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Mayor of the
City of Fort Wayne
Flag of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Incumbent
Tom Henry
since January 1, 2008
Term lengthFour years, no limit
Inaugural holderGeorge W. Wood
Formation1840
WebsiteOffice 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

George W. Wood, first mayor of Fort Wayne.
William J. Hosey is Fort Wayne's longest serving mayor, elected to four non-consecutive terms.
# Mayor Term start Term end   Party
1 George W. Wood 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 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 1846 1849 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
6 William Stewart 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 1853 1855 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
9 William Stewart 1855 1857 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
10 Samuel S. Morss 1857 1859 bgcolor=Template:Know Nothing/meta/color| Know Nothing
11 Franklin P. Randall 1859 1865 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
12 James L. Worden 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 1867 1869 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
15 Franklin P. Randall 1869 1873 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
16 Charles A. Zollinger 1873 1885 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
17 Charles F. Muhler 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 1885 December 28, 1893 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
20 Henry P. Scherer 1894 1894 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
21 Chauncey B. Oakley 1894 1896 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
22 Henry P. Scherer 1896 1901 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
23 Henry C. Berghoff 1901 1906 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
24 William J. Hosey 1906 1910 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
25 Jesse Grice 1910 1914 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
26 William J. Hosey 1914 1918 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
27 W. Sherman Cutshall 1918 1922 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
28 William J. Hosey 1922 1926 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
29 William C. Geake 1926 1930 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
30 William J. Hosey 1930 1934 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
31 Harry W. Baals 1934 1948 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
32 Henry E. Branning, Jr. 1948 1952 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
33 Harry W. Baals[a] 1952 May 9, 1954 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
34 Robert Meyers 1954 1960 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
35 Paul Mike Burns 1960 1964 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
36 Harold S. Zeis 1964 1972 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
37 Ivan A. Lebamoff 1972 1976 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
38 Robert E. Armstrong 1976 1980 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
39 Winfield Moses[b] 1980 July 8, 1985 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
40 Cosette Simon[c] July 8, 1985 July 19, 1985 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
41 Winfield Moses[d] July 20, 1985 December 31, 1987 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
42 Paul Helmke January 1, 1988 December 31, 1999 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
43 Graham Richard January 1, 2000 December 31, 2007 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
44 Tom Henry 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
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)
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
Winfield Moses 1980–1985, 1985–1987 February 20, 1943 (age 81)
Cosette Simon 1985 June 18, 1953 (age 71)
Paul Helmke 1988–1999 November 24, 1948 (age 75)
Graham Richard 2000–2007 September 8, 1944 (age 80)

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

  1. ^ Leininger, Kevin (February 12, 2011). "Jokes aside, Harry Baals worth honoring". The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Ogintz, Eileen (July 9, 1985). "Mayor of Ft. Wayne resigns in plea deal, but plans return". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ^ 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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