History of Amarillo City Officials

AMARILLO CITY OFFICIALS, 1892-1913
Years Mayors Aldermen Secretaries
1892-1894 W. W. Wetsel E. S. Wiggins, J. W. Adams, T. B. Hinklee, W. H. Sawvel, J. R. Wheatley, S. J. Brown, T. B. Clisbee J. J. Wiggs
1894-1899 Government Enjoined
1899-1902 R. L. Stringfellow J. P. Floyd, P. H. Seewald, A. H. Wood, N. Connally, M. C. Nobles, S. H. Henderson M. W. Cunningham
1902-1906 S. Lightburne M. C. Nobles, J. P. Floyd, R. D. Gambill, N. Connally, W. M. Warren, E. W. White Sam J. Brown
1906-1908 Will A. Miller, Jr. H. A. Nobles, F. M. Shaughnessy, L. O. Thompson, J. D. Anderson, W. N. Thompson Sam J. Brown
1908-1910 Lon D. Marrs P. H. Seewald, P. L. Person, F. M. Shaughnessy, J. S. McKnight, J. D. Anderson, Lon Sellers Sam J. Brown
1910-1912 James N. Patton P. H. Seewald, C. C. F. Blanchard, A. D. Armstrong, Lee Bivins, Lon Sellers, F. M. Shaughnessy, P. L. Person, John S. Harper Sam J. Brown
1912-1913 W. E. Gee Lee Bivins, A. D. Armstrong, Hugh L. Umphreys, P. H. Seewald, John R. Trollinger, W. L. Thompson, John
S. Harper, C. C. F. Blanchard		 Sam J. Brown

AMARILLO CITY OFFICIALS, 1913-1949

Years

 Mayors Commissioners Managers Secretaries
1913-1914 J. N. Beasley Lee Bivins, Charles A. Fisk M. H. Hardin Sam J. Brown
1915-1916 J. N. Beasley Lee Bivins, L. C. Cazzell M. H. Hardin R. B. Newcome
1917-1918 Lon D. Marrs L. C. Cazzell, J. R. Trolinger A. D. Armstrong P. L. Blake J. G. Colby
1919-1920 Lon D. Marrs L. C. Cazzell, J. R. Trolinger Jeff D. Bartlett J. G. Colby F. F. Phillips W. P. Schopper
1921-1922 Lon D. Marrs A. D. Armstrong, J. R. Trolinger J. G. Colby W. P. Schopper
1923-1924 Eugene S. Blasdel H. E. Smith, J. H. Harris Jeff D. Bartlett Jewell Davidson
1925-1926 Lee Bivins Charles A. Fisk, J. H. Harris Jeff D. Bartlett Jewell Davidson
1927-1928 Lee Bivins J. H. Harris, W. H. Brymer Jeff D. Bartlett Jewell Davidson
1929-1930 Ernest O. Thompson J. N. Vernon, Lester Stone J. B. Patterson W. N. Durham Lela Krebs LeVerne Calhoun
1931-1932 Ernest O. Thompson J. N. Vernon, H. Ernest Smith W. N. Durham LeVerne Calhoun
1932-1941 Ross D. Rogers Joe A. Jenkins, H. Ernest Smith W. N. Durham H. R. Smith LeVerne Calhoun Florence Miller Katheryne Burwell
1941-1947 Joe A. Jenkins R. H. Epperson, O. H. Hargett A. P. Hancock Katheryne Burwell
1947-1949 L. R. Hagy H. I. Stephenson, S. T. Curtis N. V. Moss Katheryne Burwell

AMARILLO CITY OFFICIALS, 1949-1973
Years Mayors Commissioners Managers Secretaries
1949-1953 E. H. Klein Loren W. Young, S. T. Curtis N. V. Moss Katheryne Burwell
1953-1955 S. T. Curtis R. C. Jordan, Fancher Upshaw, Sr. N. V. Moss Katheryne Burwell
1955-1957 R. C. Jordan J. M. Simpson, J. R. Armstrong,
C. T. Davis, Jr., Chas. L. Smith		 N. V. Moss
Leland Nelson, Asst.		 Katheryne Burwell
1957-1959 J. R. Armstrong J. M. Simpson, Carl Dupriest, C. T. Davis, Jr., Chas. L. Smith N. V. Moss Leland Nelson, Asst. Katheryne Burwell
1959-1961 A. F. Madison J. M. Simpson, Wm. C. Boyce,
Stanley Blackburn, Jack Seale		 N. V. Moss
Leland Nelson, Asst.		 Katheryne Burwell
1961-1963 Jack Seale Henry E. Hertner, Henry M. Beverley,
Jim Ney Mecaskey, Ray S. Daniel		 N. V. Moss*
Leland Nelson, Asst.		 Katheryne Burwell
1963-1967 F. V. Wallace L. O’Brien Thompson, Henry M. Beverley, Byron Reese, W. A. McCarty John S. Stiff* Katheryne Burwell
1967-1969 J. Ernest Stroud L. O’Brien Thompson, Henry M. Beverley,
W. S. Mays, Glen B. Gibson		 John S. Stiff
Leland Nelson, Asst.		 Katheryne Burwell
1969-1971 J. Ernest Stroud W. W. Nicklaus, R. G. Mills, Houston Deford, L. Ray Vahue John S. Stiff Leland Nelson, Asst. J. Louis Odle, Asst. Katheryne Burwell
1971-1973 L. Ray Vahue W. W. Nicklaus, John M. Heket,
Houston Deford, Clay Briggs		 John S. Stiff
J. Louis Odle, Asst.		 Katheryne Burwell*
Inez Hutchins *

