List of mayors of Rockford, Illinois facts for kids
Rockford, Illinois, is a city in the United States, and like many cities, it has a leader called a mayor. A mayor is like the chief executive officer of a city. They help make important decisions, manage city services, and work to improve life for everyone living there. This article lists all the people who have served as mayor of Rockford.
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Early Mayors: One-Year Terms (1852–1881)
When Rockford first started having mayors, they only served for one year at a time. This meant there were many different mayors in a short period!
- Willard Wheeler (1852–1853)
- Hiram R. Maynard (1853–1854)
- Ulysses M. Warner (1854–1855)
- Edward Vaughn (1855–1856)
- James L. Loop (1856–1857)
- William Brown (1857–1858)
- Seeley Perry (1858–1859)
- Charles Williams (1859–1864)
- Albert Fowler (1864–1866, 1867–1868)
- Edward H. Baker (1866–1867, 1868–1869)
- Seymour G. Bronson (1869–1873)
- Gilbert Woodruff (1873–1875)
- Robert H. Tinker (1875–1876)
- Levi Rhoades (1876–1877)
- Duncan Ferguson (1877–1878)
- William Watson (1878–1879)
- Sylvester B. Wilkins (1879–1881)
Mayors with Two-Year Terms (1881–1937)
After 1881, the mayors of Rockford began serving for two years instead of one. This gave them a bit more time to work on their plans for the city.
- Samuel P. Crawford (1881–1883)
- Alfred Taggart (1883–1887)
- Horace C. Scovill (1887–1889)
- John H. Sherratt (1889–1891)
- Henry N. Starr (1891–1893)
- Amasa Hutchins (1893–1895, 1901–1903)
- Edward W. Brown (1895–1901)
- Charles E. Jackson (1903–1907)
- Mark Jardine (1907–1911)
- William Bennett (1911–1917)
- Robert Rew (1917–1921)
- J. Herman Hallstrom (1921–1927, 1929–1933)
- Burt M. Allen (1927–1929)
- C. Henry Bloom (1933–1937)
Modern Mayors: Four-Year Terms (1937–Present)
Since 1937, Rockford's mayors have served four-year terms. This longer term allows them to work on bigger projects and see them through. The table below shows the mayors from this period, including the current mayor.
| Image | Mayor | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles F. Brown | 1937–1941 | ||
| C. Henry Bloom | 1941–1953 | ||
| Milton A. Lundstrom | 1953–1957 | ||
| Benjamin T. Schleicher | 1957–1973 | ||
| Robert McGaw | 1973–1981 | ||
| John McNamara | 1981–1989 | ||
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Charles Box | 1989–2001 | First African American mayor of Rockford |
| Douglas P. Scott | 2001–2005 | ||
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Lawrence J. "Larry" Morrissey | 2005–2017 | |
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Thomas McNamara | 2017–present |
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