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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
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
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:

Term Image Mayor
1924-1927 M. P. Tucker (2)
1928–1931 G. Lloyd Weil
1932–1933 C. Nelson Sparks
1934–1935 I. S. Myers (2)
1936–1941 Lee D. Schroy
1942–1943 George J. Harter
1944–1952 Charles E. Slusser
1953 Russell M. Bird
1954–1961 Leo A. Berg
1962–1965 Edward O. Erickson
1966–1979 John S. Ballard
1980–1983 Roy L. Ray - Ohio Senate 116th General Assembly 1993-1994 - DPLA - f6883d0776f30f81b4c0ebe18e9c9587 (page 21) (cropped).jpg Roy Ray
1984–1986 Thomas C. Sawyer 107th Congress.jpg Thomas C. Sawyer
1987–May 2015 Mayor Don Plusquellic.jpg Donald L. Plusquellic
May–June 2015 Garry Moneypenny (interim)
June 2015–January 2016 Jeff Fusco (interim)
2016–2024 Horrigan.jpg Dan Horrigan
2024– Shammas Malik at 2021 MPAC Virtual Convention (cropped).png Shammas Malik
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