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Canton's Chief Executive Officers

** Information Source: 1958-59 Municipal Directory Published by Al Frances Productions **

PRESIDENTS

1822-23 J. W. Lathrop 1831-32 John Myers
1824 James Hazlett 1833-34 Sanders Van Rensellear
1825-27 Orlando Metcalf 1835 James Hazlett
1828 John Myers 1836 F. A. Schneider
1829 John Shorb 1837 Samuel Fahnestock
1830 L. B. Gitchel

MAYORS

1838-39 John Myers
1839-40 Jacob Rex
1840-41 John Myers
1841-42 William Bryce
1842-44 Lewis Vail
1844-45 Geo. Dunbar, Sr.
1845-46 Z. Snow
1846-47 C. C. A. Witting
1847-48 Daniel Gotshall
1848-49 C. C. A. Witting
1849-50 D. H. Harmann
1850-52 J. G. Lester
1852-53 B. F. Leiter
1853-54 John Lahm
1854-55 B. F. Leiter
1855-59 Peter Chance
1859 J. C. Bockius
1860-62 H. P. Dunbar
1862 S. Meyer
1863-65 J. Crevoisie
1865-67 W. W. Clark
1867-71 Daniel Sayler
1871-75 R. S. Shields
1875-77 A. D. Braden
1877-79 John Shimp
1879-81 James Vallely
1881-85 Wm. J. Piero
1885-87 George Rex
1887-93 John F. Blake
1893-95 Robt. A. Cassidy
1895-99 James A. Rice
1899-1903 James H. Robertson
1903-06 W. H. Smith
1906-14 A. R. Turnbull
Harry Shilling Served from Nov 17, 1912
to May 2, 1913, by virtue of decision of Court of
Common Pleas, which decision was reversed
by Court of Appeals
1914-17 Chas. A. Stolberg
1917 Henry A. Schrantz
1918-19 Chas. E. Poorman
1919 Henry A. Schrantz
1920-22 Herman R. Witter
1922-24 C. C. Curtis
1924-26 Chas. M. Ball
1926-28 Stanford M. Swarts
1928-30 C. C. Curtis
1930-31 Herman R. Witter
1932-33 James Seccombe
1934-35 Arthur Turnbull
1936-39 James Seccombe
1939-43 Edward Folk ( deceased)
8-1-1943 to 12-31-43 Albert Fromm
1944-49 Carl Klein
1950-51 Thomas H. Nichols
1952-58 Carl F. Wise
1958-59 Charles L. Babcock
1960-61 Charles L. Babcock
1962-63 James Lawhoun
1964-83 Stanley Cmich
1984-91 Sam Purses
1992-2003 Richard D. Watkins
2004-07 Janet Weir Creighton
2008 to Present, William J. Healy II