Mayors of Welsh; 1888 -1985 
Jefferson Davis Parish History, Louisiana
Submitted by Kathy LaCombe-Tell
Source:  Welsh McBurney Memorial Branch Library
Submitted Sept 2004

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Names of Mayors and Date

MAYOR                            BEGINNING                ENDING
No.1
Henry Welsh [mason]              March 27, 1888           August 14, 1888
Alex Bunch [acting mayor]        November  7, 1888        one metting only
S.A. Hunter                      December  8, 1888        May 11, 1889 
L.A. Hunter                      December 17, 1888        May 26, 1891
Alex Verret                      June 4, 1889             May  6, 1890
J.W. Grosh                       May 26, 1891             May  3, 1892
J.M. Hutchins                    May 24, 1892             May  2, 1893
M.L. Sloane                      May 23, 1893             May  7, 1894
[Dr.]John H. Cooper              May 25, 1894             May 24, 1898
H.A. Davidson                    May 24, 1898             May  2, 1899

No.2
H.A.Davidson                     June  6, 1899            June 28, 1900
L.E. Robinson                    June 28, 1900            June  9, 1904
H.A. Davidson [major proterm]    July 13, 1904            one meeting only
L.E. Robinson                    September 6, 1904        one meeting only
H.A. Davidson [major proterm]    October 3, 1904          November 1, 1904
L.L. Robinson                    January 3, 1905          May 2, 1905
[Dr] John H. Cooper              June 6, 1905             one meeting only
L.E. Robinson                    June 6, 1905             May 7, 1907
C.E. Carr                        June 4, 1907             one meeting only

No.3
[T.C.Simmons]                    [August 1943]
[Bernard Derouen]                [June 3, 1947]           [August 1957]
Clarence E. Romero               July 7, 1959             June  4, 1963
J. Goldsmith                     July 2, 1963             August 2, 1966
[Dr. A.R. Arceneaux]

No.4
J. Goldsmith                     September 6, 1966        June   6, 1967
James P. Martin                  July 3, 1967             October 7, 1969

No.5
James Martin                     November 4, 1969         April  4, 1972
Morris W. Trahan                 May 2, 1972              August 7, 1973

No.6
Morris W. Trahan                 September 4, 1973        September 3, 1974
Donald P. Brown                  October  1, 1974         January   3, 1979

No.7
Donald Brown                     February 6, 1979         May   17, 1983
Charles L. Bull Jr.              June   21, 1983          January 31, 1985

No. 8
Charles L. Bull Jr.              February 26, 1985        March 19, 1985


Signed [Mrs. Meche]
Information in brackets [  ] indicate hand written insertions 
that were sometimes hard to decipher.

additional notes;
[Mary Sue Lyons,  term as mayor expired on December 31, 2000]
[Jimmy Cormier, 2001-2004]