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Beaver Island township officers listed for 1963

Also 1963 Peaine and St. James township officers

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TypeEvent
Date1963-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1963-04
Kind
Election
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
governancecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1963 Beaver Beacon lists the two Beaver Island townships’ officers and Boards of Review. Peaine’s roster includes Supervisor Jack Connaghan, Clerk Skip McDonough, Treasurer Rose Connaghan, Trustees Pat Bonner and Nellie O’Donnell, and Board of Review members Frank O’Donnell and Earl Boyle. St. James’s roster includes Supervisor Lloyd McDonough, Clerk Philip Gregg, Treasurer Vera Mae Wojan, Trustees John Gallagher and Rogers Carlisle, and Board of Review members William Belfy and Vernon LaFreniere.

Evidence and limits

This is a published roster, not minutes or a vote return. The source does not give election dates, vote totals, terms, or a complete governmental record.

Open questions

  • Can township minutes and election returns confirm the names and terms?

Sources

  1. Lists Peaine officers Jack Connaghan, Skip McDonough, Rose Connaghan, Pat Bonner, Nellie O’Donnell, Frank O’Donnell, and Earl Boyle, and St. James officers Lloyd McDonough, Philip Gregg, Vera Mae Wojan, John Gallagher, Rogers Carlisle, William Belfy, and Vernon LaFreniere; it does not provide vote totals or terms.
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  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island township officers listed for 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-township-officers-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1963, “Township Officers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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