List of mayors of Cordova, Alaska explained

This is a list of mayors of Cordova in the state of Alaska in the United States. The City of Cordova was incorporated on July 8, 1909.[1]

NameTermNotes
George Hazeletc. 1909[2] First mayor of Cordova[3]
Will H. Chase1910[4]
Austin E. Lathrop1911–1912[5] Ran for city council and was named mayor by virtue of being to top vote-getter in the election. Lathrop declined any more terms as mayor, but continued serving on the council until 1914
Will H. Chase1928, 1932,[6] 1934[7] Multiple sources state he served as mayor of Cordova for 24 terms, not necessarily consecutive, though.[8] Born in 1874 and died in 1965.[9] Served 18 years as mayor by 1952.[10] By 1911 he had already served as mayor in some capacity.[11] By 1938 he had already served 12 times as mayor.[12] Was elected mayor in 1910 along with a "practically new council."
Richard Davis1949[13]
Barney Anderson1961[14]
John Stotera LeFevre1961–1963
Melvin Soder1965[15]
Arthur P. Knight1971[16]
Jim Poor1975[17]
Erling Johansen1985[18] – 1989[19]
Bob Van Brocklin1989[20] – 1990[21] Committed suicide several years after the oil spill.[22]
Kelly Weaverling1991–1993First Green Party mayor in U.S.[23]
Margy Johnson1993–1999[24] First woman elected mayor of Cordova[25]
Ed Zeine1999[26] – 2000
Margy Johnson2001[27] – 2002[28]
Nancy Bird2003"... served for about 4 months as Acting Mayor in 2003."[29]
Timothy L. JoyceMarch 2004 – March 2010[30]
James KallanderMarch 2010 – March 2013
Jim KaschMarch 2013 – March 2016[31]
Clay KoplinMarch 2016 – present[32]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alaska Municipal Officials Directory 1976. 1976. Department of Community and Regional Affairs, State of Alaska; Alaska Municipal League. Juneau. 15.
  2. Web site: National Park Service: Golden Places: The History of Alaska-Yukon ... . https://web.archive.org/web/20100305235201/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/yuch/golden_places/chap13.htm . dead . March 5, 2010 . June 25, 2009 .
  3. Web site: The Legacy . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715105436/http://portvaldezco.com/the-legacy.html . dead . July 15, 2011 . June 25, 2009 .
  4. Web site: The Spokane press. (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, April 07, 1910, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. July 19, 2015.
  5. Book: Tower, Elizabeth A.. Mining Media Movies. 1991. self-published. Anchorage. 26–27.
  6. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Chase . June 23, 2009 .
  7. Web site: The Catalina Islander  December 6, 1934 Page 11. cat.stparchive.com. July 19, 2015.
  8. Web site: Will H. Chase Collection Description. https://archive.today/20130718151006/http://consortiumlibrary.org/archives/CollectionsList/CollectionDescriptions/hmc-0087cd.html. dead. July 18, 2013. consortiumlibrary.org. July 19, 2015.
  9. Web site: Alaska's Digital Archives. vilda.alaska.edu. July 19, 2015.
  10. Web site: Wyoming County Times, March 13, 1952 . 19 August 2011. July 19, 2015.
  11. Book: Los Angeles Mining Review. 1911. 30. July 19, 2015.
  12. Web site: Wyoming County Times, October 20, 1938. 19 August 2011. July 19, 2015.
  13. Book: Elimination of salmon traps from the waters of Alaska- Page iii . 1949 . June 23, 2009 .
  14. Book: Alaskan and Hawaiian transportation ... . 1961 . June 23, 2009 .
  15. Web site: Genie Chance Collection Inventory . June 23, 2009 .
  16. Book: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline controversy: technology, conservation, and the ...- Page 222 . 9780934223102 . June 23, 2009 . Coates . Peter A. . 1991 .
  17. Book: Outer Continental Shelf lands act ... . 1976 . June 23, 2009 .
  18. Web site: Nature's Fury: Earthquakes In Two Countries .Alaskan Impact Felt ... . June 25, 2009 .
  19. Web site: 05/21/89 - HELP WANTED ... SPILL SPLITS JOB MARKET INTO WINNERS ... . https://web.archive.org/web/19991106060546/http://www.adn.com/evos/stories/EV215.html . dead . November 6, 1999 . June 23, 2009 .
  20. Web site: The Homer Tribune :: Homer, Alaska . June 19, 2009 .
  21. Web site: 03/25/90 - FUTURE REMAINS UNCERTAIN A YEAR LATER . https://web.archive.org/web/19991003164006/http://www.adn.com/evos/stories/EV278.html . dead . October 3, 1999 . June 19, 2009 .
  22. Suzuki, David. The Nature of Things, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on May 16, 2009.
  23. Web site: Green Party mayors in the US . https://web.archive.org/web/20000815070709/http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/greenmayors.html . dead . August 15, 2000 . June 19, 2009 .
  24. News: Business: The Spill Is Gone -- 10 Years Later, Debate Still Rages Over Effects Of The Exxon Valdez Disaster In Alaska . The Seattle Times . Ross . Anderson . March 21, 1999.
  25. Web site: Margy Johnson, Board Member, First National Bank Alaska, Anchorage, AK in Spoke's business directory . June 18, 2009 .
  26. Web site: Week of Jan 4, 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010422025638/http://alyeska-pipe.com/Inthenews/Weeklynews/2000/ar082300.html . dead . April 22, 2001 . June 19, 2009 .
  27. Web site: Juneau Empire Online Local News: Southeast House seat may stretch ... . June 25, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811195205/http://juneauempire.com/stories/052301/Loc_Cordova.html . August 11, 2011 . dead .
  28. News: Business & Technology : Round-trip relationship binds Alaska and ... . June 25, 2009 . The Seattle Times . Kyung M. . Song . May 30, 2002.
  29. Web site: Nancy Bird - LinkedIn . June 25, 2009 .
  30. Web site: City of Cordova . https://web.archive.org/web/20060619143525/http://www.cityofcordova.net/mayorcouncil.htm . dead . 2006-06-19 .
  31. Web site: The Cordova Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302014606/http://www.thecordovatimes.com/article/1311cordova-picks-new-mayor . dead . 2014-03-02 .
  32. Web site: City of Cordova.

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