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Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

s of Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

. See History of Detroit, Michigan, for more information about the history of the incorporation of the city.

History

During the early part of Detroit's existence, local authority was vested in a series of military commandants or other representatives of the French or English crown. The first local rule of Detroit was established in 1802, when Detroit was incorporated as a town. The original incorporation provided for a Board of Trustees to govern the town, the chairman of which was the highest governmental position. The first chairman of the Board, appointed on February 9, 1802, was James Henry. Henry was elected to the position later in the year. Subsequent elections were held in May of each year, chairmen of the Board of Trustees were James May (1803–1804), Solomon Sibley

Solomon Sibley

Solomon Sibley was a United States politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory.-Early life: 1769–1815:...

 (1804–1805) and Joseph Wilkinson (elected 1805).

However, the fire of 1805 destroyed the town and effectively eliminated the government. Governor William Hull

William Hull

William Hull was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the American Revolution, was Governor of Michigan Territory, and was a general in the War of 1812, for which he is best remembered for surrendering Fort Detroit to the British.- Early life and Revolutionary War :He was born in...

 and Judge Augustus Woodward dissolved the original incorporation, replacing it in 1806 with a government headed by an appointed mayor. However, the position was largely honorary, and the two men who held it both quickly resigned upon realizing the lack of power in the office. The legislation creating this mayoral position was repealed in 1809; however, de facto political power still resided with Hull and Woodward, and the town was without either a mayor or Board of Trustees until after the War of 1812

War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...

.

After the war, a legislative act in 1815 ended the interregnum and returned political control to the citizens of Detroit through a Board of Trustees, elected yearly. In October of that year, Solomon Sibley

Solomon Sibley

Solomon Sibley was a United States politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory.-Early life: 1769–1815:...

 was elected as the first chair. Subsequent chairs were George McDougall (1816–1817), Abraham Edwards (1817–1818), John R. Williams

John R. Williams

John R Williams was an American soldier, merchant, and politician who is most well known for serving as the first mayor of Detroit, Michigan. In total, he served as Detroit's mayor for five other terms...

 (1818–1819), James McCloskey (1819–1820), James Abbott (1820-1821 and 1823-1824), and A. G. Whitney (1821-1822 and 1822-1823).

In 1824, John R. Williams

John R. Williams

John R Williams was an American soldier, merchant, and politician who is most well known for serving as the first mayor of Detroit, Michigan. In total, he served as Detroit's mayor for five other terms...

 drew up a new city charter again requiring a mayor, but this time one with increased executive powers. From 1824 to 1857, mayors were elected to terms of one year; from 1858 - 1953 the term was increased to two years, and after 1953 mayoral terms were four years.

Since 1915 all Detroit mayoral elections have been held on a non-partisan

Non-partisan democracy

Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:...

 basis. After that date party affiliations did not appear on city election ballots.

The official residence of the Mayor of Detroit is Manoogian Mansion

Manoogian Mansion

The Manoogian Mansion is the official residence of the mayor of Detroit, Michigan. It is located at 9240 Dwight Street in the Berry Subdivision Historic District, on the city's east side, backing up to the Detroit River. It was built in 1928 for $300,000, but the owner lost the home during the...

, located on Dwight Street in the Berry Subdivision Historic District, on the city's east side.

First incorporation

Two mayors served under the 1806 charter.

#	Name		Term	Party	Notes
1		Solomon Sibley Solomon Sibley Solomon Sibley was a United States politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory.-Early life: 1769–1815:...	1806	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Solomon Sibley was the author of Detroit's first city charter in 1806, and became the city's first mayor under the charter. However, when he found the office powerless in the face of the entrenched governor and judges, he resigned. Sibley went on to serve as chair of Detroit's Board of Trustees during the time between mayoral control, and later as a delegate to the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...  and as a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is known as Michigan's "court of last resort" and consists of seven justices who are elected to eight-year terms. Candidates are nominated by political parties and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot... .
2		Elijah Brush Elijah Brush Elijah Brush was a lawyer and politician from Detroit, Michigan.-Early life:Elijah Brush was born in Bennington, Vermont in approximately 1772, the son of Colonel Nathaniel Brish and Samantha Parker. Brush graduated from Dartmouth College and came to Detroit in 1798.Brush married Adelaide Askin ,...	1806		Elijah Brush was appointed to the mayor's chair after Sibley's resignation, but like Sibley found the position powerless and soon resigned himself. He owned the ribbon farm Ribbon farm Ribbon farms are long, narrow land divisions, usually lined up along a waterway. In some instances, they line a road.-Description:...  immediately adjacent to Detroit, along which Brush Street now runs. Brush served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Militia, and was taken prisoner during the War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant... ; he died soon after returning to Detroit in 1814.

Reincorporation

The following mayors served under the stronger executive mayoral system begun in the 1824 charter:

