List of mayors of Bloomington, Illinois
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Bloomington, Illinois, United States.
| Mayor of Bloomington | |
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| Formation | 1850 |
| First holder | David I. Perry |
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- David I. Perry, 1850 [1]
- Charles P. Merriman, 1851 [1]
- John H. Wickizer, 1852 [1]
- William Wallace, 1853 [1]
- John W. Ewing, 1854 [1]
- Franklin Price, 1855-1856 [1]
- Amasa J. Merriman, 1857-1858, 1863 [1]
- John M. Stillwell, 1859, 1868-1869 [1]
- H. S. Herr, 1860 [1]
- George W. Parke, 1861-1862 [1]
- Joel Depew, 1864 [1]
- E. H. Rood, 1865-1867, 1880 [1]
- T. J. Bunn, 1870, 1877 [1][2]
- Benjamin Franklin Funk, 1871-1875, 1884-1885 [1][2]
- John Reed, 1876, c.1878-1879 [1][3]
- E. B. Steere, 1878 [1]
- John W. Trotter, 1881-1883 [1]
- Lewis B. Thomas, 1886-1888, 1900-1903 [1]
- J. R. Mason, 1889-1890 [1]
- C. F. Koch 1891, 1898-1899 [1]
- Daniel T. Foster, 1892-1894, 1897 [1][2]
- G. M. Smith, 1895 [1]
- Edgar M. Heafer, 1896 [1]
- George C. Morrison, 1904-1905 [1]
- James Neville, 1905-1906 [1][4]
- A. G. Erickson, 1906-1907 [1]
- Edward Holland 1907-1909 [1]
- Richard L. Carlock, 1909-1911 [1]
- Albert L. Moore, 1911-1913 [1]
- James Costello, 1913-1915 [1]
- Edward E. Jones, 1915-1923 [1][5]
- Frank E. Shorthose, c.1923 [1]
- Ben S. Rhodes, c.1931 [5]
- Bob McGraw, 1958-1969 [6][5]
- Walt Bittner, 1970-1976 [6]
- Richard Buchanan, 1977-1984 [6]
- Jesse Smart, 1985-1997 [6][5]
- Judy Markowitz, 1997-2005 [6][7]
- Steve Stockton, 2005-2013 [6]
- Tari Renner, 2013-2021 [6]
- Mboka Mwilambwe, 2021-2025
- Dan Brady (Illinois politician), 2025-present
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Jacob L. Hasbrouck (1924), History of McLean County, Illinois, vol. 1, Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Company – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b c "Biographies", mchistory.org, Illinois: McLean County Museum of History, retrieved May 18, 2025
- ^ "Municipal Affairs: Bloomington", Chicago Daily Tribune, May 7, 1878 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
- ^ "City Elections", Rock Island Argus, Illinois, April 19, 1905 – via Chronicling America
- ^ a b c d "Challenges, Choices, and Change: A Community in Conflict", mchistory.org, Illinois: McLean County Museum of History, retrieved May 18, 2025
- ^ a b c d e f g "History & Mission", bloomingtonparks.org, Illinois: City of Bloomington Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department, archived from the original on July 19, 2018 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mayor and City Council", www.cityblm.org, Illinois: City of Bloomington, archived from the original on April 8, 2001 – via Wayback Machine