In the best interest to historical documentation, the public and the families of former Mayors and City Councilmen, we have gathered the names and offices of those who gave their time and energy to making the Laurel Community a better place to live, work and play:
April 25, 1872 April 7, 1873
Commissioners: Commissioners:
George Wheeler David G. McCurdy
George W. Kellogg A.D. Luber
Robert Pilson George Shorts
George Tiffany William A. Pritchard
President Board of Commissioners: President Board of Commissioners:
James A. Crandle Walter Brown
May 6, 1874 May 10, 1875
Commissioners: Commissioners:
George W. Kellogg Charles W. Baldwin
Edward J. Phelps George W. Kellogg
John A. Talbott Edward J. Phelps
Charles W. Baldwin John A. Talbott
President Board of Commissioners: President Board of Commissioners:
William H. Diven John A. Talbott
May 1, 1876 May 25, 1877
Commissioners: Commissioners:
Charles W. Baldwin Charles F. Shaffer
Charles F. Shaffer Henry McEwing
James W. Moorehead Joseph A. Miles
Henry McEwing Charles W. Baldwin
President Board of Commissioners: President Board of Commissioners:
Edward J. Phelps Edward J. Phelps
May 20, 1878 May 5, 1879
Commissioners: Commissioners:
Frank A. Smith L.A. Ellis
Charles W. Baldwin Charles H. Stanley
William H. Diven C.A. Pritchard
Joseph A. Miles/E.W. Newman Henry McEwing
President Board of Commissioners: President Board of Commissioners:
John Haslup John W. Whitesides
May 13, 1880 May 10, 1881
Commissioners: Commissioners:
Dr. John Cronmiller John W. Whitesides
Charles H. Stanley Dr. John Cronmiller
Lawrence Ellis Charles H. Stanley
Montague L. Richardson Montague L. Richardson
President Board of Commissioners: President Board of Commissioners:
John W. Whitesides Lawrence A. Ellis
May 10, 1882 May 9, 1883
Commissioners: Commissioners:
John W. Whitesides Edward J. Phelps
Henry C. Frost Albinas Conway
William Milstead William Harrison
Edward J. Phelps Thomas W. Young
President Board of Commissioners: President Board of Commissioners:
Dr. John Cronmiller Dr. John Cronmiller
May 7, 1884 May 13, 1885
Commissioners: Commissioners:
Edward J. Phelps William Milstead, Jr.
John W. Whitesides C.W. Baldwin
Thomas W. Young John Haslup
A.M. Bond Henry C. Frost
President Board of Commissioners: President Board of Commissioners:
Dr. John Cronmiller Dr. John Cronmiller
May 5, 1886 May 7, 1887
Commissioners: Commissioners:
H.W. Thies Edward Phelps
Edward Phelps E. Baker Carr
E. Baker Carr William H. Diven
William H. Diven H. W. Thies
President Board of Commissioners: President Board of Commissioners:
A. M. Bond A. M. Bond
May 9, 1888 1889
Commissioners: MISSING
E. Baker Carr
C.W. Bond
S.P. Keller
W.G. Beall
President Board of Commissioners:
Jesse Smallwood
April 8, 1890 April 8, 1891
Mayor: Mayor:
Judson T. Cull Charles H. Stanley
Council: Council:
R.L. Wallach, President John D. Chollar, President
Edward Phelps W.B. Beall
John D. Chollar Benjamin Owens
J.S. Brown Joseph Miles
George Marshall Frank W. Awalt
Theodore Morrison Harry McEwing
Lucien Cole Edward Phelps
B.F. Crabbs (elected President 2/16/1891) Jesse Smallwood
H.W. Morrison, Jr. John W. Jackson
April 6, 1892 April 5, 1893
Mayor: Mayor:
Charles H. Stanley J.R Huntt
Council: Council:
A.L. Luber, President F.W. Awalt, President
Edward Phelps D.L. Sakers
C.W. Bond William Crockett
John D. Chollar William Cronmiller
Joseph Miles Smith Armstrong
Frank W. Awalt Elwood W. Fisher
Elwood N. Fisher A.L. Luber
W.B. Beall C.W. Bond
Benjamin Owens Edward Phelps
April 4, 1894 April 3, 1895
Mayor: Mayor:
Gustavus B. Timanus Edward Phelps
