Introduction
Scope
This Directory of City Officials for Springfield, Illinois covers the period from 1832 to the present and is based on an unpublished manuscript by Helen Van Cleave Blankmeyer which was donated to the Sangamon State University Archives in 1975. At present, this index covers Springfield mayors, aldermen, and commissioners from 1832 to the present.
Using the Index
The index is in roughly three sections. First, there is a forward with information on using the index, abbreviations used, and a brief history of Springfield city government; second, the main index, alphabetical by person's name, listing the specific years as an official and biographical references to published county histories; third, the chronological section, where officials are arranged chronologically according to when they held office.
Sample Entry
ALVEY, WILLIAM ---Name of official
1835 ---Dates in office, 1835 shows him as a trustee
HSC957 ---Italic reference to a county history or other publication, and page (see abbreviations)
Limitations
This index is not all-inclusive, but is expandable as additional information is discovered or as spellings or dates are verified. The main county histories used refer to biographies but researchers should also check references in other sources such as the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. Two county histories not used in this index were Powers' Early Settlers and Campbell's The Sangamon Saga; these should also be checked in research.
Other City Officials (elected or appointed)
The Springfield City Directories, up to 1953, contain a front page listing of all city officials; after 1953, these are listed in the general name index under "City Officials." Also, the Sangamon State University Archives owns the original election returns for Sangamon County from 1821 to about 1930, and Springfield election returns will cover other city officials. Researchers should refer to these for specific times or dates.
Abbreviations
HHS Barringer, Floyd
Historic Homes of Springfield. Springfield, Illinois, 1966.
HIHL Angle, Paul
Here I Have Lived: A History of Lincoln's Springfield. 1821-1865. Chicago, Illinois: Abraham Lincoln Bookshop, 1971.
HSC History of Sangamon County. Illinois
Chicago, Illinois: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1881.
LAL Library of American Lives: Illinois Edition, 1950.
Kentucky: Historical Record Association, 1950. 2 volumes. (SPEC COLL F 540 T47x v.1-2)
NB Bateman, Newton, ed.
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois...and History of Sangamon County. Illinois. 3 volumes. Chicago, 1912.
PB Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County. Illinois... Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1891.
SC Blankmeyer, Helen Van Cleave.
The Sangamon Country. Springfield, Illinois: Phillips Brothers, 1965.
WALL Wallace, Joseph
Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County.
WTORC Barringer, Floyd S. and Richard L. Kahne.
A Walk Through Oak Ridge Cemetery. Springfield, Illinois: 1967.
City Government in Springfield, Illinois
1832, April 2 Town of Springfield incorporated, with a five-member Board of Trustees and elected President of the Board.
1840 Springfield incorporated as a city, and divided into four wards. City Council made up of an elected mayor and one alderman from each ward.
1854 Council changed to elected Mayor and three aldermen elected from each ward.
1874 A fifth and sixth ward are added to the council.
1882 City government is changed to seven wards with two aldermen from each ward, plus an elected Mayor.
1911 Springfield adopts 5-person Commission form of government.
1987 Springfield changes from Commission to Aldermanic form of government.
1991 Full strong mayor/ aldermanic form of government with ten wards, an alderman elected from each ward, and a mayor elected at large; term limits.
Alphabetical List
Affonso, Manuel: 1877, 1878, 1879. Alderman, Ward 1.
Albertsen, Ernest. J.: 1939-1942. Fire Chief.
Alden, Henry N.: 1870, 1871, 1872. Alderman, Ward 3.
Allen, Abner J.: 1857, 1858. Alderman, Ward 4.
Allyn, N. L.: 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908. Alderman, Ward 4.
Alvey, William: 1835. (HSC p. 957; HIHL p. 53) Trustee.
Ambs, Charles J.: 1890, 1891, 1892. Alderman, Ward 4.
Anderson, Cyrus: 1832, 1833. Trustee.
Anderson, James H.:1903-1907. Police Chief.
Anderson, Moses K.: 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1870. Alderman, Ward 2.
