Jarvis W. Pike was the first mayor of Columbus, Ohio. Pike died September 12, 1854. He was buried in a private or family graveyard. He was later reinterred at Union Grove Cemetery located at Canal Winchester, Ohio.
Augustus Stoner Decker was the 18th mayor of Columbus, Ohio during the year 1846. He was appointed mayor after Alexander Patton left the position early. Decker was born in Pennsylvania in 1813 and later moved to Columbus, Ohio with his family.
Robert Theodore Oestreicher was an American politician of the Republican party from the U.S. state of Ohio. He was the 45th mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 41st person to serve in that office. Oestreicher was President of Columbus City Council in 1952 and succeeded to the office of mayor in 1953 after Jim Rhodes resigned his position to become Ohio State Auditor in 1952. During the municipal election of 1953, the electorate had to choose a mayoral candidate to complete the remainder of Rhodes' unexpired term. Oestreicher sought the office, but was opposed and defeated by Democratic party member Jack Sensenbrenner. Oestreicher served 11 months as mayor.
John Brooks was the ninth mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was the first mayor elected by popular vote in the City of Columbus on April 14, 1834. He was elected to a two-year term, but only served for one year. He resigned from office on April 21, 1835. John Bailhache was appointed by city council to complete the unexpired term of Brooks's tenure.
James John Thomas was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. He was the 40th mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 36th person to serve in that office. He was elected on Tuesday, November 4, 1919 and defeated incumbent Democratic mayor George J. Karb. He served Columbus immediately after World War I and throughout the 1920s.
John Nelson Hinkle was the 34th mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 31st person to serve in that office. He was elected on April 1, 1901 and served Columbus for one term. He sought re-election for a second term. The opposing candidate, Republican nominee Robert H. Jeffrey, defeated incumbent mayor Hinkle. Jeffrey took office on May 4, 1903. He died on October 25, 1905.
Samuel Jackson Swartz was the 33rd mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 30th person to serve in that office. He served Columbus for one term. His successor, John N. Hinkle, took office in 1901.
John Henry Heitmann was the 25th mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 22nd person to serve in that office. He served Columbus for two terms. His successor, Gilbert G. Collins, took office in 1879. He died on March 26, 1894.
James Gilbrugh Bull was the 24th mayor and 22nd mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was also the 20th person to serve in that office. He served Columbus for eight years during four non-consecutive terms. His successor after 1870 was George W. Meeker and after 1874 was John H. Heitmann. He died November 2, 1927.
Lorenzo English was a Whig and later Republican politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as the 20th mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 18th person to serve in that office. He served Columbus prior to the American Civil War for five terms spanning eleven years. His successor was Wray Thomas after 1861.
Philo Hopkins Olmsted was the eighth mayor and 12th mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was also the eighth person to serve in that office. He served Columbus for three years during non-consecutive terms. His successor after 1833 was John Brooks and after 1839 was John G. Miller.
Abram Irvin McDowell (1793–1844) was the 15th mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was the 14th person to hold the office, and served for less than one year. His successor was Smithson E. Wright. There are no existing images of Abram I. McDowell.
Thomas Wood (1792–1861) was the 14th mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was also the 13th person to serve in that office. He was appointed by the City Council to serve the remainder of mayor John G. Miller's unfinished term. He served Columbus for one year. His successor after 1841 was Abram I. McDowell.
John Guerrant Miller (1795–1871) was the 13th mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was also the 12th person to serve in that office. He resigned his office as mayor on May 4, 1841 to become postmaster in Columbus. He served Columbus as mayor for 13 months. His successor after 1841 was Thomas Wood.
John Bailhache was the 10th mayor of Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus City Council appointed him to complete the remaining two-year term of John Brooks after he resigned his office on April 21, 1835. His successor after 1836 was Warren Jenkins.
William Long was the seventh mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He served Columbus for over five terms. His successor was Philo H. Olmsted. He died on February 22, 1851.
James Robinson was the sixth mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He served Columbus for eight months. He is the shortest-serving former mayor of Columbus, Ohio. His successor was William Long.
John Laughrey was the fourth mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He served Columbus for one term. His successor was William T. Martin.
