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TermApr. 15, 1975 - Apr. 13, 1981 James "Red" Powell and Larry Sims defeated Hayward Chace and Robert S. Jones, Jr. in the primary Mar. 04, 1975 to run in the general election Apr. 01, 1975 elected Apr. 01, 1975 defeating Larry Sims for the Ward IV…

TermsApr. 20, 1982 - Sept. 01, 1999Aug. 23, 2005 - Apr. 12, 2011 elected Apr. 06, 1982 defeating Ward I incumbent Gerald Fager sworn in Apr. 20, 1982 defeated Apr. 05, 1983 for the position of mayor by incumbent Mayor Donald "Don" Storck; continued…

TermApr. 12, 2005 - Apr. 14, 2015Term as City Council Ward I Apr. 12, 2005 - Jan. 08, 2013 Darrell Downing and James "Jim" Craig defeated Tyler Helton and Thomas Prunier in the primary Mar. 01, 2005 to run in the general election Apr. 05,…

TermsApr. 18, 1972 - Apr. 02, 1974Feb. 15, 1977 - Apr. 04, 1978Term as City Council Ward IV Jack Miller and David "Dave" Stallard defeated Ward IV incumbent Arnold E. "Butch" Nollenberg in the primary Mar. 07, 1972 to run in the general election on…

Term Apr. 14, 2015 - current elected Apr. 07, 2015 defeating Ward II incumbent James "Jim" Craig sworn in Apr. 14, 2015 re-elected Nov. 05, 2019 and ran unopposed did not seek re-election in 2023 Jack Hezlep had been appointed to the Derby Planning…

TermDec. 1982 or Jan. 1983 - Apr. 07, 1987 appointed Dec. 1982 or Jan. 1983 to fill the unexpired term of Elizabeth Baker sworn in Dec. 1982 or Jan. 1983 elected Apr. 05, 1983 and ran unopposed did not seek re-election in 1987

Click here to read a biography about J. W. Swaney by the Derby Historical Society and Museum.

Term as Mayor1952 - Apr. 1955 defeated Apr. 05, 1955 and lost position of mayor to Byron T. Eberle

J. J. Butterfield seated at a desk with son Erland Philo Butterfield standing next to him in the Farmers and Merchants State Bank circa 1929.

Fun facts: The Derby Historical Museum has the clock in the photo an two ink wells similar to the ones in…