List of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox political post This is a list of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The mayor is the chief executive of the city, charged with overseeing the operation of all local government departments. Mayoral terms are four years, with no limit on the number of terms an individual may be elected to.

List

File:George Wood.PNG

Lithograph of Fort Wayne's first mayor, George W. Wood

File:Tom Henry headshot 2023 (cropped).jpg

Tom Henry, Fort Wayne's 44th and longest serving mayor

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Mayor	Term start	Term end		Party
1	File:George Wood.PNG	Template:Sortname (1808–1871; aged 63)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Whig
2		Joseph Morgan (1795–1851; aged 56)	July 5, Template:Dts	January Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Whig
3		Henry Lotz (1797–1845; aged 48)	January Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Whig
4		John M. Wallace (1820–1866; aged 46)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Whig
5	File:Merchant W Huxford.png	Template:Sortname (1798–1877; aged 79)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
6		William Stewart (1st) (1798–1873; aged 74)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
7		Philip G. Jones (1808–1859; aged 50)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Know Nothing
8		Charles Whitmore (1819–1892; aged 73)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
(6)		William Stewart (2nd) (1798–1873; aged 74)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
9	File:Samuel Morss.png	Samuel S. Morss (1811–1862; aged 51)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Know Nothing
10	File:Franklin P Randall.png	Franklin P. Randall (1st) (1812–1892; aged 79)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
11		James Worden (1819–1884; aged 65)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
12		Benjamin Saunders (1810–1870; aged 60)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
13		Henry Sharp (1809–1900; aged 91)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
(10)	File:Franklin P Randall.png	Franklin P. Randall (2nd) (1812–1892; aged 79)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
14	File:Charles A. Zollinger.png	Template:Sortname (1st) (1838–1893; aged 55)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
15	File:Charles F Muhler.png	Charles F. Muhler (1841–1899; aged 58)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
16	File:Daniel L Harding.png	Daniel L. Harding (1843–1912; aged 69)	Template:Dts	May 7, 1891	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
(14)	File:Charles A. Zollinger.png	Charles A. Zollinger (2nd) (1838–1893; aged 55)	May 7, 1891	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
17		Henry P. Scherer (1st) (1855–1917; aged 61)	December 27, 1893	May Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
18	File:Chauncey B Oakley.png	Chauncey B. Oakley (1833–1903; aged 69)	May Template:Dts	May 7, 1896	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
(17)		Henry P. Scherer (2nd) (1855–1917; aged 61)	May 7, 1896	May 9, 1901	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
19	File:Henry C. Berghoff (1856-1925).jpg	Henry C. Berghoff (1856–1925; aged 69)	May 9, Template:Dts	January 1, 1906	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
20	File:William J Hosey.png	Template:Sortname (1st) (1854–1937; aged 83)	January 1, 1906	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
21	File:Jesse Grice.png	Jesse Grice (1852–1915; aged 63)	Template:Dts	January 5, Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
(20)	File:William J Hosey.png	William J. Hosey (2nd) (1854–1937; aged 83)	January 5, Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
22		W. Sherman Cutshall (1868–1939; aged 71)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
(20)	File:William J Hosey.png	William J. Hosey (3rd) (1854–1937; aged 83)	Template:Dts	January 4, 1926	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
23		William C. Geake (1874–1965; aged 90)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
(20)	File:William J Hosey.png	William J. Hosey (4th) (1854–1937; aged 83)	Template:Dts	1935	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
24		Template:Sortname (1st) (1886–1954; aged 67)	1935	January 1, Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
25		Henry E. Branning Jr. (1890–1970; aged 80)	January 1, Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
(24)		Harry W. Baals (2nd)Template:Ref label (1886–1954; aged 67)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
26		Template:Sortname (1913–2007; aged 93)	May 9, Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
27		Paul Mike Burns (1917–2011; aged 93)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
28		Harold S. Zeis (1912–1975; aged 62)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
29		Ivan A. Lebamoff (1932–2006; aged 73)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
30	File:RobertEArmstrong.jpg	Template:Sortname (1925–2008; aged 82)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
31	File:Winfield Moses.jpeg	Template:Sortname (1st)Template:Ref label (born in 1943; age Template:Age)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
32		Template:SortnameTemplate:Ref label (born in 1953; age Template:Age)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
(31)	File:Winfield Moses.jpeg	Winfield Moses (2nd)Template:Ref label (born in 1943; age Template:Age)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
33	File:Paul Helmke.jpg	Template:Sortname (born in 1948; age Template:Age)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Republican
34	File:Graham Richard.png	Template:Sortname (born in 1947; age Template:Age)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
35		Template:Sortname (1951–2024; aged 72)Template:Ref label	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
36		Karl Bandemer (born in 1945; age Template:Age)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic
37		Sharon Tucker (born in 1972; age Template:Age)	Template:Dts	Incumbent	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic

Notes

• Template:Note label Baals died of a kidney infection during his fourth term as mayor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Template:Note label Moses resigned from office after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor violations of campaign finance laws.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Template:Note label City Controller Cosette Simon was appointed acting mayor for eleven days following Moses' resignation. She was Fort Wayne's first female mayor.
• Template:Note label With 86 of 99 Allen County Democratic precinct committee members voting in a special caucus for his reinstatement, Moses was elected to complete his second term as mayor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Template:Note label Henry died of stomach cancer during his fifth term as mayor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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See also

• Mayoral elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana

External links

• City of Fort Wayne Mayor's Office