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Mayor [4] [5] Term Political party Notes John Larkin, Jr. 1866–1872: Republican: Larkin was the first mayor of Chester and refused to accept any salary for his service as mayor [6] Dr. J.L. Forwood: 1872–1881: Democrat: James Barton, Jr. 1881–1884: Republican: Dr. J.L. Forwood: 1884–1887: Democrat: Major Joseph R. T. Coates: 1887–1893 ...
In 1857, Larkin was elected Chief Burgess of Chester and became the president of the Chester Gas Company. [1] In 1866, Larkin was elected the first mayor of Chester. He was re-elected in 1869. He refused to accept any salary for his service as mayor. [3] Larkin was one of the founders and president of the Chester Mutual Insurance Company. [6]
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Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard (born June 15, 1950) [1] is an American politician who served as mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1995. [2] Bohannan-Sheppard was the first Democrat to be elected mayor of Chester in almost a century and the second female and second African-American mayor of Chester.
Chester has been hurt for decades by corrupt politicians and organized crime. [71] Chester's Republican Party political machine was one of the nation's oldest and most corrupt. [72] John J. McClure took over from his father, William McClure, in 1907 [72] and was the political boss for the machine until his death in 1965.
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There had previously been one Democratic mayor, Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard, since 1905. [6] In 2015, he unsuccessfully ran again for mayor against Democratic candidate Thaddeus Kirkland, who had defeated Linder in the primary. [7] In 2012, he was named by the Delaware County Council to serve a five-year term on the board of the Chester Water ...
Berry was also treasurer of the Fields Brick Company in Chester, Pennsylvania. [5] Berry served as mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania from February 1905 to December 1905. He resigned to run for treasurer of Pennsylvania and was the only Democrat to win a statewide election between 1893 and 1931. [6] Berry served as treasurer from 1906 to 1908. [7]