Mayors Past & Present

Learn more about our current and past mayors from the City of Caldwell!

Current Mayor

Mayor Jarom Wagoner

Serving a 4-year term as Mayor from 2022-Present

• About Mayor Jarom Wagoner

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Past Mayors

Mayor Garret L. Nancolas

Served a 24-year term as Mayor from 1998-2022

• About Mayor Garret L. Nancolas(PDF, 316KB)

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Mayor Richard H. Winder

Served a 4-year term as Mayor from 1994-1998

• About Mayor Richard H. Winder(PDF, 263KB)

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Mayor James R. Dakan

Served a 4-year term as Mayor from 1990-1994

• About Mayor James R. Dakan(PDF, 261KB)

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Mayor Peter B. Cowles

Served a 4-year term as Mayor from 1986-1990

• About Mayor Peter B. Cowles(PDF, 280KB)

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Mayor Alfred H. McCluskey

Served a 6-year term as Mayor from 1980-1986

• About Mayor Alfred H. McCluskey(PDF, 263KB)

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Mayor Robert E. Pasley

Served a 7-year term as Mayor from 1973-1980

• About Mayor Robert E. Pasley(PDF, 360KB)

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Mayor Charles W. Carpenter

Served a 4-year term as Mayor from 1970-1973

• About Mayor Charles W. Carpenter(PDF, 358KB)

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Mayor N.E. "Coley" Smith

Served a 6-year term as Mayor from 1964-1969

• About Mayor N.E. "Coley" Smith(PDF, 262KB)

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Mayor Emery L. Vassar

Served a 1-year term as acting Mayor from October 1962- December 1963

• About Mayor Emery L. Vassar(PDF, 184KB)

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Mayor Edmund E. Simmerman

Served a 5-year term as Mayor from 1957- September 1962

• About Mayor Edmund E. Simmerman(PDF, 262KB)

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Mayor Jason C. Smith

Served a 6-year term as Mayor from 1951-1956

• About Mayor Jason C. Smith(PDF, 90KB)

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Mayor Leo J. Mason

Served a 2-year term as Mayor from 1949-1950

• About Mayor Leo J. Mason(PDF, 287KB)

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Mayor George L. Crookham, Jr.

Served a 2-year term as Mayor from 1945-1946

• About Mayor George L. Crookham, Jr.(PDF, 355KB)

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Mayor Thurlow Bryant

Served a 2-year term as Mayor from 1943-1944

• About Mayor Thurlow Bryant(PDF, 184KB)

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Mayor Harry E. McCluskey

Served a 2-year term as Mayor from 1941-1942

• About Mayor Harry E. McCluskey(PDF, 187KB)

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Mayor Edgar L. Oakes

Served a 2-year term as Mayor from 1939-1940

• About Mayor Edgar L. Oakes(PDF, 281KB)

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Mayor W.R. Hollingsworth

Served a 2-year term as Mayor from 1937-1938

• About Mayor W.R. Hollingsworth(PDF, 184KB)

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Mayor Emery L. Vassar

Served a 3-year term as Mayor from 1933-1936, and served as acting Mayor Oct 1962-Dec 1963

• About Mayor Emery L. Vassar(PDF, 184KB)

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Mayor Fred Lilly

Served a 2-year term as Mayor from 1931-1932 and a one-year term in 1918.

• About Mayor Fred Lilly(PDF, 279KB)

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Mayor Fred H. McConnell

Served a 2-year term as Mayor from 1929-1930

• About Mayor Fred H. McConnell(PDF, 186KB)

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Mayor S. Ben Dunlap

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1927 - 1928

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Mayor Dr. C.M. Kaley

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1925 - 1926

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Mayor John Smeed

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1923 - 1924

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Mayor Amos J. Miller

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1921 - 1922

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Mayor Grant Ward

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1919 - 1920

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Mayor Fred Lilly

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1918, and a 2-year term as Mayor in 1931-1932

• About Mayor Fred Lilly(PDF, 279KB)

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Mayor E.H. Plowhead

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1917

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Mayor Fred C. Boyes

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1915 - 1916

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Mayor Charles H. Turner

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1913 - 1914

• About Charles H. Turner(PDF, 132KB)

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Mayor Walter Griffiths

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1913 - 1914

• About Walter Griffiths(PDF, 113KB)

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Mayor Justin B. Gowen

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1909 - 1910

• About Justin B. Gowen(PDF, 118KB)

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Mayor C.C. Smith

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1907 - 1908

• About C.C. Smith(PDF, 118KB)

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Mayor Ross S. Madden

Served a 2-year term as Mayor in 1905 - 1906

• About Ross S. Madden(, 0B)

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Mayor T.K. Little

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1904

• About T.K. Little(PDF, 129KB)

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Mayor A.K. Steunenberg

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1903

• About A.K. Steunenberg(PDF, 127KB)

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Mayor John C. Rice

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1902

• About John C. Rice(PDF, 119KB)

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Mayor A.F. Isham

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1900

• About A.F. Isham(PDF, 117KB)

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Mayor George Little

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1899

• About George Little(PDF, 127KB)

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Mayor Charles S. Doan

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1898

• About Charles S. Doan(PDF, 127KB)

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Mayor George L. Alley

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1897

• About George L. Alley(PDF, 124KB)

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Mayor Trowbridge C. Egleston

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1895

• About Trowbridge C. Egleston(PDF, 130KB)

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Mayor Montie B. (M.B.) Gwinn

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1894, and again in 1896

• About Montie B. (M.B.) Gwinn(PDF, 241KB)

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Caldwell's First Mayor, Howard Sebree

Served a 1-year term as Mayor in 1893 and again in 1901.

• About Howard Sebree(PDF, 133KB)