#	Mayor		Term	Party	Notes
1		John R. Williams John R. Williams John R Williams was an American soldier, merchant, and politician who is most well known for serving as the first mayor of Detroit, Michigan. In total, he served as Detroit's mayor for five other terms...	1824 – 1825	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	John R. Williams wrote the City Charter and served from 1824 to 1825 as the first mayor under the re-incorporation. He also served a second time in 1830, and a third in 1844-1846. He was a successful merchant, and served in a number of other capacitie, including as one of the first trustees of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... , was president of the Detroit Board of Education, and was a delegate to the first Michigan Constitutional Convention.
2		Henry Jackson Hunt Henry Jackson Hunt (Mayor of Detroit) Henry Jackson Hunt was a politician and businessman from Detroit, Michigan.Henry Jackson Hunt was born in New York, the first son of American Revolutionary War colonel Thomas Hunt. He arrived in Detroit around 1800 and went into the mercantile and real estate business, in some cases in...	1826	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Henry Jackson Hunt was a successful merchant, and served in various political offices, including county judge, city assessor, and trustee of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... . He was the uncle and namesake of Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...  General General A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....  Henry Jackson Hunt Henry Jackson Hunt Henry Jackson Hunt was Chief of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Considered by his contemporaries the greatest artillery tactician and strategist of the war, he was a master of the science of gunnery and rewrote the manual on the organization and use of artillery... . Hunt died while in office on September 15, 1826.
3		Jonathan Kearsley Jonathan Kearsley Jonathan Kearsley was an American military officer and politician. He fought in the War of 1812 and was a two-time mayor of Detroit.- Early life:...	1826	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jonathan Kearsley served in the War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant... , and was wounded badly enough to have his leg amputated. He moved to Detroit in 1819 to become of Receiver of Public Monies, a post he held for 30 years. Kearsley was mayor twice, being appointed once in 1826 to fill Henry Jackson Hunt Henry Jackson Hunt (Mayor of Detroit) Henry Jackson Hunt was a politician and businessman from Detroit, Michigan.Henry Jackson Hunt was born in New York, the first son of American Revolutionary War colonel Thomas Hunt. He arrived in Detroit around 1800 and went into the mercantile and real estate business, in some cases in... 's term after his death, and being elected himself in 1829.
4		John Biddle John Biddle (Michigan) John Biddle was a delegate to the United States Congress from the Michigan Territory.-Early life and military career:...	1827 – 1828	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Major John Biddle was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...  in 1792, the son of Charles Biddle Charles Biddle Charles Biddle was a Pennsylvania statesman.His father was William Biddle, 3rd , and mother was Mary Scull .... , former Vice President of Pennsylvania, He was in the US Army during the War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant... , and was active in Detroit politics and civic life. He went on to serve as Michigan Territory Michigan Territory The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan...  delegate to the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... . His summer estate, "Wyandotte," was expanded into the current city of Wyandotte, Michigan Wyandotte, Michigan Wyandotte is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,883 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 7.6% from 2000. Wyandotte is located in southeastern Michigan, approximately south of Detroit on the Detroit River, and is part of the collection of communities known as... .
5		Jonathan Kearsley Jonathan Kearsley Jonathan Kearsley was an American military officer and politician. He fought in the War of 1812 and was a two-time mayor of Detroit.- Early life:...	1829	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jonathan Kearsley served in the War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant... , and was wounded badly enough to have his leg amputated. He moved to Detroit in 1819 to become of Receiver of Public Monies, a post he held for 30 years. Kearsley was mayor twice, being appointed once in 1826 to fill Henry Jackson Hunt Henry Jackson Hunt (Mayor of Detroit) Henry Jackson Hunt was a politician and businessman from Detroit, Michigan.Henry Jackson Hunt was born in New York, the first son of American Revolutionary War colonel Thomas Hunt. He arrived in Detroit around 1800 and went into the mercantile and real estate business, in some cases in... 's term after his death, and being elected himself in 1829.
6		John R. Williams John R. Williams John R Williams was an American soldier, merchant, and politician who is most well known for serving as the first mayor of Detroit, Michigan. In total, he served as Detroit's mayor for five other terms...	1830	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	John R. Williams wrote the City Charter and served from 1824 to 1825 as the first mayor under the re-incorporation. He also served a second time in 1830, and a third in 1844-1846. He was a successful merchant, and served in a number of other capacitie, including as one of the first trustees of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... , was president of the Detroit Board of Education, and was a delegate to the first Michigan Constitutional Convention.
7		Marshall Chapin Marshall Chapin Marshall Chapin was a doctor, pharmacist, and public servant from Detroit, Michigan.-Early life:Marshall Chapin was born in Bernardston, Massachusetts in 1798, one of nine children of Dr. Caleb Chapin and his wife Mary. The family later moved to Caledonia, New York, where Marshall went to school...	1831	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Marshall Chapin trained as a medical doctor, and established the first drugstore in Detroit in 1819, which endured well after Chapin's death and on into the 1880s. He served twice as mayor (in 1831 and 1833) and was appointed City Physician during the cholera Cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...  epidemics of 1832 and 1834.
8		Levi Cook Levi Cook Levi Cook was an American business and politician who served two terms the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and one in the Michigan House of Representatives....	1832	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Levi Cook served in multiple positions in the government of Detroit and Michigan, including as Representative to the State House, Treasurer of the Michigan Territory Michigan Territory The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan... , and mayor of Detroit in 1832, 1835, and 1836.
9		Marshall Chapin Marshall Chapin Marshall Chapin was a doctor, pharmacist, and public servant from Detroit, Michigan.-Early life:Marshall Chapin was born in Bernardston, Massachusetts in 1798, one of nine children of Dr. Caleb Chapin and his wife Mary. The family later moved to Caledonia, New York, where Marshall went to school...	1833	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Marshall Chapin trained as a medical doctor, and established the first drugstore in Detroit in 1819, which endured well after Chapin's death and on into the 1880s. He served twice as mayor (in 1831 and 1833) and was appointed City Physician during the cholera Cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...  epidemics of 1832 and 1834.
10		Charles Christopher Trowbridge Charles Christopher Trowbridge Charles Christopher Trowbridge was an explorer, politician, businessman, and ethnographer of Native American cultures who lived in Detroit during the 19th century...	1834	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Trowbridge moved to Detroit in 1819, at 19 years of age. In 1820, he served on the Lewis Cass expedition Lewis Cass expedition The Lewis Cass expedition of 1820 was a survey of the western part of Michigan Territory led by Lewis Cass, governor of the territory. On January 14, 1820, United States Secretary of War John C... , led by Lewis Cass Lewis Cass Lewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan... , so impressing Cass that the latter made Trowbridge his private secretary. In 1821, Trowbridge helped negotiate a treaty between the US government Federal government of the United States The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...  and the Winnebago Ho-Chunk The Ho-Chunk, also known as Winnebago, are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what is now Wisconsin and Illinois. There are two federally recognized Ho-Chunk tribes, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska....  and Menominee Menominee Some placenames use other spellings, see also Menomonee and Menomonie.The Menominee are a nation of Native Americans living in Wisconsin. The Menominee, along with the Ho-Chunk, are the only tribes that are indigenous to what is now Wisconsin...  Indians, and was later appointed assistant secretary in the local Indian department. In 1833, Trowbridge became an alderman Alderman An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...  of the city of Detroit, and briefly served as Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....  during the cholera Cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...  epidemic of 1834, resigning his position soon after. In 1837, he ran as the Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...  candidate for governor of Michigan, and was defeated by Stevens T. Mason Stevens T. Mason Stevens Thomson Mason , also known as Stevens T. Mason, Tom Mason, The Boy Governor, and lesser known nicknames Young Hotspur and The Stripling, was the territorial governor of the Michigan Territory, and later the first Governor of the state of Michigan. Mason guided the Michigan Territory into... .
11		Andrew Mack Andrew Mack Andrew Mack was an American businessman and politician who, among other things, co-founded the Detroit Free Press, served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and whose land holdings became a portion of the town of Marysville....	1834	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	A cholera Cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...  epidemic broke out in 1934 during Mayor Charles Christopher Trowbridge Charles Christopher Trowbridge Charles Christopher Trowbridge was an explorer, politician, businessman, and ethnographer of Native American cultures who lived in Detroit during the 19th century... 's term; when the epidemic had subsided, Trowbridge resigned. Andrew Mack won the ensuing special election on September 24 with 91 votes. He later represented Wayne County in the Michigan Legislature.
12		Levi Cook Levi Cook Levi Cook was an American business and politician who served two terms the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and one in the Michigan House of Representatives....	1835 – 1836	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Levi Cook served in multiple positions in the government of Detroit and Michigan, including as Representative to the State House, Treasurer of the Michigan Territory Michigan Territory The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan... , and mayor of Detroit in 1832, 1835, and 1836.
13		Henry Howard Henry Howard (Detroit) Henry Howard was a banker and businessman, and served as mayor of Detroit in 1837, and as the first treasurer of the state of Michigan.-Biography:...	1837	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Henry Howard moved to Detroit in 1827 to manage Howard and Wadhams, a commercial lumber venture. In his brief tenure in Detorit, he served as an alderman and mayor for one term, as well as the treasurer and auditor general of the state of Michigan. In 1840, Howard moved to Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...  to become treasurer of the Buffalo Savings Bank.