Council: Council:
P.P. Castle, President M.F. Schooley, President
R.W. Kerr E. Burke Carr
James Federline John W. Sharswood
H.W. Thies H.W. Thies
M.F. Schooley Albin F. Fairall
C.E. Phelps (completed James Federline's term)
April 8, 1896 April 5, 1897
Mayor: Mayor:
Edward Phelps Edward Phelps
Council: Council:
Arthur F. Nicholson Robert W. Kerr, President
James P. Curley Dr. T.M. Baldwin
Plummer W. Carr T. Harry O'Brien
Dr. Thomas M. Baldwin James A. Brown
Robert W. Kerr Plummer W. Carr
April 11, 1898 April 13, 1899
Mayor: Mayor:
Edward Phelps Edward Phelps
Council: Council:
Robert W. Kerr, President Thomas M. Baldwin, President
Charles Frothingham Calvin W. Donaldson
Thomas M. Baldwin E. Burke Carr
T. Harry O'Brien Charles Frothingham
James A. Brown James A. Brown
Plummer W. Carr
April 4, 1900 1901
Mayor: Mayor:
Edward Phelps Edward Phelps
Council: Council:
Frank W. Awalt, President Frank W. Awalt, President
Theodore Sakers William H. Mullican
John Haslup Theodore Sakers
J.C. Howell J.C. Howell
Benjamin Owens Benjamin Owens
April 28, 1902 1903
Mayor: Mayor:
Gustavus Timanus Gustavus Timanus
Council: Council:
Gilbert A. Haslup, President Gilbert A. Haslup, President
Walter Martin James A. Brown
Robert L. Frye H.W. Thies
H.W. Thies George W. Waters, Jr.
James A. Brown Robert L. Frye
April 20, 1904 April 18, 1906
Mayor: Mayor:
Gustavus Timanus William E. Gilbert
T. Watts Byerly (completed Term 7/10/05)
Council: Council:
Gilbert A. Haslup, President Auguste Faure, President
James W. Travers LePage Cronmiller
John W. O'Brien Edward Phelps
H.W. Thies William H. Dorsey
James A. Brown Calvin W. Donaldson
April 22, 1908 April 18, 1910
Mayor: Mayor:
William E. Gilbert William E. Gilbert
George P. McCeney (On Dec 12, 1910,
Council: George P. McCeney became the Mayor
LePage Cronmiller, President upon the resignation of William E.
Edward Phelps Gilbert. McCeney completed Term 12/12/10)
W. H. Dorsey
Calvin W. Donaldson Council:
John F. Palmer William H. Dorsey, President
Howard F. Harrison
Edward Phelps
John F. Palmer
H.W. Thies
April 7, 1912 April 20, 1914
Mayor: Mayor:
George W. Waters, Jr. George W. Waters, Jr.
Council: Council:
John R. Jones, President L. Clinton Donaldson, President
Edmund B. Carr Edmund B. Carr (Died 4/6/15)
L. Clinton Donaldson Gilbert A. Haslup
Albert L. Gosnell Albert L. Gosnell
Elwood N. Fisher Elwood N. Fisher
April 17, 1916 April 15, 1918
Mayor: Mayor:
George W. Waters, Jr. George P. McCeney
Council: Council:
William H. Dorsey, President DeWilton Donaldson, President
DeWilton H. Donaldson Henry M. Scott
Harry H. Knight John W. O'Brien
George W. Alcorn George W. Alcorn
Elwood N. Fisher E. W. Pearre
April 22, 1920 April 17, 1922
Mayor: Mayor:
William E. Gilbert Charles E. Little
Edward F. Tolson (Became Mayor on 12/14/20)
Council:
Council: William H. Dorsey, President
Edward F. Tolson, President Ernest R. Harrison
L. Clinton Donaldson William E. Beall
Charles D. Godfrey E. Roy Hill
William H. Dorsey
Thomas D. Roberts/Howard Boteler(10/11/20)
Charles E. Little (succeeded Tolson)
April 21, 1924 April 19, 1926
Mayor: Mayor:
Thomas D. Roberts DeWilton Donaldson
DeWilton H. Donaldson (October 1925)
Council:
Council: John H. Fetty, President
DeWilton Donaldson, President E. Calvin Donaldson
Charles H. Lilley Charles H. Lilley
Ernest R. Harrison Bert Ayton
John O. Sharswood Lee E. Gilbert
John H. Fetty Walter Lanahan
April 16, 1928 April 21, 1930
Mayor: Mayor:
James P. Curley John H. Fetty
Council: Council:
Walter D. Lanahan, President William H. Dorsey, President
E. Calvin Donaldson Walter D. Lanahan
