List of mayors of Terre Haute, Indiana facts for kids
A mayor is like the main leader of a city or town. They help make important decisions and manage how the city runs. This page lists all the people who have been mayors of Terre Haute, Indiana.
Mayors of Terre Haute as a Town
Terre Haute started as a town. It had mayors who led the community. The first mayor was Elijah Tillotson in 1838.
In 1843, the way the town was run changed. The job of mayor was stopped for a while. Instead, the president of the town council took care of the mayor's duties. This continued until Terre Haute officially became a city in 1853.
| # | Name | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Tillotson | 1838 | 1838 | ||
| 2 | Dr. Marcus Hitchcock | 1838 | 1839 | ||
| 3 | Britton M. Harrison | June 1839 | 1843 |
Mayors of Terre Haute as a City
Terre Haute officially became a city in 1853. From then on, the city continued to have mayors who served different terms.
| # | Name | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | William Kirkpatrick Edwards | June 1853 | May 1855 | Whig | |
| 5 | James Hook | 1855 | 1856 | ||
| 6 | Chambers Y. Patterson | 1856 | 1860 | Democratic | |
| 7 | William H. Stewart | 1861 | 1863 | ||
| 8 | Albert Lange | 1863 | 1867 | Republican | |
| 9 | Grafton Fleener Cookerly | 1867 | 1871 | Democratic | |
| 10 | Alexander Thomas | 1871 | 1875 | ||
| 11 | James B. Edmunds | 1875 | 1877 | ||
| 12 | Henry Fairbanks | 1877 | 1878 | ||
| 13 | Joseph M. Wildy | 1878 | 1879 | Democratic | |
| 14 | Benjamin F. Havens | 1879 | 1881 | ||
| 15 | James B. Lyne | 1881 | 1883 | ||
| 16 | William H. Armstrong | 1883 | 1885 | ||
| 17 | Jacob C. Kolsem | 1885 | 1889 | Republican | |
| 18 | Frank C. Donaldson | 1889 | 1891 | Republican | |
| 19 | James M. Allen | 1891 | 1892 | ||
| 20 | Henry M. Griswold | 1892 | 1892 | Republican | |
| 21 | Frederick A. Ross | 1892 | 1898 | ||
| 22 | Henry C. Steeg | 1898 | 1904 | Democratic | |
| 23 | Edwin H. Bidaman | 1904 | July 6, 1906 | Republican | |
| 24 | Frank M. Buckingham | July 7, 1906 | 1906 | Republican | |
| 25 | James Lyons | 1906 | 1910 | Democratic | |
| 26 | Louis A. Gerhardt | 1910 | 1914 | ||
| 27 | Donn M. Roberts | 1914 | May 1915 | Democratic | |
| 28 | James Murrell Gossom | 1915 | 1917 | Democratic | |
| 29 | Charles S. Hunter | 1918 | 1922 | Republican | |
| 30 | Ora D. Davis | 1922 | 1930 | Republican | |
| 31 | Wood J. Posey | 1930 | 1935 | ||
| 32 | Samuel E. Beecher Sr. | 1935 | 1939 | ||
| 33 | Joseph P. Duffy | 1939 | 1943 | ||
| 34 | Vernon R. McMillan | 1943 | 1947 | Republican | |
| 35 | Ralph Tucker | January 1, 1948 | 1967 | Democratic | |
| 36 | Leland Larrison | 1968 | 1972 | Republican | |
| 37 | William J. Brighton | 1972 | 1979 | Democratic | |
| 38 | P. Pete Chalos | 1980 | 1996 | Democratic | |
| 39 | Jim Jenkins | 1996 | 1999 | Democratic | |
| 40 | Judy A. Anderson | 2000 | 2003 | Democratic | |
| 41 | Kevin D. Burke | 2004 | 2008 | Democratic | |
| 42 | Duke Bennett | January 2008 | 2024 | Republican | |
| 43 | Brandon Sakbun | January 2024 | Present | Democratic |
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