Kalamazoo City Commission

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April 1918: 1st City Commission

William E. Upjohn* Mayor william-upjohn-100.jpg
George E. Martin* Vice Mayor
Albert J. Todd  
Paul Butler  
Alfred B. Connable Sr. 
William Shakespeare Jr. 
Truxton Talbot 

April 1919: 2nd City Commission

Albert J. Todd* Mayor albert-todd-100.jpg
Alexander Velleman* Vice Mayor
William E. Upjohn 
Paul Butler  
Charles Rhuel Myers 
Albert Ten Busschen 
Truxton Talbot 

April 1920: 3rd City Commission

Albert J. Todd* Mayor albert-todd-100.jpg
Alfred E. Curtenius* Vice Mayor
William E. Upjohn (resigned) 
Paul Butler  
C. Allen Fox 
Ernest A. Balch 
Cornelius Verburg 
Albert Ten Busschen (appointed)  

November 1921: 4th City Commission

Cornelius Verburg (died in office) Mayor blank-avatar-100.gif
Alfred E. Curtenius Vice Mayor
Paul H. Todd, Sr. 
George E. Martin 
Lou B. Henshaw (later Zwisler) 
Paul Butler 
Ernest E. Balch 

November 1923: 5th City Commission

George K. Taylor  Mayor george-taylor-100.jpg
William Shakespeare, Jr.  Vice Mayor
Clarence Bradford 
Alfred E. Curtenius 
George Rickman 
Floyd Miller 
Albert Culverhouse 

November 1925: 6th City Commission

George K. Taylor  Mayor george-taylor-100.jpg
Clarence Bradford (resigned) Vice Mayor
Paul H. Todd, Sr. 
Albert Culverhouse 
Alfred E. Curtenius 
Sam Mullie 
C. Hubbard Kleinstuck 
Edward M. Kennedy (appointed)  

November 1927: 7th City Commission

Ernest A. Balch (died in office) Mayor ernest-balch-100.jpg
Edward M. Kennedy  Vice Mayor
J. Wesley Bean 
S. Rudolph Light 
Alfred E. Curtenius 
Peter DeBoer 
Edgar M. Sergeant 
Bartlett C. Dickinson (appointed)  

November 1929: 8th City Commission

S. Rudolph Light  Mayor rudolph-light-100.jpg
J. Wesley Bean Vice Mayor
Alfred E. Curtenius 
Bartlett C. Dickinson 
Peter DeBoer 
Edgar M. Sergeant 
Floyd C. Miller 

November 1931: 9th City Commission

Lewis C. Wright Mayor lewis-wright-100.jpg
Peter DeBoer Vice Mayor
Elias Hoekstra 
Hugh Barendreght 
S. Rudolph Light 
Herman Johnson 
Edgar M. Sergeant 

November 1933: 10th City Commission

William Shakespeare, Jr.  Mayor william-shakespeare-100.jpg
Paul H. Todd, Sr. Vice Mayor
Frieda Blankenburg 
Edgar M. Sergeant 
Arthur L. Blakeslee 
William Kersjes (died in office) 
Lewis Wright 
Hugh Barendreght (appointed)  

November 1935: 11th City Commission

Paul H. Todd  Mayor paul-todd-100.jpg
William Shakespeare, Jr.  Vice Mayor
Arthur L. Blakeslee 
Lewis Wright 
Frank Bachelor 
Frank McAllister 
Ennis Schafer 

November 1937: 12th City Commission

Arthur L. Blakeslee  Mayor arthur-blakeslee-100.jpg
Frank McAllister  Vice Mayor
Paul H. Todd, Sr. 
Louis Collins 
Hugh Finley 
William Shakespeare, Jr. 
Ennis Schafer 

November 1939: 13th City Commission

Frank McAllister  Mayor frank-mcallister-100.jpg
Louis Collins Vice Mayor
Paul H. Todd, Sr. 
Earnest Ludwig 
Hugh Finley 
Monroe Shakespeare 
Edgar M. Sergeant 

November 1941: 14th City Commission

Louis W. Collins  Mayor lou-collins-100.jpg
Hugh Finley Vice Mayor
Paul H. Todd, Sr. 
Frank McAllister 
Earnest Ludwig 
Glenn S. Allen Jr. (resigned) 
Fred Stanley 
Louis W. Sutherland (appointed)   

November 1943: 15th City Commission

Louis W. Sutherland  Mayor louis-sutherland-100.jpg
Louis Collins Vice Mayor
Paul H. Todd, Sr. 
Frank McAllister 
Earnest Ludwig 
Hugh Finley 
Fred Stanley 

November 1945: 16th City Commission

Henry Ford, Jr.  Mayor henry-ford-100.jpg
Glenn S. Allen, Jr. Vice Mayor
Paul H. Todd, Sr. 
Louis Collins 
E. Gifford Upjohn 
Lorence Burdick 
Sam Schaeffer 

