Wendell N. Butler, Jr. October 9, 2002 - Present
Dominic F. Pileggi 1999 - October 9, 2002
Dr. Aaron Wilson, Jr 1996-1998
Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard 1992-1995
Willie Mae James Leake 1986-1991
Joseph F. Battle, Jr. 1979-1986
John (Jack) H. Nacrelli 1968-1979
James Henry Gorbey 1964-1967
Joseph L. Eyre 1956-1963
Ralph F. Swarts 1944-1956
Clifford H. Peoples 1939-1943
William Ward, Jr. 1932-1939
T. Woodward Trainer 1931-1932
Samuel E. Turner 1924-1931
William T Ramsey 1920-1924
Wesley S. McDowell 1916-1920
William Ward, Jr 1911-1915
David M. Johnson, Esq 1908-1911
Dr. Samuel R. Croters April 1906-1908
Samuel E. Turner January 1906
William H. Berry Feb 1905-Dec 1905
Howard J. Houston 1902-1905
Dr. Daniel W. Jefferis 1899-1902
Crosby M. Black 1896-1899
John B. Hinkson 1893-1896
Maj. Joseph R. T. Coates 1887-1893
Dr. J. L. Forwood 1884-1887
James Barton, Jr. 1881-1884
Dr. J. L. Forwood 1872-1881
John Larkin, Jr. 1866-1872
Quiz: What was their political parities? How many blacks? How many women? Who served the longest term as mayor? How may have streets, schools, and parks named after them?
Let's see, in terms of streets you have Eyre, Swarts, Peoples, Ward, Trainer, McDowell, Johnson (assuming it's the same), Huston, Hinkson and Forwood.
ReplyDeleteJeffris Square (Morton/Melrose) is there, too, but no street itself.
Excellent. You are either a cop or a cabbie.
ReplyDeleteHINT: There were 4 democrats. Only 1 after 1905.
You make the point that there were only 1 Democrat mayor after 1905. But do you understand that the Republican were for our people;
ReplyDeleteIt all started with people who opposed slavery. They were common, everyday people who bristled at the notion that men had any right to oppress their fellow man. In the early 1850’s, these anti-slavery activists found commonality with rugged individuals looking to settle in western lands, free of government charges. “Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men,” went the slogan. And it was thus in joint opposition to human enslavement and government tyranny that an enterprising people gave birth to the Republican Party.
The Republican Party also played a leading role in securing women the right to vote. In 1896, the Republican Party was the first major political party to support women's suffrage. When the 19th Amendment finally was added to the Constitution, 26 of 36 state legislatures that had voted to ratify it were under Republican control. The first woman elected to Congress was a Republican, Jeanette Rankin from Montana in 1917. So it was by hardworking Republican hands that color and gender barriers were first demolished in America.
Republicans also Established Howard University
Yes. I understand all that, but thanks for the reminder. However, the strong republican presence in Delaware County has more to do with an incredibly effective local political machine than national politics. Hence, the rest of the nation's blacks have mostly abandoned the GOP after the New Deal and especially during the Kennedy era. Not particularly good reasons, but that's the way it went. Stay posted for a lot more historic local political content.
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