List of mayors of Omaha
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This is a list of mayors of Omaha
, Nebraska
, USA.
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, USA.
List of mayors
| Name | Term began | Term ended |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Lowe Jesse Lowe Jesse Lowe was the first mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving for one year from March 5, 1857 to March 2, 1858. An important real estate agent in the early city, Lowe is credited with naming the city after the Omaha Tribe.... |
1857 | 1858 |
| Andrew Jackson Poppleton Andrew Jackson Poppleton Andrew Jackson Poppleton was the second mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving for six months from March 2, 1858-September 14, 1858 before he resigned from office. Poppleton was afterwards an influential real estate businessman and lawyer in Omaha.Poppleton worked for many years as the general attorney... |
1858 | 1858 (resigned) |
| George Robert Armstrong George Robert Armstrong George Robert Armstrong was a pioneer mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. He served as the interim Mayor of Omaha from 1858 to 1859 after Andrew Jackson Poppleton resigned, and was elected in 1861, only to resign in 1862.-References:... (interim mayor) |
1858 | 1859 |
| David Douglas Belden | 1859 | 1860 |
| Clinton Briggs | 1860 | 1861 |
| George Robert Armstrong George Robert Armstrong George Robert Armstrong was a pioneer mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. He served as the interim Mayor of Omaha from 1858 to 1859 after Andrew Jackson Poppleton resigned, and was elected in 1861, only to resign in 1862.-References:... |
1861 | 1862 (resigned) |
| Benjamin Eli Barnet Kennedy (interim mayor) | 1862 | 1864 |
| Addison R. Gilmore | 1864 | 1865 |
| Lorin Miller Lorin Miller Lorin Miller was a pioneer mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. He served as the Mayor from 1865 to 1867. Miller arrived in Omaha on October 19, 1854 and began surveying immediately. He was responsible for surveying Jeffrey's addition, as well as the notorious Scriptown. Prominent Omaha leader George L.... |
1865 | 1867 |
| Charles H. Brown | 1867 | 1868 |
| George M. Roberts | 1868 | 1869 |
| Ezra Millard Ezra Millard Ezra Millard was a U.S. politician who was mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, from 1869 to 1871. He was also brother to Joseph Hopkins Millard, another mayor of Omaha and name sake of Millard, Nebraska.... |
1869 | 1871 |
| Smith Samuel Caldwell | 1871 | 1872 |
| Joseph Hopkins Millard | 1872 | 1873 |
| William M. Brewer William M. Brewer William M. Brewer served as mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 1873 to 1874. He is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Omaha.-External links:... |
1873 | 1874 (resigned) |
| James S. Gibson (acting mayor) | 1874 | 1874 |
| Champion S. Chase Champion S. Chase Champion Spalding Chase was a Nebraska politician. Born in Cornish, New Hampshire, he went on to teach in Amsterdam, New York. He studied law. He moved to Wisconsin and served in the Wisconsin State Senate, and the Racine, Wisconsin Board of Education... |
1874 | 1877 |
| Reuben H. Wilbur | 1877 | 1879 |
| Champion S. Chase Champion S. Chase Champion Spalding Chase was a Nebraska politician. Born in Cornish, New Hampshire, he went on to teach in Amsterdam, New York. He studied law. He moved to Wisconsin and served in the Wisconsin State Senate, and the Racine, Wisconsin Board of Education... |
1879 | 1881 |
| James E. Boyd | 1881 | 1883 |
| Champion S. Chase Champion S. Chase Champion Spalding Chase was a Nebraska politician. Born in Cornish, New Hampshire, he went on to teach in Amsterdam, New York. He studied law. He moved to Wisconsin and served in the Wisconsin State Senate, and the Racine, Wisconsin Board of Education... |
1883 | 1884 (removed from office) |
| Patrick F. Murphy (acting mayor) | 1884 | 1885 |
| James E. Boyd | 1885 | 1887 |