November 1947: 17th City Commission

Henry Ford, Jr.  Mayor henry-ford-100.jpg
Glenn S. Allen, Jr. Vice Mayor
Paul H. Todd, Sr. 
Charles Garrett 
Allan Milham 
Lorence Burdick 
Sam Schaeffer 

November 1949: 18th City Commission

Paul H. Todd, Sr.  Mayor paul-todd-100.jpg
Allan Milham (resigned) Vice Mayor
Alvin Little 
William Johnson 
Neil Verburg 
Ralph Ralston 
Cornelia A. Robinson 
Dwight L. Stocker (appointed)   

November 1951: 19th City Commission

Glenn S. Allen, Jr.  Mayor glenn-allen-100.jpg
Willis F. Dunbar Vice Mayor
Paul H. Todd, Sr. 
Alvin Little 
Arthur Mulholland 
Neil Verburg (died in office) 
Cornelia A. Robinson 
Henry L. Upjohn (appointed)  

November 1953: 20th City Commission

Glenn S. Allen, Jr.  Mayor glenn-allen-100.jpg
Henry L. Upjohn Vice Mayor
Paul H. Todd, Sr. 
Willis F. Dunbar 
Arthur Mulholland 
Paul J. Schrier 
Cornelia A. Robinson 

November 1955: 21st City Commission

Glenn S. Allen, Jr.  Mayor glenn-allen-100.jpg
Willis F. Dunbar Vice Mayor
Cameron L. Davis 
Henry L. Upjohn 
Arthur Mulholland 
Paul J. Schrier 
D. Gordon Knapp 

November 1957: 22nd City Commission

Glenn S. Allen, Jr.  Mayor glenn-allen-100.jpg
Paul E. Morrison Vice Mayor
Raymond L. Hightower 
Hazel M. Wirick 
Arthur Mulholland (resigned) 
Paul J. Schrier 
D. Gordon Knapp 

November 1959: 23rd City Commission

James S. Gilmore, Jr.  Mayor james-gilmore-100.jpg
Paul E. Morrison Vice Mayor
Raymond L. Hightower 
Hazel M. Wirick 
Arthur Washington, Jr. 
Paul J. Schrier 
Glenn S. Allen, Jr. 

November 1961: 24th City Commission

Paul E. Morrison  Mayor paul-morrison-100.jpg
C. H. Mullen Vice Mayor
Raymond L. Hightower 
Arthur Washington, Jr. 
Paul J. Schrier 
L. Lee Stryker 
Thompson Bennett 

November 1963: 25th City Commission

Raymond L. Hightower  Mayor raymond-hightower-100.jpg
Otto Yntema Vice Mayor
Bert H. Cooper 
Arthur Washington, Jr. 
Paul J. Schrier 
L. Lee Stryker 
William Bayliss 

November 1965: 26th City Commission

Raymond L. Hightower  Mayor raymond-hightower-100.jpg
Margaret Machin Vice Mayor
Bert H. Cooper 
Arthur Washington, Jr. (resigned) 
Paul J. Schrier 
Otto Yntema 
William Bayless 
Jacob Hoogendorn (appointed)  

November 1967: 27th City Commission

Paul J. Schrier  Mayor paul-schrier-100.jpg
Donald H. Triestram Vice Mayor
Francis P. Hamilton 
Raymond L. Hightower 
Tyrus R. Carter 
Margaret Machin 
Edwin L. Walters 

November 1969: 28th City Commission

Francis P. Hamilton  Mayor francis-hamilton-100.jpg
Gilbert H. Bradley, Jr. Vice Mayor
Raymond L. Hightower 
John Oosterbaan 
Garret VanHaaften 
Howard Wolpe 
Bertha Bushell 

November 1971: 29th City Commission

Gilbert H. Bradley, Jr. Mayor gilbert-bradley-100.jpg
John Oosterbaan Vice Mayor
Thea Barron 
Raymond L. Hightower 
Garret VanHaaften 
Howard Wolpe (resigned) 
Edwin L. Walters 
Francis P. Hamilton (appointed)  

November 1973: 30th City Commission

Francis P. Hamilton  Mayor francis-hamilton-100.jpg
Edwin L. Walters Vice Mayor
Raymond L. Hightower 
Patricia M. Cayemberg 
Moses L. Walker 
Garret VanHaaften 
Dorothea Sullivan 

November 1975: 31st City Commission

Francis P. Hamilton  Mayor francis-hamilton-100.jpg
Robert D. Dunbar Vice Mayor
Raymond L. Hightower 
Patricia M. Cayemberg 
Moses L. Walker 
Caroline Ham 
Edwin L. Walters 

November 1977: 32nd City Commission

Francis P. Hamilton  Mayor francis-hamilton-100.jpg
Peter C. Statler Vice Mayor
Edward J. Annen, Jr. 
Patricia M. Cayemberg 
Sam Bennett 
Caroline Ham 
Edwin L. Walters 

