List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana

Jeffersonville, Indiana

Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...

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. 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

Richard Vissing

Richard Vissing was mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He served five terms from 1964–1983 and was the first full-time mayor.During his terms as mayor he was credited for helping revitalize the city and added parks to the city such as River City Park, now named Vissing Park in his honor...

 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 William F. Collum William F. Collum was a surgeon and politician of Jeffersonville, Indiana in which he served on the city council and as mayor.-Biography:...	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 O.C. Woolley O.C. Woolley was a politician which is most notable for his tenure as the mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana.-Biography:Mr. Woolley was born in New York City in 1808 and he would live for the majority of his early life until 1841...	1861	1865	Democrat
John Ware	1865	1867
Gabriel Poindexter Gabriel Poindexter Gabriel Poindexter was born in Memphis, Indiana and he would serve in the Civil War, and serve as mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana...	1867	1869	Republican
Levi Sparks	1869	1873	Democrat
Burdet Pile	1873	1875	Democrat
Luther Warder Luther Warder Luther F. Warder was born in Kentucky and moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana when he was twenty years old at the start of the Civil War. He then worked in railroad shops and later politics until his death. Luther in 1875 would become mayor...	1875	1883	Democrat
John M. Glass John M. Glass John M. Glass was a mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana, and Chief of Police of Los Angeles, California.-Jeffersonville:John Glass was the Marshal of Jeffersonville, Indiana, from 1879 to 1883 before becoming the mayor of Jeffersonville. He defeated Luther Warder for mayoral and served as mayor from...	1883	1885	Republican
Herman Preafer	1885	1887	Democrat
Luther Warder Luther Warder Luther F. Warder was born in Kentucky and moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana when he was twenty years old at the start of the Civil War. He then worked in railroad shops and later politics until his death. Luther in 1875 would become mayor...	1887	1891	Democrat
Benjamin H. Robinson	1891	1894	Republican
Isaac Whiteside	1894	1898	Republican
Thomas Rader Thomas Rader Thomas Bogle Rader was a politician and businessman of Jeffersonville, Indiana.-Biography:H was born in Henryville, Indiana. He began teaching at the young age of sixteen and did so until he became twenty-one years old. He then became Deputy County Treasurer of Clark County in 1878, and moved to...	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 Joseph Warder Joseph H. Warder, Sr was a lawyer and politician of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He was also the son of former mayor Luther Warder.-Biography:...	1922	1925	Democrat
Harry Poindexter Harry Poindexter Harry Clay Poindexter was mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States, and son of former Jeffersonville mayor Gabriel Poindexter.-Biography:...	1926	1929	Republican
Allen Jacobs Allen Jacobs Allen Winnitt Jacobs is a former American football fullback and halfback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Utah....	1930	1938	Republican
Homer Vawter	1939	1942	Republican
Samuel Shannon	1942	1951	Republican
Charles Hoodenpyl Charles Hoodenpyl Charles Hoodenpyl was mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana.-Biography:Charles Hoodenpyl would serve as the mayor of Jeffersonville in 1952 until 1963 as the last part time mayor before being replaced by Richard Vissing. Hoodenpyl was mayor during the urban renewal era of Jeffersonville in which the...	1952	1963	Democrat
Richard Vissing Richard Vissing Richard Vissing was mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He served five terms from 1964–1983 and was the first full-time mayor.During his terms as mayor he was credited for helping revitalize the city and added parks to the city such as River City Park, now named Vissing Park in his honor...	1964	1983	Democrat
Dale Orem Dale Orem Dale L. Orem is an American businessman, politician and civic leader who served as mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana from 1984 to 1991. Orem was active in sports by playing for the University of Louisville and later coaching at the school...	1984	1991	Republican
Raymond Parker	1992	1995	Democrat
Thomas Galligan Tom Galligan (mayor) Thomas R. Galligan served as mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana USA from 1996 to 2003. Galligan was unseated by Rob Waiz during the election year of 2003 and Waiz was sworn in as mayor in January 2004...	1996	2003	Democrat
Rob Waiz Rob Waiz Robert L. Waiz, Jr is a politician of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He works in real estate and has been on the city council and served as mayor. Waiz, a Democrat, was first elected mayor in 2003, defeating two-term incumbent Tom Galligan in the May Democratic primary and then defeating Republican...	2004	2007	Democrat
Thomas Galligan Tom Galligan (mayor) Thomas R. Galligan served as mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana USA from 1996 to 2003. Galligan was unseated by Rob Waiz during the election year of 2003 and Waiz was sworn in as mayor in January 2004...	2008	Present	Democrat

Referenced from the Encyclopedia of Louisville.