List of mayors of Valdez, Alaska
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Valdez, Alaska, United States.
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- John L. Steel, 1901-1903 [1][2][nb 1]
- John Goodell, 1903-1905 [2]
- Henry Miller, 1905-1907 [2]
- Thos. Quinn, 1907-1909 [2]
- L. Archibald, 1909-1910 [2]
- F.M. Boyle, 1910-1912 [2]
- E.E. Ritchie, c.1912-1914 [4][2]
- Ed. Wood, c.1915 [5]
- Jas. Patterson, 1916-1917 [2]
- Anthony J. Dimond, c.1918-1922, 1925-1928 [6][2]
- James H. Patterson, c.1922 [7]
- Walter T. Stuart, c.1923, c.1933 [6]
- William A. Egan, c.1946 [6]
- C.G. Stith, c.1950 [1]
- C.J. Egan, c.1950 [8]
- William Growden, c.1955 [9]
- Walter H. "Walt" Day [2]
- Lynn Chrystal, 1976-1977, 1989-1990 [10]
- Mac MacDonald, c.1978
- Bill Walker, c.1979-1980 [6]
- Steve McAlpine, 1980-1982
- Susy Collins, c.1982 [11]
- John Searle Devens, c.1984-1989 [12]
- John Harris, 1992-1996
- Dave C. Cobb, c.1998-2000 [13]
- Bert Cottle, c.2008-2009 [14]
- Larry Weaver, c.2015-2016 [15]
- Ruth Knight, c.2017-2018 [3][4]
- Jeremy O'Neil, c.2020-2021 [16]
- Sharon Scheidt, c.2022-2024 [17]
- Dennis Fleming, 2024-present [18]
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See also
Notes
- ^ Other sources name John W. Leedy as mayor, 1901-1903 [3]
References
- ^ "First mayor of Valdez passes on", Nome Daily Nugget, Alaska, December 23, 1937 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Valdez Municipality", The Pathfinder, Pioneers of Alaska, February 1920 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Leedy, John Whitnah", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, retrieved May 27, 2025
- ^ "New city council is installed in office", Valdez Daily Prospector, Alaska, April 16, 1912 – via Chronicling America
- ^ "Fire sweeps Valdez", Valdez Daily Prospector, Alaska, July 15, 1915 – via Chronicling America
- ^ a b c d Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors of Valdez, Alaska", Political Graveyard, retrieved May 27, 2025
- ^ "Patterson mayor at Valdez after strong contest", Seward Gateway, Alaska, April 13, 1922 – via Chronicling America
- ^ "C.J. Egan named mayor in Tuesday election", Valdez News, Alaska, October 6, 1950 – via Chronicling America
- ^ "Alaskan cities elect officials yesterday for coming year", Daily Sitka Sentinel, Alaska, October 5, 1955 – via Chronicling America
- ^ "Former Valdez Mayor Lynn Chrystal Passes Away", kvakradio.com, Alaska, March 22, 2024
- ^ Jerry Zoet, Grain Terminal Dedication, 30 October 1982, Valdez Museum & Historical Archive
- ^ "John Devens, Valdez Mayor During Exxon Spill, Dies at 74", nytimes.com, New York, June 19, 2014
- ^ "Valdez City Council, Office of the City Clerk", www.ci.valdez.ak.us, archived from the original on May 24, 2000 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "City Council", www.ci.valdez.ak.us, archived from the original on February 12, 2009 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "City Council", www.ci.valdez.ak.us, archived from the original on September 6, 2015 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "City Council", www.valdezak.gov, Alaska: City of Valdez, archived from the original on April 11, 2020 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "City Council", www.valdezak.gov, Alaska: City of Valdez, archived from the original on October 2, 2022 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "City Council", www.valdezak.gov, Alaska: City of Valdez, retrieved May 27, 2025