List of mayors of Altoona, Pennsylvania

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States.

City hall building in Altoona, Pennsylvania; built in 1927 (photo 20th c.)[1]
  • George Potts, 1868-1872 [2]
  • David Kinch, 1872-1874 [2]
  • D. A. Gilland, 1874-1878 [2]
  • Thomas Hurd, 1878-1880 [2]
  • W. T. Howard, 1880-1884 [2]
  • Charles J. Mann, 1884-1886 [2]
  • Samuel J. Breth, 1886-1888 [2]
  • E. H. Turner, 1888-1890 [2]
  • Theo. Burchfield, 1890-1893 [2]
  • Samual M. Hoyer, 1893-1896, 1902-1905, 1908-1911 [2][3][4]
  • H. C. Barr, 1896-1899 [2]
  • E. F. Giles, 1899-1902 [2]
  • S. H. Walker, 1905-1908, c.1911-1913 [2][5]
  • Charles E. Rhodes, c.1920 [5]
  • Ellsworth F. Giles, c.1927 [5]
  • John J. McMurray, c.1929-1933 [5]
  • J. Harry Moser, c.1935-1937 [5]
  • J. Lester Laughlin 1950-1951 [5]
  • Walter H. Grove, c.1952-1955 [5]
  • Robert W. Anthony, c.1956 [5]
  • Roy F. Thompson, 1960-1964 [6]
  • William H. Prosser, c.1964 [5]
  • Andronic Pappas, c.1971 [5]
  • William C. Stouffer, c.1972-1979 [7][1]
  • Allan G. Hancock, 1980-1983 [8][9]
  • David Jannetta, c.1986-1987 [10][11]
  • Thomas C. Martin, c.1998-2006 [12][2]
  • Wayne Hippo, c.2006-2010 [13]
  • Bill Schirf, 2010-2013 [14]
  • Matt Pacifico, 2014-present [15][16]

See also

References

  1. ^ Historic American Buildings Survey, Altoona City Hall, Twelfth Street & Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA, retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Library of Congress
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Ex-officials of Altoona", Twentieth century history of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing, 1911 – via HathiTrust
  3. ^ Clark's Altoona directory, 1893 – via Penn State University Libraries
  4. ^ "Railroad accused of ruling a city", New York Times, May 7, 1915
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Altoona, Pennsylvania", Political Graveyard, retrieved June 2, 2025
  6. ^ "Roy Thompson", New York Times, January 6, 1966
  7. ^ Congressional Record (PDF), Washington DC, January 17, 1995{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ "AAHS to present Distinguished Alumni Awards", altoonamirror.com, February 28, 2023
  9. ^ Congressional Record (PDF), Washington DC, May 15, 1996{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ "Veto perils Altoona dream of economy comeback", New York Times, March 31, 1987
  11. ^ Congressional Record (PDF), Washington DC, March 19, 1986{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ "City Council Members/Controller", www.ci.altoona.pa.us, archived from the original on November 5, 1999 – via Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Altoona City Council", www.altoonapa.gov, archived from the original on October 5, 2006 – via Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Former Altoona mayor pursuing spot on council", altoonamirror.com, February 18, 2017
  15. ^ "Altoona electing first full-time mayor in decades", whyy.org, November 2, 2015
  16. ^ "Pacifico wins 3rd mayor term", altoonamirror.com, November 8, 2023