List of mayors of Princeton, Indiana
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This is a list of mayors of Princeton in Indiana, United States. As of 2006, there have been 31 mayors of the city of Princeton, Indiana.
From 1884 to 1906 mayors were elected for two year terms; mayors listed during that timespan whose terms are given as more than two years were simply elected to successive terms. From 1906 on mayors were elected to four-year terms (with the exceptions of Dr. Osborne T. Brazelton and Dr. Joseph G. Pepple, who were both elected to a five-year term); any mayor listed during that timespan whose term is given as more than four years was elected to successive terms.
| Name | Party | Term from | Term to | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Ewing | Republican | 1884 | 1886 | |
| Levin W. Gudgel | Republican | 1886 | 1888 | |
| James B. Gamble | Republican | 1888 | 1890 | |
| Henry P. Soller | Republican | 1890 | 1894 | |
| James B. Gamble | Republican | 1894 | 1898 | |
| Henry P. Chambers | Republican | 1898 | 1902 | |
| Charles W. White | Democrat | 1902 | 1904 | |
| Arthur P. Twineham | Republican | 1904 | January 1906 | Resigned to accept appointment as Postmaster from President Theodore Roosevelt |
| Charles W. Benton | Republican | January 1906 | September 1906 | |
| Dr. Robert A. Cushman | Democrat | 1906 | 1910 | First mayor elected to four-year term; youngest mayor at time of election (30 years) |
| Dr. David A. Davison | Republican | 1910 | 1914 | |
| Doris R. Head | Democrat | 1914 | 1918 | |
| Ernest E. Noble | Republican | January 1918 | January 1919 | Died in office |
| C. A. Schubart | Republican | January 1919 | 1922 | |
| Charles A. Niemeier | Democrat | 1922 | 1926 | |
| William S. Ennes | Republican | 1926 | 1930 | |
| Dr. Osborne T. Brazelton | Republican | 1930 | 1935 | Served one five-year term |
| Gerald Hall | Republican | 1935 | 1939 | |
| Talbott C. Fowler | Republican | 1939 | 1943 | |
| Dr. Joseph G. Pepple | Republican | 1943 | 1948 | Served one five-year term |
| Walter G. Cox | Democrat | 1948 | 1950 | Died in office |
| M. Vernor "Vern" Woodruff" | Democrat | 1950 | 1956 | |
| Ralph M. Wiltsie | Democrat | 1956 | 1960 | |
| William "Bill" McConnell | Republican | 1960 | 1972 | |
| Walter E. "Gene" Vinson | Democrat | 1972 | 1976 | |
| Frank M. Dasch | Democrat | 1976 | 1980 | |
| Jack Nixon | Republican | 1980 | 1984 | |
| Frank Wade | Democrat | 1984 | 1988 | |
| George Taylor | Democrat | 1988 | 2000 | Oldest mayor to serve (77 when left office) |
| Shirley Robb | Democrat | 2000 | February 2005 | Died in office; first female mayor; oldest mayor at time of election (75 when elected to second term) |
| Robert J. Hurst | Democrat | February 2005 | current | Current mayor |
