List of mayors of Saginaw
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This is a list of Mayors of Saginaw, Michigan.
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[edit] City Charter of 1889
The City of East Saginaw and the City of Saginaw were consolidated by an act of the Legislature of the State of Michigan in 1889 and was given the same name as the former City of Saginaw. The City Charter was granted by legislative act and provided for an elected executive Mayor and a City Council consisting of 21 Aldermen elected from several wards in the City.
| Mayor | Term / notes |
|---|---|
| Lyman W. Bliss | 1888-89 |
| Gilbert M. Stark | 1889-90 |
| George W. Weadock | 1890-92 |
| William S. Linton | 1892-94 |
| William B. Mershon | 1895-96 |
| William B. Baum | 1896-1904 |
| Henry E. Lee | 1904-06 |
| William B. Baum | 1906-08 |
| George W. Stewart | 1908-12 |
| Albert William Tausend | 1912-14 |
[edit] City Charter of 1913
The Legislature of the State of Michigan enacted the Home Rule Cities Act in 1909 that permitted cities to frame and adopt their own Charters. In 1913 the electors of the City of Saginaw adopted a Charter following the Commission form of government.
[edit] City Charter of 1936
Under the current city charter, effective January 6, 1936, the mayoral term in Saginaw is two years. The Mayor is chosen by the City Council from among its own members at the first meeting following a regular municipal election which takes place in November of odd-numbered years. The first City Council under the current Charter took office on January 6, 1936 and chose a Mayor at that time to serve until after the 1937 municipal election. Elections were held in April from 1937 through 1971, at which time it was changed to November.
| Mayor | Start of Term | End of Term | Notes |
| Frank Marxer | January 6, 1936 | April 12, 1937 | |
| Francis J. McDonald | April 12, 1937 | April 10, 1939 | |
| John W. Symons, Jr. | April 10, 1939 | April 14, 1941 | |
| William J. Brydges | April 14, 1941 | April 12, 1943 | |
| Eric F. Wieneke | April 12, 1943 | April 9, 1945 | |
| Harold J. Stenglein | April 9, 1945 | April 11, 1949 | First Mayor to serve more than one term |
| Edwin W. Koepke | April 11, 1949 | April 9, 1951 | |
| William R. Hart | April 9, 1951 | April 13, 1953 | |
| George H. Fischer | April 13, 1953 | April 11, 1955 | |
| Maurice E. Brown | April 11, 1955 | April 8, 1957 | |
| R. James Harvey | April 8, 1957 | April 13, 1959 | |
| R. Dewey Stearns | April 13, 1959 | April 10, 1961 | |
| G. Stewart Francke | April 10, 1961 | April 12, 1965 | |
| James W. Stenglein | April 12, 1965 | April 10, 1967 | |
| Henry G. Marsh | April 10, 1967 | April 14, 1969 | First African-American to serve as Mayor |
| Warren C. Light | April 14, 1969 | April 12, 1971 | |
| Paul H. Wendler | April 12, 1971 | November 12, 1973 | |
| Lawrence Crawford | November 14, 1983 | November 9, 1987 | |
| Delbert J. Schrems | November 9, 1987 | November 13, 1989 | |
| Henry H. Nickelberry | November 13, 1989 | November 8, 1993 | |
| Gary L. Loster | November 8, 1993 | November 12, 2001 | |
| Wilmer Jones Ham | November 12, 2001 | November 14, 2005 | Her son, Darvin Ham, played in the NBA |
| Carol B. Cottrell | November 14, 2005 | incumbent | term ends November 12, 2007 |