Charles H. Lilley Charles R. Reeley
Bert Ayton E.C. Parks
David Schaffer, Jr. Herman P. Millard
April 18, 1932 April 16, 1934
Mayor: Mayor:
John H. Fetty Julian B. Anderson
Council: Council:
Bert Ayton, President DeWilton Donaldson, President
Walter D. Lanahan Bert Ayton
Charles R. Reeley Everard E. Hatch
DeWilton H. Donaldson Claude Gaylor (Replaced Hatch
Charles H. Lilley 10/29/35)
Charles H. Lilley
Charles R. Reeley
April 20, 1936 1938
Mayor: Mayor:
Everard E. Hatch Everard E. Hatch
Council: Council:
Bert Ayton, President Bert Ayton, President
Maynard L. Ward Edward F. Tolson
Charles R. Reeley Charles R. Reeley
G. Bowie McCeney Maynard L. Ward
Charles H. Lilley Charles H. Lilley
1940 April 20, 1942
Mayor: Mayor:
Edward F. Tolson Edward F. Tolson
Council: Council:
Bert Ayton, President DeWilton Donaldson, President
Hiram Soper John H. Fetty
G. Bowie McCeney Thomas B. Israel
Maynard L. Ward Maynard L. Ward
Charles H. Lilley Charles A. St. Clair
April 17, 1944 April 15, 1946
Mayor: Mayor:
Edward F. Tolson John H. Fetty
Council: Council:
DeWilton Donaldson Bert Ayton, President
John H. Fetty Norris C. Beall
Thomas B. Israel James B. Turney
Maynard L. Ward J. Gilbert White
Charles A. St. Clair W. LeRoy Armstrong
April 26, 1948 April 24, 1950
Mayor: Mayor:
Merrill L. Harrison Merrill L. Harrison
Council: Council:
W. LeRoy Armstrong, President J. Gilbert White, President
Norris C. Beall Norris C. Beall
Maynard L. Ward Maynard L. Ward
James B. Turney James B. Turney
J. Gilbert White W. LeRoy Armstrong
April 21, 1952 April 21, 1954
Mayor: Mayor:
Merrill L. Harrison Harry Hardingham, Jr.
Council: Council:
Hiram J. Soper, President Hiram J. Soper, President
Harry Hardingham, Jr. Charles L. Scott
Carlisle F. Cook Henry M. Scott
C. Philip Nichols J. Gilbert White
Ruth R. Sussman Ruth R. Sussman
April 18, 1956 April 23, 1958
Mayor: Mayor:
Harry Hardingham, Jr. Hiram J. Soper
Council: Council:
Hiram J. Soper, President Henry M. Scott, President
Henry M. Scott P.G. Melbourne (Replaced Scott)
Henry W. Schlosser, Jr. Henry W. Schlosser, Jr.
Alton M. Donaldson Thomas F. Murphy
Ruth R. Sussman Ruth R. Sussman, President (Upon Resignation of Scott)
Alton M. Donaldson
April 20, 1960 March 21, 1962
Mayor: Mayor:
Hiram J. Soper P. G. Melbourne, III
Council: Council:
Alton M. Donaldson, President Merrill L. Harrison, President
Thomas F. Murphy Henry M. Scott
P.G. Melbourne, III Elmer E. Donaldson
Henry W. Schlosser, Jr. Dr. John R. Buell
Ruth R. Sussman Leo E. Wilson
1964 1966
Mayor: Mayor:
Merrill L. Harrison Merrill L. Harrison
Council: Council:
Dr. John R. Buell, President Henry W. Schlosser, Jr., President
Henry M. Scott Robert Kluckhuhn
Thomas F. Murphy John Brady
Henry W. Schlosser, Jr. Ronald E. Davies
Leo E. Wilson Leo E. Wilson
1968 1970
Mayor: Mayor:
Merrill L. Harrison Merrill L. Harrison
Council: Council:
John D. Brady, President Leo Wilson, President
Henry W. Schlosser, Jr. M. Peggy Anderson
Robert Kluckhuhn Frank P. Casula
Ronald E. Davies Ronald E. Davies
Leo E. Wilson John D. Brady
1972 1974
Mayor: Mayor:
Leo E. Wilson (Incumbent) Leo E. Wilson
Council: Council:
Frank P. Casula, President Frank P. Casula, President
John D. Brady Robert J. DiPietro (Completed Casula’s Term)
John M. Barron M. Peggy Anderson
Dr. John Buell (completed Barron’s Term) James E. Cross, III
Aramus C. Neil D. Craig Horn
M. Peggy Anderson Aramus C. Neil, President
1976 1978
Mayor: Mayor:
Leo E. Wilson (Incumbent) Robert J. DiPietro
Council: Council:
D. Craig Horn, President James E. Cross, III, President
Robert J. DiPietro Warren R. Marton, Jr.
