List of mayors of East Chicago, Indiana

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This is a list of mayors of East Chicago, Indiana. East Chicago was incorporated as a town in 1889, and became a city in 1893.

MayorTerm startTerm end Party
1 William H. Penman
(1858–1917; aged 59)
18931898 [1] Republican [2]
2 William F. Hale
(1866–1914; aged 48)
18981906 [1] Republican [3]
3 Edward DeBriae
(1844–1940; aged 96)
19061914 Democratic [1]
4 Frank Callahan (1st)19141918Citizens' Party [1]
5 Leo McCormack 19181922 Republican [1]
6 Frank Callahan (2nd)19221926 Independent [1]
7 Raleigh P. Hale 1926January 27, 1930 [4] Republican [1]
8 Thomas W. O'Connor 19301933 [1] Republican
9 George H. Lewis 19331935 [1] Republican
10 Andrew Rooney 19351939 [1] Republican
11 Frank J. Migas 19391952 Democratic [1]
12 Walter M. Jeorse January 1, 19521963 Democratic [1]
13 John B. Nicosia January 1964December 1971 [1] Democratic
14 Robert A. Pastrick
(1928–2016; aged 88)
January 1, 1972December 31, 2004 [5] Democratic
15 George Pabey
(born in 1975; age 50)
January 1, 2005September 24, 2010 [6] [7] Democratic
Charles P. Pacurar [8]
(1936–2012; aged 76)
September 24, 2010October 16, 2010 Democratic
16 Anthony Copeland [9]
(born in 1955; age 69–70)
October 16, 2010Present Democratic [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lu Ann Franklin (February 23, 1993). "Thirteen men have led the city on its course". Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. "Col. R.D. Walsh's Spite: Trumps Up a Charge Against Mayor Penman, of East Chicago". Indianapolis Journal. September 1, 1895. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  3. Timothy Horton Ball, ed. (1904). Encyclopedia of Genealogy and Biography of Lake County, Indiana. Unigraphic. p.  174.
  4. Resigned.
  5. Jim Masters (December 29, 2004). "Pabey new E.C. mayor". Times of Northwest Indiana.
  6. Removed the office.
  7. 1 2 "East Chicago Committeemen Pick A New Mayor". CBS News Chicago. October 18, 2010.
  8. Interim Mayor.
  9. "Meet ANTHONY COPELAND 2019". Indianapolis Journal. April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2019.