Since Carbondale was founded in 1856, there have been 51 Mayors. Shown below in chronological order are the dedicated civil servants who have served Carbondale as Mayor including, when available, a sketch or photo of the Mayor.
March 24, 1856 - William Dixon, President | |
1856 - 1857 - James M. Morgan, President | |
1858 - 1860 - Robert H. Marron, President | |
1861 - 1862 - James M. Campbell, President | |
1863 - Isaac M. Kelly, President | |
1864 - Silas G. Hindman, President | |
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1865 - Asgill Connor, President |
1866 - William Hadley, President | |
1867 - William Sykes, President | |
1868 - Stephen Blair, President | |
1869 - 1870 - James Boyd Richart, Mayor | |
1871 - Samuel A. Flagler, Mayor | |
1871 - 1872 - James H. Crandall, Mayor | |
1873 - Andrew J. Backus, Mayor | |
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1873 - 1876 - William Lemma, Mayor |
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1877 - 1878 - Francis Asbury Prickett, Mayor |
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1879 - 1886 - Ezekial James Ingersoll, Mayor |
1887 - 1888 - John H. Burket, Mayor | |
1889 - 1890 - Hugh Lauder, Mayor | |
1891 - 1893 - John H. Searing, Mayor | |
1893 - Arthur M. Lee, Mayor Pro Tem | |
1893 - 1894 - James M. Johnson, Mayor | |
1895 - 1896 - Thomas F. Hord, Mayor | |
1896 - Linus L. Watson, Mayor | |
1897 - 1898 - Hugh Lauder, Mayor | |
1899 - 1900 - James Monroe Dillinger, Mayor | |
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1901 - 1902 - John Thomas McAnally, Mayor |
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1903 - 1904 - Edward E. Mitchell, Mayor |
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1905 - 1906 - Crillon E. White, Mayor |
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1907 - 1908 - John Charles Hundley, Mayor |
1909 - 1910 - Crillon E. White, Mayor | |
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1911 - 1914 - Henry Clay Curtis, Mayor |
1914 - Jesse J. Winters, Mayor | |
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1915 - 1919 - Edward K. Porter, Mayor |
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1919 - 1923 - F.C. Krysher, Mayor |
1923 - 1927 - Bert E. Hill, Mayor | |
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1927 - 1931 - Charles Easterly, Mayor |
1931 - 1934 - J.M. Anderson, Mayor | |
1934 - 1935 - Walter Woods, Mayor | |
1935 - 1939 - Leo I. Dwyer, Mayor | |
1939 - 1947 - Charles Johnson, Mayor | |
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1947 - 1959 - John I. Wright, Mayor |
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1959 - 1967 - D. Blaney Miller, Mayor |
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1967 - 1971 - David Keene, Mayor |
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1971 - 1979 - Neal Eckert, Mayor |
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1979 - 1983 - Hans J. Fischer, Mayor |
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1983 - 1987 - Helen Westberg, Mayor |
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1987 - 2003 - Neil Dillard, Mayor |
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2003 - 2011 - Brad Cole, Mayor |
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2011 - 2014 - Joel Fritzler, Mayor |
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2014 - 2015 - Donald Monty, Mayor |
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2015 - Present - John "Mike" Henry, Mayor |