Mayors of Holland, Michigan

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Mayors of Holland

Isaac
Cappon
(1830-1902)

Bernardus
Ledeboer
(1812-1879)

Edward J.
Harrington
(1832-1921)

John Van
Landegend
(1834-1904)

Kommer Schaddelee (1837-1913)

Engbertus
Vander Veen
(1828-1917)

John
Roost
(1825-1888)

William H.
Beach
(1851-1933)

Rokus
Kanters
(1825-1899)

Patrick Hamilton
McBride
(1837-1919)

Cornelius J.
De Roo
(1855-1945)

Henry
Kremers
(1850-1914)

Oscar
Yates
(1845-1901)

George
Hummer
(1856-1920)

Gerrit
Diekema
(1859-1930)

James De
Young
(1860-1940)

Gerben W.
Mokma
(1846-1912)

William
Brusse
(c.1863-1956)

Henry
Geerlings
(1868-1953)

Jacob G.
Van Putten
(1860-1909)

Henry
Brusse
(1866-1951)

Evert P.
Stephan
(1869-1946)

Nicodemus
Bosch
(1863-1944)

John
Vander Sluis
(1860-1943)

Nicolas
Kammeraad
(1847-1935)

Earnest
Brooks
(1891-1981)

Elmer J.
Schepers
(1900-1988)

Ben
Steffens
(1880-1948)

John Bernard
De Pree
(1907-1988)

Harry
Harrington
(c.1890-1957)

Robert
Visscher
(1917-1993)

Nelson
Bosman
(1906-1993)

L.W.
Lamb Jr.

Louis
Hallacy II

Richard William
Smith

William A.
Sikkel

Philip A.
Tanis

Neal
Berghoef

Albert
McGeehan

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History

The City of Holland has had 39 mayors in its 155-year history. At least 9 of them were born in the Netherlands; at least 8 were born in the Holland area, while 7 were from other states. At least 6 were members of Hope Church, 5 attended 3rd Reformed Church, and nearly all were Protestant. 4 fought in the world wars. 3 were physicians while only 2 were attorneys and 1 was even a wagonmaker. Most were Republicans, but not all. But I invite you to go beyond the statistics and themes and read the biographies of each mayor of Holland. You will discover that each man had a personality all his own, and that beyond every stat there is a story...

Mayors of Holland information provided by the Joint Archives of Holland, photographs courtesy of the Holland Museum.