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- 1940-06-03
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Harry Cain given oath as Mayor of Tacoma at City Hall by City Clerk Genevieve Martin. Bob O'Neil, Utilities Commissioner-elect, looks on. Elected to the 2 remaining years of Mayor Siegle's term, Cain was overwhelmingly reelected in 1942. In 1940, Cain had lost in the primary to Dr. Bert Kerstetter. When Kerstetter died just days before the election, Cain's name was placed on the ballot. He defeated former mayor Melvin G. Tennent, who hotly contested the election. Bob O'Neil defeated Ira S. Davisson, who had served as Commissioner of Utilities since 1918. (T.Times 6/3/1940, pg. 1)
O'Neil, Robert D.; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Oaths--Tacoma; Martin, Genevieve; Municipal government--Tacoma;