Andrew, Jack: 1991-1995, 1995-1999, 1999-2003. Alderman, Ward 6.
Ansell, Oscar: 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903. (NB pp. 1010-1011) Alderman, Ward 4.
Armstead, Thomas: 1985-1988. Fire Chief.
Arrowsmith, G. W.: 1909, 1910. Alderman, Ward 6.
Ascher, William: 1975-1978. Police Chief.
Ayers, Byron W.: 1878, 1879, 1880. Alderman, Ward 3.
Baker, William H.: 1882, 1883, 1884. Alderman, Ward 2.
Baker, T. C., Jr.: 1909, 1910. Alderman, Ward 4.
Ball, Henry P.: 1886. Alderman, Ward 6.
Ball, Jacob F.: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895. Alderman, Ward 2.
Ballou, George A.: 1882, 1883. (HSC p. 638) Alderman, Ward 2.
Barkley, James H.: 1884, 1885. (HSC pp. 639-640; NB pp. 1026-1027) Alderman, Ward 5.
Bartlett, John: 1971-1975. Fire Chief.
Bartnick, Bob: 2004-2006 Fire Chief.
Bartolomucci, Joe: 2003-2007. Alderman, Ward 5.
Bates, N.S.: 1852-1854. Marshal.
Baumann, Charles T.: 1915-1919, 1919-1923. Mayor.
Becker, J. Barry: 1987-1991. Alderman, Ward 7.
Bengel, Arthur F.: 1961-1963. Fire Chief.
Berriman, Peter: 1864. Alderman, Ward 4. Sworn in April 18, 1864, resignation letter accepted by city county April 26, 1864.
Bestudik, Thomas M.: 1979-1983. Fire Chief.
Bierbaum, John: 1895, 1896. Alderman, Ward 3.
Bierman, C. C.: 1927-1930. Police Magistrate.
Bishop, William: 1864, 1865, 1866. Alderman, Ward 2.
Black, George N.: 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886. (HSC p. 642; NB pp. 1052-1053; PB pp. 353-354; WALL pp. 1114-1115) Alderman, Ward 4.
Black, John W.: 1891, 1892, 1893. (NB pp. 1053-1054) Alderman, Ward 4.
Blough, Brandon: 2020-2023. Fire Chief
Blumle, Charles E.: 1960-1963.
Bode, F. H.: 1906. (NB pp. 1056-1057) Alderman, Ward 5.
Bolles, Hiram: 1874, 1875. (PB pp. 626-629; WALL p. 1476) Alderman, Ward 1.
Bolte, Henry: 1902, 1903, 1909-1915. (HSC pp. 642-645; NB pp. 1057-1058) Alderman, Ward 3, 1902-1903. Fire Marshal, 1909-1915.
Bonansinga, Paul: 1979-1983. Commissioner, Public Property.
Bradford, John S.: 1866, 1869, 1870, 1871. (HSC p. 645; PB pp. 588-589) Mayor, 1866. Alderman, Ward 3, 1869-1871.
Bradley, Leonidas H.: 1872, 1873, 1874. (HSC p. 125) Alderman, Ward 3.
Brennan, John: 1879, 1880. Alderman, Ward 1.
Brewer, Evan T.: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1902, 1903. Alderman, Ward 7, 1891-1893, 1903. Alderman, Ward 6, 1902.
Broadwell, Daniel P.: 1865, 1866. Alderman, Ward 1.
Broadwell, Norman M.: 1867, 1869. (NB p. 60-61; WALL pp. 930-933) Mayor.
Brown, Christopher C.: 1861, 1862. (HIHL p. 231; WALL pp. 915-916) Alderman, Ward 3.
Brown, George W.: 1869, 1870. Alderman, Ward 2.
Brown, James D.: 1865, 1866, 1867. Alderman, Ward 3.
Browning, Oliver W.: 1849, 1850, 1851. Alderman, Ward 2.
Bullard, Samuel A.: 1923-1926. (PB pp. 507-508) Mayor.
