Wellesley Township Council History

We are working on a full list of the members of the Wellesley Township  Council. Check this space for updates. 

​We have also created a list of all the Wellesley councillors who served on the Waterloo County Council. The history of the Waterloo County Council has been well documented by Elizabeth Bloomfield and Linda Foster in their book "Waterloo County Councillors: A Collective Biography," (c) 1995 Caribou Imprints. 

The list of councillors and biographies posted here have been published on our website here with the kind permission of Dr. Bloomfield.   

Year	Reeve	Deputy Reeve	Councillor	Councillor	Councillor
1867	Dr. Vardon	Ferdinand Walter	Thomas Freeborn	James Scott	John Stroh
1868	Dr. Vardon	Ferdinand Walter	Thomas Freeborn	Gregory Starr	William Hawk
1869	Ferdinand Walter	Henry Martinson	Valentine Otterbein	Gregory Starr	John McKee
1870	​Ferdinand Walter	Henry Martinson	Valentine Otterbein	Gregory Starr	John McKee
1871	Ferdinand Walter	Henry Martinson	Valentine Otterbein	Gregory Starr	John McKee
1872	​Ferdinand Walter	Valentine Otterbein	Robert Y. Fish	Lawrence Doering	John McKee
1873	Ferdinand Walter	Valentine Otterbein	​Robert Y. Fish	Lawrence Doering	John McKee
1874	Ferdinand Walter	Valentine Otterbein	​Robert Y. Fish	William Lackner	​John McKee
1875	​Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Robert Y. Fish	William Lackner	​John McKee
1876	​Ferdinand Walter	Valentine Otterbein	Robert Y. Fish	William Lackner	John McKee

Year	Reeve	1st Deputy Reeve	2nd Deputy Reeve	Councillor	Councillor
1877	Ferdinand Walter	Valentine Otterbein	Robert Y. Fish	William Lackner	John Trusler
1878	Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Robert Y. Fish	William Lackner	John Trusler
1879	Ferdinand Walter	​​Valentine Otterbein	​Robert Y. Fish	John George Reiner	John Trusler
1880	Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Robert Y. Fish	John Walter	John Trusler
1881	Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Robert Y. Fish	John Walter	John Trusler
1882	Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	John Walter	John Trusler
1883	Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	John Walter	John Trusler
1884	Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	John Walter	John Trusler
1885	Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	John Walter	John Trusler
1886	Ferdinand Walter	​​Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	John Walter	John Trusler
1887	Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	John Walter	John Trusler
1888	Ferdinand Walter	Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	John Walter	John Trusler
1889	Ferdinand Walter	Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	John Walter	John Trusler
1890	Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	​Alexander Rannie	Peter Dentinger	John Trusler
1891	Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	​Alexander Rannie	Peter Dentinger	John Trusler
1892	​Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	Peter Dentinger	Alex B. Robertson
1893	​Ferdinand Walter	​Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	Peter Dentinger	Alex B. Robertson
1894	​Ferdinand Walter	Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	Fred Dowald	Alex B. Robertson
1895	Ferdinand Walter	Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	Fred Dowald	Henry Hostettler
1896	​Ferdinand Walter	Valentine Otterbein	Alexander Rannie	Fred Dowald	Henry Hostettler
1897	Alexander Rannie	Henry Hostettler	Thomas Short	John B. Lichty	Henry Scheifely
1898	Alexander Rannie	​Thomas Short	Henry Scheifely	John B. Lichty	W. J. Beggs

Year	Reeve	Councillor	Councillor	Councillor	Councillor
1899	Alexander Rennie	Thomas Short	Henry Scheifely	Hugh McCulloch	W. J. Beggs
1900	Alexander Rannie	Thomas Short	Henry Scheifely	Hugh McCulloch	W. J. Beggs
1901	Thomas Short	John B. Lichty	George Forwell	Henry Huehn	W. J. Beggs
1902	​Thomas Short	John B. Lichty	George Forwell	Adam Heipel	Robert J. Kerr
1903	​Thomas Short	John B. Lichty	George Forwell	Adam Heipel	Robert J. Kerr
1904	Thomas Short	John B. Lichty	A. P. Dammeier	Adam Heipel	Robert J. Kerr
1905	Robert J. Kerr	John B. Lichty	A. P. Dammeier	Adam Heipel	Henry Huehn
1906	A. B. Robertson	A. Gibbons	A. P. Dammeier	Adam Heipel	Henry Huehn

