List of mayors of Des Moines, Iowa
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The following is a list of the mayors of Des Moines, Iowa.
List of mayors
[edit]Image | Mayor | Term start and end[1] | Political party[2] | Notes |
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Thompson Bird | 1851 – 1852 | |||
Benjamin Luce | October 1853 – 1854 | |||
Lampson P. Sherman | 1854–1855 | |||
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Barlow Granger | November 1855 – 1856 | ||
William DeFord | November 1856 – 1857 | |||
Charles W. Nash | 1857 – May 1, 1857 | |||
William H. McHenry | May 1, 1857 – 1858 | Democratic[3] | ||
H. E. Lemoreaux | 1858–1859 | |||
R. L. Tidrick | 1859–1860 | |||
P. H. W. Latshaw | 1860–1861 | Republican | ||
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Ira Cook | 1861 | Republican | Resigned from office[4] |
W. S. Barnes | 1861–1862 | Republican | ||
Thomas Cavanagh | 1862–1863 | Democratic[5] | ||
William H. Leas | 1863–1865 | Republican | ||
George W. Cleveland | 1865–1868 | Republican | ||
Sumner F. Spofford | 1868–1869 | |||
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J. H. Hatch | 1869–1871 | Republican | |
Martin Tuttle | 1871–1872 | |||
J. P. Foster | 1872–1873 | Republican | ||
Giles H. Turner | 1873 – March 16, 1874 | Republican | ||
A. Newton | March 16, 1874 – 1876[6] | Republican | ||
Giles H. Turner | March 1876 – 1877 | Republican | Resigned from office[7] | |
George Sneer | 1877–1880 | |||
William H. Merritt | 1880–1882 | |||
P. V. Carey | 1882 – March 15, 1886 | Republican | ||
James Harvey Phillips | March 15, 1886 – 1888[8] | |||
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William Lytle Carpenter[9] | 1888 – March 17, 1890 | Democratic[10] | |
John H. Campbell | March 17, 1890 – April 18, 1892[11] | Republican | ||
C. C. Lane | April 18, 1892 – April 16, 1894[12] | Republican | ||
Isaac L. Hillis | April 16, 1894 – 1896[13] | Republican | ||
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John MacVicar | 1896 – April 2, 1900 | ||
Jeremiah J. Hartenbower | April 2, 1900 – 1902[14] | |||
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James M. Brenton | 1902–1904 | ||
George W. Mattern | 1904 – April 6, 1908 | |||
Adoniram Judson Mathis | April 6, 1908 – April 4, 1910[15] | |||
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James R. Hanna | April 4, 1910 – April 3, 1916[16] | ||
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John MacVicar | April 3, 1916 – 1918[17] | ||
Thomas Fairweather | 1918–1920 | |||
H. H. Barton | 1920–1922 | |||
C. M. Garver | 1922 – April 5, 1926 | |||
Fred H. Hunter | April 5, 1926 – April 2, 1928[18] | |||
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John MacVicar† | April 2, 1928 – November 15, 1928[19][20] | Died in office | |
E. H. Mulock | November 24, 1928 – 1930[21] | |||
Parker L. Crouch | 1930–1932 | |||
Dwight N. Lewis | 1932–1936 | |||
Joseph Holmes Allen[22] | 1936–1938 | |||
Dwight N. Lewis† | 1938 – May 1, 1938[23] | Died in office | ||
Mark L. Conkling | 1938–1942 | |||
John MacVicar Jr. | 1942–1948 | |||
Heck Ross | 1948–1950 | |||
A. B. Chambers | 1950–1952 | |||
Allan W. Denny | 1952–1954 | |||
Joseph Van Dresser | 1954–1956 | |||
Ray Mills | 1956–1958 | |||
Charles F. Iles | 1958–1960 | |||
Reinhold O. Carlson | 1960–1962 | |||
Charles F. Iles | 1962–1966 | |||
George C. Whitmer | 1966–1968 | |||
Thomas N. Urban | 1968–1972[24] | |||
Richard E. Olson | 1972–1980 | |||
Pete Crivaro† | 1980 – December 24, 1986[25] | Died in office | ||
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George Nahas | January 7, 1987 – April 15, 1987 | Long term former councilmember appointed by the city council on January 7, 1987, to serve as mayor until the November election[26] but citizens secured sufficient votes to force a special election. Nahas served four months as mayor.[27] First Lebanese mayor.[27] | |
John "Pat" Dorrian | April 15, 1987 – 1995 | Won a special election on April 14, 1987, and sworn on April 15, 1987. Reelected in the November 1987 general election. | ||
Arthur Davis† | 1995–1997 | Died in office | ||
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Robert D. Ray | 1997 | Republican | Former governor Ray served as interim mayor after the death of Davis |
Preston Daniels | 1997–2004 | Democratic | First African American mayor | |
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Frank Cownie | 2004–2024 | ||
Connie Boesen | January 2, 2024 – Present |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]Works cited
[edit]- The History of Polk County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 670–676. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- Dixon, J. M (1876). Centennial history of Polk County, Iowa. Des Moines State Register, Print. p. 259.
