John Berdan

John Berdan (December 16, 1798 – October 11, 1841) was the first mayor of Toledo, Ohio and served two terms in office from 1837 to 1839.

Berdan was born in New York City and lived in Brunswick, New Jersey until he moved to Toledo in 1835.^[1]

Beside his civic duties he was a local businessman and served as Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Lucas County from 1839 to 1841.

Legacy

In 1901 the Berdan Building opened and named for the city's first mayor.^[2]

References

Mayors of Toledo, Ohio John Berdan Hezekiah D. Mason Myron H. Tilden James Myers George B. Way Richard Mott Emery D. Potter Daniel O. Morton Caleb F. Abbott Charles M. Dorr Daniel McBain Egbert B. Brown Ira L. Clark Mavor Brigham Charles M. Dorr Alexander Brownlee Alexander H. Newcomb Isaac R. Sherwood John Manor Charles M. Dorr Charles A. King William Kraus William W. Jones Guido Marx William W. Jones Jacob Romeis George W. Scheets Samuel F. Forbes James Kent Hamilton Vincent J. Emmick Guy G. Major Samuel M. Jones Robert H. Finch Brand Whitlock Carl Henry Keller Charles M. Milroy Cornell Schreiber Bernard F. Brough Fred J. Mery William T. Jackson Addison Q. Thacher Solon T. Klotz Roy C. Start John Q. Carey Lloyd Emerson Roulet Michael DiSalle Ollie Czelusta Lloyd Emerson Roulet Ollie Czelusta John W. Yager Michael J. Damas John William Potter William J. Ensign Harry W. Kessler Douglas DeGood Donna Owens John McHugh Carty Finkbeiner Jack Ford Carty Finkbeiner Michael Bell D. Michael Collins Paula Hicks-Hudson