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On January 19, 1895 at John Miller’s barbershop, residents of Romeo voted 42-20 to incorporate as a village and change their town name. The results were certified by Will County Judge Albert O. Marshall on January 21 and Romeoville was officially incorporated that day.
On February 16, 1895, another election was held at John Miller's barbershop, this time to choose Romeoville's officials. Louis Hamann was elected the first village president. The original term for a village president was two years until possibly 1929 when the term was extended to four years.
Romeoville has elected 19 village presidents during its history. They are listed below.
Louis Hamann1895-1899
John J. Keig1899-1903
Herman F. "Henry" Brockman1903-1905
George Garden1905-1907
George E. Farrell1907-1910
Edward T. Swanson1910-1915
Joseph J. Startz1915-1919
John Mitchell1919-1921
Fred Boehme, Sr.1921-1927
Anthony A. Startz1927-1929
Cornelius J. "Neal" Murphy1929-1969
John F. "Jack" O’Hara1969-1973
Dewey H. “Red” Chambers1973-1977
Donald J. Kennedy1977-1981
Howard L. Trippett1981-1985
John E. Strobbe1985-1993
Sandra K. Gulden1993-1997
Fred P. Dewald, Jr.1997-2008
John D. Noak2008-Present