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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. The terms of the ...
Prior to that the position had been that of Mayor of Chester. [2] The Lord Mayoralty was given to Chester in recognition of its historical and economic importance. [3] In 2009 the role of Lord Mayor of Chester was combined with that of Chairman of Cheshire West and Chester Council, but the two roles were separated again in 2015. [4]
Joseph R. T. Coates, 5th mayor of Chester and officer in the Union Army during the US Civil War Audrey B. Collins , United States District Judge Lawrence A. Conner, Sr. , Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1953-1954)
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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.
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.