14		Augustus Seymour Porter Augustus Seymour Porter Augustus Seymour Porter was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan.He was born in Canandaigua, New York, the nephew of Peter Buell Porter and attended Canandaigua Academy. He graduated from Union College, in Schenectady, New York, in 1818, studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced...	1838 – March 14, 1839	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Augustus Porter was the nephew of Peter Buell Porter Peter Buell Porter Peter Buell Porter was an American lawyer, soldier and politician who served as United States Secretary of War from 1828 to 1829.-Life:... ; he practiced law for 20 years in Detroit, acting as city Recorder in 1830 and elected mayor in 1838. He resigned on March 14, 1839 to serve as United States Senator United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...  for Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... . In 1846 he moved to Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they... .
15		Asher B. Bates Asher B. Bates Asher B. Bates was a lawyer and politician in the United States state of Michigan and in the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:His father was also named Asher Bates, so he is sometimes called Asher Bates Jr....	March 15, 1839 – April 18, 1839	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Asher Bates came to Detroit in 1831, and served as Justice of the Peace and City Attorney. After Porter resigned, Bates was acting mayor for the remainder of Porter's term. He later served as Attorney General Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...  for the Kingdom of Hawaii Kingdom of Hawaii The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government...  and died in 1873 in San Francisco of leprosy Leprosy Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...  contracted in Hawaii.
16		De Garmo Jones De Garmo Jones De Garmo Jones was a businessman, state senator, and mayor of Detroit.-Biography:De Garmo Jones was born in 1787 in Albany, New York; the first name of his father is unknown but, his mother was Rachel De Garmo, daughter of a prominent Albany family. He served as a sutler during the War of 1812,...	1839	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	De Garmo Jones came to Detorit from Albany, New York Albany, New York Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River... , and was involved in many business ventures, including the Michigan Central Railroad Michigan Central Railroad The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada... . In addition to serving as mayer, he was a city alderman multiple times, as well as state senator.
17		Zina Pitcher Zina Pitcher Zina Pitcher was an American physician, politician, educator, and academic administrator. He was a president of the American Medical Association, a two-time mayor of Detroit and a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan.-Early life:Zina Pitcher was born in Sandy Hill, New York...	1840 – 1841	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Zina Pitcher was a medical doctor, and began his career as a surgeon in the United States Army United States Army The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services... , eventually becoming president of the Army Medical Board in 1835. After leaving the Army, he came to Detroit in 1836 and served in various positions, including both city and county physician, Regent of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... , and three terms as mayor( 1840, 1841, and 1843). While Regent, Pitcher took an active role in establishing the medical school at the University.
18		Douglass Houghton Douglass Houghton Douglass Houghton was an American geologist and physician, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan.-Early life and education:...	1842	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Douglass Houghton was educated as a medical doctor, but after coming to Michigan served as the state geologist from 1833 until his death in 1845, and as a geology professor at the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... . He was also a member of the National Institute in Washington DC and the Boston Society of Natural History, an honorary member of the Royal Antiquarian Society of Copenhagen, and a member of many other scientific and literary associations. Houghton died in 1845 in a storm on Lake Superior Lake Superior Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...  near Eagle River, Michigan Eagle River, Michigan Eagle River is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Keweenaw County.The community is on M-26 on the north side of the Keweenaw Peninsula, which projects into Lake Superior. It is about 27 miles northeast of Houghton and is situated in the northwest... . Houghton County, Michigan Houghton County, Michigan -National protected areas:* Keweenaw National Historical Park * Ottawa National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,016 people, 13,793 households, and 8,137 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 17,748 housing...  is named in his honor.
19		Zina Pitcher Zina Pitcher Zina Pitcher was an American physician, politician, educator, and academic administrator. He was a president of the American Medical Association, a two-time mayor of Detroit and a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan.-Early life:Zina Pitcher was born in Sandy Hill, New York...	1843	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Zina Pitcher was a medical doctor, and began his career as a surgeon in the United States Army United States Army The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services... , eventually becoming president of the Army Medical Board in 1835. After leaving the Army, he came to Detroit in 1836 and served in various positions, including both city and county physician, Regent of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... , and three terms as mayor( 1840, 1841, and 1843). While Regent, Pitcher took an active role in establishing the medical school at the University.
20		John R. Williams John R. Williams John R Williams was an American soldier, merchant, and politician who is most well known for serving as the first mayor of Detroit, Michigan. In total, he served as Detroit's mayor for five other terms...	1844 – 1846	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	John R. Williams wrote the City Charter and served from 1824 to 1825 as the first mayor under the re-incorporation. He also served a second time in 1830, and a third in 1844-1846. He was a successful merchant, and served in a number of other capacitie, including as one of the first trustees of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... , was president of the Detroit Board of Education, and was a delegate to the first Michigan Constitutional Convention.
21		James A. Van Dyke	1847	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	James A. Van Dyke was a lawyer by profession, served as City Attorney for Detroit, Wayne County Wayne County, Michigan -History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...  prosecuting attorney, city alderman, and mayor. In addition, he was heavily influential in early organization of the Detroit Fire Department Detroit Fire Department The Detroit Fire Department is the professional fire department that provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The DFD currently operates 120 fire companies out of 47 Fire Stations, located throughout the city, with a total sworn... , serving as president of the department from 1847 to 1851.
22		Frederick Buhl Frederick Buhl Frederick Buhl was a businessman from Detroit, Michigan. He served as the city's mayor in 1848.-Biography:Frederick Buhl was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania on November 27, 1806, the second of eleven children...	1848	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Frederick Buhl moved to Detroit in 1833 and, with his brother Christian H. Buhl Christian H. Buhl Christian H. Buhl was a businessman and industrialist from Detroit, Michigan. He served as the city's mayor in 1860-61.-Biography:... , began a business in hats and furs. The business was large and successful, and Frederick Buhl remained at the helm until 1887, when he sold the business to his son. In addition to his furrier business, Frederick Buhl was the director of two banks, the president of Harper Hospital Harper University Hospital Harper University Hospital is one of eight hospitals and institutes that compose the Detroit Medical Center. Harper offers services in a broad range of clinical areas, including cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, organ transplant, plastic surgery, general surgery, bariatric endocrinology and... , and one of the original directors of the Merchant's Exchange and Board of Trade. He also served on the city council as well as being mayor, and later in life joined the Republican Party.
23		Charles Howard Charles Howard (Detroit) -Biography:Charles Howard was born August 7, 1804, in Chenango County, New York. His family moved to Port Jervis, New York; when Charles Howard was an adult he moved to Sackets Harbor, New York and worked as a schooner captain...	1849	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Charles Howard moved to Detroit in 1840 as an agent for the shipping and forwarding firm of Bronson, Crocker, and Company, and branched out into railroad construction and other endeavors. He was simultaneously president of the Farmer's and Mechanics Bank and the Peninsular Bank, and in 1848 he was elected mayor of Detroit. Howard moved to New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...  after the Panic of 1857 Panic of 1857 The Panic of 1857 was a financial panic in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over-expansion of the domestic economy. Indeed, because of the interconnectedness of the world economy by the time of the 1850s, the financial crisis which began in the autumn of 1857 was...  caused the Peninsular Bank to fail.
24		John Ladue John Ladue John Ladue was mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1850.-Biography:John Ladue was born November, 1803 in Lansingburgh, New York, the son of Peter and Mary Tallman Ladue. In 1827, he married Mary Angel. The couple had four children who outlived their father: John T. E. A. Ladue, Charlotte M. Ladue,...	1850	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	In 1847, Ladue moved to Detroit, and began in the business of manufacturing leather and purchasing wool. He was popular among the business community, and in 1850 was elected mayor. He died only a few years after in 1854.
25		Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler was Mayor of Detroit , a four-term U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan , and Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant .-Family:...	1851	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Zachariah Chandler arrived in Detroit in 1833 and opened a dry goods store. After serving as mayor of Detroit, Chandler spent 18 years in the United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... , and was also the United States Secretary of the Interior United States Secretary of the Interior The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...  under Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... .
26		John H. Harmon John H. Harmon John H. Harmon was a member of the Democratic National Committee, the mayor of Detroit, and the publisher of the Detroit Free Press.-Early life:...	1852 – 1853	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	John Harmon came to Detroit in 1838, as a member of the Hunter Patriots, a group dedicated to ridding North America of the British Empire British Empire The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the... . In December 1838, Harmon took part in the Battle of Windsor, personally burning the British barracks and the steamer Thames. After the battle, Harmon stayed in Detroit, taking a job at the Detroit Free Press Detroit Free Press The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"... , and eventually purchasing the paper. Harmon served as an alderman of the city of Detroit in 1847 and two years as mayor, as well as representing Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....  on the 1848 Democratic National Committee 1848 Democratic National Committee 1848 Democratic National Committee was the Democratic Party's first continuing national organization with one member from each state appointed for four years at the 1848 nominating convention in Baltimore.... , and serving as Collector for the Port of Detroit. After he left the office of Collector, Harmon spent much of his time in Washington, DC, during congressional sessions.
