List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana
List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana is a list from the first mayor to the current mayor of the city.
History
Jeffersonville was founded in 1802 and was run by trustees until 1839 in which Dr. Nathaniel Field, a state legislator and trustee of Jeffersonville, secured legislation to make Jeffersonville a city.[1] In April of that year the first mayor would be elected. The position would be a part-time position until 1964 with Mayor Richard Vissing becoming the first full-time mayor.
List
| Mayor | Term Began | Term Ended | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Heiskell | 1839 | 1843 | |
| Christopher Peasley | 1843 | 1845 | |
| William Cross | 1845 | 1848 | |
| William F. Collum | 1848 | 1854 | |
| John Shyer | 1854 | 1855 | |
| Uriah Damron | 1855 | 1856 | |
| Thomas Downs | 1856 | 1857 | |
| William Lackey | 1857 | 1858 | |
| John Shyer | 1858 | 1861 | |
| O.C. Woolley | 1861 | 1865 | Democrat |
| John Ware | 1865 | 1867 | |
| Gabriel Poindexter | 1867 | 1869 | Republican |
| Levi Sparks | 1869 | 1873 | Democrat |
| Burdet Pile | 1873 | 1875 | Democrat |
| Luther Warder | 1875 | 1883 | Democrat |
| John M. Glass | 1883 | 1885 | Republican |
| Herman Preafer | 1885 | 1887 | Democrat |
| Luther Warder | 1887 | 1891 | Democrat |
| Benjamin H. Robinson | 1891 | 1894 | Republican |
| Isaac Whiteside | 1894 | 1898 | Republican |
| Thomas Rader | 1898 | 1902 | Democrat |
| Abraham Shwaninger | 1902 | 1904 | Republican |
| Henry Burts | 1904 | 1906 | Democrat |
| Edward N. Flynn | 1906 | 1909 | Republican |
| James E. Burke | 1910 | 1912 | Democrat |
| Jonas Howard, Jr | 1913 | 1913 | Democrat |
| Earnest Rauth | 1914 | 1917 | Democrat |
| Newton Meyers | 1918 | 1921 | Republican |
| Joseph Warder | 1922 | 1925 | Democrat |
| Harry Poindexter | 1926 | 1929 | Republican |
| Allen Jacobs | 1930 | 1938 | Republican |
| Homer Vawter | 1939 | 1942 | Republican |
| Samuel Shannon | 1942 | 1951 | Republican |
| Charles Hoodenpyl | 1952 | 1963 | Democrat |
| Richard Vissing | 1964 | 1983 | Democrat |
| Dale Orem | 1984 | 1991 | Republican |
| Raymond Parker | 1992 | 1995 | Democrat |
| Thomas Galligan | 1996 | 2003 | Democrat |
| Rob Waiz | 2004 | 2007 | Democrat |
| Thomas Galligan | 2008 | 2011 | Democrat |
| Mike Moore | 2011 | Present | Republican |
Referenced from the Encyclopedia of Louisville.[1]