List of mayors of Ann Arbor, Michigan facts for kids
This article shares a list of the people who have served as the mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan. A mayor is the top leader of a city. They help make important decisions for everyone living there. Ann Arbor became a city on April 4, 1851. Since then, many different people have held this important job.
Ann Arbor's City Leaders
The mayor of a city is like the captain of a team. They work with the city council to make sure the city runs smoothly. This includes things like keeping parks nice, making sure roads are safe, and planning for the future. The people listed below are the individuals who have been elected to lead Ann Arbor since it officially became a city.
| Mayor | Years | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| George Sedgwick | 1851–1855 | Whig |
| James Kingsley | 1855–1856 | Democratic |
| William S. Maynard | 1856–1858 | |
| Philip Bach | 1858–1859 | Republican |
| Robert J. Barry | 1859–1861 | Republican |
| John F. Miller | 1861–1862 | Democratic |
| Charles Spoor | 1862–1863 | |
| Ebenezer Wells | 1863–1865 | Democratic |
| William S. Maynard | 1865–1866 | |
| Oliver M. Martin | 1866–1868 | Republican |
| Christian Eberbach | 1868–1869 | Republican |
| Alfred H. Partridge | 1869–1870 | |
| William D. Harriman | 1870–1871 | Democratic |
| Silas H. Douglass | 1871–1873 | |
| Hiram J. Beakes | 1873–1875 | Democratic |
| Edward D. Kinne | 1875–1877 | Republican |
| Densmore Cramer | 1877–1878 | Democratic |
| Willard B. Smith | 1878–1880 | Republican |
| John Kapp | 1880–1883 | Democratic |
| William D. Harriman | 1883–1885 | Democratic |
| John Kapp | 1885–1886 | Democratic |
| John J. Robison | 1886–1887 | Democratic |
| Willard B. Smith | 1887–1888 | Republican |
| Samuel W. Beakes | 1888–1890 | Democratic |
| Charles H. Manly | 1890–1891 | Democratic |
| William G. Doty | 1891–1893 | Democratic |
| Bradley M. Thompson | 1893–1894 | Democratic |
| Cyrenus G. Darling | 1894–1895 | Republican |
| Warren E. Walker | 1895–1897 | Republican |
| Charles E. Hiscock | 1897–1899 | Republican |
| Gottlob Luick | 1899–1901 | Democratic |
| Royal S. Copeland | 1901–1903 | Republican |
| Arthur Brown | 1903–1905 | Democratic |
| Francis M. Hamilton | 1905–1907 | Republican |
| James C. Henderson | 1907–1909 | Democratic |
| William L. Walz | 1909–1913 | Democratic |
| Robert G. MacKenzie | 1913–1915 | Republican |
| Charles A. Sauer (died in office) | 1915 | Republican |
| Ernst M. Wurster (acting mayor) | 1915–1917 | Democratic |
| Ernst M. Wurster | 1917–1921 | Democratic |
| George E. Lewis | 1921–1925 | Republican |
| Robert A. Campbell | 1925–1927 | Republican |
| Edward W. Staebler | 1927–1931 | Democratic |
| H. Wirt Newkirk | 1931–1933 | Republican |
| Robert A. Campbell | 1933–1937 | Republican |
| Walter C. Sadler | 1937–1941 | Republican |
| Leigh J. Young | 1941–1945 | Republican |
| William E. Brown Jr. | 1945–1957 | Republican |
| Samuel J. Eldersveld | 1957–1959 | Democratic |
| Cecil O. Creal | 1959–1965 | Republican |
| Wendell E. Hulcher | 1965–1969 | Republican |
| Robert J. Harris | 1969–1973 | Democratic |
| James E. Stephenson | 1973–1975 | Republican |
| Albert H. Wheeler | 1975–1978 | Democratic |
| Louis D. Belcher | 1978–1985 | Republican |
| Edward C. Pierce | 1985–1987 | Democratic |
| Gerald D. Jernigan | 1987–1991 | Republican |
| Elizabeth S. Brater | 1991–1993 | Democratic |
| Ingrid B. Sheldon | 1993–2000 | Republican |
| John Hieftje | 2000–2014 | Democratic |
| Christopher Taylor | 2014–present | Democratic |
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