List of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne | |
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Term length | Four years, no limit |
Inaugural holder | George W. Wood |
Formation | 1840 |
Website | Office of the Mayor |
This is a list of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Elected as chief executive of the city, he or she is charged with overseeing the operation of all local government departments. Mayoral terms are four years, with no limit on the number of terms an individual may be elected to.
List
# | Portrait | Mayor | Term start | Term end | ||
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1 | George W. Wood (1808–1871; aged 63) |
May 1, 1840 | July 5, 1841 | bgcolor=Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color| | Whig | |
2 | Joseph Morgan | 1841 | 1843 | bgcolor=Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color| | Whig | |
3 | Henry Lotz (1797–1845; aged 48) |
1843 | 1844 | bgcolor=Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color| | Whig | |
4 | John M. Wallace | 1844 | 1845 | bgcolor=Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color| | Whig | |
5 | Merchant W. Huxford (1798–1877; aged 79) |
1846 | 1849 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
6 | William Stewart (1st) | 1849 | 1852 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
7 | Philip G. Jones | 1852 | 1853 | bgcolor=Template:Know Nothing/meta/color| | Know Nothing | |
8 | Charles Whitmore (1819–1892; aged 73) |
1853 | 1855 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
9 | William Stewart (2nd) | 1855 | 1857 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
10 | Samuel S. Morss (1811–1862; aged 51) |
1857 | 1859 | bgcolor=Template:Know Nothing/meta/color| | Know Nothing | |
11 | Franklin P. Randall (1st) (1812–1892; aged 79) |
1859 | 1865 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
12 | James L. Worden (1819–1884; aged 65) |
1865 | 1866 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
13 | Benjamin Saunders | 1866 | 1867 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
14 | Henry Sharp (1809–1900; aged 91) |
1867 | 1869 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
15 | Franklin P. Randall (2nd) | 1869 | 1873 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
16 | Charles A. Zollinger (1st) (1838–1893; aged 55) |
1873 | 1885 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
17 | Charles F. Muhler (1841–1899; aged 58) |
1885 | 1889 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
18 | Daniel L. Harding | 1889 | 1893 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
19 | Charles Zollinger (2nd) | 1885 | December 28, 1893 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
20 | Henry P. Scherer (1st) (1884–1917; aged 32) |
1894 | 1894 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
21 | Chauncey B. Oakley (1833–1903; aged 69) |
1894 | 1896 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
22 | Henry P. Scherer (2nd) | 1896 | 1901 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
23 | Henry C. Berghoff (1856–1925; aged 69) |
1901 | 1906 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
24 | William J. Hosey (1st) (1854–1937; aged 83) |
1906 | 1910 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
25 | Jesse Grice (1852–1915; aged 63) |
1910 | 1914 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
26 | William J. Hosey (2nd) | 1914 | 1918 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
27 | W. Sherman Cutshall (1868–1939; aged 71) |
1918 | 1922 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
28 | William J. Hosey (3rd) | 1922 | 1926 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
29 | William C. Geake | January 4, 1926 | 1930 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
30 | William J. Hosey (4th) | 1930 | 1934 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
31 | Harry W. Baals (1st) (1886–1954; aged 67) |
1934 | 1948 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
32 | Henry E. Branning, Jr. (1890–1970; aged 80) |
1948 | 1952 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
33 | Harry W. Baals (2nd)[a] | 1952 | May 9, 1954 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
34 | Robert Meyers (1913–2007; aged 93) |
1954 | December 31, 1959 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
35 | Paul Mike Burns (1932–2006; aged 74) |
January 1, 1960 | December 31, 1963 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
36 | Harold S. Zeis (1912–1975; aged 63) |
January 1, 1964 | December 31, 1971 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
37 | Ivan A. Lebamoff (1932–2006; aged 74) |
January 1, 1972 | December 31, 1975 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
38 | Robert E. Armstrong (1925–2008; aged 82) |
January 1, 1976 | December 31, 1979 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
39 | Winfield Moses (1st)[b] (born in 1943; age 81) |
January 1, 1980 | July 8, 1985 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
40 | Cosette Simon[c] (born in 1953; age 70) |
July 8, 1985 | July 19, 1985 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
41 | Winfield Moses (2nd)[d] | July 20, 1985 | December 31, 1987 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
42 | Paul Helmke (born in 1948; age 75) |
January 1, 1988 | December 31, 1999 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican | |
43 | Graham Richard (born in 1947; age 77) |
January 1, 2000 | December 31, 2007 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic | |
44 | Tom Henry (born in 1951; age 72) |
January 1, 2008 | incumbent | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
Other offices held
The following is a list of elected offices held by mayors, before or after their term(s).
Mayor | Mayoral term | Other offices held | References |
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Paul Mike Burns | 1960–1964 | Fort Wayne City Councilman (1948–1952, 1972–1992) | |
Robert E. Armstrong | 1976–1980 | Allen County Councilman (1990–2002) | |
Winfield Moses | 1980–1985, 1985–1987 | Fort Wayne City Councilman (1972–1979) Indiana State Representative (1992–2012) |
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Graham Richard | 2000–2007 | Indiana State Senator (1974–1978) | |
Tom Henry | 2008–present | Fort Wayne City Councilman (1984–2004) |
Living former mayors
As of April 2015, four former mayors are alive, the oldest being Winfield Moses (1980–1985, 1985–1987; born 1943). The most recent mayor to die is Paul Mike Burns (1960–1964; born 1917), on January 7, 2011.
Mayor | Mayoral term | Date of birth |
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Winfield Moses | 1980–1985, 1985–1987 | February 20, 1943 (age 81) |
Cosette Simon | 1985 | June 18, 1953 (age 70) |
Paul Helmke | 1988–1999 | November 24, 1948 (age 75) |
Graham Richard | 2000–2007 | September 8, 1944 (age 79) |
Notes
- a Baals died of a kidney infection during his fourth term as mayor.[1]
- b Moses resigned from office after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor violations of campaign finance laws.[2]
- c City Controller Cosette Simon was appointed acting mayor for eleven days following Moses' resignation. She was Fort Wayne's first female mayor.
- d With 86 of 99 Allen County Democratic precinct committee members voting in a special caucus for his reinstatement, Moses was elected to complete his second term as mayor.[3]
References
- ^ Leininger, Kevin (February 12, 2011). "Jokes aside, Harry Baals worth honoring". The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ Ogintz, Eileen (July 9, 1985). "Mayor of Ft. Wayne resigns in plea deal, but plans return". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ Shipp, E. R. (July 20, 1985). "Fort Wayne mayor is out, then in". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
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