27		Oliver Moulton Hyde Oliver Moulton Hyde Oliver Moulton Hyde was a Detroit businessman, manufacturer, and politician who was elected mayor of Detroit three times, in 1854, 1856, and 1857.-Biography:...	1854	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Oliver Moulton Hyde moved to Detroit in 1838 and opened a hardware store on Woodward Avenue. Hyde branched out in business, opening a foundry and machine shop, and began manufacturing marine engines and other steamboat hardware, and later began a dry dock business. Hyde was elected to the city council numerous times, and served as mayor of Detroit in 1854, 1856, and 1857. He was also appointed Collector for the Port of Detroit under presidents Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...  and Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president... .
28		Henry Ledyard Henry Ledyard Henry Ledyard was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan and a state senator, briefly served as assistant secretary under Secretary of State Lewis Cass, and was the president of the Newport Hospital and the Redwood Library in Newport, Rhode Island.-Early life and family:Henry Ledyard was born in New York...	1855	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Henry Ledyard was the son of prominent New York lawyer Benjamin Ledyard and Susan French Livingston (the daughter of Revolutionary War Colonel and US Supreme Court justice Brockholst Livingston and granddaughter of New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...  governor William Livingston William Livingston William Livingston served as the Governor of New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War and was a signer of the United States Constitution.-Early life:... ). When Lewis Cass Lewis Cass Lewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan...  was appointed Minister to France, Ledyard accopaied him to Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , eventually becoming chargé d’affaires of the embassy and marrying Cass's daughter Mildred. Ledyard returned to the United States in 1844 and moved to Detroit, serving as a member of the Board of Education, an alderman of the city, one of the original commissioners on the Board of Water Commissioners, mayor in 1855, and state senator in 1857. When Lewis Cass was appointed Secretary of State Secretary of State Secretary of State or State Secretary is a commonly used title for a senior or mid-level post in governments around the world. The role varies between countries, and in some cases there are multiple Secretaries of State in the Government....  under James Buchanan James Buchanan James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century.... , Ledyard accompanied him to Washington, DC, and remained there until 1861, briefly serving as assistant secretary of state. Afterwards, he moved to Newport, Rhode Island Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War... , where he lived for the rest of his life and was the first president of the Newport Hospital Newport Hospital Newport Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital located in Newport, Rhode Island. Together with The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital, Newport Hospital is a member of the Lifespan health system.-History:...  and the president of the Redwood Library.
29		Oliver Moulton Hyde Oliver Moulton Hyde Oliver Moulton Hyde was a Detroit businessman, manufacturer, and politician who was elected mayor of Detroit three times, in 1854, 1856, and 1857.-Biography:...	1856 – 1857	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	Oliver Moulton Hyde moved to Detroit in 1838 and opened a hardware store on Woodward Avenue. Hyde branched out in business, opening a foundry and machine shop, and began manufacturing marine engines and other steamboat hardware, and later began a dry dock business. Hyde was elected to the city council numerous times, and served as mayor of Detroit in 1854, 1856, and 1857. He was also appointed Collector for the Port of Detroit under presidents Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...  and Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president... .
30		John Patton John Patton (Detroit mayor) John Patton was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1858-1859.-Biography:John Patton was born March 1, 1822 in the county of County Down, Ireland, the son of james and Eliza Patton. In 1830, John and his father emigrated to Albany, New York, and were joined by the rest of the family the next year...	1858 – 1859	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Johm Patton was a carriagemaker born in County Down County Down -Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:... , Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... . He emigrated to the United States as a boy, and later came to Detroit and established a factory. He held many positions in the city, including chief engineer of the Fire Department, the Department president, city alderman, mayor, county auditor, Wayne County, Michigan Wayne County, Michigan -History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...  sheriff, Justice of the Peace Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions... , and United States consul Consul Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...  at Amherstburg, Ontario Amherstburg, Ontario Amherstburg is a Canadian town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario. It is approximately south of the U.S... .
31		Christian H. Buhl Christian H. Buhl Christian H. Buhl was a businessman and industrialist from Detroit, Michigan. He served as the city's mayor in 1860-61.-Biography:...	1860 – 1861	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Christian H. Buhl moved to Detroit in 1833 and, with his brother Frederick Buhl Frederick Buhl Frederick Buhl was a businessman from Detroit, Michigan. He served as the city's mayor in 1848.-Biography:Frederick Buhl was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania on November 27, 1806, the second of eleven children... , began a business in hats and furs. The business was large and successful, and in 1855, Christian retired from the fur trade and started a wholesale hardware firm. Buhl was also part owner of the Sharon Iron Works Sharon Steel Corporation The Sharon Steel Corporation was once a steel plant, and is notable due to its contribution toward the growth of the iron and steel industry in the Shenango River Valley, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.... , the Detroit Locomotive Works (later the Buhl Iron Works), and organized Detroit Copper and Brass Company and the Peninsular Car Company Peninsular Car Company The Peninsular Car Company was a railroad rolling stock manufacturer, founded by Charles L. Freer and Frank J. Hecker in 1885.In 1892, the company merged with Michigan Car Company, the Russel Wheel and Foundry Company, the Detroit Car Wheel Company and several smaller manufacturers to form the... . He was an alderman as well as mayor of Detroit.
32		William C. Duncan William C. Duncan William Chamberlain Duncan was a brewer, politician, and mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:William C. Duncan was born in Lyons, New York on May 18, 1820. The family moved to Rochester, New York in 1825, and in 1841 Duncan began working as a steward on the passenger steamers crossing the Great...	1862 – 1863	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	William C. Duncan moved to Detroit in 1849 and set up shop as a brewer. He quickly became popular, and in 1852 was eleceted city alderman. He also served as the first council president, mayor, and state senator. Ill-health in the mid 1860s forced his retirement from business and politics, and DUncan died, childless, in 1877.
33		Kirkland C. Barker Kirkland C. Barker Kirkland C. Barker was mayor of Detroit, Michigan and established the tobacco firm of KC Barker & Company.-Early life:...	1864 – 1865	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Barker was born in Schuyler, New York Schuyler, New York ----Schuyler is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,385 at the 2000 census.The Town of Schuyler is located in the western part of Herkimer County. The town is east of Utica, New York.- History :... , and worked in the shipping business before coming to Detroit and establishing the successful tobacco business of KC Barker & Company. An avid outdorsman, Barker was also the presiding officer of the Horse Association of America, and was elected Commodore of the Great Lakes Yacht Club. He died in a boating accident near his home on Grosse Ile, Michigan.
34		Merrill I. Mills Merrill I. Mills Merrill I. Mills was a businessman and mayor of Detroit.-Biography:Merrill I. Mills was born on November 4, 1819 in Canton, Connecticut, the son of Isaac and Asenath Merrill Mills...	1866 – 1867	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Mills, born in Canton, Connecticut Canton, Connecticut Canton is a rural town, incorporated in 1806, in Hartford County, Connecticut. The population was 8,840 at the 2000 census, and has grown to 10,292 as of the 2010 census. It is bordered by Granby on the north, Simsbury on the east, Avon and Burlington on the south, New Hartford on the west, and... , originally planned to start a general store in Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...  in 1845. However, early closing of navigation that year left Mills with his stock in Detroit, and, sensing an opportunity, he set up shop there instead. Barker soon began trading in furs, then went into tobacco manufacturing as well as other pursuits. In addition to being mayor, he served two years as head of the Democratic State Committee, and was a delegate to he 1876 Democratic National Convention.
35		William W. Wheaton William W. Wheaton William W. Wheaton was a wholesale grocer, mayor of Detroit, Michigan, chair of the Michigan Democratic State Convention, and state representative.-Biography:...	1868 – 1871	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Wheaton was born in New Haven, Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...  in 1833. He came to Detroit in 1853 and built a successful wholesale grocery business. He was elected mayor in 1868, and later served as the chair of the Democratic State Convention.
36		Hugh Moffat Hugh Moffat (politician) Hugh Moffat was a carpenter, lumberman, businessman, and mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Early life:High Moffat was born in Coldstream, Scotland in 1810. He soon emigrated to America, settling first in Albany, New York, and in 1837 moving to Detroit...	1872 – 1875	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Moffat was born in 1810 in Coldstream Coldstream Coldstream is a small town in the Borders district of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank, with Cornhill-on-Tweed the nearest village... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... , and made his way to Detroit in 1837. He began work as a carpenter, built up a successful and profitable business and expanded into the lumber trade by purchasing a sawmill and forested land. Moffat was elected mayor for two terms; his administration was marked by a fractious relationship with the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis... , but his integrity earned him the moniker "Honest Hugh Moffat."
37		Alexander Lewis Alexander Lewis (mayor) Alexander Lewis was a wholesale goods, insurance, and real estate businessman and mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Early life:...	1876 – 1877	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Alexander Lewis was born in Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...  and came to Detroit when he was 14 to work as a clerk. He eventually started his own forwarding & commission business, then moved onto wholesale trade and other businesses. In addition to being mayor, he served as Police Commissioner and a board member of the Detroit Public Library Detroit Public Library The Detroit Public Library is the second largest library system in Michigan by volumes held , and is the 20th largest library system in the United States. It is composed of a Main Library on Woodward Avenue, which houses DPL administration offices, and twenty-three branch locations across the city... .
