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List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana

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List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana is a list from the first mayor to the current mayor of the city.

History

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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

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# Name Term start Term end   Party
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 78)
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]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Encyclopedia of Louisville by John E. Kleber pg.443