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City of Galesburg Township

[The township was formed as West Galesburg from Galesburg Township on January 9, 1866.  The township name was subsequently changed to City of Galesburg some time prior to 1921.]

From the 1886 Portrait and Biographical Album of Knox County, Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago.  [Submitted by Vicki Burton.]

This township was organized under a special act of the Legislature, passed in 1867.  Its territory lies within the corporate limits of the city of Galesburg.  One of the objects, if not THE object, of the movers in the organization of this township was the securing of additional votes in the famous county-seat contest between Galesburg and Knoxville.  The election for township officers was held April 1, 1867.

After the counting of the ballots, it was found that W. S. Gale, Henry R. Sanderson, L. E. Conger, R. H. Whiting and Thomas McKee were elected Supervisors.  Since then the following men have been chosen to represent the city of the Board of Supervisors:

1868

H. R. Sanderson
W. S. Gale
G. C. Lamphere
R. H. Whiting
L. E. Conger

1877

Nels Nelson
G. V. Dieterich
W. S. Gale
T. J. Hale
C. R. Haney

1869

H. R. Sanderson
G. C. Lamphere
L. E. Conger
R. H. Whiting
M. Belden

1878-79

Nels Nelson
Thos. McKee
G. V. Dieterich
T. J. Hale
W. S. Gale

1870

R. H. Sanderson
L. E. Conger
G. V. Dieterich
W. S. Gale
E. P. Williams

1880

Thos. McKee
G. V. Dieterich
D. M. Morse
T. J. Hale
W. S. Gale

1871

Benj. S. Stanley
Alfred Knowles
G. V. Dieterich
J. M. Morse
W. S. Gale

1881

Thos. McKee
W. S. Gale
T. J. Hale
G. V. Dieterich
Jacob S. Chambers

1872 Alfred Knowles
J. M. Morse
W. S. Gale
B. S. Stanley
G. V. Dieterich

1882

G. V. Dieterich
Thos. McKee
T. J. Hale
Geo. W. Foote
Wm. A. Boydston

1873-75

H. R. Sanderson
W. S. Gale
G. V. Dieterich
J. M. Morse
B. S. Stanley

1883

Wm. A. Boydston
David Greenleaf
W. S. Gale
T. J. Hale
Olaf Hawkinson

1876

H. R. Sanderson
A. M. Brown
W. S. Gale
J. S. Chalmers
Geo. V. Dieterich

1884-85

Thos. McKee
W. S. Gale
Geo. W. Foote
W. D. Cooke
S. H. Oleson