Burnett, Phillip G.: 1987-1991. Alderman, Ward 3.
Buscher, Misty: 2015-2019, 2019-2023. City Treasurer. 2023-2027. Mayor.
Bussone, D. A. "Nick": 1987-1991, 1991-1995. Alderman, Ward 9.
Butler, William: 1837, 1838, 1854. (HSC pp. 520-521; NB p. 1095; WALL pp. 1077-1078; WTORC pp. 25-26) Trustee, 1837-1838. Alderman, Ward 2, 1854.
Butzman, G. W.: 1909, 1910. (Note: May be C. F. - see NB pp. 1095-1096) Alderman, Ward 1.
Cabanis, John M.: 1833. Trustee.
Cahnman, Sam: 2007-2011, 2011-2015. Alderman, Ward 5.
Caldwell, Otho: 1931-1935. (NB pp. 1099-1100) Commissioner, Public Health.Caldwell, Ralph: 2007-2009. Police Chief.
Calhoun, John: 1849, 1850, 1851. (HSC p. 511; NB p. 73) Mayor.
Campbell, David B.: 1842. (HSC p. 92) Mayor.
Canedy, Peleg C.: 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839. (HHS p. 72; HIHL p. 302) Trustee, 1835-1839. President, Board of Trustees, 1840.
Canny, Ed Jr.: 2023-. Fire Chief.
Cantrall, M. M.: 1925. Police Chief.
Carlson, Brad: 2023-2027. Alderman, Ward 7.
Carmody, John: 1868, 1869, 1870. Alderman, Ward 1.
Carpenter, William: 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847. (HSC pp. 649-650; WTORC p. 34) Alderman, Ward 2.
Carter, J. W.: 1882, 1883. Alderman, Ward 4.
Castle, H. Scott: 1897-1091. Police Chief and Superintendent.
Casey, R. W.: 1899, 1900. Alderman, Ward 2.
Cellini, William F.: 1963-1967. Commissioner, Streets. Chambers, John: 1911. Alderman, Ward 3.
Chenery, John W.: 1860, 1861, 1862, 1887, 1888. (Note: Some show "s" as initial; HSC pp. 650-651) Alderman, Ward 2, 1860-1862. Alderman, Ward 4, 1887-1888.
Cimarossa, Debbie: 2007-2011. Alderman, Ward 7.
Clark, William: 1869. Alderman, Ward 1.
Clarkson, John J.: 1859. Alderman, Ward 2.
Clements, Benjamin S.: 1840. Mayor.
Clutter, William R.: 1987-1991. Alderman, Ward 1.
Coats, Ralph J.: 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1871, 1872, 1873. Alderman, Ward 1.
Coe, George: 1911-1914. Commissioner, Accounts and Finances.
Colgan, Eugene: 1885, 1886. (NB pp. 1137-1138) Alderman, Ward 1.
Collins, Lester E.: 1959-1963. Mayor.
Compton, P. E.: 1887, 1888. Alderman, Ward 1.
Conant, Sullivan: 1845, 1846. (HSC p. 662) Alderman, Ward 3.
Cone, Henry P.: 1855, 1856. Alderman, Ward 4.
Conkling, James C.: 1845, 1876, 1877, 1878. (HSC pp. 115-116; NB p. 116; PB 708-711; WTORC p. 25) Mayor, 1845. Alderman, Ward 6, 1876-1878.
Conkling, William J.: 1863, 1866, 1867, 1868. (HSC pp. 119-120; NB p. 1141; PB pp. 361-362) Alderman, Ward 3.
Conlon, Bartley: 1881. Alderman, Ward 4.
Conley, Erin: 2019-2023, 2023-2027. Alderman, Ward 8.
Connelly, John: 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861. Alderman, Ward 2.
Conway, William D.: 1939-1950. Police Magistrate.
Cook, Eli: 1846, 1847, 1848. Mayor.
Cook, John: 1855. (HHS p. 28; NB p. 120; WTORC p. 16) Mayor.
