List of mayors of Hillsboro, Oregon

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List of mayors of Hillsboro, Oregon , United States, arranged chronologically by term.

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1 Alfred Luelling.png Alfred Luelling [1] [2] December 8, 1876 – December 10, 1877
2 No image.svg Charles T. Tozier [1] December 10, 1877 – December 3, 1878
3 No image.svg A. M. Collins [1] December 3, 1878 – December 2, 1879
4 No image.svg W. D. Pittenger [1] December 2, 1879 – December 18, 1880
5 No image.svg P. M. Dennis [1] December 18, 1880 – January 2, 1882
6 Rodolph Crandall 1912.jpg Rodolph Crandall [1] January 2, 1882 – December 13, 1882
7 Thomas Tongue.jpg Thomas H. Tongue [1] December 13, 1882 – December 10, 1883
(3) No image.svg A. M. Collins [1] December 10, 1883 – December 7, 1884
(6) Rodolph Crandall 1912.jpg Rodolph Crandall [1] December 7, 1884 – December 14, 1885
8 William D. Hare.jpg William D. Hare [1] December 14, 1885 – December 13, 1886
(7) Thomas Tongue.jpg Thomas H. Tongue [1] December 13, 1886 – December 9, 1887
9 Francis Alonzo Bailey.png Francis Alonzo Bailey [1] [3] December 9, 1887 – December 3, 1888
10 No image.svg Samuel Towers Linklater [1] December 3, 1888 – December 2, 1889
11 Samuel B. Huston.jpg Samuel B. Huston [1] December 2, 1889 – December 5, 1890
(9) Francis Alonzo Bailey.png Francis Alonzo Bailey [1] December 5, 1890 – December 6, 1892
12 No image.svg J. D. Merryman [1] December 6, 1892 – December 5, 1893
13 No image.svg Joseph C. Hare [1] December 5, 1893 – December 4, 1894
(11) Samuel B. Huston.jpg Samuel B. Huston [1] December 4, 1894 – December 5, 1895
14 No image.svg R. B. Goodin [1] December 5, 1895 – December 8, 1896
15 William Nathan Barrett 1910.JPG William N. Barrett [1] December 8, 1896 – December 5, 1899
16 No image.svg George H. Wilcox [1] December 5, 1899 – December 4, 1900
(9) Francis Alonzo Bailey.png Francis Alonzo Bailey [1] December 4, 1900 – December 2, 1902
(15) William Nathan Barrett 1910.JPG William N. Barrett [1] December 2, 1902 – December 15, 1903
17 Benjamin P. Cornelius.png Benjamin P. Cornelius [1] December 15, 1903 – December 4, 1906
18 No image.svg John Dennis [1] December 4, 1906 – December 1, 1908
19 No image.svg J. W. Connell [1] December 1, 1908 – December 7, 1909
20 No image.svg Augustus B. Bailey [1] December 7, 1909 – December 6, 1910
21 Harry T Bagley 1910.png Harry T. Bagley [1] December 6, 1910 – January 5, 1915
(15) William Nathan Barrett 1910.JPG William N. Barrett [1] January 5, 1915 – December 16, 1916
22 No image.svg John M. Wall [1] January 2, 1917 – January 4, 1921
23 No image.svg Arthur C. Shute [1] January 4, 1921 – February 5, 1924
24 No image.svg J. B. Trullinger [1] February 5, 1924 – January 6, 1925
25 No image.svg Mason P. Cady [1] January 6, 1925 – January 2, 1929
26 No image.svg Orange Phelps [1] January 2, 1929 – January 2, 1935
27 No image.svg John H. Garrett [1] January 2, 1935 – January 3, 1939
28 Mayor Hugh S Rogers - Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery Oregon.JPG Hugh S. Rogers [1] January 3, 1939 – April 20, 1945
29 No image.svg E. A. Griffith [1] April 27, 1945 – January 4, 1949
30 No image.svg H. M. Seabold [1] January 4, 1949 – January 2, 1951
31 No image.svg L. J. Alter [1] January 2, 1951 – January 2, 1957
32 No image.svg S. Howard Davis [1] January 2, 1957 – January 3, 1963
33 No image.svg Lloyd T. Anderson [1] January 3, 1963 – January 7, 1969
34 No image.svg Harold R. Ruecker [1] January 7, 1969 – January 2, 1973
35 No image.svg Miller M. Duris [4] January 2, 1973 – 1977
36 No image.svg Larry Johnson [4] 1977–1981
37 No image.svg Jim Darr [4] 1981 – January 1985
38 Shirley Huffman in 1998, aboard MAX train.jpg Shirley Huffman [4] January 1985 – January 1993
39 Gordon Faber at Westside MAX opening 1998.jpg Gordon Faber [4] January 1993 – January 2, 2001
40 Tom Hughes - Oregon politician.JPG Tom Hughes [4] January 2, 2001 – January 6, 2009
41 Jerry Willey.jpg Jerry Willey [4] January 6, 2009 – January 3, 2017
42 Steve Callaway.jpg Steve Callaway [5] January 3, 2017 – present

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