38		George C. Langdon George C. Langdon -Eearly years:George C. Langdon was born in Geneva, New York in 1833, the son of A. M. Langdon. He went to school in Batavia, New York and Farmington, Connecticut, and at the age of 18 became a clerk for the wholesale firm of Lord, Warren, Slater & Co. The next year he returned to Geneva, and his...	1878 – 1879	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	George C. Langdon began work as a clerk, and eventually went into the business of brewing and malting, amassing a considerable fortune. After his stint in the mayor's office, he suffered some reversals of fortue, and was forced to return to clerking at the City Hall.
39		William G. Thompson William G. Thompson William G. Thompson was a Union Army officer, lawyer, politician, and the mayor of Detroit, Michigan. He also founded Detroit's first major league baseball team.-Early life:...	1880 – 1883	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Thompson was a Republican while serving as mayor, and a delegate to both the 1876 and 1880 Republican National Convention Republican National Convention The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S... . However, in 1884 he switched parties to become a Democrat. He ran once more for mayor in 1891, being defeated by the then-incumbent Hazen S. Pingree Hazen S. Pingree Hazen Stuart Pingree was a four-term Republican mayor of Detroit and the 24th Governor of the US state of Michigan .-Early life in Maine and Massachusetts:... . He also served as a state senator, being elected in 1894. In 1888, Thompson was party to a sensational and public fight, where Thompson was considereably pummeled, with his broth-in-law Daniel Campau, where the latter warned Thompson that "he must not talk about his wife hereafter in barrooms and other public places, as he had been doing." William G. Thompson died in 1904 of injuries received after being knocked down by a bicycle.
40		Stephen Benedict Grummond Stephen Benedict Grummond Stephen Benedict Grummond was a shipowner, marine industrialist, and the mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Early life and business:...	1884 – 1885	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Stephen Benedict Grummond was born in Marine City, Michigan Marine City, Michigan Marine City is a city in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the west bank of the St. Clair River, it is one of the cities in the River District north of Detroit and south of Lake Huron. The population was 4,652 at the 2000 census... , and made his fortune in the shipping and marine industry. Grummond was originally a Democrat, but joined the Republican Party when it was established, and served on the Board of Estimates, the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis... , and one term as mayor.
41		Marvin H. Chamberlain Marvin H. Chamberlain Marvin H. Chamberlain was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:Marvin H. Chamberlain was born in Woodstock Township, Michigan in Lenawee County on November 5, 1842, the son of Philonzo Chamberlain. He attended the district school until the age of 15; in 1859-60 he taught school in Lenawee...	1886 – 1887	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Marvin H. Chamberlain was a wholesale liquor distributor. He served as president of the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis...  before being elected mayor. In 1898, Chamberlain patented a "liquid separating process" for reduction of garbage, and received the contract to collect garbage in Detroit under the company name of Detroit Liquid Separating Co. He later built similar plants in other cities.
42		John Pridgeon, Jr. John Pridgeon, Jr. John Pridgeon, Jr. was the head of a marine transport company and mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:John Pridgeon, Jr. was born in Detroit on August 1, 1852, the son of Captain John and Emma Nicholson Pridgeon. Pridgeon was educated in the Detroit Public Schools and the Detroit Business...	1888 – 1889	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	John Pridgeon, Jr. was born in Detroit on August 1, 1852, the son of Captain John Pridgeon. In 1871, he joined as a clerk his father's business of buying, selling, and operating sailing ships and tugs. Pridgeon was a member of the first Park Commission, serving from 1879 - 1883. He was elected to the city council in 1885, and in 1887 was elected mayor of Detroit, serving one term in 1888-1889. He later served as a member of the Police Commission from 1891- 1892. After his stint as mayor, Pridgeon diversified his business interests, and in the years 1890 - 1900 served variously as president of the State Transportation Company, president of the Pridgeon Transportation Company, vice-president of the White Star Line, vice-president of the Red Star Line, and vice-president of the River Savings Bank.
43		Hazen S. Pingree Hazen S. Pingree Hazen Stuart Pingree was a four-term Republican mayor of Detroit and the 24th Governor of the US state of Michigan .-Early life in Maine and Massachusetts:...	1890 – 1897	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Hazen Pingree was born in Denmark, Maine Denmark, Maine Denmark is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,004 at the 2000 census. A number of recreationally-used ponds and lakes are located within the town.-History:... , and worked for several years in a shoe factory before enlisting in the Union Army Union Army The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...  to serve in the Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... . Following the war, Pingree moved to Detroit and there established the Pingree and Smith Shoe Co., which eventually had sales of over $1,000,000 per year. Pingree was elected mayor of Detroit in 1889 on a platform of exposing and ending corruption in city paving contracts, sewer contracts, and the school board. During the depression of 1893, Pingree expanded the public welfare programs, initiated public works for the unemployed, built new schools, parks, and public baths. He gained national recognition through his "potato patch plan," a systematic use of vacant city land for gardens which would produce food for the city's poor. Pingree was elected mayor four times, and in 1896 was elected Governor of Michigan Governor of Michigan The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Michigan. The current Governor is Rick Snyder, a member of the Republican Party.-Gubernatorial elections and term of office:... . However, his right to hold the two offices simultaneously was contested, and after the Michigan Supreme Court Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is known as Michigan's "court of last resort" and consists of seven justices who are elected to eight-year terms. Candidates are nominated by political parties and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot...  ruled against him, Pingree resigned as mayor on March 22, 1897. During his four years in office, the direct election of U.S. senators was promoted; an eight-hour workday was endorsed; a regulated income tax was supported; and railroad taxation was advocated.
44		William Richert William Richert (mayor) William Richert served as acting mayor of Detroit, Michigan from March 22, 1897 to April 5, 1897, following the resignation of Hazen S. Pingree.-Biography:...	March 22, 1897 – April 5, 1897	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	William Richert served on the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis...  for eight years, and as president of the body in 1895 and 1897. Richert served as acting mayor from March 22 to April 5, 1897, after Pingree was declared ineligible to serve as both mayor and governor.
45		William C. Maybury William C. Maybury William Cotter Maybury was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:William Maybury was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 20, 1848, the son of Thomas Maybury. He attended public schools in Detroit, graduating in 1866...	1897 – 1904	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Maybury served as the city attorney for Detroit during the 1870s, and was twice elected to the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... , in 1882 and 1884. He was elected mayor of Detroit in 1897 to complete Hazen S. Pingree Hazen S. Pingree Hazen Stuart Pingree was a four-term Republican mayor of Detroit and the 24th Governor of the US state of Michigan .-Early life in Maine and Massachusetts:... 's term, and was elected twice thereafter. In 1900, Maybury ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Michigan Governor of Michigan The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Michigan. The current Governor is Rick Snyder, a member of the Republican Party.-Gubernatorial elections and term of office:... .
46		George P. Codd George P. Codd George Pierre Codd was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Codd was born on December 7, 1869 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of George C. and Eunice Lawrence Codd...	1905 – 1906	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	George P. Codd studied as a lawyer and was admitted to the bar in 1892. He was assistant city attorney City attorney A city attorney can be an elected or appointed position in city and municipal government in the United States. The city attorney is the attorney representing the city or municipality....  from 1894 to 1897, a member of the board of aldermen from 1902 to 1904, mayor of Detroit from 1905 to 1906, a regent of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...  in 1910 and 1911, circuit judge of Wayne County Wayne County, Michigan -History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...  from 1911 to 1921 and 1924 to 1927, and a member of the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...  from 1921 to 1923.
47		William Barlum Thompson William Barlum Thompson William Barlum Thompson , was the Mayor of Detroit from 1907 to 1908 and again from 1911 to 1912.-Biography:William Barlum Thompson was born on March 10, 1860 in Detroit, the son of Thomas and Bridget Barlum Thompson...	1907 – 1908	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	William Barlum Thompson served as an alderman for two terms, from 1891 to 1894, and was elected for a third term in 1896. He resigned his seat as an alderman in 1897 after being elected city treasurer, and served as mayor for two terms, in 1907-1908 and 1911-1912.
48		Philip Breitmeyer Philip Breitmeyer Philip Breitmeyer was a florist, one of the founders of Florists' Telegraph Delivery , and the mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...	1909 – 1910	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	After finishing school, Breitmeyer joined the family florist business, John Breitmeyer & Sons, and after his father's death bought out his brothers to become sole owner of the firm. The business grew rapidly, and Breitmeyer was one of the organizers, and served as president, of Florists' Telegraph Delivery (now Florists' Transworld Delivery Florists' Transworld Delivery -Going public:In 1994, FTD began a process of demutualization.On December 19, 1994, a precursor to the FTD Corporation, a private, for-profit company, acquired FTD, which then divided FTD into two organizations: FTD Incorporated, a for profit corporation, and FTD Association, a non-profit trade... , or FTD). Breitmeyer was appointed by George P. Codd George P. Codd George Pierre Codd was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Codd was born on December 7, 1869 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of George C. and Eunice Lawrence Codd...  as Commissioner of Parks and Boulevards for the city of Detroit. So well did he perform that he was nominated as the candidate for mayor, and was elected for a term in 1909-1910. Breitmeyer ran again for mayor in 1933, but was soundly defeated by James Couzens's son Frank Frank Couzens Frank Couzens was the son of United States Senator James J. Couzens, and mayor of Detroit, Michigan during the 1930s.-Early life:... .
