List of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana
The following people have served as
mayor of
Fort Wayne, Indiana:
| Order | Name | Political Party | Years | Notes |
|---|
|
1. |
George W. Wood |
(N/A) |
1840 |
... |
|
2. |
Joseph Morgan |
(N/A) |
1841 - 1842 |
... |
|
3. |
Henry Lotz |
(N/A) |
1843 |
... |
|
4. |
John M. Wallace |
(N/A) |
1844 |
... |
|
5. |
Dr. Merchant W. Huxford |
(N/A) |
1845 - 1849 |
... |
|
6. |
William Stewart |
(N/A) |
1849 - 1852 |
... |
|
7. |
Dr. Philip G. Jones |
(N/A) |
1852 |
... |
|
8. |
Charles Whitmore |
(N/A) |
1853 - 1854 |
... |
|
- |
William Stewart |
(N/A) |
1855 - 1857 |
... |
|
9. |
Samuel S. Morss |
(N/A) |
1857 - 1859 |
... |
|
10. |
Franklin P. Randall |
(N/A) |
1859 - 1864 |
... |
|
11. |
Judge James L. Worden |
(N/A) |
1865 |
... |
|
12. |
Benjamin Saunders |
(N/A) |
1866 |
... |
|
13. |
Henry Sharp |
(N/A) |
1867 - 1868 |
... |
|
- |
Franklin P. Randall |
(N/A) |
1869 - 1873 |
... |
|
14. |
Charles Zollinger |
(N/A) |
1873 - 1885 |
... |
|
15. |
Charles F. Muhler |
(N/A) |
1885 - 1889 |
... |
|
16. |
Daniel L. Harding |
(N/A) |
1889 - 1893 |
... |
|
- |
Charles Zollinger |
(N/A) |
1893 |
... |
|
17. |
Henry F. Scherer |
(N/A) |
1894 |
... |
|
18. |
Chauncey B. Oakley |
(N/A) |
1894 - 1897 |
... |
|
- |
Henry F. Scherer |
(N/A) |
1897 - 1901 |
... |
|
19. |
Henry C. Berghoff |
(N/A) |
1901 - 1905 |
... |
|
20. |
William J. Hosey |
(N/A) |
1905 - 1909 |
... |
|
21. |
Jesse Grice |
(N/A) |
1909 - 1913 |
... |
|
- |
William J. Hosey |
(N/A) |
1913 - 1917 |
... |
|
22. |
Sherman Cutshall |
(N/A) |
1917 - 1921 |
... |
|
- |
William J. Hosey |
(N/A) |
1921 - 1925 |
... |
|
23. |
William C. Geake |
(N/A) |
1925 - 1929 |
... |
|
- |
William J. Hosey |
(N/A) |
1929 - 1934 |
... |
|
24. |
Harry W. Baals |
Republican |
1934 - 1947 |
... |
|
25. |
Henry Branning |
Democrat |
1947 - 1951 |
... |
|
- |
Harry W. Baals |
Republican |
1951 - 1954 |
Died in office |
|
26. |
Robert Meyers |
(N/A) |
1954 - 1959 |
... |
|
27. |
Paul Mike Burns |
(N/A) |
1959 - 1963 |
... |
|
28. |
Harold S. Zeis |
(N/A) |
1963 - 1971 |
... |
|
29. |
Ivan Lebamoff |
Democrat |
1971 - 1975 |
... |
|
30. |
Robert Armstrong |
Republican |
1975 - 1979 |
... |
|
31. |
Winfield Moses |
Democrat |
1979 - 1987 |
Resigned from office |
|
32. |
Cosette Simon |
Democrat |
1987 |
First woman; appointed acting mayor until special election |
|
33. |
Paul Helmke |
Republican |
1987 - 1999 |
First mayor elected to 3 consecutive terms |
|
34. |
Graham Richard |
Democrat |
2000 - |
... |