Crafton, William P.: Magistrate, 1876-1877.
Crook, A. N. J.: 1882. (HSC pp. 1128-1129) Mayor.
Cullen, Matt: 1920-1927. Fire Chief.
Cullom, D. F.: 1890. Alderman, Ward 6.
Currier, Julius H.: 1855, 1856, 1857. Alderman, Ward 4.
Curry, William: 1864, 1865. Alderman, Ward 3.
Dallman, Charles: 1864, 1865, 1866. Alderman, Ward 4.
Darling, Owen J.: 1951-1955, 1955-1959. Commissioner, Streets.
Darling, Percy I.: 1939-1943. Commissioner, Streets.
Daughton, Michael J.: 1903, 1904. Alderman, Ward 1.
Daughton, William: 1883, 1884. Alderman, Ward 1.
Davidson, H. B.: 1911-1915. Commissioner, Public Health and Safety.
Davis, Harvey: 1993-1995. Police Chief.
Davlin, Timothy J. "Tim": 2003-2007, 2007-2010. Mayor.
Davis, Lloyd: 1923-1927. Commissioner, Public Health.
Defrates, Walter: 1911. Alderman, Ward 7.
Delaney, James J.: 1935-1939. Fire Chief.
Dennis, Thomas J.: 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1865. (HHS p. 86) Alderman, Ward 3, 1856-1861. Mayor, 1865.
DeSilva, Joseph: 1901, 1902, 1903. (NB p. 1177) Alderman, Ward 1.
Desousa, Manuel: 1874, 1875, 1876. (Note: NB says "DeSouia;" NB pp. 1177-1178) Alderman, Ward 1.
Devereux, H. H.: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906. Mayor
DiCenso, Kristin: 2017-2019, 2019-2023. Alderman, Ward 6
Dickerman, H. S.: 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874. (HSC pp. 654-655) Alderman, Ward 3, 1871-1873. Alderman, Ward 6, 1874.
Divelbiss, Jacob: 1844, 1845. (HSC p. 658) Alderman, Ward 1.
Doerfler, Fred: 1952-1954. Police Superintendent.
Doerfler, Gene F.: 1975-1979. Fire Chief.
Donelan, James J.: 1887-1891. Police Superintendent.
Donelan, Jim: 2015-2019, 2019-2023, 2023-2027. Alderman, Ward 9
Dove, Steve: 2007-2011, 2011-2015. Alderman, Ward 9.
Doyle, George: 1947-1951. Commissioner, Public Health and Safety.
Doyle, George W., Jr.: 1955-1959. Commissioner, Public Health and Safety.
Drake, William: 1881. Alderman, Ward 6.
Dunham, James A.: 1967-1971, 1971-1975, 1975-1979. Commissioner, Accounts and Finance.
Dunn, Thomas: 1881-1884. Fire Marshal.
Durkin, Francis M.: 1955-1958. Fire Chief.
Early, Frank E.: 1916-1926. Police Magistrate.
Edwards, Frank: 2001-2002, 2003-2007, 2007-2011, 2011-2015. Fire Chief, 2001-2002. Alderman, Ward 1, 2003-2015. Mayor, 12/10 - 3/11.
Edwards, Ninian W.: 1874. (NB pp. 152-153) Alderman, Ward 3.
Eielson, Harry: 1947-1951. Mayor.
Elliott Calvin L.: 1889, 1890. Alderman, Ward 1.
Elshoff, Frank: 1891, 1892, 1893. Alderman, Ward 6.
Enos, Pascal P.: 1848. (NB p. 158; WALL p. 1003; WTORC p. 34) Alderman, Ward 2.
Enos, Zimri A.: 1859, 1860, 1861, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889. (HSC pp. 660-661; PB pp. 248-249; WALL pp.1003-1005) Alderman, Ward 2, 1859-1861, 1873-1875. Alderman, Ward 3, 1886-1889.
Ensel, W. L.: 1901, 1902, 1909, 1910. Alderman, Ward 7, 1901, 1909, 1910. Alderman, Ward 6, 1902.
