List of mayors of Toledo, Ohio
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This is a list of Mayors of Toledo, Ohio
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
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| Term of Service | Name | Life Dates | Party |
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| 1837-1839 | John Berdan John Berdan John Berdan was the first mayor of Toledo, Ohio... |
1798-1841 | Whig |
| 1839-1840 | Hezekiah D. Mason | Whig | |
| 1840-1843 | Myron H. Tilden | 1812-1888 | Whig |
| 1843-1844 | James Myers (politician) | 1795-1864 | Democratic |
| 1844-1845 | George B. Way | 1811-1868 | Whig |
| 1845-1846 | Richard Mott Richard Mott Richard Mott was mayor of Toledo, Ohio, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born to Quaker parents in Mamaroneck, New York, Mott attended a Quaker boarding school and seminary in Dutchess County, New York. In 1815, he moved with his parents to New York City, in 1818 became a clerk in a... |
1804-1888 | Republican |
| 1846-1849 | Emery Davis Potter Emery D. Potter Emery Davis Potter was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Potter attended the district school and the academy in Herkimer County, New York.... |
1804-1896 | Democratic |
| 1849-1850 | Daniel O. Morton | 1815-1859 | Democratic |
| 1850-1851 | Caleb F. Abbott Caleb F. Abbott - Life :Mr. Abbott was born in Chelmsford, MA, he got a good education and became on of the well-learned resident of northwestern Ohio after finishing at Harvard College. Following in Henry Clay's footsteps, he became an important figure in the Whig party.... |
1811-1855 | Whig |
| 1851-1852 | Charles M. Dorr | 1816-1870 | |
| 1852 | Daniel McBain (resigned) | ||
| 1852 | Egbert B. Brown Egbert B. Brown Egbert Benson Brown was a Union general in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.-Early life and education:... (resigned) |
1816-1902 | |
| 1852-1853 | Ira L. Clark | ?-1885 | |
| 1853 | Mavor Brigham | 1806-1897 | |
| 1853-1857 | Charles M. Dorr (2) | 1816-1870 | |
| 1857-1860 | Alexander Brownlee (resigned) | 1806-1872 | |
| 1860-1861 | Alexander H. Newcomb | ?-1888 | Republican |
| 1861 | Isaac R. Sherwood Isaac R. Sherwood Isaac Ruth Sherwood was an American politician and newspaper editor from Toledo, Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. He served nine terms in the United States Congress, and was a noted pacifist during World War I.-Early life and career:Sherwood was born in... |
1835-1925 | Democratic |
| 1861-1863 | John Manor | 1829-1888 | |
| 1863-1867 | Charles M. Dorr (3) | 1816-1870 | |
| 1867-1869 | Charles A. King | 1817-1893 | Republican |
| 1869-1871 | William Kraus | 1813-1883 | Republican |
| 1871-1875 | William W. Jones William W. Jones William W. Jones was the mayor of Toledo, Ohio from 1871–1875, and again from 1877-1879.... |
1819-1892 | Democratic |
| 1875-1877 | Guido Marx | 1827-1899 | Republican |
| 1877-1879 | William W. Jones William W. Jones William W. Jones was the mayor of Toledo, Ohio from 1871–1875, and again from 1877-1879.... (2) |
1819-1892 | Democratic |
| 1879-1885 | Jacob Romeis Jacob Romeis Jacob Romeis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Weisenbach, Bavaria, Germany, Romeis attended the village schools.... |
1835-1904 | Republican |
| 1885 | George W. Scheets | 1842-1929 | Republican |
| 1885-1887 | Samuel F. Forbes | 1830-1897 | Republican |
| 1887-1891 | James Kent Hamilton James Kent Hamilton James Kent Hamilton was Republican mayor of Toledo, Ohio, United States 1887-1891.-Biography:James Kent Hamilton was born in Milan, Erie County, Ohio, May 17, 1839. He was the son of Thomas and Sarah O. Hamilton. His father was a merchant and shipper, and served as a Whig in the Ohio Senate. James... |
1839-1918 | Republican |
| 1891-1893 | Vincent J. Emmick | 1846-1917 | Republican |
| 1893-1897 | Guy G. Major | 1859-1912 | Republican |