AMARILLO CITY OFFICIALS, 1973-1991
Years Mayors Commissioners Managers Secretaries
1973-1975 L. Ray Vahue W. W. Nicklaus*, Monte Rosenwald*, Jerry H. Hodge, Clay Briggs, Houston Deford John S. Stiff J. Louis Odle, Asst.*
Jerry S. McGuire, Asst. *		 Inez Hutchins
1975-1977 John C. Drummond Monte Rosenwald*, Keith Taylor*, Jerry H. Hodge, Kathrine K. Wilson, Clay Briggs John S. Stiff Jerry S. McGuire, Asst. Inez Hutchins* Marvelle Marshall*
1977-1979 Jerry H. Hodge Jerry Ammerman, Houston Deford, Curtis Crofford, J. Dean Christy John S. Stiff Jerry S. McGuire, Asst. Marvelle Marshall
1979-1981 Jerry H. Hodge Jerry Ammerman, Houston Deford, Curtis Crofford, J. Dean Christy John S. Stiff Jerry S. McGuire, Asst.*
John Q. Ward, Asst.*		 Marvelle Marshall
1981-1983 R. P. (Rick) Klein Jerry Ammerman, Beau Boulter,
David A. Taylor, J. Dean Christy		 John S. Stiff John Q. Ward, Asst. Marvelle Marshall
1983-1985 R. P. (Rick) Klein Jerry Ammerman, Zeke Navarrete, David A. Taylor, Keith Adams John Q. Ward Mark P. Sowa, Asst. Marvelle Marshall
1985-1987 R. P. (Rick) Klein Jerry Ammerman, Zeke Navarrete, David A. Taylor, Keith Adams John Q. Ward Mark P. Sowa, Asst. Marvelle Marshall
Donna DeRight
1987-1989 Glen Parkey John Chandler, Don Chrysler, David A. Taylor, Keith Adams John Q. Ward Mark P. Sowa, Asst.* Alan
M. Taylor, Asst.*		 Donna DeRight
1989-1991 Keith Adams J. L. Skeen, Dianne Bosch, Kel Seliger, John McKissack John Q. Ward Alan M. Taylor, Asst. Donna DeRight

AMARILLO CITY OFFICIALS, 1991-2009
Years Mayors Commissioners Managers Secretaries
1991-1993 Keith Adams Kevin Knapp, Dianne Bosch, Kel Seliger, John McKissack John Q. Ward Alan M. Taylor, Asst. Donna DeRight
1993-1995 Kel Seliger Kevin Knapp, Dianne Bosch, Robert
Keys, John McKissack		 John Q. Ward Alan M. Taylor, Asst. Donna DeRight
1995-1997 Kel Seliger Kevin Knapp, Dianne Bosch, Robert Keys, Trent Sisemore John Q. Ward Alan M. Taylor, Asst. Donna DeRight
1997-1999 Kel Seliger Kevin Knapp, Dianne Bosch, Robert
Keys, Trent Sisemore		 John Q. Ward Alan M. Taylor, Asst. Donna DeRight
1999-2001 Kel Seliger Kevin Knapp, Dianne Bosch, Robert Keys, Trent Sisemore John Q. Ward Alan M. Taylor, Asst. Donna DeRight
2001-2003 Trent Sisemore Kevin Knapp, Dianne Bosch*, Terri Stavenhagen*, Robert Keys, Debra Ballou John Q. Ward Alan M. Taylor, Asst. Donna DeRight
2003-2005 Trent Sisemore Daniel Martinez, Terri Stavenhagen, Robert Keys, Debra Ballou John Q. Ward* Alan M. Taylor* Alan M. Taylor, Asst.* Jarrett Atkinson, Asst.* Donna DeRight
2005-2007 Debra McCartt Madison Scott, Paul Harpole, Robert Keys, Jim Simms Alan M. Taylor Jarrett Atkinson, Asst. Donna DeRight
2007-2009 Debra McCartt Madison Scott, Brian J. Eades, Ronald Boyd, Jim Simms Alan M. Taylor Jarrett Atkinson, Asst. Donna DeRight

AMARILLO CITY OFFICIALS, 2009-2011
Years Mayors Commissioners Managers Secretaries
2009-2011 Debra McCartt Madison Scott, Brian Eades, Ronald Boyd, Jim Simms Alan M. Taylor* W. Jarrett Atkinson, Deputy* W. Jarrett Atkinson Dean Frigo, Asst. Vicki Covey, Asst. Donna DeRight
2011-2013 Paul Harpole Ellen Robertson Green, Brian Eades, Lilia Escajeda, Jim Simms W.Jarrett Atkinson Dean Frigo, Asst. Vicki
Covey, Asst.		 Donna DeRight
Frances Hibbs
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