Etter, George: 1879-1880. Marshal.
Ettlebrick, John: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904. Alderman, Ward 6.
Farris, Joseph: 1909, 1910, 1911. Alderman, Ward 2.
Fayart, Hyppolite: 1881. (Note: Various spellings of Hyppolite. HHS p. 44; HSC p. 663; WALL pp. 1330-1333) Alderman, Ward 6.
Fehr, Adam: 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890. Alderman, Ward 7.
Fehr, Gus: 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908. Alderman, Ward 6.
Fenner, John: 1847, 1848. Alderman, Ward 3.
Ferguson, Benjamin H.: 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889. (HHS p. 46; HSC p. 664; NB pp. 1215-1216) Alderman, Ward 2.
Figueira, Joseph: 1927-1931, 1935-1939. Commissioner, Public Health.
Fish, George A.: 1909, 1910, 1911. Alderman, Ward 2.
Fisher, Charles: 1860, 1861, 1876, 1877, 1878. Alderman, Ward 1, 1860-1861. Alderman, Ward 5, 1877-1878.
Fitzgerald, George: 1898, 1899, 1900. Alderman, Ward 1.
Fitzgerald, John: 1881, 1882, 1883. (NB p. 1223) Alderman, Ward 2, 1881. Alderman, Ward 3, 1882-1883.
Fitzgerald, Maurice: 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874. (NB pp. 1223-1224) Alderman, Ward 2.
Fitzhugh, Harrison G.: 1859, 1860, 1861.
Flaherty, Edward: 1874-1879. Marshal.
Fleury, Frank: 1882, 1883. (HSC p. 665; NB p. 1230; PB pp. 622-623) Alderman, Ward 5.
Flinn, L. L.: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910. Alderman, Ward 5.
Flynn, William J.: 1875, 1876, 1877. Alderman, Ward 2.
Foster, John: 1881, 1882, 1883. (HSC p. 665) Alderman, Ward 1.
Fountain, Theodore: 1880-1881, 1893-1899. Marshal, 1880-1881. Fire Marshal, 1893-1898.
Francis, Allen: 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859. (HSC p. 217) Alderman, Ward 1.
Francis, Josiah: 1853. (HSC p. 217) Mayor.
Franke, John: 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900. (Note: NB spells it as "Frank." NB p. 1242) Alderman, Ward 1.
Freeman, John H.: 1884-1889, 1891-1893. Fire Marshal.
French. A. J.: 1861, 1862, 1863. Alderman, Ward 4.
Fulgenzi, John: 2015-2019, 2019-2023. Alderman, Ward 4.
Funderburk, William. H.: 1927-1935. Fire Chief.
Fustin, Ken: 2011-2015. Fire Chief.
Gard, Edward S.: 1889, 1890. Alderman, Ward 2.
Gard, J. Elmer: 1898, 1899, 1902, 1903. Alderman, Ward 2.
Garland, J. M.: 1885, 1886. (Note: May be J.E.) Mayor.
Garland, Nicholas A.: 1834. (SC p. 58) Trustee.
George, John E.: 1923-1924. Police Chief.
Gibbons, William T. 1851-1852, 1854-1855. Marshal.
Goodwin, Robert: 1900, 1901, 1902. Alderman, Ward 1.
Graves, Bluford: 1886, 1887. (HSC p. 669) Alderman, Ward 7.
Graves, Norma: 1995-1999, 1999-2003. City Clerk.
Gray, James R .: 1834, 1840, 1841. President, Board of Trustees, 1834. Alderman, Ward 1, 1840-1841.
Green, C.E.: 1942-1943. Fire Chief.
Gregory, Shawn: 2019-2023, 2023-2027. Alderman, Ward 2.
Griffin, Tim: 2007-2011, 2011-2015. Alderman, Ward 10.
Griffiths, David S.: 1907. Mayor.
