Edwin Mellor was Sykesville's first Mayor. He was chosen for his continuous role in the community in business as well as socially. Mellor served three contiguous one-year terms as well as a second partial stretch during World War I until his sudden death in 1916 after a stroke. Under Mellor, the Town organized its first volunteer fire department (in which, Mellor served), expanded the Sykesville Bank (on which he was a director), and made plans to revise the Town's original charter.
In addition to his political decisions, the physical face of Main Street was shaped by construction of the Mellor and Sons Store, at the time, the largest department store between Frederick and Baltimore.
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