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| Mayor | Term in office | |
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John Larkin, Jr. | 1866-1872 |
| Dr. J. L. Forwood | 1872-1881 | |
| James Barton, Jr. | 1881-1884 | |
| Dr. J. L. Forwood | 1884-1887 | |
| Maj. Jos. R. T. Coates | 1887-1893 | |
| John B. Hinkson | 1893-1896 | |
| Crosby M. Black | 1896-1899 | |
| Dr. Daniel W. Jefferis | 1899-1902 | |
 From the Souvenir History of Chester, PA under the auspices of the Board of Trade Published by George M. Burns, Philadelphia, PA 1903 courtesy of Terry Redden Peters |
Howard H. Houston | 1902-1905 |
| William H. Berry | Elected 2/10/1905 Elected State Treasurer by the Democratic party in the fall of 1905 Resigned the office of mayor 12/30/1905 |
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| Samuel E Turner | January 13, 1906 elected by Councils to fill Berry's term | |
| Dr. Samuel R. Crothers | April 1906-1908 (elected for two years to fill Berry's term) | |
| David M. Johnson, Esq. | 1908-1911 | |
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William Ward, Jr. | 1911-1915 |
| Wesley S. McDowell | 1916 - 1920 | |
| Wm T Ramsey | 1920 - 1924 | |
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Samuel E. Turner | 1924-1931 |
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| T. Woodward Trainer | August 1931 - 1932 | |
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William Ward, Jr. | 1932 - 1939 (Resigned. Appointed Clerk of House of Representatives, Harrisburg, January 3, 1939 |
 Photo on the occasion of the opening of the "New" State Theatre, September 1939, from the Delaware County Advocate, courtesy of Frank DeMaio |
Clifford H.
Peoples
Mayor Peoples was president of Robert Howarth's Sons, roofers, from 1933 until his retirement in 1950. |
1939-1943 |
 Photo from the Chester Times 1943 Year Book |
Ralph F. Swarts Originally appointed by Council on January 5, 1943 to replace Mayor Peoples. Ran unopposed in November 1943. |
1944-1956 |
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Joseph L. Eyre | 1956-1963 |
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James Henry Gorbey | 1964-1967 |
 Photo by Muscella, Courtesy of Alfonso Sanbe |
John (Jack) H. Nacrelli | 1968-1979 |
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Joseph F.
Battle, Jr. April 28, 1938-March 10, 2001 |
1979-1986 |
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Willie Mae James
Leake Mrs. Leake had the distinction of being Chester's first african-american female mayor. |
1986-1991 |
| Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard | 1992-1995 | |
| Dr. Aaron Wilson,
Jr.
Prior to serving as Mayor, Dr. Wilson had spent 20 years as Director of Vocational Education for the Chester-Upland School District and as Principal of Chester High School. He left the mayor's office when appointed to the state Public Utility Commission by PA Governor Tom Ridge. Dr. Wilson died Monday August 15, 2005. |
1996-1998 | |
 Photo courtesy of the City of Chester |
Dominic
F. Pileggi
On October 1, 2002, Mayor Pileggi was elected to fill the 9th District PA Senate Seat left vacant by the death of long-time Sen. Clarence D. Bell. Mayor Pileggi resigned on October 9, 2002 in preparation to be sworn in to the senate the following week. |
1999-October 9, 2002 |
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Wendell
N. Butler, Jr.
Former Police Commissioner Butler was appointed by city council on October 9, 2002 to complete Mayor Pileggi's term which expires in 2004. |
October 9, 2002 - Present |
A Photograph of "Select & Common Council and Officials of Chester, PA c. 1908", taken at the Annual Shad Dinner held at Rosedale Inn, Essington, PA