Grubb, Henry B.: 1855, 1859, 1860, 1961, 1863, 1880, 1881. Alderman, Ward 3.
Grubb, Samuel: 1853, 1854. Alderman, Ward 3.
Hall, E. A.: 1883, 1884. (HHS p. 58, HSC pp. 671-672, NB pp. 1279-1280) Alderman, Ward 5.
Hall, Henry P.: 1885, 1886. Alderman, Ward 6.
Hall, Thomas: 1983-1985. Fire Chief.
Hall, William T.: 1971-1975. Police Chief.
Hamilton, Frank H.: 1911-1915, 1915-1919, 1919-1923. (NB pp. 1281-1282) Commissioner, Streets.
Hanauer, Ralph: 2015-2019, 2019-2023, 2023-2027. Alderman, Ward 10.
Hankins, W. N.: 1905, 1906. Alderman, Ward 2.
Hanselman, John: 1905, 1906. Alderman, Ward 6.
Hanselman, Roy W.: 1951-1952. Fire Chief.
Harris, John: 1995-2003. Police Chief.
Harrower, William: 1856, 1857, 1858. Alderman, Ward 4.
Hartman, Conrad: 1889 (NB spells as Hartmann; NB p. 1292) Alderman, Ward 7.
Hasara, Karen: 1995-1999, 1999-2003. Mayor.
Hasara, Ron: 2003-2004. Fire Chief.
Hatch, Pascal P.: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1904. Alderman, Ward 2.
Hawley, Isaac A.: 1866, 1867, 1868. (HSC pp. 672-673) Alderman, Ward 4.
Hay, Charles E.: 1873, 1875, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890. (HSC p. 673) Mayor.
Hay, Logan: 1903, 1904, 1905. (HHS p. 56; NB pp. 1295-1296; WALL pp. 925-926) Alderman, Ward 5.
Haynes, Kim: 1907, 1908. Alderman, Ward 1.
Healy, Frank J.: 1939-1941. Police Superintendent.
Heimberger, John: 1901, 1902. Alderman, Ward 3.
Hellweg, Rudolph: 1879, 1880, 1889, 1890. (HSC p. 674; PB pp. 663-664) Alderman, Ward 2, 1879-1880. Alderman, Ward 4, 1889-1890.
Helmerichs, Robert “Barry”. 2010-2011, 2015-2018. Fire Chief.
Helmle, Charles A.: 1871, 1872, 1873. (PB p. 630; HSC p. 674; WTORC p. 28) Alderman, Ward 2.
Henderson, Edward: 1893, 1894. Alderman, Ward 2.
Henkle, Enos M.: 1843, 1844, 1851, 1852. (WALL pp. 1023-1024) Alderman, Ward 3.
Henneberry, James M.: 1971-1975, 1975-1979. Commissioner, Public Property.
Herndon, William H.: 1854. (HSC pp. 116-119; NB p. 230; WTORC p. 31) Mayor.
Herring, Henry: 1901-1903. Police Chief.
Hicklin, F.: 1896, 1897. Alderman, Ward 1.
Hickox, James: 1904, 1905. (HSC p. 676) Alderman, Ward 1.
Higgins, R. A.: 1899, 1901, 1906. Alderman, Ward 5.
Hill, Daniel B.: 1843. Mayor (April-August).
Hoelzel, Fred: 1901. Alderman, Ward 6.
Hoffmann, Inez C.: 1955-1959, 1959-1963. Commissioner, Accounts and Finance.
Hopkins, Caleb: 1857-1859. Marshal.
Hopper, John: 1882. Alderman, Ward 4.
Hough, George R.: 1876, 1877. Alderman, Ward 3.
Hough, Harrison: 1842. Alderman, Ward 3.
Hough, Jackson A.: 1866. Alderman, Ward 3.
House, Elon P.: 1879, 1880. Alderman, Ward 6.
Houston, C. W.: 1909, 1910, 1911. Alderman, Ward 1.
Houston, J. Michael: 1979-1983, 2011-2015. Mayor.
