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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 ...
The position of Lord Mayor of Chester was created on 10 March 1992 when the dignity was conferred on the city of Chester, England by Letters Patent as part of celebrations of 40th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II. [1] Prior to that the position had been that of Mayor of Chester. [2]
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.
In 1969, he joined the Chester Police force. [2] In 1989, he was promoted to sergeant, and in 1994 he was promoted to major as part of the command staff. [2] In January 1996, he was named by Mayor Aaron Wilson Jr. as police commissioner. [2] [3]
Chester served as the county seat for Chester County from 1682 to 1788. [14] In 1724, the Chester Courthouse was built to support the legal needs of the county. [15] Chester played only a small role in the American Revolutionary War. Throughout 1776 and 1777, there were significant forces stationed in Chester and nearby Marcus Hook.
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.
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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]