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Mayors of Council Bluffs
1853 - 1920


Name Date as Mayor Birth & Death Dates
Cornelius Voorhis 1853 1814 - July 12, 1878
John K. Cook 1854 1808 - Nov 14, 1885
Calohill E. Stone 1855 Jan 21, 1814 - Mar 25, 1892
Daniel W. Price 1856 Feb 15, 1821 - Feb 17, 1884
John Smith Hooton 1857 - 1858 June 4, 1819 - Aug 24, 1877
George Doughty 1859 Mar 4, 1817 - Jan 7, 1885
Lysander W. Babbitt 1860 - 1861 Jan 1, 1812 - Oct 5, 1885
Junius M. Palmer 1862 - 1863 Mar 10, 1827 - Jan 22, 1892
Nathaniel S. Bates 1864 Jan 19, 1811 - Sep 13, 1878
Junius M. Palmer 1865 Mar 10, 1827 - Jan 22, 1892
Caleb Baldwin 1866 Apr 3, 1824 - Dec 15, 1876
Franklin "Frank" Street 1867 July 12, 1819 - Feb 17, 1877
Thomas Tostevin 1868 Dec 21, 1830 - Aug 1905
Dexter C. Bloomer 1869 July 4, 1816 - Feb 24, 1900
Junius M. Palmer 1870 Mar 10, 1827 - Jan 22, 1892
Dexter C. Bloomer 1871 July 4, 1816 - Feb 24, 1900
Noah D. Lawrence 1872 - 1873 1822 - Dec 19, 1896
Wm. Cowles James 1874 Jan 1, 1830 - Apr 2, 1899
Charles B. Jacquemin 1875 July 1, 1838 - Apr 23, 1909
John Henry Keatley 1876 Dec 1, 1838 - June 18, 1905
John T. Baldwin 1877 Oct 12, 1820 - Jan 30, 1890
Noah D. Lawrence 1878 1822 - Dec 19, 1896
Addison Cochran 1879 Aug 18, 1817 - May 20, 1896
Wm. Cowles James 1880 Jan 1, 1830 - Apr 2, 1899
Walter Raleigh Vaughn 1881 May 12, 1848 - Apr 16, 1915
Thomas Bowman 1882-1883 May 25, 1848 - Dec 1, 1917
Walter Raleigh Vaughn 1884-1885 May 12, 1848 - Apr 16, 1915
John Wilson Chapman 1886 July 19, 1835 - June 19, 1886
James Franklin Evans 1886 (finished term) Oct 1825 - Apr 20, 1910
William Groneweg 1887 July 24, 1838 - Aug 4, 1928
Millard F. Rohrer 1888-1889 Aug 30, 1850 - Aug 5, 1934
Donald Macrae Sr. 1890-1891 Oct 3, 1840 - Aug 14, 1907
Noah D. Lawrence 1892-1893 1822 - Dec 19, 1896
James Harvey Cleaver 1894-1895 Mar 21, 1856 - Feb 7, 1935
George Carson 1896-1897 Feb 5, 1841 - Feb 18, 1919
Victor Jennings 1898-1901 Oct 26, 1853 - Dec 12, 1948
Dell George Morgan 1902-1903 Aug 27, 1861 - May 25, 1947
Donald Macrae Jr. 1904-1907 Jan 24, 1870 - Jan 11, 1932
Thomas J. Maloney 1908-1913 Sep 4, 1861 - June 24, 1938
Melancthon B. Snyder 1914-1917 May 11, 1856 - Mar 31, 1937
Louis C. Zurmuehlen 1918-1920 Mar 10, 1870 - May 5, 1930

Sources:
(1). Anne Marie Black Ryan's page on Pottawattamie County, Iowa Information
(site ends "early 2024")
(2). Find A Grave (researched full names and dates of birth and death)
(3). Bios Board on IAGenWeb, Pottawattamie County, IA
(4). GenealogyBank, Daily Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, IA
(5). Familysearch.org - searching for family trees of the subjects