James Alexander Forsyth Richard D. Rice
James E. Cross, III Lynn S. Roehrich
Frank Max Salinger D. Craig Horn
1980 1982
Mayor: Mayor:
Robert J. DiPietro (Incumbent) Robert J. DiPietro
Council: Council:
James E. Cross, III, President James E. Cross, III, President
Dani Duniho Dani Duniho
H. Edward Ricks H. Edward Ricks
Hal Ammann Hal Ammann
Lynn S. Roehrich Dr. Corlette C. Calvert
1984 1986
Mayor: Mayor:
Robert J. DiPietro (Incumbent) Dani Duniho
Council: Council:
H. Edward Ricks, President Dr. Corlette C. Calvert, President
Dani Duniho Frank G. Persico
Frank G. Persico William G. Grenier, Jr.
Dr. Corlette C. Calvert Tim Abell
William G. Grenier, Jr. H. Edward Ricks
1988 1990
Mayor: Mayor:
Dani Duniho (Incumbent) Joseph R. Robison
Council: Council:
William G. Grenier, Jr., President Stephen P. Turney, President
Joseph R. Robison Craig A. Moe
Stephen P. Turney Linda L.S. Schulte
Dr. Corlette C. Calvert Terry Martin
Craig A. Moe William G. Grenier, Jr.
Jeanne Proto (completed Martin Term)
1992 1994
Mayor: Mayor:
Joseph R. Robison (Incumbent) Frank P. Casula
Council: Council:
Linda L.S. Schulte, President Faith C. Calhoun, President
Robert S. Stahley Bruce M. Dodgson
Reginald A. Parks Charles A. Hulberg
Faith C. Calhoun Craig A. Moe
Bruce M. Dodgson Patricia (Ott) Howard
1996 1998
Mayor: Mayor:
Frank P. Casula (Incumbent) Frank P. Casula
Council: Council:
Craig A. Moe, President Michael R. Leszcz, President
Michael R. Leszcz Craig A. Moe
Faith C. Calhoun C. Michael Walls
C. Michael Walls Regina "Jean" Dean
Patricia J. Howard Paul D. Duncan
2000 2002
Mayor: Mayor:
Frank P. Casula (Incumbent)(Died In office) Craig A. Moe
Michael R. Leszcz, (Sworn 10/22/01)
Council: Council:
C. Michael Walls, President Michael R. Leszcz, President
Michael R. Leszcz (Succeeded to Mayor) G. Rick Wilson
G. Rick Wilson (Appointed 11/14/2001) Janis L. Robison
Craig A. Moe Frederick Smalls
Paul Ellis Michael B. Sarich
Faith C. Calhoun
2004 2006
Mayor: Mayor:
Craig A. Moe Craig A. Moe
Council: Council:
Michael R. Leszcz, President Frederick Smalls, President
Gayle Snyder Gayle Snyder
Janis L. Robison Janis L. Robison
Frederick Smalls Michael B. Sarich
Michael B. Sarich Michael R. Leszcz
2008 2009 Special Referendum
Mayor: Extended Mayor/Council Terms
Craig A. Moe Mayor:
Craig A. Moe
Council:
Michael. R. Leszcz, President Council:
Janis L. Robison Michael R. Leszcz, President
Gayle W. Snyder Janis L. Robison
Donna L. Crary Gayle W. Snyder *
Frederick Smalls Donna L. Crary
Frederick Smalls
*Valerie M.A. Nicholas appointed to fill the vacated Ward 1 seat when Gayle W. Snyder resigned effective June 1, 2011.
2011 2013
Mayor: Mayor:
Craig A. Moe Craig A. Moe
Council: Council:
Donna L. Crary, President Donna L. Crary, President
Michael R. Leszcz Michael R. Leszcz
H. Edward Ricks H. Edward Ricks
Valerie M.A. Nicholas Valerie M.A. Nicholas
Frederick Smalls Frederick Smalls
2015 2017
Mayor: Mayor:
Craig A. Moe Craig A. Moe
Council: Council:
H. Edward Ricks, President Frederick Smalls, President
Michael R. Leszcz Michael R. Leszcz
Valerie M.A. Nicholas Valerie M.A. Nicholas
Donna L. Crary Carl W. DeWalt
Frederick Smalls Keith S. Sydnor
2019
Mayor:
Craig A. Moe
Council:
Keith Sydnor, President
Valerie M.A. Nicholas
Michael R. Leszcz
Carl DeWalt
Brencis Smith