List of mayors of Akron, Ohio facts for kids
Akron is a city in Ohio, a state in the United States. Like many cities, Akron has a leader called a mayor. The mayor is in charge of the city government and helps make important decisions for everyone living there.
This article lists the people who have served as mayor of Akron. A new mayor usually starts their job at midnight on New Year's Day. For a short time, from 1920 to 1924, Akron tried a different way of governing. Instead of a mayor, the city was run by an administrator as part of a City commission government.
Early Mayors of Akron
Before Akron had a city commission government, it had mayors who led the city. Here's a list of those early leaders:
Term | Mayor |
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1836 | Seth Iredell |
1837–1838 | John C. Singletary |
1839 | Lucius V. Bierce |
1840 | Arad Kent |
1841 | Lucius V. Bierce (2) |
1842–1843 | H. H. Johnston |
1844 | Lucius V. Bierce (3) |
1845–1846 | Philo Chamberlin |
1847 | Levi Rawson |
1848 | Israel E. Carter |
1849 | Lucius V. Bierce (4) |
1850 | George Bliss |
1851 | Charles G. Ladd |
1852 | Frederick Wadsworth |
1853 | Philip N. Schuyler |
1854 | William T. Allen |
1855 | Nathaniel Finch |
1856–1858 | Frederick A. Nash |
1859 | George W. McNeil |
1860–1861 | Henry Purdy |
1862–1863 | Charles A. Collins |
1864 | George D. Bates |
1865–1866 | James Matthews |
1867–1868 | Lucius V. Bierce (5) |
1869–1872 | John L. Robertson |
1873–1874 | Henry Purdy |
1875–1876 | Levi S. Herrold |
1877–1878 | James F. Scott |
1879–1880 | John M. Fraze |
1881–1882 | Samuel A. Lane |
1883–1886 | Lorenzo D. Watters |
1887–1888 | Louis D. Seward |
1889–1892 | William H. Miller |
1893–1894 | Lorenzo D. Watters |
1895–1896 | E. R. Harper |
1897–1900 | W. E. Young |
1901–1902 | W. B. Doyle |
1903–1907 | Charles W. Kemple |
1908–1911 | William T. Sawyer |
1912–1915 | Frank W. Rockwell |
1916–1917 | William J. Laub |
1918–1919 | I. S. Myers (1) |
City Administrators of Akron
For a few years, Akron changed its government style. Instead of a mayor, the city was managed by an administrator. This was part of a "city commission" system.
Term | Administrator |
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1920–1921 | Carl F. Beck |
1922 | D. C. Rybolt |
1922 | Homer Campbell |
1922–1923 | M. P. Tucker |
Modern Mayors of Akron
After the city commission period, Akron went back to having a mayor. Here are the mayors who have served since 1924: