List of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana

Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne
Flag of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Incumbent Tom Henry since January 1, 2008
Term length	Four years, no limit
Inaugural holder	George W. Wood
Formation	1840
Website	Office of the Mayor

This is a list of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Elected as chief executive of the city, he or she is charged with overseeing the operation of all local government departments. Mayoral terms are four years, with no limit on the number of terms an individual may be elected to.

List

George W. Wood, first mayor of Fort Wayne.

William J. Hosey is Fort Wayne's longest serving mayor, elected to four non-consecutive terms.

#	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Wood, George W.George W. Wood	000000001840-05-01-0000May 1, 1840	000000001841-07-05-0000July 5, 1841	Whig
2	Joseph Morgan	000000001841-01-01-00001841	000000001843-01-01-00001843	Whig
3	Henry Lotz	000000001843-01-01-00001843	000000001844-01-01-00001844	Whig
4	John M. Wallace	000000001844-01-01-00001844	000000001845-01-01-00001845	Whig
5	Huxford, Merchant W.Merchant W. Huxford	000000001846-01-01-00001846	000000001849-01-01-00001849	Democratic
6	William Stewart	000000001849-01-01-00001849	000000001852-01-01-00001852	Democratic
7	Philip G. Jones	000000001852-01-01-00001852	000000001853-01-01-00001853	Know Nothing
8	Charles Whitmore	000000001853-01-01-00001853	000000001855-01-01-00001855	Democratic
9	William Stewart	000000001855-01-01-00001855	000000001857-01-01-00001857	Democratic
10	Samuel S. Morss	000000001857-01-01-00001857	000000001859-01-01-00001859	Know Nothing
11	Franklin P. Randall	000000001859-01-01-00001859	000000001865-01-01-00001865	Democratic
12	James L. Worden	000000001865-01-01-00001865	000000001866-01-01-00001866	Democratic
13	Benjamin Saunders	000000001866-01-01-00001866	000000001867-01-01-00001867	Democratic
14	Henry Sharp	000000001867-01-01-00001867	000000001869-01-01-00001869	Republican
15	Franklin P. Randall	000000001869-01-01-00001869	000000001873-01-01-00001873	Democratic
16	Zollinger, Charles A.Charles A. Zollinger	000000001873-01-01-00001873	000000001885-01-01-00001885	Democratic
17	Charles F. Muhler	000000001885-01-01-00001885	000000001889-01-01-00001889	Republican
18	Daniel L. Harding	000000001889-01-01-00001889	000000001893-01-01-00001893	Republican
19	Charles Zollinger	000000001885-01-01-00001885	000000001893-12-28-0000December 28, 1893	Democratic
20	Henry P. Scherer	000000001894-01-01-00001894	000000001894-01-01-00001894	Republican
21	Chauncey B. Oakley	000000001894-01-01-00001894	000000001896-01-01-00001896	Republican
22	Henry P. Scherer	000000001896-01-01-00001896	000000001901-01-01-00001901	Democratic
23	Henry C. Berghoff	000000001901-01-01-00001901	000000001906-01-01-00001906	Democratic
24	Hosey, William J.William J. Hosey	000000001906-01-01-00001906	000000001910-01-01-00001910	Democratic
25	Jesse Grice	000000001910-01-01-00001910	000000001914-01-01-00001914	Republican
26	William J. Hosey	000000001914-01-01-00001914	000000001918-01-01-00001918	Democratic
27	W. Sherman Cutshall	000000001918-01-01-00001918	000000001922-01-01-00001922	Republican
28	William J. Hosey	000000001922-01-01-00001922	000000001926-01-01-00001926	Democratic
29	William C. Geake	000000001926-01-01-00001926	000000001930-01-01-00001930	Republican
30	William J. Hosey	000000001930-01-01-00001930	000000001934-01-01-00001934	Democratic
31	Baals, Harry W.Harry W. Baals	000000001934-01-01-00001934	000000001948-01-01-00001948	Republican
32	Henry E. Branning, Jr.	000000001948-01-01-00001948	000000001952-01-01-00001952	Democratic
33	Harry W. Baals^[a]	000000001952-01-01-00001952	000000001954-05-09-0000May 9, 1954	Republican
34	Meyers, RobertRobert Meyers	000000001954-01-01-00001954	000000001960-01-01-00001960	Republican
35	Paul Mike Burns	000000001960-01-01-00001960	000000001964-01-01-00001964	Democratic
36	Harold S. Zeis	000000001964-01-01-00001964	000000001972-01-01-00001972	Republican
37	Ivan A. Lebamoff	000000001972-01-01-00001972	000000001976-01-01-00001976	Democratic
38	Armstrong, Robert E.Robert E. Armstrong	000000001976-01-01-00001976	000000001980-01-01-00001980	Republican
39	Moses, WinfieldWinfield Moses^[b]	000000001980-01-01-00001980	000000001985-07-08-0000July 8, 1985	Democratic
40	Simon, CosetteCosette Simon^[c]	000000001985-07-08-0000July 8, 1985	000000001985-07-19-0000July 19, 1985	Democratic
41	Winfield Moses^[d]	000000001985-07-20-0000July 20, 1985	000000001987-12-31-0000December 31, 1987	Democratic
42	Helmke, PaulPaul Helmke	000000001988-01-01-0000January 1, 1988	000000001999-12-31-0000December 31, 1999	Republican
43	Richard, GrahamGraham Richard	000000002000-01-01-0000January 1, 2000	000000002007-12-31-0000December 31, 2007	Democratic
44	Henry, TomTom Henry	000000002008-01-01-0000January 1, 2008	incumbent	Democratic

