List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana is a list from the first mayor to the current mayor of the city.
History
Jeffersonville was founded in 1802 and was run by trustees until 1839 in which Dr. Nathaniel Field, a state legislator and trustee of Jeffersonville, secured legislation to make Jeffersonville a city.[1] In April of that year the first mayor would be elected. The position would be a part-time position until 1964 with Mayor Richard Vissing becoming the first full-time mayor.
List
| #
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Name
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Term start
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Term end
|
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Party
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| 1
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Isaac Heiskell
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1839
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1843
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| 2
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Christopher Peasley
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1843
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1845
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|
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| 3
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William Cross
|
1845
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1848
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|
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| 4
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William F. Collum
(1812–1866; aged 54)
|
1848
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1854
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|
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| 5
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John D. Shryer
(?–1872)
|
1854
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1855
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|
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| 6
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Uriah Damron
|
1855
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1856
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|
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| 7
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Thomas J. Downs
|
1856
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1857
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|
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| 8
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William Lackey
|
1857
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1858
|
|
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| 9
|
John D. Shryer
|
1858
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1861
|
|
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| 10
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O.C. Woolley
(1808–1895; aged 87)
|
1861
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1865
|
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Democratic
|
| 11
|
John Ware
|
1865
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1867
|
|
|
| 12
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Gabriel Poindexter
(1827–1890; aged 62)
|
January 1, 1867
|
December 31, 1869
|
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Republican
|
| 13
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Levi Sparks
|
1869
|
1873
|
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Democratic
|
| 14
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Burdet C. Pile
(1805–1985; aged 80)
|
1873
|
1875
|
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Democratic
|
| 15
|
Luther Warder (1st)
(1841–1902; aged 60)
|
1875
|
1883
|
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Democratic
|
| 16
|
John M. Glass
(1843–1925; aged 82)
|
1883
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1885
|
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Republican
|
| 17
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Herman Preefer
|
1885
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1887
|
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Democratic
|
| 18
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Luther Warder (2nd)
|
1887
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1891
|
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Democratic
|
| 19
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Benjamin H. Robinson
|
1891
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1894
|
|
Republican
|
| 20
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Isaac Whiteside
|
1894
|
1898
|
|
Republican
|
| 21
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Thomas Rader
(1859–1904; aged 44)
|
January 1, 1898
|
December 31, 1902
|
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Democratic
|
| 22
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Abraham Schwaninger
(1844–1906; aged 62)
|
1903
|
1904
|
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Republican
|
| 23
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Henry Burtt
(1852–1932; aged 79)
|
January 1, 1904
|
December 31, 1906
|
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Democratic
|
| 24
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Edward N. Flynn
|
1907
|
1909
|
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Republican
|
| 25
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James E. Burke
|
1910
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1912
|
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Democratic
|
| 26
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Jonas G. Howard Jr.
(1886–1964; aged 78)
|
1913
|
1913
|
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Democratic
|
| 27
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Earnest W. Rauth
|
1914
|
1917
|
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Democratic
|
| 28
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Newton H. Meyers
|
1918
|
1921
|
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Republican
|
| 29
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Joseph Warder
(1878–?)
|
1922
|
1925
|
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Democratic
|
| 30
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Harry Poindexter
(1857–1937; aged 80)
|
January 1, 1926
|
December 31, 1929
|
|
Republican
|
| 31
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Allen W. Jacobs
|
1930
|
1938
|
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Republican
|
| 32
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Homer Vawter
(1894–1958; aged 64)
|
1939
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1942
|
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Republican
|
| 33
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Samuel G. Shannon
(1893–1975; aged 82)
|
1942
|
1951
|
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Republican
|
| 34
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Charles Hoodenpyl
(1904–1986; aged 82)
|
1952
|
1963
|
|
Democratic
|
| 35
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Richard Vissing
(1915–1987; aged 72)
|
January 1, 1964
|
December 31, 1983
|
|
Democratic
|
| 36
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Dale Orem
(born in 1938; age 86)
|
January 1, 1984
|
December 31, 1991
|
|
Republican
|
| 37
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Raymond Parker
(born in 1937; age 87–88)
|
January 1, 1992
|
December 31, 1995
|
|
Democratic
|
| 38
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Tom Galligan (1st)
(born in 1946; age 78)
|
January 1, 1996
|
December 31, 2003
|
|
Democratic
|
| 39
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Rob Waiz
(born in 1963; age 61)
|
January 1, 2004
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December 31, 2007
|
|
Democratic
|
| 40
|
Tom Galligan (2nd)
|
January 1, 2008
|
December 31, 2011
|
|
Democratic
|
| 41
|
Mike Moore
|
January 1, 2012
|
Present
|
|
Republican
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Referenced from the Encyclopedia of Louisville.[1]
References
- ^ a b The Encyclopedia of Louisville by John E. Kleber pg.443