Year	Reeve	Deputy Reeve	Councillor	Councillor	Councillor
1907	A. B. Robertson	Henry Huehn	John Reidel	Robert Dietrich	William Hastings
1908	A. B. Robertson	A. P. Dammeier	John Reidel	Robert Lintick	William Hastings
1909	A. B. Robertson	A. P. Dammeier	John Reidel	Robert Lintick	William Hastings
1910	A. B. Robertson	A. P. Dammeier	John Reidel	Robert Lintick	William Hastings
1911	Henry Huehn	W. J. Beggs	John Reidel	Robert Lintick	J. Richardson
1912	A. B. Robertson	William Hastings	John McKay	Jacob Hoffman	Louis Baechler
1913	A. B. Robertson	John Reidel	Robert Lintick	Jacob Hoffman	Louis Baechler
1914	A. B. Robertson	John Reidel	Robert Lintick	John McKay	Fred Lackner
1915	A. B. Robertson	John Reidel	Robert Lintick	John McKay	Fred Lackner
1916	John Reidel	Fred Lackner	Jacob S. Meyer	John McKay	John Petch
1917	John Reidel	Fred Lackner	Jacob S. Meyer	John McKay	John Petch
1918	John Reidel	Fred Lackner	Jacob S. Meyer	John McKay	John Petch
1919	John Reidel	Louis Baechler	Henry Neeb	William H. Knight	John Petch
1920	John Reidel	Louis Baechler	Henry Neeb	William H. Knight	John Petch
1921	John Reidel	Louis Baechler	Henry Neeb	William H. Knight	John Petch
1922	John Reidel	William H. Knight	Jacob S. Meyer	James Ogram	Conrad Quehl
1923	John Reidel	William. H. Knight	Jacob S. Meyer	James Ogram	Conrad Quehl
1924	John Reidel	William H. Knight	Louis Baechler	James Ogram	Peter A. Wagner
1925	John Reidel	William H. Knight	Louis Baechler	James Ogram	Peter A. Wagner
1926	William H. Knight	Peter A. Wagner	Louis Baechler	Fred Lackner	Wilmer Freeman
1927	William H. Knight	Peter A. Wagner	Louis Baechler	Fred Lackner	Wilmer Freeman
1928	William H. Knight	Peter A. Wagner	Louis Baechler		Wilmer Freeman
1929	William H. Knight	Peter A. Wagner	Louis Bachler	George J. Voll	Wilmer Freeman
1930	Peter A. Wagner	Louis Baechler	Jacob Mantz	George J. Voll	John W. Burnett
1931	Peter A. Wagner	Louis Baechler	Jacob Mantz	George J. Voll	John W. Burnett
1932	Peter A. Wagner	Wilmer Freeman	Jacob Mantz	G. Boehm	John W. Burnett
1933	Peter A. Wagner	Wilmer Freeman	George Boehm	George J. Voll	John W. Burnett
1934	Peter A. Wagner	Wilmer Freeman	George Boehm	George J. Voll	John W. Burnett
1935	Peter A. Wagner	Edwin Huehn	John A. Beggs	George J. Voll	George Lichty
1936	Peter A. Wagner	Edwin Huehn	John A. Beggs	George J. Voll	George Lichty
1937​	Peter A. Wagner	Edwin Huehn	John A. Beggs	George J. Voll	Amos Wilkinson
1938	Peter A. Wagner	Edwin Huehn	John A. Beggs	George J. Voll	Amos Wilkinson
1939	Edwin Huehn	.Peter A Wagner	John A. Beggs	George J. Voll	Amos Wilkinson
1940	Edwin Huehn	Amos Wilkinson	Hugh J. Chalmers	Herbert Schnarr	Frank Schummer
1941	Edwin Huehn	Amos Wilkinson	Hugh J. Chalmers	Herbert Schnarr	Frank Schummer
1942	Edwin Huehn	Amos Wilkinson	Hugh J. Chalmers	Herbert Schnarr	Frank Schummer
1943	Edwin Huehn	Amos Wilkinson	Hugh J. Chalmers	Herbert Schnarr	Frank Schummer
1944	Edwin Huehn	Amos Wilkinson	Hugh J. Chalmers	Herbert Schnarr	Frank Schummer
1945	Edwin Huehn	Amos Wilkinson	Hugh J. Chalmers	Herbert Schnarr	Frank Schummer
1946	Edwin Huehn	Herbert Schnarr	Campbell Schantz	Simon Friedmann	J. W. Burnett
1947	Edwin Huehn	Herbert Schnarr	Alex J. Dewar	Simon Friedmann	Wm. G. Hamilton
1948	​Amos Wilkinson	Simon Friedmann	Alex J. Dewar	Charles Kraemer	Wm. G. Hamilton
1949	Amos Wilkinson	Simon Friedmann	Alex J. Dewar	Charles Kraemer	Wm. G. Hamilton
1950	Amos Wilkinson	Simon Friedmann	Alex J. Dewar	Charles Kraemer	Wm. G. Hamilton
1951	Amos Wilkinson	​Herbert Schnarr	Donald Freeman	George Schummer	Edwin Hackbart
1952	Amos Wilkinson	Herbert Schnarr	Donald Freeman	Charles Kraemer	Edwin Hackbart
1953	Amos Wilkinson	Herbert Schnarr	Donald Freeman	Charles Kraemer	Simon Friedmann
1954	Herbert Schnarr	Donald Freeman	Alex J. Dewar	Alex Hinschberger	Edwin Hackbart
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Year	Mayor	Value	Value
1973-1974	Bob Gramlow	Bill Straus	Francis  Moser	Albert Erb	Orval Lichty	Jack Lorentz	Ross Kelterborn	Elmer Dietrich	Stan Deckert
1975-1976	Bob Gramlow	Dorothy Lichty	Francis Moser	Albert Erb	Barry Hayward	Jack Lorentz	Ross Kelterborn	Elmer Dietrich	Stan Deckert
1977-1980 ​&  1979-1980	Conrad Rupnow	Jim Brenner	Ken Heipel	Albert Erb	Richard Lichty	Jack Lorentz	Ross Kelterborn	Elmer Dietrich	Stan Deckert
1981-1982	Albert Erb	Jim Brenner	Ron Hergott	Lyle Gerber	Dennis Hauck	Lucille Kelley	Bob Hammer	Elmer Dietrich	Stan Deckert

Year	Mayor
1983-1985	Albert Erb	George Ottman	Lyle Gerber	Lucille Kelley	Bob Hammer	Elmer Dietrich	Stan Deckert
1986-1988	Albert Erb	George Ottman	Edwin Nikelski	Ross Kelterborn	Gary Lovie	James Wideman*	Stan Deckert
1989-1991	Albert Erb	George Ottman	Richard Lichty	Donald Freeman	Gary Lovie	James Wideman	Value
1992-1994	Frank Friedmann	Value

*replaced Elmer Dietrich who died mid-term