George M. Wyckoff, Jr.. was the mayor of Cumberland, Maryland from 1982 to 1990. His tenure as Mayor of Cumberland was marked with chronic unemployment and the exodus of people and the business class. Towards the end of his tenure he raised taxes and fees, a response common at that time of factory closings as a way of getting back lost revenue. However, this move forced more business closings and later resulted in his defeat in 1988. There has been talk of building a bridge in his honor, but those who remembered his administration opposed this move.
| Preceded by Frank K. Nethken |
Mayor of Cumberland 1982-1990 |
Succeeded by Harry Stern |
| Mayors of Cumberland | |||
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| John Scott | Samuel Magill Roger Perry | John Gephart | John Wright (mayor) | Gustavus Beall | Frederick Deems | Samuel Charles | James Smith (mayor) | John Gephart | Thomas Shriver | Thomas F. White | Thomas Shriver | Daniel Saylor | John Hayes (mayor) | F. B. Tower | A. L. Withers | William Wallace McKaig | Joseph H. Tucker | James W. Jones | D. W. McCleary | John Humbird | Charles Mynn Thruston | Charles H. Ohr | James Smith (mayor) | Charles H. Ohr | George Harrison (mayor) | John Humbird | Lloyd Lowe William Piatt | John B. Widener | William A. Withers | William R. McCulley | John Humbird | William A. Withers | William McMahon McKaig | David J. Blackiston | Warren C. White | Clarence M. King | William A. Cromwell | Clarence M. King | George A. Kean | George A. Young | Thomas W. Koon | George Henderson (mayor) | George W. Legge | Thomas W. Koon | Harry Irvine | Thomas F. Conlon | Thomas S. Post | Roy W. Eves | J. Edwin Keech | Earl D. Chaney | Thomas F. Conlon, Jr. | F. Perry Smith, Jr. | Frank K. Nethken | George M. Wychoff, Jr. | Harry Stern | Edward C. Athey | Lee N. Fiedler | Brian Grim | |||