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H-DC / DC HistoryQ. Who were the Commissioners of the District, 1874-1967?A. Three commissioners were appointed to govern the District after the abolition of the Territorial government in 1874. Legislation in 1878 (the Organic Act) made this permanent). The Board had three members, one of who was president of the Board. One member came from the Army Corps of Engineers. President Johnson reorganized District government in 1967. Commissioners of the DistrictWilliam Dennison 7/1/1874 to 7/1/1878 Boards of Commissioners 1878 to 1967First 7/1/1878 to 11/29/1879: Seth Ledyard Phelps, president Second 11/29/1879 to 5/13/1882: Josiah Dent, president Third 5/13 to 7/17/1882: Josiah Dent, president Fourth 7/17/1882 to 3/8/1883: Joseph Rodman West, president Fifth 3/8/1883 to 7/22/1885: Joseph Rodman West, president (to 3/29) Sixth 7/22/1885 to 1/1/1886: James Barker Edmonds, president Seventh 1/1/1886 to 1/27/1888: William Benning Webb, president Eighth 1/27/1888 to 5/21/1889: William Benning Webb, president Ninth 5/21/1889 to 2/14/1890: John Watkinson Douglass, president Tenth 2/14/1890 to 10/1/1890: John Watkinson Douglass, president Eleventh 10/1/1890 to 10/15/1891: John Watkinson Douglass, president Twelfth 10/15/1891 to 3/1/1893: John Watkinson Douglass, president Thirteenth 3/1/1893 to 5/8/1893: John Wesley Ross, president Fourteenth 5/8/1893 to 3/10/1894: John Wesley Ross, president Fifteenth 3/10/1894 to 3/2/1897: John Wesley Ross, president Sixteenth 3/2/1897 to 5/8/1897: John Wesley Ross, president Seventeenth 5/8/1897 to 6/1/1898: John Wesley Ross, president Eighteenth 6/1/1898 to 5/9/1900: John Brewer Wight, president Nineteenth 5/9/1900 to 10/31/1901: Henry Brown Floyd Macfarland, president Twentieth 11/1/1901 to 7/29/1902: Henry Brown Floyd Macfarland, president Twenty-first 10/16/1902 to 5/2/1907: Henry Brown Floyd Macfarland, president Twenty-second 5/2/1907 to 12/21/1908: Henry Brown Floyd Macfarland, president Twenty-third 12/21/1908 to 3/15/1909: Henry Brown Floyd Macfarland, president Twenty-fourth 3/15/1909 to 1/24/1910: Henry Brown Floyd Macfarland, president Twenty-fifth 1/24/1910 to 2/28/1913: Cuno Hugo Rudolph, president Twenty-sixth 2/28/1913 to 7/19/1913: Cuno Hugo Rudolph, president Twenty-seventh 7/19/1913 to 10/31/1914: Oliver Peck Newman, president Twenty-eighth 10/31/1914 to 1/26/1915: Oliver Peck Newman, president Twenty-ninth 1/26/1915 to 7/16/1917: Oliver Peck Newman, president Thirtieth 7/16/1917 to 10/9/1917: Oliver Peck Newman, president Thirty-first 10/9/1917 to 12/16/1918: Louis Brownlow, president Thirty-second 12/16/1918 to 9/17/1920: Louis Brownlow, president Thirty-third 9/17/1920 to 9/25/1920: Col. Charles Willauer Kutz, acting president Thirty-fourth 9/25/1920 to 3/4/1921: John Thilman Hendrick, president Thirty-fifth 3/15/1921 to 10/6/1921: Cuno Hugo Rudolph, president Thirty-sixth 10/6/1921 to 6/25/1923: Cuno Hugo Rudolph, president Thirty-seventh 6/25/1923 to 5/19/1925 Cuno Hugo Rudolph, president Thirty-eighth 6/5/1925 to 8/2/1926 Cuno Hugo Rudolph, president Thirty-ninth 8/4/1926 to 12/4/1926: Cuno Hugo Rudolph, president Fortieth 12/4/1926 to 6/23/1927: Proctor L. Dougherty, president Forty-first 6/23/1927 to 4/10/1930: Proctor L. Dougherty, president Forty-second 4/10/1930 to 7/21/1930: Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, president Forty-third 7/21/1930 to 11/16/1933: Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, president Forty-fourth 11/16/1933 to 8/22/1934: Melvin C. Hazen, president Forty-fifth 8/22/1934 to 2/5/1937: Melvin C. Hazen, president Forty-sixth 2/5/1937 to 8/31/1938: Melvin C. Hazen, president Forty-seventh 8/31/1938 to 9/7/1938: Melvin C. Hazen, president Forty-eighth 9/7/1938 to 6/29/1938: Melvin C. Hazen, president Forty-ninth 6/29/1939 to /16/1940: Melvin C. Hazen, president Fiftieth 4/16/1940 to 5/20/1941: Melvin C. Hazen, president Fifty-first 5/20/1941 to 7/29/1941: Melvin C. Hazen, president (died 7/15/1941) Fifty-second 7/29/41 to 5/10/1943: John Russell Young, president Fifty-third 5/10/43 to 12/11/1944: John Russell Young, president Fifty-fourth 12/11/1944 to 9/25/1945: John Russell Young, president Fifty-fifth 9/25/1945 to 5/17/1946: John Russell Young, president Fifty-sixth 5/17/1946 to 2/3/1948: John Russell Young, president Fifty-seventh 2/3/1948 to 6/15/1949: John Russell Young, president Fifty-eighth 6/15/1949 to 3/12/1951: John Russell Young, president Fifty-ninth 3/12/1951 to 6/1/1951: John Russell Young, president Sixtieth 6/1/1951 to 6/2/1952: John Russell Young, president Sixty-first 6/2/1952 to 1/2/1953: F. Joseph Donohue, president Sixty-second 1/2/1953 to 4/6/1953: F. Joseph Donohue, president Sixty-third 4/6/1953 to 12/10/1954: Samuel Spencer, president Sixty-fourth 12/10/1954 to 6/2/1955: Samuel Spencer, president Sixty-fifth 6/2/1955 to 4/6/1956: Samuel Spencer, president Sixty-sixth 4/6/1956 to 8/1/1957: Robert E. McLaughlin, president Sixty-seventh 8/1/1957 to 7/1/1958: Robert E. McLaughlin, president Sixty-eighth 7/1/1958 to 5/25/1959: Robert E. McLaughlin, president Sixty-ninth 5/25/1959 to 8/1/1960: Robert E. McLaughlin, president Seventieth 8/1/1960 to 9/6/1960: Robert E. McLaughlin, president Seventy-first 9/6/1960 to 3/3/1961: Robert E. McLaughlin, president Seventy-second 3/3/1961 to 7/27/1961: Walter N. Tobriner, president Seventy-third 7/27/1961 to 7/8/1963: Walter N. Tobriner, president Seventy-fourth 7/8/1963 to 4/21/1964: Walter N. Tobriner, president Seventy-fifth 4/21/1964 to 8/11/1964: Walter N. Tobriner, president Seventy-sixth 8/11/1964 to 12/14/1966: Walter N. Tobriner, president Seventy-seventh: 12/14/1966 to 11/3/1967: Walter N. Tobriner, president |
Matthew Gilmore, July 2001
