List of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Mayor of the
City of Fort Wayne
Flag of Fort Wayne, Indiana.svg
Incumbent
Sharon Tucker
since April 23, 2024
Term length Four years, no limit
Inaugural holder George W. Wood
Formation1840
Website Office of the Mayor

This is a list of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The mayor is the chief executive of the city, charged with overseeing the operation of all local government departments. Mayoral terms are four years, with no limit on the number of terms an individual may be elected to.

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List

Lithograph of Fort Wayne's first mayor, George W. Wood George Wood.PNG
Lithograph of Fort Wayne's first mayor, George W. Wood
Tom Henry, Fort Wayne's 44th and longest serving mayor Tom Henry headshot 2023 (cropped).jpg
Tom Henry, Fort Wayne's 44th and longest serving mayor
No.PortraitMayorTerm startTerm end Party
1 George Wood.PNG George W. Wood
(1808–1871; aged 63)
May 1, 1840July 5, 1841 Whig
2Joseph Morgan

(1795–1851; aged 56)

July 5, 1841January 1843Whig
3Henry Lotz
(1797–1845; aged 48)
January 18431845Whig
4 John M. Wallace
(1820–1866; aged 46)
18451846Whig
5 Merchant W Huxford.png Merchant W. Huxford
(1798–1877; aged 79)
18461849 Democratic
6William Stewart (1st)

(1798–1873; aged 74)

18491852Democratic
7Philip G. Jones

(1808–1859; aged 50)

18521853 Know Nothing
8Charles Whitmore
(1819–1892; aged 73)
18531855Democratic
(6)William Stewart (2nd)

(1798–1873; aged 74)

18551857Democratic
9 Samuel Morss.png Samuel S. Morss
(1811–1862; aged 51)
18571859Know Nothing
10 Franklin P Randall.png Franklin P. Randall (1st)
(1812–1892; aged 79)
18591865Democratic
11 James Worden
(1819–1884; aged 65)
18651866Democratic
12Benjamin Saunders
(1810–1870; aged 60)
18661867Democratic
13Henry Sharp
(1809–1900; aged 91)
18671869 Republican
(10) Franklin P Randall.png Franklin P. Randall (2nd)

(1812–1892; aged 79)

18691873Democratic
14 Charles A. Zollinger.png Charles A. Zollinger (1st)
(1838–1893; aged 55)
18731885Democratic
15 Charles F Muhler.png Charles F. Muhler
(1841–1899; aged 58)
18851889Republican
16 Daniel L Harding.png Daniel L. Harding

(1843–1912; aged 69)

1889May 7, 1891Republican
(14) Charles A. Zollinger.png Charles A. Zollinger (2nd)

(1838–1893; aged 55)

May 7, 1891December 27, 1893Democratic
17Henry P. Scherer (1st)
(1855–1917; aged 61)
December 27, 1893May 1894Democratic
18 Chauncey B Oakley.png Chauncey B. Oakley
(1833–1903; aged 69)
May 1894May 7, 1896Republican
(17)Henry P. Scherer (2nd)

(1855–1917; aged 61)

May 7, 1896May 9, 1901Democratic
19 Henry C. Berghoff (1856-1925).jpg Henry C. Berghoff
(1856–1925; aged 69)
May 9, 1901January 1, 1906Democratic
20 William J Hosey.png William J. Hosey (1st)
(1854–1937; aged 83)
January 1, 19061910Democratic
21 Jesse Grice.png Jesse Grice
(1852–1915; aged 63)
1910January 5, 1914Republican
(20) William J Hosey.png William J. Hosey (2nd)

(1854–1937; aged 83)

January 5, 19141918Democratic
22W. Sherman Cutshall
(1868–1939; aged 71)
19181922Republican
(20) William J Hosey.png William J. Hosey (3rd)

(1854–1937; aged 83)

1922January 4, 1926Democratic
23William C. Geake

(1874–1965; aged 90)

January 4, 19261930Republican
(20) William J Hosey.png William J. Hosey (4th)

(1854–1937; aged 83)

19301935Democratic
24 Harry W. Baals (1st)
(1886–1954; aged 67)
1935January 1, 1948Republican
25Henry E. Branning Jr.
(1890–1970; aged 80)
January 1, 19481952Democratic
(24) Harry W. Baals (2nd) [a]
(1886–1954; aged 67)
1952May 9, 1954Republican
26 Robert Meyers
(1913–2007; aged 93)
May 9, 1954December 31, 1959Republican
27Paul Mike Burns
(1917–2011; aged 93)
January 1, 1960December 31, 1963Democratic
28Harold S. Zeis
(1912–1975; aged 62)
January 1, 1964December 31, 1971Republican
29Ivan A. Lebamoff
(1932–2006; aged 73)
January 1, 1972December 31, 1975Democratic
30 RobertEArmstrong.jpg Robert E. Armstrong
(1925–2008; aged 82)
January 1, 1976December 31, 1979Republican
31 Winfield Moses.jpeg Winfield Moses (1st) [b]
(born in 1943; age 82)
January 1, 1980July 8, 1985Democratic
32 Cosette Simon [c]
(born in 1953; age 72)
July 8, 1985July 19, 1985Democratic
(31) Winfield Moses.jpeg Winfield Moses (2nd) [d]
(born in 1943; age 82)
July 20, 1985December 31, 1987Democratic
33 Paul Helmke.jpg Paul Helmke
(born in 1948; age 76)
January 1, 1988December 31, 1999Republican
34 Graham Richard.png Graham Richard
(born in 1947; age 78)
January 1, 2000December 31, 2007Democratic
35 Tom Henry headshot 2023.jpg Tom Henry
(1951–2024; aged 72) [e]
January 1, 2008March 28, 2024Democratic
36Karl Bandemer
(born in 1945; age 80)
March 28, 2024April 23, 2024Democratic
37 Sharon Tucker
(born in 1972; age 52–53)
April 23, 2024IncumbentDemocratic

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See also

References

  1. Leininger, Kevin (February 12, 2011). "Jokes aside, Harry Baals worth honoring". The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. Ogintz, Eileen (July 9, 1985). "Mayor of Ft. Wayne resigns in plea deal, but plans return". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. Shipp, E. R. (July 20, 1985). "Fort Wayne mayor is out, then in". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. "Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry passes away following battle with cancer". WPTA . Retrieved March 28, 2024.