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On March 5, 1795, the borough of Chester, which had been governed under the charter granted by William Penn in 1701, was incorporated by the Pennsylvania Assembly. [2] Chester was incorporated as a city on February 4, 1866 [ 3 ] with a mayor-council government system, consisting of a popularly elected city mayor and city council.
Pages in category "Mayors of Chester, Pennsylvania" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Chester began losing its mainstay manufacturing jobs by the early 1960s. Ford Motor Company shuttered its Chester plant, American Viscose Corporation in nearby Marcus Hook closed, Baldwin Locomotive Works in nearby Eddystone was close to bankruptcy and Sun Shipyard employment had fallen from a high of 35,000 in 1945 to 4,000 in 1962. Chester's ...
Stefan Roots is an American politician currently serving as the Democratic mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania, since January 3, 2024. He defeated the incumbent Thaddeus Kirkland in the May 2023 Democratic mayoral primary and Anita J. Littleton in the November 2023 general election. He previously served as a member of the Chester City Council from ...
Pages in category "Lists of mayors of places in Pennsylvania" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... List of mayors of Chester ...
Mayors of Chester, Pennsylvania (18 P) E. Mayors of Easton, ... Pages in category "Mayors of places in Pennsylvania" The following 31 pages are in this category, out ...
Wendell Butler Jr. (born 1943/1944) [1] is a former American politician who served as a Republican mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania, from 2002 to 2012. Biography
Crosby M. Black, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County and 7th Mayor of Chester; Ed Blizzard, prominent pharmaceutical injury attorney; Louis A. Bloom, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1947-1952), Judge on Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Delaware County; Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard, 27th Mayor of Chester