San Antonio Government

Incorporated 1891

On August 7, 1891, the residents of San Antonio voted 28 to 8 in favor of incorporation, and chose G. S. Bowen to be the first mayor. Other sources say the incorporation was as early as 1889.

Mayors

George Summers Bowen 1891 – 1896
Patrick J. Lyons 1897 – 1899
John S. Flanagan 1902
Michael Joseph Dooner 1903 – 1908
Colonel Ebenezar G. Liles 1909 – 1910
Michael Joseph Dooner 1911 – 1912
George J. Freese 1918 – 1920
Sylvester J. Murphy 1917
George J. Freese 1918 – 1920
George Barry Collins 1921
Bernard V. Lyons 1922 – 1924
J. H. Kress 1925
Joseph P. Lynch 1926
Dr. John Thomas Bradshaw 1927 – 1928
Louis P. Tourscher 1929
Joseph Albert Barthle 1930 – 1936
Leo Joseph DeRosier 1937 – 1939
F. E. Ferris 1940 – 1942
Dr. John Thomas Bradshaw 1943 – 1946
William J. Burke 1947
Dr. John Thomas Bradshaw 1948 – 1949
Edward T. Sutton 1950 – 1952
Malin K. Marsh 1953 – 1954
Bernard V. Lyons 1955 – 1956
Joseph J. Herrmann 1957 – 1962
J. Ralph Jones 1963 – 1966
Vincent Maggio 1 1967 – 1974
Edward J. “Eddie” Herrmann 1974
Cornelius B. “Mac” McCabe 1975
Malin K. Marsh 1976 – 1981
J. Ralph Jones 1982 – 1983
Alfred Roman Vogel 1984 – 1988
Donna E. Swart 1988 – 1995
Roy J. Pierce 1995 – 2009
Anthony J. Lister 2009 – 2010
Roy J. Pierce 2010 – 2013
Timothy J. Newton 2013 – 2017
Mark Bernard Anderson 2017 – 2023
John Thomas Vogel II 2023 – present
Footnotes:
1 Vincent Maggio died in office.

City Clerks

Paul R. Gailmard Aug 1891 – May 1892
Francis A. Mullan Jun 1892 – Jan 1893
Dr. James W. Gatton Jan 1893 – Dec 1893
Francis J. Christ Jan 1894 – Oct 1903
Bernard V. Lyons Oct 1903 – ? 1907
Joseph A. Barthle May 1907 – Dec 1907
Frank E. Carroll Mar 1908 – Apr 1909
George J. Freese Aug 1909 – Dec 1909
William G. Dooner Jun 1911 – Jun 1913
John S. Flanagan Jul 1913 (acting)
Michael W. Collins Aug 1913 (acting)
Henry Cashmeyer Sep 1913 – Jul 1916
Geoprge J. Lyons Aug 1916 – Mar 1917
William T. Pethe Jun 1917 – Oct 1917
Frank E. Carroll Oct 1917 – Nov 1919
James F. Godward Nov 1919 – Jun 1922
William T. Pethe Jul 1922 – Jan 1924
Frederick J. Muller Feb 1924 – Sep 1927
Cornelius P. McCabe Sep 1927 – Mar 1930
Loretta C. Flanagan Sep 1927 – Jan 1952
Hazel M. Ridgeway 1 Jan 1952 – Jan 1978
Mary Roxine Barthle Jan 1978 – Jan 1980
Diane E. Jones Jan 1980 – Nov 1992
Barbara A. Sessa Nov 1992 – Jan 2016
Laura K. Buzzone Feb 2016 – Jan 2018
Richard J. Alley Jan 2018 – Sep 2021
Marissa Nicole Morales Sep 2021 – present
Footnotes:
1 Hazel Ridgeway was the last elected city clerk.

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