W. C. E. Thomas

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William C. E. Thomas

Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
In office
1854 – 1854
Preceded by none
Succeeded by Francis X. Desnoyers
Born November 21, 1818
Muncy, Pennsylvania
Died 1876
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Spouse Jane Thomas
Children William

William C. E. Thomas (born November 21, 1818, in Muncy, Pennsylvania) was the first mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He moved to Green Bay in 1849, became a tanner and became mayor in 1854. He was an agent of the American Express office from the establishment of the Green Bay branch in 1857 until 1871. He was Green Bay's city clerk from 1858 to 1873, and was the city's Postmaster from 1872 until his death in 1876.

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Biography on Green Bay official website [1]