List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana
List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana is a list from the first mayor to the current mayor of the city.
History[edit]
Jeffersonville was founded in 1802 and was run by trustees until 1839 in which Dr. Nathaniel Field, a state legislator and trustee of Jeffersonville, secured legislation to make Jeffersonville a city.[1] In April of that year the first mayor would be elected. The position would be a part-time position until 1964 with Mayor Richard Vissing becoming the first full-time mayor.
List[edit]
| # | Name | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Heiskell | 1839 | 1843 | ||
| 2 | Christopher Peasley | 1843 | 1845 | ||
| 3 | William Cross | 1845 | 1848 | ||
| 4 | William F. Collum (1812–1866; aged 54) |
1848 | 1854 | ||
| 5 | John D. Shryer (?–1872) |
1854 | 1855 | ||
| 6 | Uriah Damron | 1855 | 1856 | ||
| 7 | Thomas J. Downs | 1856 | 1857 | ||
| 8 | William Lackey | 1857 | 1858 | ||
| 9 | John D. Shryer | 1858 | 1861 | ||
| 10 | O.C. Woolley (1808–1895; aged 87) |
1861 | 1865 | Democratic | |
| 11 | John Ware | 1865 | 1867 | ||
| 12 | Gabriel Poindexter (1827–1890; aged 62) |
January 1, 1867 | December 31, 1869 | Republican | |
| 13 | Levi Sparks | 1869 | 1873 | Democratic | |
| 14 | Burdet C. Pile (1805–1985; aged 80) |
1873 | 1875 | Democratic | |
| 15 | Luther Warder (1st) (1841–1902; aged 60) |
1875 | 1883 | Democratic | |
| 16 | John M. Glass (1843–1925; aged 82) |
1883 | 1885 | Republican | |
| 17 | Herman Preefer | 1885 | 1887 | Democratic | |
| 18 | Luther Warder (2nd) | 1887 | 1891 | Democratic | |
| 19 | Benjamin H. Robinson | 1891 | 1894 | Republican | |
| 20 | Isaac Whiteside | 1894 | 1898 | Republican | |
| 21 | Thomas Rader (1859–1904; aged 44) |
January 1, 1898 | December 31, 1902 | Democratic | |
| 22 | Abraham Schwaninger (1844–1906; aged 62) |
1903 | 1904 | Republican | |
| 23 | Henry Burtt (1852–1932; aged 79) |
January 1, 1904 | December 31, 1906 | Democratic | |
| 24 | Edward N. Flynn | 1907 | 1909 | Republican | |
| 25 | James E. Burke | 1910 | 1912 | Democratic | |
| 26 | Jonas G. Howard Jr. (1886–1964; aged 78) |
1913 | 1913 | Democratic | |
| 27 | Earnest W. Rauth | 1914 | 1917 | Democratic | |
| 28 | Newton H. Meyers | 1918 | 1921 | Republican | |
| 29 | Joseph Warder (1878–?) |
1922 | 1925 | Democratic | |
| 30 | Harry Poindexter (1857–1937; aged 80) |
January 1, 1926 | December 31, 1929 | Republican | |
| 31 | Allen W. Jacobs | 1930 | 1938 | Republican | |
| 32 | Homer Vawter (1894–1958; aged 64) |
1939 | 1942 | Republican | |
| 33 | Samuel G. Shannon (1893–1975; aged 82) |
1942 | 1951 | Republican | |
| 34 | Charles Hoodenpyl (1904–1986; aged 82) |
1952 | 1963 | Democratic | |
| 35 | Richard Vissing (1915–1987; aged 72) |
January 1, 1964 | December 31, 1983 | Democratic | |
| 36 | Dale Orem (born in 1938; age 86) |
January 1, 1984 | December 31, 1991 | Republican | |
| 37 | Raymond Parker (born in 1937; age 86–87) |
January 1, 1992 | December 31, 1995 | Democratic | |
| 38 | Tom Galligan (1st) (born in 1946; age 77) |
January 1, 1996 | December 31, 2003 | Democratic | |
| 39 | Rob Waiz (born in 1963; age 61) |
January 1, 2004 | December 31, 2007 | Democratic | |
| 40 | Tom Galligan (2nd) | January 1, 2008 | December 31, 2011 | Democratic | |
| 41 | Mike Moore | January 1, 2012 | Present | Republican |
Referenced from the Encyclopedia of Louisville.[1]