Other offices held

The following is a list of elected offices held by mayors, before or after their term(s).

Mayor	Mayoral term	Other offices held
Paul Mike Burns	1960–1964	Fort Wayne City Councilman (1948–1952, 1972–1992)
Armstrong, Robert E.Robert E. Armstrong	1976–1980	Allen County Councilman (1990–2002)
Moses, WinfieldWinfield Moses	1980–1985, 1985–1987	Fort Wayne City Councilman (1972–1979) Indiana State Representative (1992–2012)
Richard, GrahamGraham Richard	2000–2007	Indiana State Senator (1974–1978)
Henry, TomTom Henry	2008–present	Fort Wayne City Councilman (1984–2004)

Living former mayors

As of April 2015, four former mayors are alive, the oldest being Winfield Moses (1980–1985, 1985–1987; born 1943). The most recent mayor to die is Paul Mike Burns (1960–1964; born 1917), on January 7, 2011.

Mayor	Mayoral term	Date of birth
Moses, WinfieldWinfield Moses	1980–1985, 1985–1987	000000001943-02-20-0000February 20, 1943 (age 74)
Simon, CosetteCosette Simon	1985	000000001953-06-18-0000June 18, 1953 (age 64)
Helmke, PaulPaul Helmke	1988–1999	000000001948-11-24-0000November 24, 1948 (age 68)
Richard, GrahamGraham Richard	2000–2007	000000001944-09-08-0000September 8, 1944 (age 72)

Notes

^a Baals died of a kidney infection during his fourth term as mayor.^[1]
^b Moses resigned from office after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor violations of campaign finance laws.^[2]
^c City Controller Cosette Simon was appointed acting mayor for eleven days following Moses' resignation. She was Fort Wayne's first female mayor.
^d With 86 of 99 Allen County Democratic precinct committee members voting in a special caucus for his reinstatement, Moses was elected to complete his second term as mayor.^[3]

References

↑ Leininger, Kevin (February 12, 2011). "Jokes aside, Harry Baals worth honoring". The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
↑ Ogintz, Eileen (July 9, 1985). "Mayor of Ft. Wayne resigns in plea deal, but plans return". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
↑ Shipp, E. R. (July 20, 1985). "Fort Wayne mayor is out, then in". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2015.

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