John Scott (mayor)
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John Scott was the first mayor of Cumberland, Maryland
from 1816 to 1823.
The town of Cumberland, Maryland was incorporated in January 1815, at which time the legislature passed an act to hold elections for 5 city commissioners to oversee regulation and improvement of the newly incorporated town. These Commissioners were ordered at the first election to choose one of their own number as Chief Burgess
.
On Monday June, 1816, the first elections in the town was held for Commissioners, and the following persons were chosen: David Shriver, George Thistle, Henry McKinley, John Hoyne
, and John Scott. These commissioners met at once, and elected from their own number John Scott to be Chief Burgess.
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
from 1816 to 1823.
The town of Cumberland, Maryland was incorporated in January 1815, at which time the legislature passed an act to hold elections for 5 city commissioners to oversee regulation and improvement of the newly incorporated town. These Commissioners were ordered at the first election to choose one of their own number as Chief Burgess
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
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On Monday June, 1816, the first elections in the town was held for Commissioners, and the following persons were chosen: David Shriver, George Thistle, Henry McKinley, John Hoyne
John Hoyne
John Hoyne is a former Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Graigue-Ballycallan and he used play with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2000 until 2005.-Club:...
, and John Scott. These commissioners met at once, and elected from their own number John Scott to be Chief Burgess.