List of mayors of Milwaukee
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
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| From | To | Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city.... | Party Political party A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions... |
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| 1846 | Solomon Juneau | Democrat | |
| 1847 | Horatio N. Wells | Democrat | |
| 1848 | Byron Kilbourn Byron Kilbourn Byron Kilbourn was an American surveyor, railroad executive, and politician who was an important figure in the founding of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.... (1st term) | Democrat | |
| 1849 | 1850 | Don A. J. Upham Don A. J. Upham Don Alonzo Joshua Upham was an American lawyer and Wisconsin politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.Upham was born in Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont in 1809.... | Democrat |
| 1851 | George H. Walker George H. Walker George H. Walker was an American trader and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Walker was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He moved with his family to Illinois in 1825.... (1st term) | ||
| 1852 | Hans Crocker Hans Crocker Hans Crocker was an American lawyer and Wisconsin politician.He began his career as a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, but later became a member of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.... | ||
| 1853 | George H. Walker George H. Walker George H. Walker was an American trader and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Walker was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He moved with his family to Illinois in 1825.... (2nd term) | ||
| 1854 | Byron Kilbourn Byron Kilbourn Byron Kilbourn was an American surveyor, railroad executive, and politician who was an important figure in the founding of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.... (2nd term) | Democrat | |
| 1855 | 1857 | James B. Cross James B. Cross James B. Cross was an American lawyer and Wisconsin politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.-Biography:... | Democrat |
| 1858 | 1859 | William A. Prentiss | Republican |
| 1859 | Herman L. Page Herman L. Page Herman L. Page was a merchant and Wisconsin politician. He was born in Oneida County, New York, later moving to Nunda in Livingston County, New York, in 1844.... | Democrat | |
| 1860 | William Pitt Lynde William Pitt Lynde William Pitt Lynde was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Lynde was born in Sherburne, New York. He graduated from Yale College, in 1838, and Harvard Law School, in 1841, and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shortly thereafter... | Democrat | |
| 1861 | James S. Brown James S. Brown James Sproat Brown was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Brown was born in 1824 in Hampden, Maine. He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1840 and, after being admitted to the bar in 1843, began practicing law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1844... | Democrat | |
| 1862 | Horace Chase Horace Chase Horace B. Chase was an American politician who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Chase was born in Vermont, on Christmas Day of 1810 and lived near Derby, Vermont. One of Milwaukee's pioneers, he first arrived in Milwaukee in December 1834, left for Chicago, and returned to settle in... | Democrat | |
| 1863 | Edward O'Neill Edward O'Neill (Wisconsin politician) Edward O'Neill was Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for multiple terms. First, from 1863 to 1864, and second, from 1867 to 1869. He was a Democrat.... (1st term) | Democrat | |
| 1864 | Abner Kirby Abner Kirby Abner Kirby was an American businessman who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Kirby bought a half interest in the City Hotel, which originally opened in 1845, at the corner of Mason and Water Streets in Milwaukee. The hotel was renamed the Walker House and later Kirby House, when Kirby... | Democrat | |
| 1865 | 1866 | John J. Tallmadge John J. Tallmadge -Biography:Tallmadge was born on January 10, 1818 in Claverack, New York. He moved to Milwaukee in 1855. Tallmadge passed away on October 16, 1873 in Summit, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.-Career:... | Democrat |
| 1867 | 1870 | Edward O'Neill Edward O'Neill (Wisconsin politician) Edward O'Neill was Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for multiple terms. First, from 1863 to 1864, and second, from 1867 to 1869. He was a Democrat.... (2nd term) | Democrat |
| 1870 | 1871 | Joseph Phillips Joseph Phillips (Wisconsin politician) Joseph Phillips was Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1870 to 1871. He was a Democrat.... | Democrat |
| 1871 | 1872 | Harrison Ludington Harrison Ludington Harrison Ludington was an American Republican politician who served as the 13th Governor of Wisconsin and a mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.- Ancestry :... (1st term) | 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... |
| 1872 | 1873 | David G. Hooker David G. Hooker -Biography:Hooker was born on August 4, 1830 in Poultney, Vermont. He graduated from Middlebury College and moved to Milwaukee in 1856. In 1869, he married Sarah P. Harris. They had three children before she died. In 1872, he married Julia Ashley. They also had three children. He would later become... | Democrat |
| 1873 | 1876 | Harrison Ludington Harrison Ludington Harrison Ludington was an American Republican politician who served as the 13th Governor of Wisconsin and a mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.- Ancestry :... (2nd term) | 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... |
| 1876 | 1878 | Ammi R. Butler Ammi R. Butler Ammi R. Butler was Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1876 to 1878. He was a Democrat.... | Democrat |
| 1878 | 1880 | John Black John Black (Wisconsin politician) John Black was a Democratic politician who served one term as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Black was born near Bitche, Lorraine, France. He attended college in Metz before moving with his family to the United States in 1844, settling near Lockport, New York. He moved with his wife to Milwaukee in... | Democrat |
| 1880 | 1882 | Thomas H. Brown Thomas H. Brown Thomas H. Brown was twice Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Career:Brown served as an alderman and President of the Common Council of Milwaukee before serving as Mayor from 1880 to 1882 and 1888 to 1890. He was a Republican.... (1st term) | 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... |