49		William Barlum Thompson William Barlum Thompson William Barlum Thompson , was the Mayor of Detroit from 1907 to 1908 and again from 1911 to 1912.-Biography:William Barlum Thompson was born on March 10, 1860 in Detroit, the son of Thomas and Bridget Barlum Thompson...	1911 – 1912	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	William Barlum Thompson served as an alderman for two terms, from 1891 to 1894, and was elected for a third term in 1896. He resigned his seat as an alderman in 1897 after being elected city treasurer, and served as mayor for two terms, in 1907-1908 and 1911-1912.
50		Oscar Marx Oscar Marx Oscar B. Marx was an American political figure, who was mayor of Detroit from 1913 to 1918.-Biography:...	1913 – 1918	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Oscar Marx was born on July 14, 1866, in Wayne County, Michigan Wayne County, Michigan -History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern... , the son of German immigrants. As Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan Hamtramck, Michigan Hamtramck is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 22,423. Hamtramck is surrounded by the city of Detroit except for a small portion of the western border that touches the similarly surrounded city of Highland Park...  grew, the encroaching cities swallowed the Marx farm; when Oscar Marx's father sold the farm, he gave Oscar several thousand dollars, which he used to buy into a bankrupt optical firm, the Michigan Optical Company. Marx steered the company to become one of the largest in the region. In 1895 he was elected as an alderman, a position he held for eight years. In 1910, he was appointed City Assessor, and two years later saw his first of three terms as Detroit's mayor. Marx was friends with Robert Oakman and John Dodge John Francis Dodge John Francis Dodge was an American automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company.-Biography:... , and the three men controlled the Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...  in Southeast Michigan for much of the 1910s. Marx appointed James J. Couzens James J. Couzens James J. Couzens was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, the Mayor of Detroit, an industrialist, and philanthropist.-Early life and career:... , the man who would become the next mayor, to take over the Detroit police force,
51		James J. Couzens James J. Couzens James J. Couzens was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, the Mayor of Detroit, an industrialist, and philanthropist.-Early life and career:...	1919 – 1922	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Couzens began his career working for the New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... , then became a clerk for coal dealer Alexander Y. Malcomson Alexander Y. Malcomson Alexander Y. Malcomson was a coal dealer from Detroit, Michigan who bankrolled Henry Ford's first successful foray into automobile manufacturing: the Ford Motor Company.- Early life :... . In 1903, Malcomson helped bankroll Henry Ford Henry Ford Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry...  in his new venture, the Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... . Couzens borrowed heavily and invested $2500 in the new firm, and took over the business side of the operation. Ford Motor Company became immensely profitable, paying Couzens large dividends; when he finally sold his stock to Ford in 1919, Couzens received $30,000,000. In the 1910s, Couzens was appointed street railway commissioner and police commissioner for Detroit. In 1919, he took the step to elected office, being twice elected mayor of Detroit. Couzens resigned on December 5, 1922, after being appointed as the United States Senator for Michigan, replacing the disgraced Truman H. Newberry. Couzens was re-elected twice more, and served in the Senate until his death in 1936. His son Frank served as Detroit mayor in the 1930s.
52		John C. Lodge	December 5, 1922 – April 9, 1923	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	John C. Lodge served for over 30 years on the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis... , many of them as it's president. In that, capacity, Lodge served as acting mayor twice: once after James J. Couzens James J. Couzens James J. Couzens was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, the Mayor of Detroit, an industrialist, and philanthropist.-Early life and career:... 's resignation in 1922 and once after Joseph A. Martin Joseph A. Martin Joseph A. Martin was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1924.-Biography:Joseph A. Martin was born in 1888. He was Commissioner of Public Works for Detroit from 1920 to 1923. He served as acting mayor in 1924 after Frank Ellsworth Doremus resigned for health reasons... 's resignation in 1924. Lodge was later elected in his own right as mayor for one term in 1928-1930, after which he was re-elected to a seat on the City Council. After Lodge's death in 1950, the John C. Lodge Freeway M-10 (Michigan highway) M-10, is a state trunkline route in the US state of Michigan. The southernmost portion follows Jefferson Avenue in downtown Detroit, and the southern terminus is at the intersection of Jefferson and Randolph Street leading to the entrance to the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel...  (M-10) in Detroit was named after him.
53		Frank Ellsworth Doremus Frank Ellsworth Doremus Frank Ellsworth Doremus was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Doremus was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1865, the son of Sylvester and Sarah Peake Doremus. The Doremus family moved to Ovid, Michigan in 1866, and then to Portland, Michigan in 1872...	April 9, 1923 – June 10, 1924	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Doremus was a newspaperman and lawyer. He served in the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...  from 1911 to 1921, including a stint as chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Democrats to that body. They play a critical role in recruiting candidates, raising funds, and organizing races in districts that are expected to yield... . Doremus was elected mayor in 1923, but resigned on June 10, 1924, due to ill-health.
54		Joseph A. Martin Joseph A. Martin Joseph A. Martin was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1924.-Biography:Joseph A. Martin was born in 1888. He was Commissioner of Public Works for Detroit from 1920 to 1923. He served as acting mayor in 1924 after Frank Ellsworth Doremus resigned for health reasons...	June 10, 1924 – August 2, 1924	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Joseph A. Martin was Commissioner of Public Works for Detroit from 1920 to 1923. He served as acting mayor in 1924 after Frank Ellsworth Doremus Frank Ellsworth Doremus Frank Ellsworth Doremus was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Doremus was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1865, the son of Sylvester and Sarah Peake Doremus. The Doremus family moved to Ovid, Michigan in 1866, and then to Portland, Michigan in 1872...  resigned for health reasons. Martin resigned to concentrate on running for mayor, but lost a three-way race to John W. Smith John W. Smith John W. Smith can refer to:*John Walter Smith, politician from Maryland.*John W. Smith, politician from Detroit....  (with Charles Bowles Charles Bowles Charles E. Bowles was a politician from Michigan, and served as Mayor of Detroit in 1930.-Biography:Charles Bowles was born on March 24, 1884 in Yale, Michigan, the son of Alfred and Mary Lutz Bowles...  as the write-in candidate). Joseph A. Martin died in 1928.
55		John C. Lodge	August 2, 1924 – November 21, 1924	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	John C. Lodge served for over 30 years on the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis... , many of them as it's president. In that, capacity, Lodge served as acting mayor twice: once after James J. Couzens James J. Couzens James J. Couzens was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, the Mayor of Detroit, an industrialist, and philanthropist.-Early life and career:... 's resignation in 1922 and once after Joseph A. Martin Joseph A. Martin Joseph A. Martin was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1924.-Biography:Joseph A. Martin was born in 1888. He was Commissioner of Public Works for Detroit from 1920 to 1923. He served as acting mayor in 1924 after Frank Ellsworth Doremus resigned for health reasons... 's resignation in 1924. Lodge was later elected in his own right as mayor for one term in 1928-1930, after which he was re-elected to a seat on the City Council. After Lodge's death in 1950, the John C. Lodge Freeway M-10 (Michigan highway) M-10, is a state trunkline route in the US state of Michigan. The southernmost portion follows Jefferson Avenue in downtown Detroit, and the southern terminus is at the intersection of Jefferson and Randolph Street leading to the entrance to the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel...  (M-10) in Detroit was named after him.
56		John W. Smith John W. Smith (Detroit mayor) John W. Smith was a long-time member of the Detroit City Council and was twice mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Early life:...	November 21, 1924 – January 9, 1928	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	In 1911, Smith was appointed Deputy State Labor Commissioner by Governor Chase S. Osborn. He was elected to the Michigan State Senate in 1920, and was appointed postmaster of Detroit by Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...  in 1922. In 1924, Smith won election as Detroit mayor after Frank Ellsworth Doremus Frank Ellsworth Doremus Frank Ellsworth Doremus was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Doremus was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1865, the son of Sylvester and Sarah Peake Doremus. The Doremus family moved to Ovid, Michigan in 1866, and then to Portland, Michigan in 1872... 's resignation, continuing in the office until 1928. Smith later served on the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis...  for most of the time from 1932 until his death in 1942. He served one more time as mayor in 1933, acting to fill out the end of Frank Murphy Frank Murphy William Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S... 's term, after the latter had resigned and his successor, Frank Couzens Frank Couzens Frank Couzens was the son of United States Senator James J. Couzens, and mayor of Detroit, Michigan during the 1930s.-Early life:... , also resigned to concentrate on running for election as mayor.
57		John C. Lodge	January 10, 1928 – January 14, 1930	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	John C. Lodge served for over 30 years on the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis... , many of them as it's president. In that, capacity, Lodge served as acting mayor twice: once after James J. Couzens James J. Couzens James J. Couzens was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, the Mayor of Detroit, an industrialist, and philanthropist.-Early life and career:... 's resignation in 1922 and once after Joseph A. Martin Joseph A. Martin Joseph A. Martin was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1924.-Biography:Joseph A. Martin was born in 1888. He was Commissioner of Public Works for Detroit from 1920 to 1923. He served as acting mayor in 1924 after Frank Ellsworth Doremus resigned for health reasons... 's resignation in 1924. Lodge was later elected in his own right as mayor for one term in 1928-1930, after which he was re-elected to a seat on the City Council. After Lodge's death in 1950, the John C. Lodge Freeway M-10 (Michigan highway) M-10, is a state trunkline route in the US state of Michigan. The southernmost portion follows Jefferson Avenue in downtown Detroit, and the southern terminus is at the intersection of Jefferson and Randolph Street leading to the entrance to the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel...  (M-10) in Detroit was named after him.