- Revised Ordinances of the City of Des Moines. Register & Tribune Company. 1916. pp. 43–60.
- "Local goverment [sic]; Mayors of noteworthy cities of the United States". Notable names in American history; a tabulated register. James T. White & Co. 1973. p. 453. ISBN 0-88371-002-1.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Rev. Bird named D.M.'s first mayor". The Des Moines Register. 20 May 1993. pp. 2Q–5Q. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Porter, Will (1898). Annals of Polk County, Iowa, and City of Des Moines. Geo. A. Miller printing Company. p. 650. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Andrews, Lorenzo F. (1908). Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa: And Reminiscences of Early Days, Volume 1. Baker-Trisler Company. pp. 322–323.
- ^ Andrews 1908, p. 418.
- ^ Andrews 1908, p. 286.
- ^ "City Council.; Last Session of Old Council—First Regular Meeting of New Council". The Iowa State Register. 17 March 1874. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Porter 1898, p. 715.
- ^ "Our New Servants.; Mayor Phillips Assumed Reins of Government Yesterday". The Des Moines Register. 16 March 1886. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa. Chicago: Lake City Publishing. 1890. p. 264. OL 23326400M.
- ^ Porter 1898, p. 487.
- ^ "Des Moines' New City Government". Sioux City Journal. 18 March 1890. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Mayor Lane of Des Moines Appoints his Officers". Ceder Repids Gazette. 19 April 1892. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Des Moines' New Council Goes In". Sioux City Journal. 17 April 1894. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "The city has new mayor". The Des Moines Register. 3 April 1900. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "New Officials at Des Moines remove police; First act of new administration is to discharge Chief of Police, Captain and two Detectives". Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. 7 April 1908. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "New Council Organizes; Mathis out". Des Moines Tribune. 4 April 1910. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "New Council Sworn in". Sioux City Journal. 4 April 1916. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Hunter Regime in Power With Few Changes". The Des Moines Register. 6 April 1926. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Churchill, G. W. (2 April 1928). "Test of Mayor's Pact With Mitchell May Come Thursday". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Beam, Patrice K. "John MacVicar – The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa". uipress.lib.uiowa.edu. University of Iowa Press. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Mayor is Appointed". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. 24 November 1928. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Senator Joseph Holmes Allen". Iowa Legislators Past and Present. Iowa Legislative Services Agency.
- ^ "Mayor Dwight N. Lewis dies; Heart Attack fatal at Home". The Des Moines Register. 1 May 1938. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Yin, Victoria (12 July 2020). "Former Des Moines Mayor Thomas Urban dead at age 86". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Des Moines Mayor Dead at 73". Associated Press. 25 December 1986. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Newly Appointed Mayor George Nahas". Ottumwa Courier. January 7, 1987 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
- ^ a b Osher, Chris (February 2, 1994). "Former City Council member Nahas dies". The Des Moines Register – via Newspapers.com.