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The '''Edgewood Town Council''' was the legislative body for the town of [[Edgewood]]. There were five seats on the council. | The '''Edgewood Town Council''' was the legislative body for the town of [[Edgewood]], an incorporated town in [[Jefferson County]]'s [[Shades Valley]] from [[1920]] to [[1926]]. There were five seats on the council. | ||
The group held their first meetings at 218 [[Broadway Street]], in the garage of the town's first [[Mayor of Edgewood|mayor]], [[Hartley T. Brownell]]. In [[1922]], [[Edgewood Town Hall]] was completed at the corner of Evergreen and Highland, and the council met there for the rest of the town's history. | |||
In a [[1926]] special election, citizens voted to annex the [[Grove Park]] and [[Rosedale|Rosedale Park]] areas, rename the larger town [[Homewood]], and elected the members of the [[Homewood City Council|Homewood Town Council]]. | |||
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* [[Q. R. Murphy]] | * [[Q. R. Murphy]] | ||
* [[G. F Jackson]] | * [[G. F. Jackson]] | ||
* [[Ross Ellenberg]] | * [[Ross Ellenberg]] | ||
* [[J. Gray Hanlin]] | * [[J. Gray Hanlin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:51, 12 June 2014
The Edgewood Town Council was the legislative body for the town of Edgewood, an incorporated town in Jefferson County's Shades Valley from 1920 to 1926. There were five seats on the council.
The group held their first meetings at 218 Broadway Street, in the garage of the town's first mayor, Hartley T. Brownell. In 1922, Edgewood Town Hall was completed at the corner of Evergreen and Highland, and the council met there for the rest of the town's history.
In a 1926 special election, citizens voted to annex the Grove Park and Rosedale Park areas, rename the larger town Homewood, and elected the members of the Homewood Town Council.
1920
- J. E. French
- G. H. Bugley
- Kelly Murphy
- G. F. Jackson
- ? Walthall
1924
References
- Summe, Sheryl Spradling. (2001). Homewood: The Life of a City. Homewood, AL: Friends of the Homewood Public Library.