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    • Historical Presentations
    • 4th of July Historical Exhibit
    • This Place Matters Award
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  • Eveleth History
    • Businesses >
      • History of 412 Jones Street
      • Dick's Diner
      • Holiday Inn
      • Park Hotel
      • Greek Merchants
      • Grocery Stores
    • Churches
    • City Hall
    • The Eveleth Auditorium
    • Hockey
    • Lost Eveleth >
      • Eveleth's First Building
      • Fabiola Hospital
      • More Hospital
      • Adams Hill
      • Masonic Temple
      • Old Water Tower
      • Memorial Park
    • National Register of Historic Places
    • Old Town and Moving Eveleth
    • Schools >
      • Fayal School (1901)
      • Adams and Fayal Kindergartens
      • Eveleth High School (1905)
      • Adams/Lincoln Annex School
      • Eveleth High School (1909)
      • Fayal School (1912)
      • Lincoln School
      • Eveleth Senior High School
      • Benjamin Franklin School
      • School board and faculty
    • Significant People >
      • Our Community's Namesake
      • Village Presidents & Mayors
      • Eveleth Notable Residents
      • Eveleth Clown Band
      • Joe Bogdanich
      • Veteran parents
  • Archives & Collections
    • Photo Galleries >
      • Eveleth in the '80s
      • Sports >
        • Baseball
        • Basketball
        • Football
        • Hockey
        • Swimming
        • Track
      • Political Campaign Posters
      • 1998 Historic Resources Inventory
    • Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Booklet
    • Centennial Souvenir Booklet
    • 1960s Brochure
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Village Presidents 
& Mayors

The elected leaders who have served the village and city of Eveleth from 1894 to the present.

Village Presidents

Mayors

1894-1895: Marvin Von Buskirk
1895-1897: Dr. Harry L. Darms (also spelled Darmes)
1897-1898: William V. Caldwell
1898-1899: Marvin Von Buskirk
1899-1900: Charles Jesmore
1900-1901: Patrick Ellard Dowling
1901-1902: Charles Jesmore
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Marvin Van Buskirk, Eveleth's first Village President.
1902-1904: Charles Jesmore (continued term after Eveleth's incorporation as a city)
1904-1906: Nehemiah B. "Mike" Maxwell
1906-1908: Charles Jesmore
1908-1908: N. B. Maxwell
1908-1910: Walter J. Smith 
1910-1914: Jacob S. Saari
1914-1914: John Gleason
1914-1918: Jacob S. Saari
1918-1920: Edward H. Hatch
1920-1930: Victor E. Essling
1930-1932: Frank R. Campbell
1932-1936: Victor E. Essling
1936-1940: Herbert Woolcock
1940-1943: Richard C. Floyd
1943-1946: John E. Aho
1946-1949: Ben P. Constantine
1949-1952: Joseph J. Primozich
1952-1956: Peter Kerze
1956-1963: Joseph Jagunich
1963-1966: Donald Jarvi
1966-1974: Joseph Begich
1974-1978: Clement A. Cossalter
1978-1980: John J. "Jack" Malevich
1980-1986: Patrick A. Bastianelli
1986-1992: Robert
Vlaisavljevich
1993-1994: William Thomas Coombe
1995-1996: Robert
Vlaisavljevich
1997-2000: Michael Lenich
2001-2006: Calvin Cossalter
2007-2010: William Matos
2011-present: Robert
Vlaisavljevich

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These photos of past village presidents and mayors hang in the council chambers at City Hall/
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