List of mayors of Robbins, Illinois

Following is a list of mayors of Robbins, Illinois, founded December 14, 1917.

Image Mayor Years Notes/Citation
Thomas J. Kellar 1917–1920 [1]
 ? 1921–1922
Richard Flowers 1923–1924 [2]
Thomas J. Kellar (2nd term) 1925–1926 [3]
Richard Flowers 1927–1928 [4]
Samuel E. Nichols 1929–1931 [5][6][7]
Thomas J. Kellar (3rd term) 1931–1932 [8]
J.S. Richardson 1933–1940 [9][10][11][12]
Hollis L. Reeves 1941–1950 [13][14][15][16][17]
J.S. Richardson (2nd term) 1951–1952 [18]
Theodore Hendricks 1953–1956 [19][20]
Ernest Maxey 1957–1969 [21][22]
Marion L. Smith 1969–1981 [23]
Richard Ballantine 1981–1985
John W. Hamilton 1985–1989 [24]
Irene Brodie 1989–2013 [25]
Tyrone Ward 2013–2021 [26]
Darren E. Bryant 2021– [27]

References
  1. "Election passes Quickly in Cook County Villages". The Chicago Tribune. April 16, 1919.
  2. Illinois blue book, 1923-1924. State of Illinois. p. 547.
  3. Illinois blue book, 1925-1926. State of Illinois. p. 620.
  4. Illinois blue book, 1927-1928. State of Illinois. p. 703.
  5. "Robbins History". Robbins History Museum. Retrieved January 15, 2022. Actress Nichelle Nichols’ grandfather, Samuel G. Nichols (a white man), was one of the village’s original settlers who was married a black woman. Nichelle Nichols who portrayed Lt. Uhura in the original Star Trek television series also was hired by NASA to begin finding and recruiting qualified blacks for todays NASA Space program. Nichelle was born in Robbins in a two-story frame house built by her grandparents. Her father, Samuel E. Nichols, became the mayor of Robbins, IL in 1929.
  6. Parish, Norman (July 15, 2015). "Robbins Historian Promotes Village's Rich History to Inspire Youth". The Weekly Citizen . Her father, Samuel E. Nichols, served as the village’s mayor from 1929-31.
  7. Illinois blue book, 1929-1930. State of Illinois. p. 669.
  8. Illinois blue book, 1931-1932. State of Illinois. p. 634.
  9. Illinois blue book, 1933-1934. State of Illinois. p. 656.
  10. Illinois blue book, 1935-1936. State of Illinois. p. 838.
  11. Illinois blue book, 1937-1938. State of Illinois. p. 628.
  12. Illinois blue book, 1939-1940. State of Illinois. p. 684.
  13. Illinois blue book, 1941-1942. State of Illinois. p. 669.
  14. Illinois blue book, 1943-1944. State of Illinois. p. 548.
  15. Illinois blue book, 1945-1946. State of Illinois. p. 716.
  16. Illinois blue book, 1947-1948. State of Illinois. p. 696.
  17. Illinois blue book, 1949-1950. State of Illinois. p. 697.
  18. Illinois blue book, 1951-1952. State of Illinois. p. 708.
  19. Illinois blue book, 1953-1954. State of Illinois. p. 729.
  20. Illinois blue book, 1955-1956. State of Illinois. p. 759.
  21. "Ex-mayor of Robbins sentenced to Prison". Suburbanite Economist . September 22, 1974. Ernest Maxey, 58, mayor of Robbins from 1957 to 1969...
  22. Illinois blue book, 1957-1958. State of Illinois. p. 805.
  23. O'Brien, Ken (November 13, 1994). "Robbins Honors A Remarkable Citizen". The Chicago Tribune. ...the late Marion L. Smith, Robbins mayor from 1969 to 1981
  24. Elsner, David (April 6, 1989). "6 Mayors Lose Bid For Re-Election". The Chicago Tribune. Robbins: Village Clerk Irene Brodie, an administrator at Moraine Valley Community College, defeated Mayor John Hamilton, an insurance broker, by a 939-639 vote...Hamilton was seeking a second term.
  25. Slowik, Ted (January 24, 2018). "Longtime Robbins Mayor Irene Brodie remembered for public service". The Chicago Tribune. Brodie was elected to six terms, serving as mayor from 1989 to 2013.
  26. Chiang, Erica (November 4, 2011). "Former Mayor Tyrone Ward on his past and what the future may hold". The Southland Journal.
  27. Gibson, Tammy (May 7, 2021). "Darren E. Bryant Elected First and Youngest African American Mayor of Historic Robbins, IL". Chicago Defender.
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