Robert J. S. Page was the second mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 of the Village (now City) of Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

serving from 1856-1857.

Early life

Page was an attorney that came to Flint in 1838. On October 22, 1844, he was appointed receiver in the Genesee District office of the U.S. Land Office.

Political life

In 1850, he was selected to serve in the office of justice of the peace serving until 1851. He was elected as the second mayor of the Village of Flint in 1856 serving a one year term. Later, he serve on the bench as a probate judge.