November 1979: 33rd City Commission

Edward J. Annen, Jr.  Mayor edward-annen-100.jpg
Caroline Ham Vice Mayor
Francis P. Hamilton 
Patricia M. Cayemberg 
Jack Gilman 
Bob Sherry (resigned) 
William Maze, Jr. 
Moses L. Walker (appointed)   

November 1981: 34th City Commission

Caroline R. Ham  Mayor caroline-ham-100.jpg
John VanderPloeg Vice Mayor
Francis P. Hamilton 
Patricia M. Cayemberg 
Moses L. Walker 
Peter C. Statler 
Edward J. LaForge 

November 1983: 35th City Commission

Francis P. Hamilton  Mayor francis-hamilton-100.jpg
Caroline Ham Vice Mayor
John VanderPloeg 
Patricia M. Cayemberg 
Dorothy Spurlock 
Peter C. Statler 
Edward J. LaForge 

November 1985: 36th City Commission

Edward J. Annen, Jr.  Mayor edward-annen-100.jpg
Marjorie Springgate Vice Mayor
Patricia M. Cayemberg 
Dorothy Spurlock 
Bruce W. Martin 
Robert A. Straits 
Edward J. LaForge 

November 1987: 37th City Commission

Edward J. Annen, Jr.  Mayor edward-annen-100.jpg
Marjorie Springgate Vice Mayor
Patricia M. Cayemberg 
Ron Reisterer 
Bruce W. Martin 
Robert A. Straits 
Edward J. LaForge 

November 1989: 38th City Commission

Edward J. Annen, Jr.  Mayor edward-annen-100.jpg
Beverly A. Moore Vice Mayor
Alexander C. Lipsey 
Lance Ferraro 
Curtis C. Haan 
Robert A. Straits 
Edward J. LaForge 

November 1991: 39th City Commission

Beverly A. Moore  Mayor beverly-moore-100.jpg
Edward J. Annen, Jr. Vice Mayor
Alexander C. Lipsey 
Lance Ferraro 
Curtis C. Haan 
Robert A. Straits 
Sally Appleyard 

November 1993: 40th City Commission

Edward J. Annen, Jr.  Mayor edward-annen-100.jpg
Alexander C. Lipsey Vice Mayor
Zadie Jackson 
Curtis C. Haan 
Robert A. Straits 
Sally Appleyard 
Barbara A. Larson 

November 1995: 41st City Commission

Barbara A. Larson  Mayor barbara-larson-100.jpg
Alfred V. Heilman Vice Mayor
Nicolette Hahn 
Zadie Jackson 
Lance Ferraro 
Montford Piercey 
Edgar G. Gordon 

November 1997: 42nd City Commission

Robert B. Jones  Mayor robert-jones-100.jpg
Hannah McKinney Vice Mayor
Donald F. Cooney 
Linda Teeter 
Edgar G. Gordon 
Alfred V. Heilman 
Nicolette Hahn 

November 1999: 43rd City Commission

Robert B. Jones  Mayor robert-jones-100.jpg
Hannah McKinney Vice Mayor
Alfred V. Heilman 
Linda Teeter 
Donald F. Cooney 
Edgar G. Gordon 
Sean A. McCann 

November 2001: 44th City Commission

Robert B. Jones  Mayor robert-jones-100.jpg
Hannah McKinney Vice Mayor
Sean A. McCann 
Alfred V. Heilman 
Mary Balkema 
Donald F. Cooney 
Linda Teeter 

November 2003: 45th City Commission

Robert B. Jones  Mayor robert-jones-100.jpg
Hannah McKinney Vice Mayor
Sean A. McCann 
Bobby J. Hopewell 
Donald F. Cooney 
Mary Balkema 
David Juarez 

November 2005: 46th City Commission

Hannah McKinney  Mayor hannah-mckinney-100.jpg
Bobby J. Hopewell Vice Mayor
Donald F. Cooney 
David F. Anderson 
Mary Balkema (resigned) 
Barbara Hamilton Miller 
Sean A. McCann 
David Juarez (appointed)  

November 2007: 47th City Commission

Bobby J. Hopewell  Mayor bobby-hopewell-100.jpg
Hannah McKinney Vice Mayor
Sean A. McCann 
Donald F. Cooney 
David F. Anderson 
Barbara Hamilton Miller 
Stephanie Moore 

November 2009: 48th City Commission

Bobby J. Hopewell  Mayor bobby-hopewell-100.jpg
Hannah McKinney Vice Mayor
Donald F. Cooney 
David F. Anderson 
Barbara Hamilton Miller 
Stephanie Bell (previously Moore) 
Terry L. Kuseske (died in office) 
Robert H. Cinabro (appointed)  

November 2011: 49th City Commission

Bobby J. Hopewell  Mayor bobby-hopewell-100.jpg
Hannah McKinney Vice Mayor
Donald F. Cooney 
Barbara Hamilton Miller 
David F. Anderson 
Robert H. Cinabro 
Stephanie Bell