Mayor of Dexter, Missouri
The city of Dexter, Missouri, located in Missouri's 8th congressional district in southeastern Missouri, is the largest city in Stoddard County, Missouri.
Mayor |
Took office |
Left office |
Additional information |
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Charles E. Stokes
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C. A. Crane |
c. 1917-1918 |
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Thomas J. Ross
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c. 1944 |
1946 |
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Gilbert G. Hill, Sr.
|
1946 |
1948 |
President of the company bearing his name. |
Roy Kilmer
|
1948 |
c. 1952 |
He worked in the insurance industry and was city collector before becoming mayor. |
Thomas J. Ross
|
c. 1952 |
1956 |
(He previously served as mayor.) |
Gilbert G. Hill, Jr.
|
1956 |
1957 |
During World War II, he served in the Pacific aboard the USS Quincy. |
Thomas J. Ross
|
c. 1957 |
1964 |
(He previously served as mayor.) |
Rev. Dr. Melvin Gainer, Jr.
|
1964 |
1966 |
He was an expert rifleman who landed at Utah Beach during D-Day and became the last-surviving scout for General Patton. Gainer also worked for Gen. Eisenhower in Versailles and earned many military honors. He became a jeweler and a Southern Baptist minister after the war. |
Wilis Conner
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1966 |
c. 1996 |
He served as mayor for AbOUT 30 years. |
Myra Pritchett |
c. 1996 |
c. 2000 |
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John Pruitt |
2002 |
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Joe Weber |
2002 |
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References
- Missouri Secretary of State official manuals
External links
- Charles E. Stokes,
- Thomas J. Ross,
- Gilbert G. Hill, Sr.,
- Wilis Conner,