List of mayors of Robbins, Illinois explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Robbins
Incumbent:Darren E. Bryant
Insigniacaption:Seal of Robbins
Incumbentsince:2021
First:Thomas J Kellar
Formation:1921

Following is a list of mayors of Robbins, Illinois, founded December 14, 1917, the first municipality in the north that was entirely governed by African-Americans.[1] The first election was held on January 15, 1918 with Thomas J. Kellar elected as the mayor and six trustees empaneled (Richard Flowers, Leroy P. Thomas, R. H. Bryant, Jerry Taylor, Edward Brown, George Winburn).[2]

NumberImageMayorYearsNotes/Citation
1Thomas J. Kellar
(1st term)		Jan 1918
1919–1920		[3]
2R. H. Bryant1921–1922[4] [5]
3Richard Flowers
(1st term)		1923–1924[6] [7]
(1)Thomas J. Kellar
(2nd term)		1925–1926[8]
(3)Richard Flowers
(2nd term)		1927–1928[9]
4Samuel E. Nichols1929–1930[10] [11] [12]
(1)Thomas J. Kellar
(3rd term)		1931–1932[13]
5John S. Richardson
(1st term)		1933–1940[14] [15] [16] [17]
6Hollis L. Reeves1941–1950[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
(5)John S. Richardson
(2nd term)		1951–1952 [23]
7Theodore Hendricks1953–1956[24] [25]
8Ernest Maxey1957–1969[26] [27]
9Marion L. Smith1969–1981[28]
10Richard Ballantine1981–1985
11John W. Hamilton1985–1989[29]
12Irene Brodie1989–2013[30]
13Tyrone Ward2013–2021[31]
14Darren E. Bryant2021–[32]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Saga of Chicago's Only Negro Town . The Pittsburgh Courier. October 15, 1938 . ...according to state historians, acquired the unique distinction of being the only municipality of its kind in the so-called far north, being entirely governed by coloured officials..
  2. News: Negro Colony in East Makes Good - Thos. J. Kellar, Founder Highly Honored . The Denver Star. December 11, 1917 .
  3. News: Election passes Quickly in Cook County Villages . The Chicago Tribune. April 16, 1919 .
  4. News: Klenk Dropped by Robbins For "Neglect Duty" . Blue Island Sun-Standard. October 13, 1921 . NewspaperArchive.
  5. News: Bryant Is President Of Robbins . Blue Island Sun-Standard. April 19, 1921 . NewspaperArchive.
  6. Book: Illinois blue book, 1923-1924. 547 . State of Illinois.
  7. News: Pelzona . Robinson . Our Next Door Neighbors . The Robbins Eagle. May 8, 1954 . Mr. Richard Flowers was the third mayor of the village.....
  8. Book: Illinois blue book, 1925-1926. 620 . State of Illinois.
  9. Book: Illinois blue book, 1927-1928. 703 . State of Illinois.
  10. Web site: Robbins History . Robbins History Museum. January 15, 2022. Actress Nichelle Nichols’ grandfather, Samuel G. Nichols (a white man), was one of the village’s original settlers who was married a black woman. Nichelle Nichols who portrayed Lt. Uhura in the original Star Trek television series also was hired by NASA to begin finding and recruiting qualified blacks for todays NASA Space program. Nichelle was born in Robbins in a two-story frame house built by her grandparents. Her father, Samuel E. Nichols, became the mayor of Robbins, IL in 1929..
  11. News: Norman. Parish . Robbins Historian Promotes Village's Rich History to Inspire Youth . The Weekly Citizen . July 15, 2015 . Her father, Samuel E. Nichols, served as the village’s mayor from 1929-31..
  12. Book: Illinois blue book, 1929-1930. 669 . State of Illinois.
  13. Book: Illinois blue book, 1931-1932. 634 . State of Illinois.
  14. Book: Illinois blue book, 1933-1934. 656 . State of Illinois.
  15. Book: Illinois blue book, 1935-1936. 838 . State of Illinois.
  16. Book: Illinois blue book, 1937-1938. 628 . State of Illinois.
  17. Book: Illinois blue book, 1939-1940. 684 . State of Illinois.
  18. Book: Illinois blue book, 1941-1942. 669 . State of Illinois.
  19. Book: Illinois blue book, 1943-1944. 548 . State of Illinois.
  20. Book: Illinois blue book, 1945-1946. 716 . State of Illinois.
  21. Book: Illinois blue book, 1947-1948. 696 . State of Illinois.
  22. Book: Illinois blue book, 1949-1950. 697 . State of Illinois.
  23. Book: Illinois blue book, 1951-1952. 708 . State of Illinois.
  24. Book: Illinois blue book, 1953-1954. 729 . State of Illinois.
  25. Book: Illinois blue book, 1955-1956. 759 . State of Illinois.
  26. News: Ex-mayor of Robbins sentenced to Prison . Suburbanite Economist . September 22, 1974. Ernest Maxey, 58, mayor of Robbins from 1957 to 1969....
  27. Book: Illinois blue book, 1957-1958. 805 . State of Illinois.
  28. News: Ken . O'Brien. Robbins Honors A Remarkable Citizen . The Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1994 . ...the late Marion L. Smith, Robbins mayor from 1969 to 1981.
  29. News: David . Elsner . 6 Mayors Lose Bid For Re-Election . The Chicago Tribune. April 6, 1989. Robbins: Village Clerk Irene Brodie, an administrator at Moraine Valley Community College, defeated Mayor John Hamilton, an insurance broker, by a 939-639 vote...Hamilton was seeking a second term..
  30. News: Ted . Slowik. Longtime Robbins Mayor Irene Brodie remembered for public service . The Chicago Tribune. January 24, 2018. Brodie was elected to six terms, serving as mayor from 1989 to 2013..
  31. News: Erica . Chiang . Former Mayor Tyrone Ward on his past and what the future may hold . The Southland Journal. November 4, 2011 .
  32. News: Tammy. Gibson. Darren E. Bryant Elected First and Youngest African American Mayor of Historic Robbins, IL. . Chicago Defender. May 7, 2021 .

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