 1889-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nolan.html#458.53.58">John J. Nolan</a> 1893-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/partington-pastuszka.html#505.68.00">James D. Parvin</a> 1897-1906 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/courts-covode.html#344.29.03">Charles G. Covert</a> 1906-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sigerson-silon.html#722.12.28">Charles Sihler</a> 1910-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nolan.html#458.53.58">John J. Nolan</a> 1914-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/courts-covode.html#344.29.03">Charles G. Covert</a> 1923-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayall-maynadier.html#183.62.64">Henry M. Mayer</a> 1933-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayall-maynadier.html#183.62.64">Henry M. Mayer</a> 1934-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#134.57.72">Walter J. Foley</a> 1946 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estevan-evanoff.html#769.71.18">William R. Etheridge</a> 1946-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saal-sacket.html#317.86.48">John Edgar Sachs</a> 1948-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#546.03.19">Joseph E. Conley</a> 1956-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/owenby-ozzard.html#519.03.22">Charles L. Oxley</a> 1957-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/owenby-ozzard.html#519.03.22">Charles L. 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