List of mayors of Seguin, Texas explained

The following is a list of mayors of Seguin, Texas.

Mayors of Seguin, Texas! Years of service!! Mayor !!Image

1838–1846	Established - Unincorporated - Part of Gonzales County^[1] - Asa J. L. Sowell^[2]
1846–53	Michael H. Erskine - Chief Justice - 1st City Charter - Part of Guadalupe County^[3]
1853	John R. King - 1st Mayor - Incorporated^[4]
1853–57	John D. Anderson^[5] - Elected - Incorporated
1858	John Ireland^[6] - 18th Governor of Texas
1858–59	Joseph F. Johnson^[7] ^[8]
1859–61	Washington E. Goodrich^[9] ^[10]
1862–65	The City Charter was not maintained during the Civil War.
1866–72	March 30, 1870 - The United States Congress readmits Texas into the Union.
1873–74	William M. Rust^[11]
1874–78	R. J. Burges
1878–80	T. D. Johnson
1882–87	John A. Neill
1887–89	F. H. Vaughn
1890–1910	Joseph Zorn. Jr.^[12]
1910–12	Hilmar H. Weinert^[13]
1912–22	Charles Bruns
1922–26	Robert E. Blumberg
1926–28	A. P. Stautzenberger
1928–38	Maximilian H. "Max" Starcke^[14]
1938–60	Roger W. Moore
1960–62	Winfred Owen
1962–66	Richard Joseph "Joe" Burges
1966–82	Alfred H. Koebig
1983–89	Betty Jean Jones
1990–95	Ed Gotthardt
1996–2005	Mark Stautzenberger
2006–12	Betty Ann Matthies
2013–2019	Don Keil^[15]
2020–Present	Donna Dodgen^[16]

Sources

• http://www.seguintexas.gov/government - City of Seguin Officers.

Notes and References

1. Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl, "GUADALUPE COUNTY," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcg12), accessed May 26, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
2. Sowell p.794
3. L. J. FitzSimon, "ERSKINE, MICHAEL H.," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fer03), accessed May 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
4. John R. King, "KING, JOHN RHODES," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fki67), accessed May 27, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
5. John Gesick, "SEGUIN, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hes03), accessed May 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
6. Claude Elliott, "IRELAND, JOHN," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fir01), accessed May 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
7. L. J. FitzSimon, "ERSKINE, ANDREW NELSON," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fer02), accessed May 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
8. Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl, "MAGNOLIA HOTEL, SEGUIN," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/dgm01), accessed May 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
9. Stephanie P. Niemeyer, "GOODRICH, WASHINGTON EDMUND," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgo81), accessed May 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
10. http://www.seguintx.net/heritage/gesicktree/gesicktreech6.html
11. Web site: Chapter Five: Development to the Civil War, 1846 - 1861 . 2011-05-28 . 2015-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150718024543/http://www.seguintx.net/heritage/gesicktree/gesicktreech5.html . dead .
12. Christopher Long, "SEBASTOPOL HOUSE STATE HISTORIC STRUCTURE," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ggs05), accessed May 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
13. John Gesick, "WEINERT, HILMAR HERMAN," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwe73), accessed May 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
14. David Woodruff, "STARCKE, MAXIMILIAN HUGO," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fstcm), accessed May 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
15. City of Seguin Government (http://www.seguintexas.gov/government/)
16. Web site: www.goldenshovelagency.com . -Golden Shovel Agency . New mayor, council members take seats in Seguin . 2023-08-30 . www.seguinedc.com . en.