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1st WARD ALDERMEN

• William H. Gaslin Feb. 26, 1867-April 1869
• Henry Oswald Feb. 26, 1867-April 1872
• Frank L. Morse Feb. 26, 1867-April 1872
• Franklin Beebe April 1869-June 14, 1871
• William F. Cahill July 5, 1871-April 1872
• John Orth April 1872-April 1875
• E.W. Cutter April 1872-April 1874
• Gottfried Boehme April 1874-April 1878
• Timothy M. Bohan April 1875-April 1878
• Benjamin Franklin Nelson April 1878-Oct. 5, 1883
• Michael Lyon April 1878-April 1880 (from 2nd Ward)
• Peter John Thielen April 1878-April 1879
• Michael W. Glenn April 1879-Aug. 22, 1884
• Anton Grethen April 1880-April 1883
• Edgar F. Comstock April 1883-April 1886
• John T. Lee Oct. 24, 1883-April 1884
• John Fleetham April 1884-April 1887
• Titus Mareck Sept. 24, 1884-Jan. 1889
• Edward J. L'Herault April 1886-Jan. 1889
• Charles A. Hanscom April 1887-Jan. 1889
• John T. McGowan Jan. 1889-Jan. 1893
• Joseph Ingenhutt Jan. 1889-Jan. 1895
• Fred Brushaber, Jr. Jan. 1889-Jan. 1891
• Perry A. Long Jan. 1893-Jan. 1901
• Roman Alexander Jan. 1895-Jan. 1899
• Jacob Foell Jan. 1899-Jan. 1903
• John Ryan Jan. 1901-Jan. 1913
• Michael A. Gerber Jan. 1903-Jan. 1911
• George V. Ziemer Jan. 1911-Jan. 1915
• Louis N. Ritten Jan. 1913-July 1921
• John Ryan Jan. 1915-July 1923
• Richard Dunleavy July 1921-July 1925
• Duncan Hadley July 1923-July 1927
• John Ryan July 1925-Jan. 8, 1931*
• Louis N. Ritten July 1927-Jan. 11, 1929
• Dan F. O'Brien Feb. 19, 1929-April 1, 1938
• Harold Kauth Feb. 17, 1931-July 1947 (to Ward 3)
• Michael J. Sullivan June 10, 1938-July 1939
• Sylvester "Syl" F. Blosky July 1939-July 1947 (to Ward 3)
• Clifford L. Swanson July 1947-July 1951 (from Ward 9)
• Eric G. Hoyer July 1947-Dec. 1, 1948 (replaced Mayor Humphrey)
• Alden M. Nordstrom July 1949-July 1953
• Eugene E. Stokowski July 1951-July 1957
• Vernon K. McCrady July 1957-July 1961
• Donald P. Risk July 1961-Aug. 31, 1968
• Lloyd C. Anderson Sept. 1, 1968-July 1969
• Sam Sivanich July 1969-Jan. 4, 1977
• Walter Dziedzic March 25, 1977-Jan. 1998 (to Park Board)
• Paul Ostrow Jan. 1998-Jan. 2010
• Kevin Reich Jan. 2010-Jan. 2022
• Elliot Payne Jan. 2022-

*died in office