The Mayors of Princeton

 

Mayor C. A. Schubart 1919-1922

 

 Clemson A. Shubart

 

On January 28, 1919 at a special meeting of the City Council, C.A. Shubart was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Ernest E. Noble, who died while Mayor of Princeton.  Clemson Shubart became the fourteenth Mayor of Princeton and served the remainder of the term which expired on December 31, 1921.  M.E. Shoptaugh was appointed to fill Shubarts term as councilman-at-large.

Mr. & Mrs. Shubart came to Princeton in 1898 from Canton, Ohio as a photographer.  He later established the well known Shubart Studio which he personally operated until just a few years before his death.  Mrs. Shubart died on June 1, 1943.

Clemson Shubart was a charter member of the Princeton Elk’s Lodge and was three time Exalted Ruler.  Shubart lived his final years at the Elk’s National Home in Bedford, Virginia where he died.  Shubart was buried in Princeton at the Maple Hill Cemetery.

 

Name:  Clemson A. Shubart
Party Affiliation: Republican
Mayor: 1919 - 1922
Age Elected:
Occupation: Photographer
Member of: First Presbyterian Church, & Princeton Elks
Born:
Died:

City of Princeton Indiana
Gibson County IN.
Researched By: Charlie Woodruff