- List of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana
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The following people have served as mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana:
# Image Name Party Term Notes 1 George W. Wood Whig 1840 Elected mayor March 1, 1840 for the newly incorporated city of 2,080. Resigned July 5, 1841. 2 Joseph Morgan Whig 1841-1842 Elected in special election to replace Wood. 3 Henry Lotz Whig 1843 Resigned June 22, 1844. 4 John M. Wallace Whig 1844 Elected in special election to replace Lotz. Resigned May 8, 1845. 5 Dr. Merchant W. Huxford Whig 1845-1849 Elected in special election to replace Wallace. 6 William Stewart Democrat 1849-1852 7 Dr. Philip G. Jones Know Nothing 1852 8 Charles Whitmore Democrat 1853-1854 9 William Stewart Democrat 1855-1857 10 Samuel S. Morss Know Nothing 1857-1859 11 Franklin P. Randall Democrat 1859-1864 12 Judge James L. Worden Democrat 1865 Resigned 13 Benjamin Saunders Democrat 1866 Acting Mayor 14 Henry Sharp Republican 1867–1868 15 Franklin P. Randall Democrat 1869-1873 16 Charles Zollinger Democrat 1873-1885 17 Charles F. Muhler Democrat 1885-1889 Elected by council to complete Zolliger's term; reelected to second term. 18 Daniel L. Harding Republican 1889-1893 19 Charles Zollinger Democrat 1893 Died in office, December 28, 1893. 20 Henry P. Scherer Democrat 1894 21 Chauncey B. Oakley Republican 1894-1897 21 Henry P. Scherer Democrat 1897-1901 22 Henry C. Berghoff Democrat 1901-1905 23 William J. Hosey Democrat 1905-1909 24 Jesse Grice Republican 1909-1913 25 William J. Hosey Democrat 1913-1917 26 Sherman Cutshall Republican 1917-1921 27 William J. Hosey Democrat 1921-1925 28 William C. Geake Republican 1925-1929 29 William J. Hosey Democrat 1929-1934 30 Harry W. Baals Republican 1934-1947 31 Henry Branning Democrat 1947-1951 Indicted on charges of larceny while in office, charges later dropped 32 Harry W. Baals Republican 1951-1954 Died in office. 33 Robert Meyers Republican 1954-1959 34 Paul Mike Burns Democrat 1959-1963 35 Harold S. Zeis Republican 1963-1971 36 Ivan Lebamoff Democrat 1971-1975 37 Robert E. Armstrong Republican 1975-1979 38 Winfield Moses Democrat 1979-1985 Resigned from office in 1985 due to legal scandal. 39 Cosette Simon Democrat 1985 First woman mayor; appointed acting-mayor until special election, serving just 11 days. 40 Winfield Moses Democrat 1985-1987 Re-elected to complete term after special election. 41 Paul Helmke Republican 1987-1999 First mayor elected to three consecutive terms since Harry W. Baals. 42 Graham Richard Democrat 1999-2007 43 Tom Henry Democrat 2007-present First Democrat elected to succeed another Democrat as mayor since 1905. References
- Henry makes history with election win (Accessed November 9, 2007)
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