| William J. Broatch | 1887 | 1890 |
| Richard C. Cushing | 1890 | 1892 |
| George Pickering Bemis | 1892 | 1896 |
| William J. Broatch | 1896 | 1897 |
| William F. Bechel (acting mayor) | 1897 | 1897 |
| Frank E. Moores | 1897 | 1906 (died in office; may have served illegally) |
| Harry B. Zimman (acting mayor) | 1906 | 1906 |
| James C. Dahlman | 1906 | 1918 |
| Edward Parsons Smith Edward Parsons Smith Edward Parsons Smith was the mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 1918 to 1921.-Biography:Smith was born September 30, 1860. He beat incumbent Mayor "Cowboy" Jim Dahlman in 1918 on a reform ticket aiming to defeat Tom Dennison's political machine, which at that point had run Omaha for at least 15 years... |
1918 | 1921 |
| James C. Dahlman | 1921 | 1930 (died in office) |
| John H. Hopkins (acting mayor) | 1930 | 1930 |
| Richard Lee Metcalfe Richard Lee Metcalfe Richard Lee Metcalfe was the last military Governor of Panama Canal Zone and one-time mayor of Omaha.He began his career as an editor at the Omaha World-Herald, where he also authored a biography of William Jennings Bryan.... (interim mayor) |
1930 | 1933 |
| Roy Nathan Towl | 1933 | 1936 |
| Dan Bernard Butler | 1936 | 1945 |
| Charles W. Leeman | 1945 | 1948 |
| Glenn C. Cunningham | 1948 | 1954 |
| John R. Rosenblatt John R. Rosenblatt John R. "Johnny" Rosenblatt was the mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, USA from 1954 to 1961. He graduated from Tech High in Midtown Omaha. Rosenblatt Stadium was named after him.-See also:*List of mayors of Omaha... |
1954 | 1961 |
| James J. Dworak | 1961 | 1965 |
| Alexander V. Sorensen | 1965 | 1969 |
| Eugene A. Leahy Eugene A. Leahy Eugene A. "Gene" Leahy was Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 1969 to 1973. Gene Leahy Mall in Downtown Omaha is named after him. His unorthodox style endeared him to many Omahans... |
1969 | 1973 |
| Edward F. Zorinsky Edward Zorinsky Edward Zorinsky was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Nebraska, serving from 1976 until his death.- Early life :... |
1973 | 1976 (resigned) |
| Robert G. Cunningham (interim mayor) | 1976 | 1977 |
| Albert L. Veys Al Veys Albert "Al" Veys took office as the 39th mayor of Omaha, Nebraska on June 6, 1977 after a successful write-in campaign.He died two days before his 83rd birthday in 2002.... |
1977 | 1981 |
| Mike Boyle Mike Boyle Mike Boyle is a former mayor of Omaha, Nebraska and is a current member of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners... |
1981 | 1987 (removed from office) |
| Stephen H. Tomasek, Jr. (acting mayor) | 1987 | 1987 |
| Bernard R. Simon (interim mayor) | 1987 | 1988 (died in office) |
| Fred L. Conley (acting mayor) | 1988 | 1988 |
| Walter M. Calinger Walter M. Calinger Walter M. Calinger is a former lawyer, former mayor of Omaha and education official.-Law Career & License Suspension:... (interim mayor) |
1988 | 1989 |
| Paul J. (PJ) Morgan, Jr. | 1989 | 1994 (resigned) |
| Sebastian (Subby) Anzaldo Subby Anzaldo Sebastian "Subby" Anzaldo is a former acting Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. He served in post, following the resignation of his predecessor P.J. Morgan, from September 20, 1994 to January 9, 1995.... (acting mayor) |
1994 | 1995 |
| Harold J. (Hal) Daub, Jr. Hal Daub Harold John "Hal" Daub, Jr. is a politician and lawyer affiliated with the Republican Party.-Background:... |
1995 | 2001 |
| Michael G. (Mike) Fahey Mike Fahey Michael Gahan "Mike" Fahey, took office as the 49th mayor of Omaha, Nebraska on June 11, 2001. Fahey won his second term as mayor in the May 10, 2005 election... |
2001 | 2009 |
| Jim Suttle Jim Suttle James H. "Jim" Suttle is the 50th and current mayor of Omaha, Nebraska.-Earlier career:Suttle held the position of vice chairman of the Board of Directors for the Omaha-based engineering and design firm HDR, Inc. He also served as executive vice president and director of corporate development for... |
2009 |