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A Rich History
With a history stretching over the past 215+ years, the City of Canton has had its fair share of Mayors and chief executives. Prior to the Mayor's position being created in 1838, the City was governed by a President.
Past Presidents
| Year | President |
|---|---|
| 1822 to 1823 | J. W. Lathrop |
| 1824 | James Hazlett |
| 1825 to 1827 | Orlando Metcalf |
| 1828 | John Myers |
| 1829 | John Shorb |
| 1831 to 1832 | John Myers |
| 1830 | L. B. Gitchel |
| 1833 to 1834 | Sanders Van Rensellear |
| 1835 | James Hazlett |
| 1836 | F. A. Schneider |
| 1837 | Samuel Fahnestock |
Past Mayors
| Year | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1838 to 1839 | John Myers |
| 1839 to 1840 | Jacob Rex |
| 1840 to 1841 | John Myers |
| 1841 to 1842 | William Bryce |
| 1842 to 1844 | Lewis Vail |
| 1844 to 1845 | Geo. Dunbar, Sr. |
| 1845 to 1846 | Z. Snow |
| 1846 to 1847 | C. C. A. Witting |
| 1847 to 1848 | Daniel Gotshall |
| 1848 to 1849 | C. C. A. Witting |
| 1849 to 1850 | D. H. Harmann |
| 1850 to 1852 | J. G. Lester |
| 1852 to 1853 | B. F. Leiter |
| 1853 to 1854 | John Lahm |
| 1854 to 1855 | B. F. Leiter |
| 1855 to 1859 | Peter Chance |
| 1859 | J. C. Bockius |
| 1860 to 1862 | H. P. Dunbar |
| 1862 | Seraphim Meyer |
| 1863 to 1865 | J. Crevoisie |
| 1865 to 1867 | W. W. Clark |
| 1867 to 1871 | Daniel Sayler |
| 1871 to 1875 | R. S. Shields |
| 1875 to 1877 | A. D. Braden |
| 1877 to 1879 | John Shimp |
| 1879 to 1881 | James Vallely |
| 1881 to 1885 | Wm. J. Piero |
| 1885 to 1887 | George Rex |
| 1887 to 1893 | John F. Blake |
| 1893 to 1895 | Robt. A. Cassidy |
| 1895 to 1899 | James A. Rice |
| 1899 to 1903 | James H. Robertson |
| 1903 to 1906 | W. H. Smith |
| 1906 to 1914 | A. R. Turnbull ** |
| 1914 to 1917 | Chas. A. Stolberg |
| 1917 | Henry A. Schrantz |
| 1918 to 1919 | Chas. E. Poorman |
| 1919 | Henry A. Schrantz |
| 1920 to 1922 | Herman R. Witter |
| 1922 to 1924 | C. C. Curtis |
| 1924 to 1926 | Chas. M. Ball |
| 1926 to 1928 | Stanford M. Swarts |
| 1928 to 1930 | C. C. Curtis |
| 1930 to 1931 | Herman R. Witter |
| 1932 to 1933 | James Seccombe |
| 1934 to 1935 | Arthur Turnbull |
| 1936 to 1939 | James Seccombe |
| 1939 to 1943 | Edward Folk * |
| August 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943 | Albert Fromm |
| 1944 to 1949 | Carl Klein |
| 1950 to 1951 | Thomas H. Nichols |
| 1952 to 1958 | Carl F. Wise |
| 1958 to 1961 | Charles L. Babcock |
| 1962 to 1963 | James Lawhun |
| 1964 to 1983 | Stanley Cmich |
| 1984 to 1991 | Sam Purses |
| 1992 to 2003 | Richard D. Watkins |
| 2004 to 2007 | Janet Weir Creighton |
| 2008 to 2015 | William J. Healy II |
| 2016 to Present | Thomas M. Bernabei |
| 2024 | William V. Sherer |
NOTES:
*Died in office.
**Harry Schilling served from Nov 17, 1912 to May 2, 1913, by virtue of decision of Court of Common Pleas, which decision was reversed by Court of Appeals.