Fort Howard, Wisconsin

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Fort Howard was a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. It was first incorporated as a "borough" of 664 acres on October 13, 1856. As the result of a referendum on the union of the two cities held on April 2, 1895, the city was entirely annexed to the City of Green Bay and ceased to exist. [1]

The city took its name from nearby Fort Howard. [2]

Mayors

Fort Howard had nine mayors in its 22 years as a city. [3]

OrderMayorEntered officeLeft officeNotes
1 James H. Elmore 18731874Later elected mayor of Green Bay
2David M. Burns18741875Lost re-election, later returned to office
3George Richardson Sr.18751879
4Mose Newald18791880
5Christian Schwartz18801881
6 Albert L. Gray 18811883Later returned to office, also served in the State Assembly
7David M. Burns18831885
8 Albert L. Gray 18851889
9 Joseph H. Tayler 18891891Later elected mayor of Green Bay, later went to prison for embezzlement
10 William H. Bartran Sr. 18911892Also served in the State Assembly
11William Larsen18921895Last mayor

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References

  1. History of Green Bay, Wisconsin in the 1890s
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 73.
  3. "Green Bay had 29 mayors in Eighty Years; Fort, nine". Green Bay Press-Gazette . July 18, 1934. Retrieved October 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.

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