List of mayors of Princeton, Indiana
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This is a list of mayors of Princeton in Indiana, United States. As of 2006, there have been 31 mayor
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From 1884 to 1906 mayors were elected for two year terms; mayors listed during that timespan whose terms are given as more than two years were simply elected to successive terms. From 1906 on mayors were elected to four-year terms (with the exceptions of Dr. Osborne T. Brazelton and Dr. Joseph G. Pepple, who were both elected to a five-year term); any mayor listed during that timespan whose term is given as more than four years was elected to successive terms.
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s of the city of Princeton, Indiana
Princeton, Indiana
The median income for a household in the city was $26,689, and the median income for a family was $37,308. Males had a median income of $28,076 versus $19,825 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,049...
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From 1884 to 1906 mayors were elected for two year terms; mayors listed during that timespan whose terms are given as more than two years were simply elected to successive terms. From 1906 on mayors were elected to four-year terms (with the exceptions of Dr. Osborne T. Brazelton and Dr. Joseph G. Pepple, who were both elected to a five-year term); any mayor listed during that timespan whose term is given as more than four years was elected to successive terms.
Name | Party | Term from | Term to | Notes |
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John W. Ewing | Republican | 1884 | 1886 | |
Levin W. Gudgel | Republican | 1886 | 1888 | |
James B. Gamble | Republican | 1888 | 1890 | |
Henry P. Soller | Republican | 1890 | 1894 | |
James B. Gamble | Republican | 1894 | 1898 | |
Henry P. Chambers | Republican | 1898 | 1902 | |
Charles W. White | Democrat | 1902 | 1904 | |
Arthur P. Twineham | Republican | 1904 | January 1906 | Resigned to accept appointment as Postmaster Postmaster A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality... from President Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... |
Charles W. Benton | Republican | January 1906 | September 1906 | |
Dr. Robert A. Cushman | Democrat | 1906 | 1910 | First mayor elected to four-year term; youngest mayor at time of election (30 years) |
Dr. David A. Davison | Republican | 1910 | 1914 | |
Doris R. Head | Democrat | 1914 | 1918 | |
Ernest E. Noble | Republican | January 1918 | January 1919 | Died in office |
C. A. Schubart | Republican | January 1919 | 1922 | |
Charles A. Niemeier | Democrat | 1922 | 1926 | |
William S. Ennes | Republican | 1926 | 1930 | |
Dr. Osborne T. Brazelton | Republican | 1930 | 1935 | Served one five-year term |
Gerald Hall | Republican | 1935 | 1939 | |
Talbott C. Fowler | Republican | 1939 | 1943 | |
Dr. Joseph G. Pepple | Republican | 1943 | 1948 | Served one five-year term |
Walter G. Cox | Democrat | 1948 | 1950 | Died in office |
M. Vernor "Vern" Woodruff" | Democrat | 1950 | 1956 | |
Ralph M. Wiltsie | Democrat | 1956 | 1960 | |
William "Bill" McConnell | Republican | 1960 | 1972 | |
Walter E. "Gene" Vinson | Democrat | 1972 | 1976 | |
Frank M. Dasch | Democrat | 1976 | 1980 | |
Jack Nixon | Republican | 1980 | 1984 | |
Frank Wade | Democrat | 1984 | 1988 | |
George Taylor | Democrat | 1988 | 2000 | Oldest mayor to serve (77 when left office) |
Shirley Robb | Democrat | 2000 | February 2005 | Died in office; first female mayor; oldest mayor at time of election (75 when elected to second term) |
Robert J. Hurst | Democrat | February 2005 | current | Current mayor |