List of mayors of Toledo, Ohio facts for kids
A mayor is the leader of a city or town. They are like the principal of a school, but for a whole city! Mayors help make important decisions about how the city runs, like managing public services, planning new projects, and representing the city to others. This page lists all the people who have served as mayor of Toledo, Ohio, from the very first one in 1837 up to today.
Leaders of Toledo: The Mayors
Toledo has had many mayors since it became a city. Each mayor served for a certain period, helping to guide Toledo's growth and development. Some served for just a year, while others served for many years.
Years in Office | Picture | Name | Lived From-To | Political Party |
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1837–1839 | ![]() |
John Berdan | 1798–1841 | Whig |
1839–1840 | Hezekiah D. Mason | Whig | ||
1840–1843 | ![]() |
Myron H. Tilden | 1812–1888 | Whig |
1843–1844 | James Myers | 1795–1864 | Democratic | |
1844–1845 | George B. Way | 1811–1868 | Whig | |
1845–1846 | ![]() |
Richard Mott | 1804–1888 | Republican |
1846–1849 | ![]() |
Emery Davis Potter | 1804–1896 | Democratic |
1849–1850 | ![]() |
Daniel O. Morton | 1815–1859 | Democratic |
1850–1851 | Caleb F. Abbott | 1811–1855 | Whig | |
1851–1852 | Charles M. Dorr | 1816–1870 | ||
1852 (resigned) | Daniel McBain | 1820–1889 | ||
1852 (resigned) | ![]() |
Egbert B. Brown | 1816–1902 | |
1852–1853 | Ira L. Clark | 1810–1885 | ||
1853 | Mavor Brigham | 1806–1897 | ||
1853–1857 (2 terms) | Charles M. Dorr | 1816–1870 | ||
1857–1860 (resigned) | Alexander Brownlee | 1806–1872 | ||
1860–1861 | Alexander H. Newcomb | 1824–1888 | Republican | |
1861 | ![]() |
Isaac R. Sherwood | 1835–1925 | Democratic |
1861–1863 | John Manor | 1829–1888 | ||
1863–1867 (3 terms) | Charles M. Dorr | 1816–1870 | ||
1867–1869 | Charles A. King | 1817–1893 | Republican | |
1869–1871 | William Kraus | 1813–1883 | Republican | |
1871–1875 | ![]() |
William W. Jones | 1819–1892 | Democratic |
1875–1877 | ![]() |
Guido Marx | 1827–1899 | Republican |
1877–1879 (2 terms) | ![]() |
William W. Jones | 1819–1892 | Democratic |
1879–1885 | ![]() |
Jacob Romeis | 1835–1904 | Republican |
1885 | ![]() |
George W. Scheets | 1842–1929 | Republican |
1885–1887 | Samuel F. Forbes | 1830–1897 | Republican | |
1887–1891 | ![]() |
James Kent Hamilton | 1839–1918 | Republican |
1891–1893 | Vincent J. Emmick | 1846–1917 | Republican | |
1893–1897 | ![]() |
Guy G. Major | 1859–1912 | Republican |
1897–1904 (died in office) | ![]() |
Samuel M. Jones | 1846–1904 | Republican |
1904–1905 | ![]() |
Robert H. Finch | 1856–1915 | Republican |
1906–1913 | ![]() |
Brand Whitlock | 1869–1934 | Democratic |
1914–1915 | ![]() |
Carl Henry Keller | 1875–1952 | Republican |
1916–1917 | Charles M. Milroy | 1867–1931 | Republican | |
1918–1921 | Cornell Schreiber | 1881–1945 | Democratic | |
1922–1925 | ![]() |
Bernard F. Brough | 1871–1926 | Republican |
1926–1927 | Fred J. Mery | 1876–1949 | Republican | |
1928–1931 | William Trayton Jackson | 1876–1933 | Republican | |
1932–1933 | Addison Q. Thacher | 1876–1963 | Republican | |
1934–1935 | Solon T. Klotz | 1866–1948 | ||
1936–1939 | Roy C. Start | 1877–1956 | Republican | |
1940–1942 (resigned) | John Q. Carey | 1905–1958 | ||
1943–1947 | Lloyd Emerson Roulet | 1891–1985 | Republican | |
1948–1950 | ![]() |
Michael DiSalle | 1908–1981 | Democratic |
1950–1951 | Ollie Czelusta | 1896–1981 | Republican | |
1952–1953 (2 terms) | Lloyd Emerson Roulet | 1891–1985 | Republican | |
1954–1957 (2 terms) | Ollie Czelusta | 1896–1981 | Republican | |
1957–1959 | John W. Yager | 1920–2000 | Democratic | |
1959–1961 | Michael J. Damas | 1912–2003 | Democratic | |
1961–1967 | ![]() |
John William Potter | 1918–2013 | Republican |
1967–1971 | William J. Ensign | 1924–2011 | Democratic | |
1971–1976 | Harry W. Kessler | 1927–2007 | Democratic | |
1977–1983 | Douglas DeGood | 1947–2019 | Democratic | |
1983–1989 | Donna Owens | 1937– | Republican | |
1990–1993 | John McHugh | 1930–2015 | Democratic | |
1994–2002 | ![]() |
Carleton S. Finkbeiner | 1939– | Republican |
2002–2006 | Jack Ford | 1947–2015 | Democratic | |
2006–2010 (2 terms) | ![]() |
Carleton S. Finkbeiner | 1939– | Democratic |
2010–2014 | ![]() |
Michael P. Bell | 1955– | Independent |
2014–2015 (died in office) | D. Michael Collins | 1944–2015 | Independent | |
2015–2018 | ![]() |
Paula Hicks-Hudson | 1951– | Democratic |
2018–present | ![]() |
Wade Kapszukiewicz | 1972– | Democratic |
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