Past Town Officials

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Mayor
1894-1898		Byron S. Dorsey
1898-1900		Lycurgus Clary
1900-1904		Byron S. Dorsey
1904-1906		R. Gassaway Molesworth
1906-1910		Frank J. Lewis
1910-1914		Francis J. Leatherwood
1914-1928		Archley R. Molesworth
1928-1944		Charles A. Ogle
1944-1946		Nathan A. Dorsey
1946-1952		Walter J. Spurrier
1952-1954		Henry C. Krantz, Jr.
1954-1958		Norman E. Etzler
1958-1964		Frank E. Horpel
1964-1967		Dr. Carl M. Van Poole
1967-1968		Paul E. Beall
1968-1972		Carl W. Smith
1972-1986		Lewis C. Dixon
1986-1990		Linda R. Boyer
1990-2002		Gerald R. Johnson
2002-2006		James S. Holt

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Council Members
1894		R. G. Molesworth William B. Hood W. L. Molesworth J. W. Wilson Albert Jones A. J. Baker * John Condon * * Tied; no record who was chosen		1896		Raymond Barnes A.J. Baker W.H. Hood George W. Clay W.L. Etchison Lycurgus Clay
1898		Walter R. Rudy George W. Clay W.J. Baker Henry J. Lucas Byron S. Dorsey		1900 to 1910		No Record
1910		Byron S. Dorsey,    President of Council Francis H. Engle Andrew J. Gorman John W. Condon Edward M. Molesworth		1912		Byron S. Dorsey,    President of Council Francis H. Engle Andrew J. Gorman John W. Condon Edward M. Molesworth
1914		Byron S. Dorsey,    President of Council Arthur E. Phoebus Edgar T. Mercer T. Morgan Kimmel Royal J. Smith		1916		George W. Runkles Royal J. Smith A. Frank Miller Harry R. Zepp Benjamin Dunn
1918		Royal J. Smith Benjamin Dunn A. Frank Miller Harry R. Zepp Ira D. Watkins		1920		A. Frank Miller Arthur E. Phoebus Walter R. Rudy Ira D. Watkins Harry R. Zepp
1922		No Record		1924		No Record
1926		Robert E. Burdette Henry G. Hood Charles A. Ogle Harry L. Bushey Bradley C. Leatherwood		1928		Robert E. Burdette Henry G. Hood Harry L. Bushey Bradley C. Leatherwood Ira D. Watkins
1930		Henry G. Hood Harry L. Bushey Bradley C. Leatherwood Ira D. Watkins Robert E. Burdette		1932		Henry G. Hood Harry L. Bushey Bradley C. Leatherwood Ira D. Watkins Robert E. Burdette
1934		Henry G. Hood Harry L. Bushey Bradley C. Leatherwood Ira D. Watkins Robert E. Burdette		1936		Henry G. Hood Harry L. Bushey Bradley C. Leatherwood Ira D. Watkins Robert E. Burdette
1938		Henry G. Hood Harry L. Bushey Bradley C. Leatherwood Ira D. Watkins Robert E. Burdette		1940		Henry G. Hood Harry L. Bushey Ira D. Watkins Robert E. Burdette Nathan G. Dorsey
1942		Nathan G. Dorsey Lindsay L. Browning Harry Bellison Carl Smith Walter Spurrier		1944		Lindsay L. Browning Harry Bellison Walter L. Spurrier Robert K. Myers G. Frank Harris
1946		Lindsay L. Browning Harry Bellison Robert K. Myers G. Frank Harris Nathan G. Dorsey		1948		Robert K. Myers G. Frank Harris Nathan G. Dorsey Weldon Dawson Norman E. Etzler
1950		Robert K. Myers Weldon Dawson Norman E. Etzler Dennis Corrick Truman M. Lowman		1952		Walter L. Spurrier Robert K. Myers Dennis Corrick Paul E. Beall W. Marshall Hood
1954		Walter L. Spurrier Robert K. Myers Paul E. Beall W. Marshall Hood Ralph W. Williar		1956		Paul E. Beall W. Marshall Hood Ralph W. Williar Preston L. Brown Carl W. Smith
1958		Paul E. Beall Ralph W. Williar Preston L. Brown Carl W. Smith Leonard E. Sherman		1960		Paul E. Beall Ralph W. Williar Norman E. Etzler William E. Wagner Leonard E. Sherman
1962		Paul E. Beall Ralph W. Williar Norman E. Etzler Herman S. Beck, Jr. Harry C. Clower		1964		Paul E. Beall Ralph W. Williar Herman S. Beck, Jr. Harry C. Clower Leonard E. Sherman
1966		Paul E. Beall Harry C. Clower Leonard E. Sherman R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Ray A. Grimes		1968		Paul E. Beall R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Henry P. Runkles Ray A. Grimes Harold M. Molesworth, Jr.
1970		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Henry P. Runkles Ray A. Grimes Harold M. Molesworth, Jr. Lewis C. Dixon		1972		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Henry P. Runkles Harold M. Molesworth, Jr. A. Wayne Norwood Leonard E. Sherman
1974		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Henry P. Runkles Harold M. Molesworth, Jr. A. Wayne Norwood Leonard E. Sherman		1976		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Edward P. Johnson Harold M. Molesworth, Jr. Henry P. Runkles Leonard E. Sherman
1978		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Hanford A. Van Sant Harold M. Molesworth, Jr. Henry P. Runkles Edward P. Johnson		1980		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Hanford A. Van Sant Harold M. Molesworth, Jr. Henry P. Runkles F. Starritt Holmes
1982		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Hanford A. Van Sant Harold M. Molesworth, Jr. Henry P. Runkles F. Starritt Holmes		1984		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Hanford A. Van Sant Harold M. Molesworth, Jr. Henry P. Runkles F. Starritt Holmes
1986		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Oliver H. Davis, Jr. Harold M. Molesworth, Jr. Henry P. Runkles F. Starritt Holmes		1988		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Oliver H. Davis, Jr. Marilynne Ross Snell David W. Pyatt William E. Wagner, Jr.
1990		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Oliver H. Davis, Jr. Marcum Nance David W. Pyatt William E. Wagner, Jr.		1992		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Oliver H. Davis, Jr. Marcum Nance David W. Pyatt William E. Wagner, Jr.
1994		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. C. Robert Mead Marcum Nance David W.Pyatt William E. Wagner, Jr.		1996		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. C. Robert Mead Norman C. Hammond David W.Pyatt William E. Wagner, Jr
1998		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Laurie V. Hager William R. Stroh David W.Pyatt William E. Wagner, Jr.		2000		R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Laurie Hager Franklin M. Johnson, Jr. David W.Pyatt William E. Wagner, Jr.
2002		Franklin M. Johnson, Jr. Chris P. DeColli John P. Medve David W. Pyatt William E. Wagner, Jr.		2004		John P. Medve Chris P. DeColli David W. Pyatt Peter R. Helt Wendi W. Peters
2006		David W. Pyatt Peter R. Helt Wendi W. Peters Gary Nelson John Woodhull