List of mayors of Columbus, Ohio
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This is a list of mayor
s of Columbus, Ohio
from 1816 to the present.
Mayor
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s of Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
from 1816 to the present.
| Terms | Name | Life Dates | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1816-1817 | Jarvis W. Pike Jarvis W. Pike -Death:Jarvis W. Pike died September 12, 1854. He was buried in a private or family graveyard; reinterment at Union Grove Cemetery located at Canal Winchester, Ohio.-References:... |
1795-1854 | |
| 1818-1819 | John Kerr John Kerr (US politician) John Kerr was an Irish-born mayor of Columbus, Ohio in the United States. He was the second person to serve as mayor of that city, and held office from 1818 to 1820.... |
1778-1823 | |
| 1820-1822 | Eli C. King | ||
| 1823 | Tom Laughery | 1784-? | |
| 1824-1826 | William T. Martin | 1788-1866 | |
| 1827 | James Robinson | ||
| 1827-1833 | William Long | 1781-1851 | |
| 1833 | Philo H. Olmsted | 1793-1870 | |
| 1834 | John Brooks | 1785-1869 | |
| 1835 | John Bailhache | 1787-1857 | Whig |
| 1836-1837 | Warren Jenkins | Whig | |
| 1838-1839 | Philo H. Olmstead (2nd) | 1793-1870 | Whig |
| 1840 | John G. Miller | 1795-1871 | Whig |
| 1841 | Thomas Wood | 1782-1861 | |
| 1842 | Abram Irvin McDowell | 1793-1844 | |
| 1843 | Smithson E. Wright | 1807-1881 | Whig |
| 1845 | Alexander Patton | 1791-1858 | |
| 1846 | Augustus Stoner Decker Augustus Stoner Decker Augustus Stoner Decker was mayor of Columbus, Ohio during the year 1846. He was appointed mayor after Alexander Patton left the position early. Decker was born in Pennsylvania in 1813 and later moved to Columbus, Ohio with his family.... |
1813-1872 | Whig |
| 1847-1849 | Alexander Patton (2nd) | 1791-1858 | |
| 1850-1861 | Lorenzo English | 1819-1888 | Whig |
| 1861-1864 | Wray Thomas | 1810-? | Peace Democrat Copperheads (politics) The Copperheads were a vocal group of Democrats in the Northern United States who opposed the American Civil War, wanting an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates. Republicans started calling anti-war Democrats "Copperheads," likening them to the venomous snake... |
| 1865-1868 | James G. Bull | 1838-? | Democratic |
| 1869-1870 | George W. Meeker | 1833-1890 | Democratic |
| 1871-1874 | James G. Bull (2nd) | 1838-? | |
| 1875-1878 | John H. Heitmann | 1841-1894 | |
| 1879-1880 | Gilbert G. Collins | 1830-1885 | |
| 1881-1882 | George Silas Peters | 1846-1928 | Democratic |
| 1883-1886 | Charles C. Walcutt Charles C. Walcutt Charles Carroll Walcutt was an American surveyor, soldier, and politician. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, in which he was wounded twice.... |
1838-1898 | Republican |
| 1887-1890 | Philip H. Bruck | 1845-1920 | Democratic |
| 1893-1894 | George J. Karb | 1858-1937 | |
| 1895-1896 | Cotton Hayden Allen | 1834-1900 | Democratic |
| 1897-1898 | Samuel Luccock Black Samuel Luccock Black Samuel Luccock Black was a Democratic politician from the U. S. State of Ohio who served as Mayor of Columbus, Ohio for one two year period and was later a judge.-Biography:... |
1859-1929 | Democratic |
| 1899-1900 | Samuel Jackson Swartz | 1854-1905 | Republican |
| 1901-1902 | John Nelson Hinkle | 1854-1905 | Democratic |
| 1903-1905 | Robert H. Jeffrey | 1873-1961 | Republican |
| 1906-1907 | De Witt C. Badger | 1858-1926 | Democratic |
| 1908-1909 | Charles Anson Bond | 1873-1943 | Republican |
| 1910-1911 | George Sidney Marshall | 1869-1956 | Republican |
| 1912-1919 | George J. Karb (2nd) | 1858-1937 | |
| 1920-1931 | James John Thomas | 1868-1947 | Republican |
| 1932-1935 | Henry William Worley | 1877-1938 | Democratic |
| 1936-1939 | Myron B. Gessaman | 1894-1975 | Republican |
| 1940-1943 | Floyd F. Green | 1900-1952 | Republican |
| 1944-1952 | James A. Rhodes Jim Rhodes James Allen Rhodes was an American Republican politician from Ohio, and one of only five US state governors to serve four four-year terms in office. As governor in 1970, he decided to send National Guard troops onto the Kent State University campus, resulting in the shooting of students on May 4... |
1909-2001 | Republican |
| 1953 | Robert Theodore Oestreicher | 1894-1955 | Republican |
| 1954-1960 | Maynard Edward "Jack" Sensenbrenner Jack Sensenbrenner Maynard Edward "Jack" Sensenbrenner was an American politician of the Democratic party, who served as a populist mayor of Columbus, Ohio.... |
1902-1991 | Democratic |
| January 1, 1960-January 1, 1964 | Wallace Ralston Westlake Ralston Westlake Ralston Westlake , served as the 47th Mayor of Columbus, Ohio from 1960-1963.He served in the US Army during World War II, was a member of the Lutheran Church, the Freemasons and the Shriners.... |
1907-1978 | Republican |
| January 1, 1964-January 1, 1972 | Maynard Edward "Jack" Sensenbrenner (2nd) | 1902-1991 | Democratic |
| January 1, 1972-January 1, 1984 | Tom Moody | 1930- 2008 | Republican |
| January 1, 1984-January 1, 1992 | Dana G. "Buck" Rinehart Buck Rinehart Dana G. "Buck" Rinehart was born in 1946, and was the 50th mayor of Columbus, Ohio, from 1984-1992.Having served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, Rinehart attended The Ohio State University in Columbus, earning an B.A. in Political Science... |
1946- | Republican |
| January 1, 1992-January 1, 2000 | Gregory S. Lashutka Greg Lashutka Gregory S. Lashutka is a lawyer, who served as the 51st mayor of Columbus, Ohio, from 1992 to 2000. He is an Eagle Scout and had earlier been an American football player.-College Athletics:... |
Republican | |
| January 1, 2000-present | Michael B. Coleman Michael B. Coleman Michael B. Coleman is an American politician of the Democratic Party, the 52nd and current mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He is the first African-American mayor of Ohio's capital.... |
Democratic |