List of mayors of Kenosha, Wisconsin
List of Mayors of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
This is a list of mayors of Kenosha, Wisconsin, also known as the Village of "Southport" until 1850.[1][2]
Village presidents (1841–1850)
The City of Kenosha was incorporated from the area previously known as the Village of Southport in 1850.[3]
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Order | President | Term start | Term end |
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1 | Michael Frank | 1841 | 1842 |
2 | William Bullen | 1842 | 1843 |
3 | John W. McKoy | 1843 | 1844 |
4 | Sereno Fisk | 1844 | 1846 |
5 | Theodore Newell | 1846 | 1847 |
6 | John W. McKoy | 1847 | 1848 |
7 | Michael Holmes | 1848 | 1849 |
8 | William S. Strong | 1849 | 1850 |
Mayors (1850–1922)
In 1850, Kenosha was incorporated as a city using the Mayor-Aldermanic system of government with officeholders to be elected in an 1850 general election.[2]
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Milton_H._Pettit.png/220px-Milton_H._Pettit.png)
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Order | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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1 | Michael Frank | 1850 | 1851 | |
2 | David C. Gaskill | 1851 | 1852 | |
3 | Charles C. Sholes | 1852 | 1856 | |
4 | Volney Hughes | 1856 | 1857 | |
5 | George Howard Paul | 1857 | 1859 | |
6 | Asahel Farr | 1859 | 1860 | |
7 | Isaac W. Webster | 1860 | 1861 | |
8 | Milton H. Pettit | 1861 | 1862 | |
9 | Frederick Robinson | 1862 | 1864 | |
10 | Asahel Farr | 1864 | 1865 | |
11 | Milton H. Pettit | 1865 | 1866 | |
12 | Dennis J. Hynes | 1866 | 1867 | |
13 | Milton H. Pettit | 1867 | 1868 | |
14 | Isaac W. Webster | 1868 | 1869 | |
15 | Frederick Robinson | 1869 | 1870 | |
16 | Milton H. Pettit | 1870 | 1871 | |
17 | Asahel Farr | 1871 | 1874 | |
18 | Isaac W. Webster | 1874 | 1875 | |
19 | Otis G. King | 1875 | 1876 | |
20 | Joseph V. Quarles | 1876 | 1877 | |
21 | Asahel Farr | 1877 | 1879 | |
22 | Frederick Robinson | 1879 | 1880 | |
23 | A. C. Sinclair | 1880 | 1881 | |
24 | Henry Williams | 1881 | 1883 | |
25 | O. S. Newell | 1883 | 1884 | |
26 | Zalmon G. Simmons | 1884 | 1886 | |
27 | Emory L. Grant | 1886 | 1887 | |
28 | Fred Stemm | 1887 | 1888 | |
29 | Henry Williams | 1888 | 1890 | |
30 | John B. Kupfer | 1890 | 1891 | |
31 | Ossian Marsh Pettit | 1891 | 1894 | Son of former Mayor Milton Pettit |
32 | William M. Farr | 1894 | 1897 | |
33 | Frank C. Culley | 1897 | 1898 | |
34 | Ossian Marsh Pettit | 1898 | 1899 | |
35 | James Gorman | 1899 | 1902 | |
36 | Charles H. Pfennig | 1902 | 1904 | |
37 | James Gorman | 1904 | 1908 | |
38 | Mathias J. Scholey | 1908 | 1912 | |
39 | Daniel O. Head | 1912 | 1914 | |
40 | Mathias J. Scholey | 1914 | 1916 | |
41 | Charles H. Pfennig | 1916 | 1918 | |
42 | John G. Joachim | 1918 | 1922 |
City managers (1922–1958)
In 1921, Kenosha elected to move to a council-manager style government where the chief executive and administrator was a city manager elected by the city commissioners.[4]
Order | Manager | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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1 | C. M. Osborne | 1922 | 1928 | |
2 | William E. O'Brien | 1928 | 1933 | |
3 | Harold C. Laughlin | 1933 | 1941 | |
4 | LeRoy Wolfe Sr. | 1941 | 1942 | |
5 | James G. Wallace | 1942 | 1946 | Resigned[5] |
— | Robert V. Baker | 1946 | 1947 | Acting[5] |
6 | Albert E. Axtell | 1947 | 1952 | |
7 | Richard H. Custer | 1952 | 1957 | Resigned[6] |
— | Robert V. Baker (1903–1968) | 1957 | 1958 | Acting[7] |
Mayors (1958–present)
In 1957, Kenosha elected to return to a Mayor-Aldermanic system of government with officeholders to be elected in April 1958 general elections.[8]
Order | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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43 | Eugene R. Hammond | 1958 | 1966 | Resigned[9] |
— | Hiene Borden (1914–) | January 1967 | 1967 | Interim[10] |
44 | Wallace E. Burkee (1926–2014) | April 1967 | April 1976 | Defeated in 1976 primary[11] |
45 | Paul W. Saftig (1926–2010) | 1976 | 1980 | |
46 | John D. Bilotti (1944–) | 1980 | 1987 | Resigned to accept appointment to Wisconsin Department of Revenue[12] |
— | Eugene J. Dorff | June 15, 1987 | April 19, 1988 | Interim[12] |
47 | Patrick E. Moran (1947–) | April 19, 1988 | 1992 | Resigned 7 weeks prior to end of term to accept position with Merkt Cheese Co.[13] |
— | Dennis Wade (1952–2005) | 1992 | April 15, 1992 | Interim[13] |
48 | John Antaramian (D.) | 1992 | 2008 | Elected in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004. Did not run in 2008.[14][15] |
49 | Keith Bosman (1944–) | April 15, 2008 | April 19,2016 | |
50 | John Antaramian (D.) | April 19, 2016 | April 16, 2024 | Current mayor; Longest-serving mayor in city history[15] |
51 | David Bogdala (D.) | April 16, 2024 | present |
See also
References
- ^ "Kenosha, Wisconsin - A Brief History". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "History of Kenosha". The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Co. 1879. pp. 506–517. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Town of Southport No More". Kenosha Democrat. March 11, 1853. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Change in government Endorsed by Voters". Kenosha Evening News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. January 25, 1922. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Baker Again Named Acting City Manager". Kenosha Evening News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. November 1, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Custer Takes Post in Ohio". Kenosha Evening News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. November 16, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Name Baker Acting City Manager". Kenosha Evening News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. December 12, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mayor Form Winner By 1,975 Votes". Kenosha Evening News. April 8, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Taylor, Virginia (December 21, 1966). "Mayor Hammond resigns to take position with bank". Kenosha News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Borden named interim mayor by City Council". Kenosha News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Election fogs Bosman issue". Kenosha News. February 18, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Backman, Dave (June 3, 1987). "Bilotti takes state revenue job". Kenosha News. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b DiGiovanni, Joe (March 3, 1992). "council picks wade as acting mayor/". Kenosha News. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DiGiovanni, Joe (April 8, 1992). "Antaramian in landslide". Kenosha News. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Zampanti, Jeffrey (January 19, 2020). "Glimpses of Kenosha's future: Kenosha mayor discusses smart growth, running unopposed". Kenosha News. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
Further reading
- Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Racine and Kenosha counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1906.
External links
- City of Kenosha
- Kenosha County