List of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan
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s of Grand Rapids:
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s of Grand Rapids:
- H. R. Williams, 1850
- Ralph W. Cole, 1851
- William H. Withey, 1852
- Thomas B. Church, 1853
- Wilder D. FosterWilder D. FosterWilder De Ayr Foster was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Foster was born in Orange County, New York where he attended the common schools. He moved to Michigan in 1837, and engaged in the hardware business at Grand Rapids in 1845...
, 1854 - Charles Shepard, 1855
- John M. Fox, 1856
- William T. PowersWilliam T. Powers (Michigan)William Thompson Powers, manufacturer and capitalist, was born in Bristol, New Hampshire, July 8, 1820, and died at 29 College Ave NE, the home of his daughter Mary Louisa Spooner, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 19, 1909. His parents Jonathan and Anna Powers, were natives of Groton and Hebron,...
, 1857 - Gilbert M. McCray, 1858
- George K. Johnson, 1859
- Martin L. Sweet, 1860
- George H. White, 1861-62
- Charles C. ComstockCharles C. ComstockCharles Carter Comstock was a businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Family and early life:...
, 1863-64 - Wilder D. FosterWilder D. FosterWilder De Ayr Foster was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Foster was born in Orange County, New York where he attended the common schools. He moved to Michigan in 1837, and engaged in the hardware business at Grand Rapids in 1845...
, 1865-66 - John W. ChamplinJohn W. ChamplinJohn W. Champlin was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1884 until 1891.Champlain was born in Kingston, New York and came to Grand Rapids, Michigan as an adult to study law with his borther. He served as a judge of the Grand Rapids Recorders' Court and then as mayor of Grand Rapids...
, 1867 - Moses V. Aldrich, 1868-70
- Leonard H. Randall, 1871
- Julius HousemanJulius HousemanJulius Houseman was a U.S. businessman and politician who served as mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, as representative in the Michigan House of Representatives and as Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives....
, 1872 - Peter R. L. Peirce, 1873
- Julius HousemanJulius HousemanJulius Houseman was a U.S. businessman and politician who served as mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, as representative in the Michigan House of Representatives and as Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives....
, 1874 - Peter R. L. Peirce, 1875-6
- William Montague Ferry, Jr.William Montague Ferry, Jr.William Montague Ferry, Jr. was a Michigan and Utah politician and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.- Michigan years :...
, 1876 - George W. Thayer, 1877
- Henry S. Smith, 1878
- Fraces Letellier, 1879
- Henry S. Smith, 1880
- George G. Steketee, 1881
- Edmund B. Dikeman, 1882
- Crawford Angell, 1883
- Charles E. BelknapCharles E. BelknapCharles Eugene Belknap was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Belknap was born in Massena, New York and attended the common schools there...
, 1884 - John L. Curtis, 1885
- Edmund B. Dikeman, 1886-7
- Isaac M. Weston, 1888
- John Killean, 1889
- Edwin F. UhlEdwin F. UhlEdwin Fuller Uhl was a prominent Michigan lawyer and politician. He served as Mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ambassador to Germany and United States Assistant Secretary of State....
, 1890-91 - William J. Stuart, 1892-93
- Ernest B. Fisher, 1894
- Charles D. Stebbins, 1895
- Lathrop C. Stow, 1896-97
- George R. Perry, 1898-01
- W. Millard Palmer, 1902-03
- Edwin F. SweetEdwin F. SweetEdwin Forrest Sweet was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Sweet was born in Dansville, New York and attended the common schools and Dansville Seminary. He graduated from the literary department of Yale College in 1871, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. After graduation, Sweet...
, 1904-05 - George E. Ellis, 1906-15
- George P. Tilma, 1916-17
- Philo C. Fuller, 1917
- Christian Gallmeyer, 1918-20
- John McNabb, 1920-22
- William Oltman, 1922-23
- Julius Tisch, 1923-24
- Elvin Swarthout, 1924-26
- John D. Karel, 1930-34
- William Timmers, 1934-36
- Tunis Johnson, 1936-38
- George W. Welsh, 1938-1949
- Stanley J. Davis, 1949-50
- Paul G. GoebelPaul G. GoebelPaul Gordon Goebel was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1920 to 1922. He was an All-American in 1921 and was the team's captain in 1922. He played professional football from 1923 to 1926 with the Columbus Tigers, Chicago Bears, and New York Yankees...
, 1950-54 - George Veldman, 1954-56
- Paul G. GoebelPaul G. GoebelPaul Gordon Goebel was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1920 to 1922. He was an All-American in 1921 and was the team's captain in 1922. He played professional football from 1923 to 1926 with the Columbus Tigers, Chicago Bears, and New York Yankees...
, 1956-58 - Stanley J. Davis, 1958-64
- C. H. Sonneveldt, 1964-70
- Robert Boelens, 1970-71
- Lyman S. Parks, 1971-76
- Abe L. Drasin, 1976-84
- Gerald R. Helmholdt, 1984-1992
- John H. LogieJohn H. LogieJohn H. Logie is a former mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving from 1992 to 2003, and is a partner with the law firm Warner Norcross & Judd LLP...
, 1992-2003 - George HeartwellGeorge HeartwellGeorge Heartwell is the mayor of the city of Grand Rapids in the US state of Michigan. He was sworn in on January 1, 2004, and is currently serving his third term.-Career:...
, 2004-present