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City of Watsonville
Mayors, 1868--2007

Information courtesy of the City of Watsonville
Note: Watsonville was governed by a Board of Trustees 1868-May 1903,
a Board of Aldermen May 1903-June 1960
and a City Council June 1960 to present

1868-1903 || 1903-1960 || 1960-1995 || 1995-

1868--1903

Name Term
Presidents, Board of Trustees Town of Watsonville, 1868-1889
Chas Thomas -1877
Ed Martin 1877-1881
Geo A. Trafton 1881-1885
A. Atteridge 1885-1888
Geo W. Peckham 1888-1889
  City of Watsonville -- 1889-
Geo A. Trafton 1889-1890
J.S. Yoacham 1890-1890
E. H. Madden 1890-1892
Henry Jackson 1892-1894
James Ingham 1894-1895
A.B. Chalmers 1895-1897
E.F. Wyckoff 1897-1900
William A. Trafton 1900-1903

1868-1903 || 1903-1960 || 1960-1995 || 1995-

1903--1960

Name Term
Mayors -- May 1903  
Richard Quinn 1903-1904
William A. Trafton 1904-1907
James A. Linscott 1907-1909
Dr. P. K. Watters 1909-1911
James A. Hall 1911-1913
William A. Trafton 1913-1921
Fred W. Atkinson 1921-1927
C. H. Baker 1927-1951
Dr. P. B. Marinovich 1951-1953
Dr. W. J. C. Ramsay 1953-1959
Louis Gluhan 1959-1960

1868-1903 || 1903-1960 || 1960-1995 || 1995-

1960--1995

Name Term
Fred W. Flodberg 1960-1967
William P. Murphy 1967-1971
William "Bill" Johnston 1971-1983
Ann M. Soldo 1983-1987
Betty M. Murphy 1987-1989
Todd McFarren 1989-1991
Oscar Rios 1991-1993
Lowell Hurst 1993-1994
Anthony "Tony" Campos 1994-1995

1868-1903 || 1903-1960 || 1960-1995 || 1995-

1995--

Name Term
Betty Bobeda 1995-1996
Al Alcala 1996-1997
Dennis Osmer 1997-1998
Oscar Rios 1998-2000
Charles E. Carter 2000-2001
Betty Bobeda 2001-2002
Richard de la Paz, Jr. 2002-2003
Judy Doering-Nielsen 2003-2004
Ana Ventura Phares 2004-2005
Antonio Rivas 2005-2006
Manuel Quintero Bersamin 2006-2007
Kimberly Petersen 2007-2008

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