58		Charles Bowles Charles Bowles Charles E. Bowles was a politician from Michigan, and served as Mayor of Detroit in 1930.-Biography:Charles Bowles was born on March 24, 1884 in Yale, Michigan, the son of Alfred and Mary Lutz Bowles...	January 14, 1930 – September 22, 1930	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	In 1925, Charles Boles rose from obscurity to run for the mayoral seat vacated by Frank Ellsworth Doremus Frank Ellsworth Doremus Frank Ellsworth Doremus was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Doremus was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1865, the son of Sylvester and Sarah Peake Doremus. The Doremus family moved to Ovid, Michigan in 1866, and then to Portland, Michigan in 1872... , with heavy support from the Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically... . He ran third in the primary election behind John W. Smith John W. Smith (Detroit mayor) John W. Smith was a long-time member of the Detroit City Council and was twice mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Early life:...  and Joseph A. Martin Joseph A. Martin Joseph A. Martin was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1924.-Biography:Joseph A. Martin was born in 1888. He was Commissioner of Public Works for Detroit from 1920 to 1923. He served as acting mayor in 1924 after Frank Ellsworth Doremus resigned for health reasons... , but continued his campaign as a write-in candidate, and narrowly lost only after 15,000 write-in ballots were disqualified. Bowles ran again in 1929, this time defeating both Smith and John C. Lodge to win the election. Bowles had campaigned as an anti-crime reformer, but when he fired Police Commissioner Harold Emmons after the latter had ordered a series of raids, he was accused of "tolerating lawlessness" and a recall election was instituted barely six months after he had entered office. The recall was successful, and Bowles lost the special election called to replace him to Frank Murphy Frank Murphy William Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S...  on September 22, 1930.
59		Frank Murphy Frank Murphy William Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S...	September 23, 1930 – May 10, 1933	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Frank Murphy was a recorder's court judge in the 1920s; his one-man grand jury investgation into city corruption raised his profile in the public's eye. He ran against Charles Bowles Charles Bowles Charles E. Bowles was a politician from Michigan, and served as Mayor of Detroit in 1930.-Biography:Charles Bowles was born on March 24, 1884 in Yale, Michigan, the son of Alfred and Mary Lutz Bowles...  after the latter was recalled in 1930 and was elected, and was re-elected for a full term the following year. Frank Murphy resigned the mayorship in 1933 when Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...  named him Governor-General of the Philippines Governor-General of the Philippines The Governor-General of the Philippines was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed mainly by Spain and the United States, and briefly by Great Britain, from 1565 to 1935.... . He later went on to become Governor of Michigan Governor of Michigan The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Michigan. The current Governor is Rick Snyder, a member of the Republican Party.-Gubernatorial elections and term of office:... , Attorney General of the United States, and finished his career as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States... .
60		Frank Couzens Frank Couzens Frank Couzens was the son of United States Senator James J. Couzens, and mayor of Detroit, Michigan during the 1930s.-Early life:...	May 10, 1933 – September 8, 1933	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Frank Couzens was the son of James J. Couzens James J. Couzens James J. Couzens was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, the Mayor of Detroit, an industrialist, and philanthropist.-Early life and career:... . After a stint on the Detroit Street Railways Commission, Couzens ran for a seat on the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis... , and garnered enough votes to become council president. When Frank Murphy Frank Murphy William Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S...  resigned in 1933 to become governor of the Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... , Couzens became acting mayor. He resigned the mayor's office on September 8, 1933, to concentrate on receiving the Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...  nomination for the office. He was then elected mayor twice, filling out four years in office.
61		John W. Smith John W. Smith (Detroit mayor) John W. Smith was a long-time member of the Detroit City Council and was twice mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Early life:...	September 8, 1933 – January 2, 1934	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	In 1911, Smith was appointed Deputy State Labor Commissioner by Governor Chase S. Osborn. He was elected to the Michigan State Senate in 1920, and was appointed postmaster of Detroit by Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...  in 1922. In 1924, Smith won election as Detroit mayor after Frank Ellsworth Doremus Frank Ellsworth Doremus Frank Ellsworth Doremus was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Doremus was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1865, the son of Sylvester and Sarah Peake Doremus. The Doremus family moved to Ovid, Michigan in 1866, and then to Portland, Michigan in 1872... 's resignation, continuing in the office until 1928. Smith later served on the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis...  for most of the time from 1932 until his death in 1942. He served one more time as mayor in 1933, acting to fill out the end of Frank Murphy Frank Murphy William Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S... 's term, after the latter had resigned and his successor, Frank Couzens Frank Couzens Frank Couzens was the son of United States Senator James J. Couzens, and mayor of Detroit, Michigan during the 1930s.-Early life:... , also resigned to concentrate on running for election as mayor.
62		Frank Couzens Frank Couzens Frank Couzens was the son of United States Senator James J. Couzens, and mayor of Detroit, Michigan during the 1930s.-Early life:...	January 2, 1934 – January 3, 1938	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Frank Couzens was the son of James J. Couzens James J. Couzens James J. Couzens was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, the Mayor of Detroit, an industrialist, and philanthropist.-Early life and career:... . After a stint on the Detroit Street Railways Commission, Couzens ran for a seat on the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis... , and garnered enough votes to become council president. When Frank Murphy Frank Murphy William Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S...  resigned in 1933 to become governor of the Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... , Couzens became acting mayor. He resigned the mayor's office on September 8, 1933, to concentrate on receiving the Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...  nomination for the office. He was then elected mayor twice, filling out four years in office.
63		Richard Reading Richard Reading Richard W. Reading was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:Richard Reading was born in Detroit on February 7, 1882, the son of Richard W. and Louise M. Reading. He was educated in the Detroit Public Schools and attended the University of Detroit.Reading married Blanche White in 1901...	January 4, 1938 – January 1, 1940	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Reading was appointed City Assessor in 1921, moved to City Controller in 1924, and was elected City Clerk in 1926. He stayed in the office of clerk until 1939, when he ran for mayor, ultimately defeating Patrick H. O'Brien by nearly two-to-one. However, once in the office, Reading engaged in graft, selling protection to numbers racketeers and promotions to police officers. This corruption was exposed as the campaign for the next mayoral election was gearing up, and Reading was crushed by Edward Jeffries Edward Jeffries Edward J. Jeffries Jr. was an American politician, councilman, and mayor of Detroit.-Early life:Edward Jeffries was born in Detroit, Michigan On April 3, 1900, the son Judge Edward J. Jeffries and Minnie Stott Jeffries. The elder Jeffries was an alderman, a police justice, and a long-serving... . Shortly after leaving office, Reading was indicted on charges of accepting bribes and conspiring to protect Detroit's gambling rackets, and was sentenced to four to five years in prison.
64		Edward Jeffries Edward Jeffries Edward J. Jeffries Jr. was an American politician, councilman, and mayor of Detroit.-Early life:Edward Jeffries was born in Detroit, Michigan On April 3, 1900, the son Judge Edward J. Jeffries and Minnie Stott Jeffries. The elder Jeffries was an alderman, a police justice, and a long-serving...	January 2, 1940 – January 5, 1948	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Edward Jeffries was the son of Recorder's Court Judge and civic servant Edward Jeffries Sr. The younger Jeffries ran for Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis...  in 1932, and served on that body for four terms, from 1932 to 1940, serving the last two as City Council president. In 1940, Jeffries moved to the mayors office, wining four consecutive terms before losing to Eugene Van Antwerp Eugene Van Antwerp Eugene Van Antwerp was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:Eugene Ignatius Van Antwerp was born on July 26, 1889, the son of Eugene C. and Cecelia Renaud Van Antwerp. He was educated in parochial schools and then at the University of Detroit and worked as an instructor in English at Gonzaga...  in 1947. Jeffries was elected once more to serve on the City Council, beginning in 1950, but died in office shortly thereafter.
65		Eugene Van Antwerp Eugene Van Antwerp Eugene Van Antwerp was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:Eugene Ignatius Van Antwerp was born on July 26, 1889, the son of Eugene C. and Cecelia Renaud Van Antwerp. He was educated in parochial schools and then at the University of Detroit and worked as an instructor in English at Gonzaga...	January 6, 1948 – January 2, 1950	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Eugene Van Antwerp was a civil engineer and a captain in the United States Army Corps of Engineers United States Army Corps of Engineers The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...  during World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... . He served in the Detroit City Council from 1932 to 1948, when he moved to the mayor's office. During that time, he also served a stint as the commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans of Foreign Wars The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a congressionally chartered war veterans organization in the United States. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VFW currently has 1.5 million members belonging to 7,644 posts, and is the largest American organization of combat...  in 1938-39. Van Antwerp served a single term as mayor, moving back to the council in a special election in 1950 and remaining on the council until his death in 1962.
66		Albert Cobo Albert Cobo Albert Eugene Cobo was an American politician who served as Mayor of Detroit from 1950-1957. He was the next to last Republican to hold that office.-Biography:Albert Cobo was born in Detroit on October 2, 1893...	January 3, 1950 – September 12, 1957	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Albert Cobo worked for Burroughs Corporation when, in 1933, the company "loaned" him to the city of Detroit to help with their financial crisis. Cobo never returned to Burroughs, instead running for the position of city treasurer in 1935, and serving seven consecutive terms. In 1949, he ran for mayor, winning that election and the next two (the last for a four-year term). Cobo ran for governor in 1956, but was handily beaten by G. Mennen Williams G. Mennen Williams Gerhard Mennen "Soapy" Williams, , was a politician from the US state of Michigan. An heir to a personal grooming products fortune, he was known as "Soapy," and wore a trademark green bow tie with white polka dots.... , his first loss after ten successful city-wide campaigns. He declined to run for a fourth term as mayor, but died in office near the end of his term.
