List of mayors of Joplin, Missouri

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Joplin, Missouri, United States of America.

• Elliot R. Moffett, 1873 ^{[1] [2]}
• Lee Taylor, 1873-1874 ^{[1] [2]}
• Patrick Murphy, 1875 ^{[1] [2]}
• F.J. Thompson, 1876 ^{[1] [2]}
• Frank E. Williams, 1877-1878 ^{[1] [2]}
• F.M. Roberts, 1879 ^{[1] [2]}
• W.E. Maynard, 1880-1881 ^{[1] [2]}
• Galen Spencer, 1882-1883 ^{[1] [2]}
• W.B. Halyard, 1884, 1893-1894 ^{[1] [2]}
• A.B. McCarthy, 1885-1886 ^{[1] [2]}
• J.L. Briggs, 1887 ^{[1] [2]}
• C. Livingston, 1888 ^{[1] [2]}
• R.B. Tyler, 1889-1892 ^{[1] [2]}
• E.D. Porter, 1895-1896 ^{[1] [2]}
• Tom W. Cunningham, 1897-1898, 1903-1904 ^{[1] [2]}
• J.H. Spencer, 1899-1900 ^{[1] [2]}
• John C. Trigg, 1901-1902 ^{[1] [2] [3]}
• C.W. Lyon, 1905-1906 ^{[1] [2]}
• Jesse F. Osborne, 1907-1908, 1911-1913, 1918–1922, 1926 ^{[1] [2]}
• Guy Humes, 1909-1910 ^{[1] [2]}
• Hugh McIndoe, 1914-1917 ^[2]
• C.S. Poole, 1917-1918 ^[2]
• F. Taylor Snapp, c.1922-1926 ^{[2] [3]}
• Charles A. Patterson, 1926-1936 ^[2]
• A.C. Maher, 1936-1938 ^[2]
• O.P. Mahoney, 1938-1941 ^[2]
• John M. Temples, 1941-1946 ^[2]
• L. Russel McKee, c.1946 ^[2]
• H. Chris Oltman, c.1951-1954 ^[3]
• Freeman R. Johnson, c.1955-1957 ^[3]
• C. C. Haynes, c.1962-1967 ^[3]
• Lena G. Beal, c.1973 ^[3]
• Jack M. Belden, c.1978-1981 ^[3]
• Ron Richard, 1994-1997
• Darieus Adams, c.2001 ^[4]
• Melodee Colbert-Kean, c.2013 ^[5]
• Ryan Stanley, c. 2020-2022 ^{[6] [7]}
• Doug Lawson, c.2022-2024
• Keenan Cortez, c.2024 ^[8]

See also

• Joplin history

References

1. "Early Mayors of Joplin", historicjoplin.org, Missouri: Joplin Historical Society, retrieved November 27, 2024
2. Dolph Shaner (1948), "Mayors of Joplin", The Story of Joplin, New York: Stratford House, p. 134 – via HathiTrust
3. Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors and Postmasters of Joplin, Missouri", Political Graveyard, retrieved November 27, 2024
4. "Joplin City Council", joplinmo.org, archived from the original on April 6, 2001 – via Wayback Machine
5. "City Council", joplinmo.org, archived from the original on April 11, 2013 – via Wayback Machine
6. https://www.koamnewsnow.com/news/joplin-news-first/joplin-city-council-says-thank-you-to-outgoing-members-new-mayor-chosen-and-new-members/article_0763acba-3652-586e-b639-125a5ff872ac.html
7. https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/updated-stanley-cortez-elected-to-lead-joplin-city-council/article_e55686de-a9eb-11ea-b1e9-bff6114b56b6.html
8. "Joplin's new Mayor is chosen by unanimous City Council vote", koamnewsnow.com , April 8, 2024