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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 ...
Joseph F. Battle Jr., 25th Mayor of Chester and judge on Delaware County Court of Common Pleas; Ruth L. Bennett, social worker, first president of the Chester branch of the NAACP; William H. Berry, 10th Mayor of Chester and Treasurer of Pennsylvania; Jahlil Beats, music producer; Marcus Belgrave, jazz trumpeter
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]
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.
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 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]
In 1891, the business was merged into Chester Lumber & Coal and Black became the treasurer and general manager. [2] He was also involved in real estate and insurance. Black incorporated the Morton Crosby Company to manufacture foundry and filter supplies. [3] He was elected president of the Chester City Council and mayor of Chester from 1896-1899.
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 ...