List of mayors of Muncie, Indiana

The Mayor of Muncie is the leader of the municipal government of Muncie, Indiana. The first mayor was John Brady in 1865. ^[1] The term of office is four years. Prior to Edward Tuhey in 1910, the term was two years. ^[1] George R. Dale served five years as a result of the "skip election" law, passed by the Indiana General Assembly in March 1933, delaying elections by twelve months. ^[2]

Some mayors have been related to others: John Brady was the grandfather of Arthur W. Brady, Edward Tuhey was the father of H. Arthur Tuhey, John C. Hampton was the father of John V. Hampton, George R. Dale was the father-in-law of Lester E. Holloway. The youngest mayor, as of 2015 ^[update] , was Charles W. Kilgore. ^[1]

Mayors

#		Name	Term start	Term end		Party
1		John Brady [1] (1803–1884; aged 80)	1865	1867		Republican
2		Job Swain [1] (1806–1877; aged 71)	1867	1869		Republican
3		Marcus C. Smith [1] (1825–1900; aged 74)	1869	1877		Republican
4		William F. Jones (1st) [1] (1813–1890; aged 77)	1877	1879		Republican
5		Charles W. Kilgore [1] (1855–1919; aged 64)	1879	1881		Democratic
—		William F. Jones (2nd) [1]	1881	1883		Republican
6		Frank Ellis [1] (1842–1919; aged 77)	1883	1891		Republican
7		Arthur W. Brady [1] (1865–1933; aged 68)	1891	1895		Democratic
8		George W. Cromer [1] (1856–1936; aged 80)	1895	1899		Republican
9		Edward Tuhey (1st) [1] (1856–1933; aged 77)	1899	1902		Democratic
10		Charles W. Sherritt [1] (1854–1910; aged 56)	1902	1906		Republican
11		Leonidas Guthrie [1] (1875–1964; aged 89)	1906	1910		Republican
—		Edward Tuhey (2nd) [1]	1910	1914		Democratic
12		Rollin H. Bunch (1st) [1] (1881–1948; aged 66)	1914	1919 (resigned)		Democratic
13		John Kelly [1] (1882–1946; aged 64)	1919	1922		Democratic
14		John C. Quick [1] (1862–1929; aged 66)	1922	1926		Republican
15		John C. Hampton (1st) [1] (1891–1949; aged 58)	1926	January 6, 1930		Republican
16		George R. Dale [1] (1867–1936; aged 69)	January 6, 1930 [3]	January 1, 1935		Democratic
—		Rollin H. Bunch (2nd) [1]	January 1, 1935 [4]	1939		Democratic
17		Ira J. Wilson [1] (1885–1943; aged 57)	1939	1943		Republican
—		John C. Hampton (2nd) [1]	1943	1948		Republican
18		Lester E. Holloway [1] (1904–1991; aged 87)	1948	1952		Democratic
19		Joseph R. Barclay [1] (1880–1957; aged 76)	1952	1956		Republican
20		H. Arthur Tuhey [1] (1896–1966; aged 70)	1956	1964		Democratic
21		John V. Hampton [1] (1929–1997; aged 68)	1964	1968		Republican
22		Paul J. Cooley [1] (1914–2007; aged 92)	1968	1976		Democratic
23		Robert G. Cunningham [1] (1927–2005; aged 77)	1976	1980		Democratic
24		Alan K. Wilson [1] (born in 1942; age 82)	1980	1984		Republican
25		James P. Carey [1] (1926–2006; aged 79)	1984	1992		Democratic
26		David M. Dominick [1] (born in 1960; age 64)	1992	1996		Republican
27		Daniel Canan [1] (born in 1953; age 71)	1996	2008		Republican
28		Sharon McShurley [1] (born in 1962; age 62)	2008	December 31, 2011[ citation needed ]		Republican
29		Dennis Tyler (born in 1942; age 82)	January 1, 2012[ citation needed ]	December 31, 2019[ citation needed ]		Democratic
30		Dan Ridenour (born in 1959; age 65)	January 1, 2020[ citation needed ]			Republican

References

1. "Muncie mayors: Profiles of every one, from Brady to Tyler". The Star Press , March 20, 2015.
2. Frank, Carrolyle M. (1977). "Muncie politics: George R. Dale, Municipal reformer, 1921-1936". Conspectus of History. Vol. 1. Muncie, Indiana: Ball State University. p. 46.
3. Roll, Charles (1931). Indiana: One Hundred and Fifty Years of American Development. Vol. 5. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 192. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
4. "As City Changes Mayors". The Muncie Evening Press . January 2, 1935. Retrieved March 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.