Our History
April 20, 2006
I love history. Whether it is world history, American history, or even Cedar Hill history, I am fascinated by how events of yesterday shape the events of today and tomorrow.
Thinking about Cedar Hill’s history, I recently asked our City Secretary about our past mayors. Since 1939, we have had 12 mayors. Our current Mayor, Rob Franke, is the 12th mayor in a distinguished list of mayors, beginning with J. C. Potter in 1939.
- J. C. Potter
- B. “Doc” Phillips
- T. W. “Turk” Cannady
- Phil Vines
- Ithiel Worden
- Mark Bielamowicz
- George W. Walters
- Archie Hall
- Kenneth Lander
- W. S. Permenter
- Dr. Chris L. Rose
- Rob Franke
Of course, there have been many city council members. Here is a complete list of council members from 1945 to the present. No city records have been found of council members prior to 1945.

My name is Wade Emmert and I am a Council Member for the City of Cedar Hill. This web site is a way for me to share with you some of my thoughts about issues important to the City.