List of mayors of Des Moines, Iowa
The following is a list of the mayors of Des Moines, Iowa.
List of mayors
Image | Mayor | Term began | Term ended | Political party[1] | Notes |
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Benjamin Luce | October 1853 | 1854 | |||
Lampson P. Sherman | 1854 | 1855 | |||
![]() | Barlow Granger | November 1855 | 1856 | ||
William DeFord | November 1856 | 1857 | |||
Charles W. Nash | 1857 | May 1, 1857 | |||
William H. McHenry | May 1, 1857 | 1858 | Democratic[2] | ||
H. E. Lemoreaux | 1858 | 1859 | |||
R. L. Tidrick | 1859 | 1860 | |||
P. H. W. Latshaw | 1860 | 1861 | Republican | ||
![]() | Ira Cook | 1861 | 1861 | Republican | Resigned from office[3] |
W. S. Barnes | 1861 | 1862 | Republican | ||
Thomas Cavanagh | 1862 | 1863 | Democratic[4] | ||
William H. Leas | 1863 | 1865 | Republican | ||
George W. Cleveland | 1865 | 1868 | Republican | ||
Sumner F. Spofford | 1868 | 1869 | |||
![]() | J. H. Hatch | 1869 | 1871 | Republican | |
Martin Tuttle | 1871 | 1872 | |||
J. P. Foster | 1872 | 1873 | Republican | ||
Giles H. Turner | 1873 | March 16, 1874 | Republican | ||
A. Newton | March 16, 1874[5] | 1876 | Republican | ||
Giles H. Turner | March 1876 | 1877 | Republican | Resigned from office[6] | |
George Sneer | 1877 | 1880 | |||
William H. Merritt | 1880 | 1882 | |||
P. V. Carey | 1882 | March 15, 1886 | Republican | ||
James Harvey Phillips | March 15, 1886[7] | 1888 | |||
![]() | William Lytle Carpenter[8] | 1888 | 1890 | Democratic[9] | |
John H. Campbell | 1890 | April 18, 1892 | Republican | ||
C. C. Lane | April 18, 1892[10] | 1894 | Republican | ||
Isaac L. Hillis | 1894 | 1896 | Republican | ||
![]() | John MacVicar | 1896 | April 2, 1900 | ||
Jeremiah J. Hartenbower | April 2, 1900[11] | 1902 | |||
![]() | James M. Brenton | 1902 | 1904 | ||
George W. Mattern | 1904 | April 6, 1908 | |||
Adoniram Judson Mathis | April 6, 1908[12] | April 4, 1910 | |||
![]() | James R. Hanna | April 4, 1910[13] | 1916 | ||
![]() | John MacVicar | 1916 | 1918 | ||
Thomas Fairweather | 1918 | 1920 | |||
H. H. Barton | 1920 | 1922 | |||
C. M. Garver | 1922 | 1926 | |||
Fred H. Hunter | 1926 | 1928 | |||
![]() | John MacVicar | 1928 | November 15, 1928[14] | Died in office | |
E. H. Mulock | November 24, 1928[15] | 1930 | |||
Parker L. Crouch | 1930 | 1932 | |||
Dwight N. Lewis | 1932 | 1936 | |||
Joseph Holmes Allen[16] | 1936 | 1938 | |||
Dwight N. Lewis | 1938 | May 1, 1938[17] | Died in office | ||
Mark L. Conkling | 1938 | 1942 | |||
John MacVicar Jr. | 1942 | 1948 | |||
Heck Ross | 1948 | 1950 | |||
A. B. Chambers | 1950 | 1952 | |||
Allan W. Denny | 1952 | 1954 | |||
Joseph Van Dresser | 1954 | 1956 | |||
Ray Mills | 1956 | 1958 | |||
Charles F. Iles | 1958 | 1960 | |||
Reinhold O. Carlson | 1960 | 1962 | |||
Charles F. Iles | 1962 | 1966 | |||
George C. Whitmer | 1966 | 1968 | |||
Rocco D. Viola | 1968 | 2003[18] | |||
See also
Notes
Works cited
- The History of Polk County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 670–676. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- Dixon, J. M (1876). Centennial history of Polk County, Iowa. Des Moines State Register, Print. p. 259.
- Revised Ordinances of the City of Des Moines. Register & Tribune Company. 1916. pp. 43–60.
- "Local goverment [sic]; Mayors of noteworthy cities of the United States". Notable names in American history; a tabulated register. James T. White & Co. 1973. p. 453. ISBN 0-88371-002-1.
References
- Porter, Will (1898). Annals of Polk County, Iowa, and City of Des Moines. Geo. A. Miller printing Company. p. 650. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- Andrews, Lorenzo F. (1908). Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa: And Reminiscences of Early Days, Volume 1. Baker-Trisler Company. pp. 322–323.
- Andrews 1908, p. 418.
- Andrews 1908, p. 286.
- "City Council.; Last Session of Old Council—First Regular Meeting of New Council". The Iowa State Register. 17 March 1874. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- Porter 1898, p. 715.
- "Our New Servants.; Mayor Phillips Assumed Reins of Government Yesterday". The Des Moines Register. 16 March 1886. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa. Chicago: Lake City Publishing. 1890. p. 264. OL 23326400M.
- Porter 1898, p. 487.
- "Mayor Lane of Des Moines Appoints his Officers". Ceder Repids Gazette. 19 April 1892. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "The city has new mayor". The Des Moines Register. 3 April 1900. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "New Officials at Des Moines remove police; First act of new administration is to discharge Chief of Police, Captain and two Detectives". Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. 7 April 1908. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- "New Council Organizes; Mathis out". Des Moines Tribune. 4 April 1910. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- Beam, Patrice K. "John MacVicar – The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa". uipress.lib.uiowa.edu. University of Iowa Press. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- "Mayor is Appointed". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. 24 November 1928. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Senator Joseph Holmes Allen". Iowa Legislators Past and Present. Iowa Legislative Services Agency.
- "Mayor Dwight N. Lewis dies; Heart Attack fatal at Home". The Des Moines Register. 1 May 1938. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- Yin, Victoria (12 July 2020). "Former Des Moines Mayor Thomas Urban dead at age 86". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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