The Janesville Gazette August 14, 1985; p. 4I Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Government - Janesville Sesquicentennial   40 men have led city hall Janesville has had 40 mayors or city managers. Mayors existed until 1923 and city managers thereafter. Several mayors have served more than once. Here is that list: 1853: A. Hyatt SMITH 1854: J. Bodwell DOE 1855: Edward L. DIMOCK 1856: John J. R. PEASE 1857: A. Hyatt SMITH 1858: William A. LAWRENCE; Sanford A. HUDSON 1859: Sanford A. HUDSON 1860: R. B. TREAT 1861: J. Bodwell DOE 1863: R. B. TREAT 1864: John MITCHELL 1866: Henry PALMER 1868: A. A. JACKSON 1869: R. A. LOVELAND 1870: J. Bodwell DOE 1871: Anson ROGERS 1872: James SUTHERLAND 1874: Hiram MERRILL 1875: J. W. ST. JOHN 1877: Pliny NORCROSS 1879: Samuel C. COBB 1881: A. P. LOVEJOY 1882: Thomas T. CROFT 1883: J. W. ST. JOHN 1884: Alex RICHARDSON 1885: John WINANS 1889: J. W. ST. JOHN 1892: J. W. ST. JOHN, O. D. ROWE 1893: John THOROUGHGOOD 1895: F. S. BAINES 1897: John THOROUGHGOOD 1899: Victor P. RICHARDSON 1903: Agesilaus O. WILSON 1905: J. F. HUTCHINSON 1907: Steward B. HEDDLES 1909: Wilbur F. CARLE 1911: John C. NICHOLS 1912-1918: James A. FATHERS (commission) 1918: Charles L. VALENTINE 1919: Thomas E. WELSH 1923-1951: Henry TRAXLER 1951-1955: Warren HYDE 1955-1956: George FOSTER 1957-1967: Joseph LUSTAG [LUSTIG] 1967-1971: Karl SAMEK 1971-1976: Robert BAILEY 1976-present [1985]: Philip DEATON

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