List of mayors of Des Moines, Iowa

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The following is a list of the mayors of Des Moines , Iowa.

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List of mayors

ImageMayorTerm start and end [1] Political party [2] Notes
Thompson Bird 1851 – 1852
Benjamin Luce October 1853 – 1854
Lampson P. Sherman 1854–1855
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Barlow Granger November 1855 – 1856
William DeFord November 1856 – 1857
Charles W. Nash 1857 – May 1, 1857
William H. McHenry May 1, 1857 – 1858 Democratic [3]
H. E. Lemoreaux 1858–1859
R. L. Tidrick 1859–1860
P. H. W. Latshaw 1860–1861 Republican
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Ira Cook 1861RepublicanResigned from office [4]
W. S. Barnes 1861–1862Republican
Thomas Cavanagh 1862–1863Democratic [5]
William H. Leas 1863–1865Republican
George W. Cleveland 1865–1868Republican
Sumner F. Spofford 1868–1869
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J. H. Hatch 1869–1871Republican
Martin Tuttle 1871–1872
J. P. Foster 1872–1873Republican
Giles H. Turner 1873 – March 16, 1874Republican
A. Newton March 16, 1874 – 1876 [6] Republican
Giles H. Turner
(2nd term)
March 1876 – 1877RepublicanResigned from office [7]
George Sneer 1877–1880
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William H. Merritt 1880–1882
P. V. Carey 1882 – March 15, 1886Republican
James Harvey Phillips March 15, 1886 – 1888 [8]
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William Lytle Carpenter [9] 1888 – March 17, 1890Democratic [10]
John H. Campbell March 17, 1890 – April 18, 1892 [11] Republican
C. C. Lane April 18, 1892 – April 16, 1894 [12] Republican
Isaac L. Hillis April 16, 1894 – 1896 [13] Republican
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John MacVicar 1896 – April 2, 1900
Jeremiah J. Hartenbower April 2, 1900 – 1902 [14]
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James M. Brenton 1902–1904
George W. Mattern 1904 – April 6, 1908
Adoniram Judson Mathis April 6, 1908 – April 4, 1910 [15]
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James R. Hanna April 4, 1910 – April 3, 1916 [16]
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John MacVicarApril 3, 1916 – 1918 [17]
Thomas Fairweather 1918–1920
H. H. Barton 1920–1922
C. M. Garver 1922 – April 5, 1926
Fred H. Hunter April 5, 1926 – April 2, 1928 [18]
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John MacVicar†April 2, 1928 – November 15, 1928 [19] [20] Died in office
E. H. Mulock November 24, 1928 – 1930 [21]
Parker L. Crouch 1930–1932
Dwight N. Lewis 1932–1936
Joseph Holmes Allen [22] 1936–1938
Dwight N. Lewis†1938 – May 1, 1938 [23] Died in office
Mark L. Conkling 1938–1942
John MacVicar Jr. 1942–1948
Heck Ross 1948–1950
A. B. Chambers 1950–1952
Allan W. Denny 1952–1954
Joseph Van Dresser 1954–1956
Ray Mills 1956–1958
Charles F. Iles 1958–1960
Reinhold O. Carlson 1960–1962
Charles F. Iles1962–1966
George C. Whitmer 1966–1968
Thomas N. Urban 1968–1972 [24]
Richard E. Olson 1972–1980
Pete Crivaro1980 – December 24, 1986 [25] Died in office
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George NahasJanuary 7, 1987 – April 15, 1987Long term former councilmember appointed by the city council on January 7, 1987,
to serve as mayor until the November election. [26]
Prior to that, local citizens secured sufficient votes to force a special election.
Nahas served four months as mayor. [27] First Lebanese mayor. [27]
John P. Dorrian, mayor of Des Moines.png John "Pat" DorrianApril 15, 1987 – 1995Won a special election on April 14, 1987, and sworn on April 15, 1987.
Reelected in the November 1987 general election.
Arthur Davis†1995–1997Died in office
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Robert D. Ray 1997 Republican Former governor.
Served as interim mayor after the death of Davis.
Preston Daniels 1997–2004 Democratic First African American mayor
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Frank Cownie 2004–2024
Connie Boesen January 2, 2024 – Present

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Notes

Works cited

References

  1. "The Rev. Bird named D.M.'s first mayor". The Des Moines Register. May 20, 1993. pp. 2Q –5Q. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. Porter, Will (1898). Annals of Polk County, Iowa, and City of Des Moines. Geo. A. Miller printing Company. p. 650. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  3. Andrews, Lorenzo F. (1908). Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa: And Reminiscences of Early Days, Volume 1. Baker-Trisler Company. pp. 322–323.
  4. Andrews 1908, p. 418.
  5. Andrews 1908, p. 286.
  6. "City Council.; Last Session of Old Council—First Regular Meeting of New Council". The Iowa State Register. March 17, 1874. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  7. Porter 1898, p. 715.
  8. "Our New Servants.; Mayor Phillips Assumed Reins of Government Yesterday". The Des Moines Register. March 16, 1886. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  9. Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa. Chicago: Lake City Publishing. 1890. p. 264. OL   23326400M.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  10. Porter 1898, p. 487.
  11. "Des Moines' New City Government". Sioux City Journal. March 18, 1890. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  12. "Mayor Lane of Des Moines Appoints his Officers". Ceder Repids Gazette. April 19, 1892. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  13. "Des Moines' New Council Goes In". Sioux City Journal. April 17, 1894. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  14. "The city has new mayor". The Des Moines Register. April 3, 1900. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  15. "New Officials at Des Moines remove police; First act of new administration is to discharge Chief of Police, Captain and two Detectives". Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. April 7, 1908. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  16. "New Council Organizes; Mathis out". Des Moines Tribune. April 4, 1910. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  17. "New Council Sworn in". Sioux City Journal. April 4, 1916. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  18. "Hunter Regime in Power With Few Changes". The Des Moines Register. April 6, 1926. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  19. Churchill, G. W. (April 2, 1928). "Test of Mayor's Pact With Mitchell May Come Thursday". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  20. Beam, Patrice K. "John MacVicar – The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa". uipress.lib.uiowa.edu. University of Iowa Press. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  21. "Mayor is Appointed". The Evening Star . Washington, D.C. Associated Press. November 24, 1928. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  22. "Senator Joseph Holmes Allen". Iowa Legislators Past and Present. Iowa Legislative Services Agency.
  23. "Mayor Dwight N. Lewis dies; Heart Attack fatal at Home". The Des Moines Register. May 1, 1938. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  24. Yin, Victoria (July 12, 2020). "Former Des Moines Mayor Thomas Urban dead at age 86". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  25. "Des Moines Mayor Dead at 73". Associated Press. December 25, 1986. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020.
  26. "Newly Appointed Mayor George Nahas". Ottumwa Courier . January 7, 1987 via Newspaperarchive.com.
  27. 1 2 Osher, Chris (February 2, 1994). "Former City Council member Nahas dies". The Des Moines Register via Newspapers.com.