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Mayors of Evansville, Indiana

Mayors of Evansville, 1847-2003 (may be incomplete!)
James G. Jones 1847-53 John S. Hopkins 1853-56 John Hewson 1856-59 William Baker 1859-68 William Hall Walker 1868-70 Eccles G. Van Riper 1870 William Baker 1870-72 Charles H. Butterfield 1872-74 John J. Kleiner 1874-80 Thomas C. Bridwell 1880-86 John H. Dannettell 1886-89 Nicholas Miner Goodlett 1889-92 Anthony C. Hawkins 1892-97 William M. Akin, Jr. 1897-1901 Charles G. Covert 1901-06 John W. Boehne 1906-09 John J. Nolan 1909-10 Charles F. Heilman 1910-14 Benjamin Bosse 1914-22 William H. Elmendorf 1922-26 Herbert Males 1926-30 Frank W. Griese 1930-35 William H. Dress 1935-42 Manson L. Reichert 1943-48 William H. Dress 1948-49 Edwin F. Dickmann 1949-51 Henry O. Roberts 1952-55 Vance Hartke 1956-58 J. William Davidson 1958-60 Frank F. McDonald 1960-72 Russell G. Lloyd, Sr. 1972-79 Michael Vandeveer 1980-87 Frank F. McDonald II 1987-2000 Russ Lloyd, Jr. 2000-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1870 Sep 9: William Hall Walker, died in office.
  • 1872 May 23: William Baker, died in office.
  • 1901: John W. Boehne (Dem), defeated.
  • 1901 Apr 2: Charles G. Covert (Rep), elected.
  • 1909: Charles F. Heilman (Rep), elected.
  • 1922 Apr 4: Benjamin Bosse, died in office.
  • 1929: Susie Van Orman (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 1929: Frank W. Griese (Dem), elected.
  • 1934: William H. Dress (Dem), elected.
  • 1938: William H. Dress (Dem), elected.
  • 1942: William H. Dress (Dem), defeated.
  • 1949 Nov 10: William H. Dress, died in office.
  • 1958: Vance Hartke, resigned.
  • 1987: Michael Vandeveer, resigned.

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