| 1882 | 1884 | John M. Stowell John M. Stowell -Biography:Stowell was born John Maxell Stowell in Alexander, New York in 1824. He attended Alexander Classical School and Marietta College before moving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1856. Stowell passed away in 1907.-Career:... | Democrat |
| 1884 | 1888 | Emil Wallber Emil Wallber Emil Wallber was mayor of Milwaukee from 1884 to 1888, during the Great Labor Strike of 1886. He adopted the eight hour work day, but the law had no penalty for employers who did not comply.... | 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... |
| 1888 | 1890 | Thomas H. Brown Thomas H. Brown Thomas H. Brown was twice Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Career:Brown served as an alderman and President of the Common Council of Milwaukee before serving as Mayor from 1880 to 1882 and 1888 to 1890. He was a Republican.... (2nd term) | 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... |
| 1890 | November 11, 1890 | George W. Peck George Wilbur Peck George Wilbur Peck was an American writer and politician who served as the 17th Governor of Wisconsin.Peck was born in 1840 in Henderson, New York, the oldest of three children of David B. and Alzina P. Peck. In 1843, the family moved to Cold Spring, Wisconsin... (resigned to become Governor of Wisconsin Governor of Wisconsin The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state... ) | Democrat 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... |
| December 6, 1890 | June 5, 1893 | Peter J. Somers Peter J. Somers Peter J. Somers was an Irish-American mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and member of the United States House of Representatives.... (resigned to go to Congress) | Democrat |
| June 5, 1893 | July 1, 1893 | Henry Hase Henry Hase Henry Hase was an American politician.Hase served as acting mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from June 5, 1893 until July 1, 1893, when Peter Somers resigned in order to served in the United States House of Representatives. Born in Port Washington, Wisconsin, Hase worked for Pabst Brewing Company... (acting Mayor) | |
| 1893 | 1896 | John C. Koch John C. Koch John C. Koch was a Republican politician who served two terms as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Koch was born in 1841 near Hamburg, Germany. He moved with his family to Milwaukee in 1854. He became a tinner in his father's shop, eventually becoming an executive of the John Pritzlaff Hardware company... | 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... |
| 1896 | 1898 | William C. Rauschenberger William C. Rauschenberger William C. Rauschenberger was a Republican politician who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Rauschenberger was born in Soldin, Prussia, to John and Amalie Rauschenberger in 1855; they moved to Wisconsin in 1860... | 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... |
| 1898 | 1906 | David S. Rose | Democrat 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... |
| 1906 | 1908 | Sherburn M. Becker Sherburn M. Becker Sherburn M. Becker was mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1906 to 1908. Becker was elected in 1906, defeating the incumbent, David Rose, who had served four terms as Milwaukee's mayor. Becker was known as the "boy mayor", having been elected at age 29... | 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... |
| 1908 | 1910 | David S. Rose | Democrat 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... |
| 1910 | 1912 | Emil Seidel Emil Seidel Emil Seidel was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912. He was the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States, and ran as the Vice Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America in the 1912 presidential election.... | Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... |
| 1912 | 1916 | Gerhard A. Bading Gerhard A. Bading Gerhard Adolph Bading, M.D. was an American physician, and politician who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1912 to 1916. he was the U.S. Envoy to Ecuador from 1922 to 1929.-Biography:... | Democrat 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... /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... Fusion |
| 1916 | 1940 | Daniel Webster Hoan | Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... |
| 1940 | 1942 | Carl Zeidler Carl Zeidler Carl Frederick Zeidler was the mayor of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1940 to 1942.Born in Milwaukee, he graduated from Marquette University in 1929 and receiving a J.D... (died in service in World War II) | Democrat 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... |
| 1942 | 1948 | John Bohn John Bohn John L. Bohn was an American politician who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1942 to 1948.John Bohn was president of Milwaukee's Common Council when Mayor Carl Zeidler resigned in 1942 to serve in the U.S. Navy and was lost at sea later in 1942 while serving in World War II; Bohn... | Non-Party |
| 1948 | 1960 | Frank P. Zeidler Frank P. Zeidler Frank Paul Zeidler was an American Socialist politician and Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving three terms from April 20, 1948 to April 18, 1960. He was the most recent Socialist mayor of any major American city, although U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders was the mayor of Burlington, the largest... | Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... |
| 1960 | April 15, 1988 | Henry W. Maier Henry W. Maier Henry Walter Maier was an American politician and mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1960 to 1988.Maier was born in 1918 in Dayton, Ohio... | Democrat 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... |
| April 15, 1988 | January 1, 2004 | John Norquist John Norquist John Olof Norquist is an American politician and 37th mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served as mayor from 1988 until he left office in 2004 to lead the Congress for the New Urbanism.-Personal background:... (resigned) | Democrat 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... |
| January 1, 2004 | April 15, 2004 | Marvin Pratt Marvin Pratt Marvin E. Pratt is an American politician who served as acting mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2004.-Early life:... (interim mayor) | Democrat 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... |
| April 15, 2004 | present | Tom Barrett Tom Barrett (politician) Thomas Mark "Tom" Barrett is the Democratic Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving since 2004. He ran for Governor of Wisconsin in November 2010, losing by a margin of 52 percent to 47 percent to Republican Scott Walker. Previously, Barrett served in the United States House of Representatives... | Democrat 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... |