List of mayors of Grand Island, Nebraska
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Grand Island, Nebraska, United States.
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- John Wallichs, 1873 [1][2]
- Edward Hooper, 1874-1875 [1]
- James Cleary, 1876 [1]
- W. H. Platt, 1877, 1887-1890, 1899-1900 [1][3]
- C. D. M. Washburn, 1878-1880 [1]
- John L. Means, 1881, 1885-1886 [1]
- Michael Murphy, 1882-1883 [1]
- Jay E. White, 1884 [1]
- Henry D. Boyden, 1891-1892 [1]
- Wm. M. Geddes, 1893-1894 [1]
- William H. Thompson, 1895-1898 [1][4]
- James Cleary, 1901-1904 [1]
- Henry Schuff, 1905-1910 [1]
- Chas. G. Ryan, c.1911-1915 [1][5]
- T. J. Ellsberry, c.1924 [6]
- M. W. Jenkins, c.1926 [4]
- O. A. Abbott Jr., c.1932, 1939-1940 [4]
- Thomas M. Dillon, c.1936-1938 [4]
- Harry Grimminger, c.1941-1947 [4]
- B. J. Cunningham, c.1947-1948 [4]
- O. W. Johnson, c.1950 [4]
- O. E. Cunningham, c.1953-1954 [4]
- E. Merle McDermott, c.1957 [2]
- Frank Ryder, c.1958-1959 [4]
- Howard Peterson, c.1965 [2][6]
- John Ditter, c.1970 [4]
- Oscar Bredthauer, c.1973 [2][6]
- James Minor, c.1977 [2][6]
- Bob Kriz, c.1978 [2]
- Bill Wright, c.1985 [2][6]
- Chuck Baasch, c.1986 [2]
- Ernie Dobesh, c.1990 [2]
- Ken Gnadt, c.1994-2002 [7][2]
- Jay Vavricek, 2002-2006, 2010-2014 [8][1]
- Margaret Hornady, c.2006-2010 [2][9]
- Jeremy L. Jensen, c.2015-2017 [6][2]
- Roger G. Steele, c.2019-present [3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n A. F. Buechler; R. J. Barr, eds. (1920), "City of Grand Island", History of Hall County, Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Tracy Overstreet (September 8, 2012), "Grand Island's flip-flop in city leadership structure", theindependent.com
- ^ Biographical and historical memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton counties, Nebraska, Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1890 – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors and Postmasters of Grand Island, Nebraska", Political Graveyard, retrieved April 30, 2025
- ^ Omaha Daily Bee, June 19, 1913 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
- ^ a b c d e f "City Clerk: Minutes", grand-island.com, City of Grand Island, Nebraska. 1876-present
- ^ www.grand-island.com, City of Grand Island, Nebraska, archived from the original on July 17, 2002 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "Vavricek returns as mayor", theindependent.com, November 3, 2010
- ^ "Hornady Leaves as Mayor of Can-Do City", nebraska.tv, November 29, 2010