List of mayors of Madison, Wisconsin
This is a list of mayors of Madison, Wisconsin.[1]
| Elections in Wisconsin |
|---|
 |
Village presidents
| President | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Thomas W. Sutherland | 1846 |
| Alexander L. Collins | 1847–1849 |
| William N. Seymour (1808–1886) |
1850 |
| Simeon Mills | 1851 |
| Chauncey Abbott | 1852 |
| Horace A. Tenney | 1853 |
| Simeon Mills | 1854 |
| Peter Van Bergen (1809–1879) |
1855 |
Mayors
| Order | Mayor | Sworn In | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jairus C. Fairchild | 1856 | 1856 |
| 2 | Augustus A. Bird | 1857 | 1857 |
| 3 | George Baldwin Smith | 1858 | 1860 |
| 4 | Levi Baker Vilas | 1861 | 1861 |
| 5 | William T. Leitch | 1862 | 1864 |
| 6 | Elisha W. Keyes | 1865 | 1866 |
| 7 | Alden Sprague Sanborn | 1867 | 1868 |
| 8 | David Atwood | 1868 | 1868 |
| 9 | Andrew Proudfit | 1869 | 1870 |
| 10 | James Barton Bowen | 1871 | 1871 |
| 11 | James L. Hill | 1872 | 1872 |
| 12 | Jared Comstock Gregory | 1873 | 1873 |
| 13 | Silas U. Pinney | 1874 | 1875 |
| 14 | John N. Jones (1817–1898) |
1876 | 1876 |
| 15 | Harlow S. Orton | 1877 | 1877 |
| 16 | George Baldwin Smith | 1878 | 1878 |
| 17 | John R. Baltzell | 1879 | 1879 |
| 18 | Philip L. Spooner, Jr. | 1880 | 1880 |
| 19 | James Conklin | 1881 | 1883 |
| 20 | Breese J. Stevens | 1884 | 1884 |
| 21 | Hiram N. Moulton | 1885 | 1885 |
| 22 | Elisha W. Keyes | 1886 | 1886 |
| 23 | James Conklin | 1887 | 1887 |
| 24 | Moses Ransom Doyon | 1888 | 1889 |
| 25 | Robert McKee Bashford | 1890 | 1890 |
| 26 | William H. Rogers | 1891 | 1892 |
| 27 | John H. Corscot | 1893 | 1894 |
| 28 | Jabe B. Alford | 1895 | 1895 |
| 29 | Albert A. Dye | 1896 | 1896 |
| 30 | Mathias J. Hoven | 1897 | 1897 |
| 31 | Charles Elbert Whelan | 1898 | 1898 |
| 32 | Mathias J. Hoven | 1899 | 1900 |
| 33 | Storm Bull | 1901 | 1901 |
| 34 | John W. Groves | 1902 | 1903 |
| 35 | William Dexter Curtis (D.) | 1904 | 1905 |
| 36 | Joseph C. Schubert (D.) | 1906 | 1911 |
| 37 | John B. Heim (D.) | 1912 | 1913 |
| 38 | Adolph H. Kayser | 1914 | 1915 |
| 39 | George C. Sayle (1864–1951) |
1916 | 1919 |
| 40 | Isaac Milo Kittleson | 1920 | 1925 |
| 41 | Albert G. Schmedeman | 1926 | 1932 |
| 42 | James R. Law, Jr. | 1932 | December 1943 |
| 43 | Fred Halsey Kraege | December 1943 | September 15, 1947[a] |
| 44 | Leonard G. Howell (City Manager) (1894–1980) |
September 15, 1947 | July 31, 1950 |
| 45 | George J. Forster | August 1, 1950 | April 1955[b] |
| — | Alfred W. Bareis | April 1955 | 1956 Interim |
| 46 | Ivan A. Nestingen (D.) | 1956 | 1961 |
| — | Harold E. Hanson | 1961 | 1961 Interim |
| 47 | Henry Edward Reynolds (R.) | 1961 | 1965 |
| 48 | Otto Festge (D.) (1921–2007) |
April 1965 | April 1969 |
| 49 | William Dyke (R.) | April 1969 | April 17, 1973 |
| 50 | Paul Soglin (D.) | April 17, 1973 | April 17, 1979 |
| 51 | Joel Skornicka (D.) | April 18, 1979 | April 17, 1983 |
| 52 | F. Joseph Sensenbrenner Jr. (D.) | April 17, 1983 | April 18, 1989 |
| 53 | Paul Soglin (D.) | April 18, 1989 | April 15, 1997 |
| 54 | Susan J. M. Bauman (D.) | April 15, 1997 | April 22, 2003 |
| 55 | Dave Cieslewicz (I.) | April 22, 2003 | April 19, 2011 |
| 56 | Paul Soglin (D.) | April 19, 2011 | April 16, 2019 |
| 57 | Satya Rhodes-Conway (D.) | April 16, 2019 | present |
- ^ In a November 1946 referendum, Madison switched to a City Manager form of government, effective after the following April election. On April 15th 1947 Kraege was appointed Acting City Manager[2] until the appointment of a permanent city manager.[3][4]
- ^ Forster was appointed Acting City Manager after Howell resigned to become the city manager of Des Moines, Iowa.[5][6] A November 1950 referendum returned Madison to a Mayor-Aldermanic form of government, and Forster was elected Mayor in the spring election and took office on April 17th 1951[7]
See also
References
- ^ "HMI template".
- ^ Pyre, Russell (April 15, 1947). "Acting Manager Post Given to Kraege, 5-2". Wisconsin State Journal – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Matheson, Helen (August 6, 1947). "Council Picks Howell for Manager of City". Wisconsin State Journal – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "City Manager Ceremony Set for Monday". Wisconsin State Journal. September 11, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pyre, Russel (June 21, 1950). "Forster Acting City Manager". Wisconsin State Journal – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Forster Is Briefed on City's Problems". Wisconsin State Journal. July 18, 1950 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pyre, Russell (April 4, 1951). "Forster Elected Mayor by Over 3-1" – via Newspapers.com.