Margaret Doud

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Margaret Doud
Mayor of Mackinac Island, Michigan
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 14, 1975

Margaret M. Doud (sometimes known as M. M. Doud)[ citation needed ] (born May 29, 1943) is the mayor of Mackinac Island, Michigan. [note 1] Doud has served as the mayor since April 14, 1975, making her the longest currently serving mayor in the United States.

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Career

Margaret M. Doud was born May 29, 1943. [1] Her father, Robert Doud, and her grandfather, James Doud, both were mayor of Mackinac Island prior to her tenure. [2] She is a graduate of Central Michigan University. [2]

Doud was first appointed to the Mackinac Island City Council in 1974, filling the term of retiring council-member Dennis Brodeur. [3] In 1975, Doud defeated former mayor Otto Emmons to succeed retiring incumbent Clemens Gunn. She took office on April 14, 1975. [2]

On May 22, 2005, she was given special recognition for her service. This included a certificate of recognition by Senator Debbie Stabenow and a tribute by the State of Michigan and then-Governor Jennifer Granholm. She was also presented with a flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol building by Fr. Jim Williams, the pastor of Ste. Anne's Church, on behalf of Congressman Bart Stupak. [4]

As well as being the mayor, she managed the historical Windermere Hotel along with her mother, Jannette Doud, and now manages it full-time after her mother's death in 2015. [5] She occasionally contributes to The Mackinac Island Town Crier , the island's local weekly, seasonal newspaper.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Mayor of The City of Mackinac Island is elected annually in May.

References

  1. ↑ Straus, Frank (June 7, 2013). "A Look at History". Mackinac Island Town Crier . Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Atkins, Harry (April 9, 1975). "Tradition Followed, But Also Broken in Mackinac". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Lewiston, Maine. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2023– via Google News Archive.
  3. ↑ Delaney, Jessica (June 2, 2005). "Margaret Doud Celebrates 30 Years as Mackinac Island Mayor" . The St. Ignace News. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ Delaney, Jessica (May 27, 2005). "Mayor Margaret Doud Honored for 30 Years of Service". Mackinac Island Town Crier. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ Windermere Hotel (n.d.). "History of Windermere Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan". Windermere Hotel. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
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