67		Louis Miriani Louis Miriani Louis C. Miriani was a former mayor and member of the City Council of Detroit, Michigan. He was the last Republican mayor of Detroit to date.-Biography:...	September 12, 1957 – January 2, 1962	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Louis Miriani was elected to the Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis...  in 1947, and was council president from 1949 to 1957. After Albert Cobo died in office, Miriani served as acting mayor for the remainder of Cobo's term and was elected himself beginning in 1958. He served until 1961, when he was defeated for reelection by Jerome Cavanagh Jerome Cavanagh Jerome Patrick Cavanagh was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1962 to 1970. Initially seen as another John F. Kennedy, his reputation was doomed by the 1967 riots. He was the first mayor to inhabit the Manoogian Mansion, donated to the city by the industrial baron Alex Manoogian.-Early...  in an upset fueled largely by African-American support for Cavanagh. Miriani was again elected to the City Council in 1965. In 1969, he was convicted of federal tax evasion Tax evasion Tax evasion is the general term for efforts by individuals, corporations, trusts and other entities to evade taxes by illegal means. Tax evasion usually entails taxpayers deliberately misrepresenting or concealing the true state of their affairs to the tax authorities to reduce their tax liability,...  and served approximately 10 months in prison. He retired from politics after his conviction.
68		Jerome Cavanagh Jerome Cavanagh Jerome Patrick Cavanagh was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1962 to 1970. Initially seen as another John F. Kennedy, his reputation was doomed by the 1967 riots. He was the first mayor to inhabit the Manoogian Mansion, donated to the city by the industrial baron Alex Manoogian.-Early...	January 2, 1962 – January 5, 1970	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	The 1961 mayoral race was the first campaign undertaken by the young Jerome Cavanagh. He was perceived as an easy opponent for incumbent Louis Miriani, but with the backing of the city's African-American community, Cavanaugh pulled off a stunning upset. Cavanaugh was initially a popular mayor, appointing a reformer to be chief of police Police The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...  and marching arm-in-arm with Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the...  down Woodward Avenue. Cavanaugh was re-elected overwhelmingly in 1965, and in 1966 was elected president of both the United States Conference of Mayors United States Conference of Mayors United States Conference of Mayors, sometimes referred to as the United States Council of Mayors, is the official non-partisan organization for cities with populations of 30,000 or more. The cities are each represented by their mayor or other chief elected official...  and the National League of Cities National League of Cities The National League of Cities is an American advocacy organization representing 19,000 cities, towns, and villages, and encompassing 49 state municipal leagues.... . However, his reputation was dimmed by the 1967 riots 12th Street riot The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot, was a civil disturbance in Detroit, Michigan, that began in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967. The precipitating event was a police raid of an unlicensed, after-hours bar then known as a blind pig, on the corner of 12th and... , and he declined to run for a third term. He later ran for Governor of Michigan Governor of Michigan The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Michigan. The current Governor is Rick Snyder, a member of the Republican Party.-Gubernatorial elections and term of office:... , but lost in the primary, and died in 1979.
69		Roman Gribbs Roman Gribbs Roman Stanley Gribbs was the Mayor of Detroit from 1970 to 1974. Later, Gribbs served as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals.-Biography:...	January 6, 1970 – January 1, 1974	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Gribbs served as an assistant prosecutor from 1956 to 1964 and as sheriff Sheriff A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....  of Wayne County Wayne County, Michigan -History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...  in 1968 and 1969 before deciding to run for mayor. Gribbs served a single term as mayor, declining to seek re-election. After leaving office, he served as a circuit court judge from 1975 to 1982 and on the Michigan Court of Appeals Michigan Court of Appeals The Michigan Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court of the state of Michigan. It was created by the Michigan Constitution of 1963, and commenced operations in 1965...  from 1982 until his retirement in 2000.
70		Coleman Young Coleman Young Coleman Alexander Young served as mayor of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan from 1974 to 1993. Young became the first African-American mayor of Detroit in the same week that Maynard Jackson became the first African-American mayor of Atlanta.-Pre-Mayoral career:Young was born in Tuscaloosa,...	January 1, 1974 – January 3, 1994	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Coleman Young was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010... , but moved to Detroit when he was five. During World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... , Young served as one of the Tuskeegee Airmen, and returned to Detroit at the end of the war. He ran for state representative in 1959 but lost; in 1963 he ran for state senate and won. He served in the senate until 1974 when he moved into the mayor's office, becoming the city's first African-American mayor. Young remained as mayor for a record five terms, becoming the a longest-serving mayor in city history. During his tenure, Young was the vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee Democratic National Committee The Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...  from 1977 to 1981 and chair of the Democratic National Convention Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...  Platform Committee in 1980. He also led the United States Conference of Mayors United States Conference of Mayors United States Conference of Mayors, sometimes referred to as the United States Council of Mayors, is the official non-partisan organization for cities with populations of 30,000 or more. The cities are each represented by their mayor or other chief elected official...  and the National Conference of Democratic Mayors National Conference of Democratic Mayors The National Conference of Democratic Mayors is the representative body of city mayors in the United States affiliated to the Democratic Party, in the same way that the Democratic Governors Association represents state governors within the party....  at various times. With his health deteriorating, Young declined to seek a sixth term.
71		Dennis Archer Dennis Archer Dennis Wayne Archer is an American lawyer and politician from Michigan. A Democrat, Archer served on the Michigan Supreme Court and as mayor of Detroit...	January 3, 1994 – December 31, 2001	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Dennis Archer practiced law privately and as a law professor before being named to the Michigan Supreme Court Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is known as Michigan's "court of last resort" and consists of seven justices who are elected to eight-year terms. Candidates are nominated by political parties and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot...  in 1985 by Michigan governor James Blanchard James Blanchard James Johnston "Jim" Blanchard is a politician from the US state of Michigan. A Democrat, Blanchard has served in the United States House of Representatives, as the 45th Governor of Michigan, and as United States Ambassador to Canada.... . The following year, Archer was elected to a full eight-year term. He served two terms as mayor of Detroit, during which he was president of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors National Conference of Democratic Mayors The National Conference of Democratic Mayors is the representative body of city mayors in the United States affiliated to the Democratic Party, in the same way that the Democratic Governors Association represents state governors within the party....  and president of the National League of Cities National League of Cities The National League of Cities is an American advocacy organization representing 19,000 cities, towns, and villages, and encompassing 49 state municipal leagues.... . Archer declined to seek a third term. After stepping down from the mayor's office, he was elected chair of Dickinson Wright Dickinson Wright Dickinson Wright PLLC , is a law firm based in Detroit, Michigan. It is one of the city's oldest firms, having been founded in 1878....  and served a year as president of the American Bar Association American Bar Association The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation... .
72		Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame Malik Kilpatrick is a former mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being charged with ten felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice...	January 1, 2002 – September 18, 2008	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Kwame Kilpatrick is the son of former county commissioner Bernard Kilpatrick and former Michigan legislator and United States congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Carolyn Jean Cheeks Kilpatrick is an American politician who was U.S. Representative for from 1997 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In August 2010 she lost the Democratic primary election... . The younger Kilpatrick began his political career by running for the Michigan House seat his mother vacated in 1996, and was minority leader in the state house by 2001. Kilpatrick was twice elected mayor, but resigned office in 2008 after pleading guilty to two counts of felony obstruction of justice.
73		Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. Kenneth Vern "Ken" Cockrel, Jr. is a Michigan politician who became mayor of Detroit on September 19, 2008. He was president of the Detroit City Council from 2005 until September 17, 2008, when he was sworn in as the interim mayor, with his term in office beginning September 19...	September 18, 2008 – May 11, 2009	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... .	Ken Cockrel is the son of the late Kenneth Cockrel Sr., a civil rights activist and Detroit City Council Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis...  member. The younger Cockrel also ran for city council, and was first elected in 1997. Cockrel was elected council president in 2005, and assumed the mayorship after Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame Malik Kilpatrick is a former mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being charged with ten felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice... 's resignation in 2008. However, Cockrel lost the ensuing special election to Dave Bing Dave Bing David "Dave" Bing is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association , primarily for the Detroit Pistons... , and returned to his seat on the city council. Cockrel was re-elected to the city council later in the year.
74		Dave Bing Dave Bing David "Dave" Bing is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association , primarily for the Detroit Pistons...	May 11, 2009 – present	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Dave Bing played 10 seasons of basketball with the Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...  and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide... . After retiring from basketball, Bing started an auto parts manufacturing business, the Bing Group. He moved to Detroit specifically to run for mayor, and won the special election in May 2009 to fill the remainder of Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame Malik Kilpatrick is a former mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being charged with ten felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice... 's term, and was elected to a full term later in the year.

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• The Early Government of Detroit