Osceola Mayors

Source: Osceola Centennial Issue 1851-1951, section 7, page 1.

Wilson 1st of 32 Mayor To Serve City of Osceola

L.M. Wilson was the first of 32 mayors who have served the city of Osceola since its incorporation as a town in 1866. In addition to being the town's first mayor, he was also the most reelected mayor, having been named to that office at four elections.

During the first years, the election of city officials took place every year, but commencing in 1887, as nearly as we can determine, the bi-ennial odd-year election came into being. During those early days the councilmen were called trustees, and the first group of trustees were chosen at an election on May 25, 1867, with M.L. Wilson as mayor. The election went off quietly to general satisfaction.

These first trustees included: A. Knotts, A.C. Johnson, N. McGrew, A.H. Burrows, James Rice, and M.B. Reese, Recorder. The first street commissioner is 1866 was a Mr. Alexander... and what a trial he must have had!

Osceola Mayors

1867, 68 - L.M. Wilson 1899 - J.F. McAuley 
1869, 70 - H.S. Kaley 1901 - L.E. Crist 
1871 - L.M. Wilson  1905 - J.F. McAuley
1872 - HenryStivers  1907 - L.C. Maine 
1873, 74, 75 - Dell Stuart  1909 - F.P. Barnhill 
1875 - William W. Wilson  1911 - Carl Dare 
1876 - O.P. Anderson  1913 - F.A. Savage 
1877 - I.Q. Dague  1913 - F.P. Barnhill 
1878 - S.P. Ayres  1915 - J.J. Fleming 
1879 - I.Q. Dague  1917 - E.G. Paul 

1880 - D.H. Clark  1919 - E.H.Boden 
1881, 82 - T.A. Trent 1921 - T.G. Armstrong 
1883 - James Harrison  1925 - Charles Harris 
1884 - W.B.H. Hutsinpiller  1927 - D.R. Robinson 
1885 - T.A. Trent  1931 -  A.J. Edwards
1886, 87 - J.M. Ball  1937 - R.A. Windrath 
1889 - O.F. Smith  1941 - Dr. W.F. Dean 
1893 - N.D. Oliphant  1945 - R.A. Windrath 
1895 - John W. Boden  1949 - Charles D. Peret 


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