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List of mayors of Perryville, Missouri facts for kids

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The city of Perryville, Missouri is a cool place in southeastern Missouri. It's the main city and county seat of Perry County, Missouri. Perryville became an official city way back in 1831.

Meet the Mayors of Perryville

A mayor is like the leader of a city. They help make important decisions and keep things running smoothly for everyone who lives there. Perryville has had many mayors since 1882. Here's a look at some of them:

Mayor Started Office Left Office More About Them
style="background:#FFD0D0" Charles A. Weber
  • (1833-1906)
 1880 1896 He was a druggist and store owner. He also served in the Missouri Militia and later became a judge.
Robert M. Wilson 1896 1900
style="background:#FFD0D0" Charles Edward Kiefner
  • (1869–1942)
 1900 c. 1903 He later became a U.S. Representative.
Thomas E. Hudson 1904 1908
Henry Francis Weiss
  • (1868-1940)
 1908 1918 His parents were born in Germany.
Dr. Louis W. Holtmann
  • (1886-1918)
 c. 1918 1918 He was a dentist who sadly passed away at a young age.
Henry F. Weiss
  • (1868-1940)
 1919 1922 (He was mayor before, from 1908–1918.)
style="background:#FFD0D0" Leo A. Herbst
  • (1883-1969)
 1922 c. 1923-1924
Phillip Louis Zoellner
  • (1882-1964)
 1923 1932
John Kiefner 1932 1942
style="background:#FFD0D0" John Francis Lottes, Jr.
  • (1912-1994)
 1942 1948
style="background:#FFD0D0" Edwin J. Layton
  • (1896-1992)
 1948 1950
style="background:#FFD0D0" Clarence J. Hinni
  • (1907-1989)
 1950 1951
style="background:#FFD0D0" John Francis Lottes, Jr.
  • (1912-1994)
 1951 1952 (He was mayor before, from 1942–1948.)
style="background:#FFD0D0" Clarence J. Hinni
  • (1907-1989)
 1952 1954 (He was mayor before, from 1950–1951.)
style="background:#FFD0D0" Wallace Young 1954 1956
style="background:#CCEEFF" Austin G. Harter
  • (1914-1998)
 1956 1960 He retired from the U.S. Army Reserve.
style="background:#FFD0D0" Carl O. Peterson
  • (1912-1992)
 1960 1964 He owned the Perryville Cheese Company.
style="background:#CCEEFF" Wallace Gagnepain
  • (1916-2005)
 1964 1972
Paul L. Gibbar 1972 1978
Frank W. "Bill" Bergman 1978 1980
Larry H. Pryor
  • (c. 1939-1993)
 1980 1982 He owned and ran the Park-Et Motel.
Kim R. Moore 1982 1984
Robert J. Miget
  • (1936-2007)
 1984 2007 He was a U.S. Army veteran and worked at the Republic-Monitor newspaper.
Debbie Gahan 2008 She was Perryville's first woman mayor!
Ken Baer
  • (born c. 1946)
 He was a former Navy Civil Engineer Corp Officer.
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