| 1897-1904 | Samuel Milton "Golden Rule" Jones Samuel M. Jones Samuel Milton Jones, a.k.a. "Golden Rule Jones", lived from August 3, 1846 to 1904 and served as a Progressive Era Mayor of Toledo, Ohio from 1897 to 1904 . Born in Denbighshire, Wales, Jones emigrated to the United States in 1849. Jones had little education because he had to work in order to help... (died in office) |
1846-1904 | |
| 1904-1905 | Robert H. Finch | 1856-1915 | Republican |
| 1906-1913 | Brand Whitlock Brand Whitlock Brand Whitlock , an American municipal reformer, diplomat, journalist, and author. Born Joseph Brand Whitlock at Urbana, Ohio, son of the Rev. Elias and Mollie Lavinia Whitlock, he was educated in the public schools and by private tutors. He also studied law under Senator J. M... |
1869-1934 | |
| 1914-1915 | Carl H. Keller | 1875-1952 | Republican |
| 1916-1917 | Charles M. Milroy | 1867-1931 | Republican |
| 1918-1921 | Cornell Schreiber | 1881-1945 | Democratic |
| 1922-1925 | Bernard F. Brough | 1871-1926 | Republican |
| 1926-1927 | Fred J. Mery | 1876-1949 | Republican |
| 1928-1931 | William Trayton Jackson William T. Jackson William Trayton Jackson was an American politician. He served as mayor of Toledo, Ohio between 1928 and 1931.-External links:*... |
1876-1933 | Republican |
| 1932-1933 | Addison Q. Thacher | 1876-1963 | Republican |
| 1934-1935 | Solon T. Klotz | 1866-1948 | |
| 1936-1939 | Roy C. Start | 1877-1956 | Republican |
| 1940-1942 | John Q. Carey (resigned) | 1905-1958 | |
| 1943-1947 | Lloyd Emerson Roulet | 1891-1985 | Republican |
| 1948-1950 | Michael V. DiSalle | 1908-1981 | Democratic |
| 1950-1951 | Ollie Czelusta | Republican | |
| 1952-1953 | Lloyd Emerson Roulet (2) | 1891-1985 | Republican |
| 1954-1957 | Ollie Czelusta (2) | Republican | |
| 1957-1959 | John W. Yager | 1920-2000 | Democratic |
| 1959-1961 | Michael J. Damas | 1912-2003 | Democratic |
| 1961-1967 | John William Potter John William Potter John William Potter is a United States federal judge.Born in Toledo, Ohio, Potter received a Ph.B. from the University of Toledo in 1940 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1946. He joined the United States Army Reserve, serving from 1946 to 1951. Potter was in private... |
?-1998 | Republican |
| 1967-1971 | William J. Ensign | Democratic | |
| 1971-1976 | Harry W. Kessler Harry W. Kessler Harry W. Kessler was a Democratic politician who served as the Mayor of the City of Toledo, Ohio from January 27, 1971 until December 1, 1977.* 1971-1977: Toledo Mayor* 1969-1970: Toledo Vice Mayor... |
1927-2007 | Democratic |
| 1977-1983 | Douglas DeGood | 1947- | Democratic |
| 1983-1989 | Donna Owens | 1937- | Republican |
| 1990-1993 | John McHugh John McHugh (Ohio) John McHugh is an American Democratic politician who served as the mayor of Toledo, Ohio from 1990 to 1993.His daughter is Molly McHugh Branyan, a previous Democrat candidate to the Toledo City Council.-References:... |
Democratic | |
| 1994-2002 | Carleton S. "Carty" Finkbeiner Carty Finkbeiner Carleton "Carty" S. Finkbeiner is a Democratic Party politician who is the former mayor of Toledo, Ohio. First elected in 1993, he took office on January 1, 1994. In 1997, he defeated challenger Nick Wichowski to win a second term. Term limits prevented him from running a third consecutive time... |
1939- | Democratic |
| 2002-2005 | Jack Ford | 1947- | Democratic |
| 2006-2010 | Carleton S. "Carty" Finkbeiner Carty Finkbeiner Carleton "Carty" S. Finkbeiner is a Democratic Party politician who is the former mayor of Toledo, Ohio. First elected in 1993, he took office on January 1, 1994. In 1997, he defeated challenger Nick Wichowski to win a second term. Term limits prevented him from running a third consecutive time... (2) |
1939- | Democratic |
| 2010-present | Michael P. Bell Michael Bell (mayor) Michael P. Bell is the current Mayor of Toledo, Ohio taking office on January 4, 2010. Bell previously served as Toledo Fire Chief and State Fire Marshal.-Mayor of Toledo:... |
1955- | None |