Howarth, Nelson O.: 1955-1959, 1963-1967, 1967-1971. Mayor.
Howerton, Thomas. 1970-1971. Police Chief.
Howey, Thomas: 1874. Alderman, Ward 1.
Hudson, Frank, Jr.: 1869, 1870, 1871, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1890, 1891, 1892. Alderman, Ward 1, 1869-1871. Alderman, Ward 5, 1874-1876. Alderman, Ward 2, 1890-1892.
Hummell, William H.: 1873. Alderman, Ward 4.
Hunter, John H.: 1947-1951, 1951-1955, 1967-1971. Commissioner, Public Property.
Hunter, William: 1874. (HSC p. 680) Alderman, Ward 1.
Huntington, George L.: 1856, 1857, 1858, 1861, 1862. (NB p. 1333) Alderman, 1856-1858. Mayor, 1861-1862.
Hurst, Charles R.: 1854, 1856, 1857, 1858. (HSC p. 522) Alderman, Ward 2.
Iles, Washington: 1840. (NB pp. 1336-1337; PB p. 230) Alderman, Ward 3.
Irwin, Horace C.: 1880. (HHS p. 60; HSC p. 681) Mayor.
Ives, Hobart T.: 1870, 1871, 1872. Alderman, Ward 2.
Ivers, Cornelius: 1861, 1862, 1863. Alderman, Ward 2.
Jacobs, Peter: 1905-1909, 1915-1920. Fire Marshal/Chief.
Jacoby, Frank: 1881, 1882. Alderman, Ward 1.
Jayne, William: 1859, 1876, 1877. (HSC p. 682; NB pp. 1344-1345; PB pp. 833-844; WALL pp. 1298-1300) Mayor.
Jobe, Cory: 2011-2015, 2015-2016. Alderman, Ward 6.
Johnson, Edward S.: 1879, 1880, 1881. (HSC pp. 682-683) Alderman, Ward 5.
Johnson, Harold: 1953-1954. Police Chief.
Johnson, Oscar C.: 1952-1955. Fire Chief.
Johnson, William: 1885, 1886. (HSC p. 983; PB pp. 307-308) Alderman, Ward 2.
Jones, Edmund G.: 1854, 1855, 1856. Alderman, Ward 3.
Joyce, Edward: 1852, 1853. Alderman, Ward 2.
Kapp, John W., Jr.: 1931-1935, 1935-1939, 1939-1943, 1943-1947. Mayor.
Kearns, C. W.: 1907, 1908. Alderman, Ward 2.
Kearns, D. C.: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911. Alderman, Ward 7.
Keedy, John A.: 1846, 1847. Alderman, Ward 1.
Keeffner, George: 1869-1871. Marshal.
Keefner, John: 1859. Alderman, Ward 2.
Kelly, John J.: 1882, 1883. Alderman, Ward 7.
Kelly, Thomas J.: 1943-1947. Fire Chief.
Kern, George: 1880, 1881. (WALL pp. 1369-1370) Alderman, Ward 4.
Kessberger, August: 1883, 1884. (NB pp. 1364-1365, PB p. 295) Alderman, Ward 3.
Keyes, James W.: 1835, 1836. (HSSC p. 1025) Trustee.
Klein, Joseph: 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841. Trustee, 1837-1840. Alderman, Ward 2, 1840-1841.
Kliment, Don: 2003-2007. Police Chief.
Klingler, Gwen: 1991-1995. Alderman, Ward 7.
Knox, J. D.: 1998-2001. Fire Chief.
Knox, Joseph P.: 1967-1971. Commissioner, Public Health and Safety.
Koch, Casper: 1865-1866. Marshal.
Kock, Frank: 1895, 1896. Alderman, Ward 1.
Kohorst, Joseph H.: 1951-1955. Commissioner, Public Health and Safety. Kramer, Fred: 1894, 1895. Mayor.
Kramer, Henry: 1910-1911. Police Superintendent.
Krodell, George W.: 1875, 1876, 1877. Alderman, Ward 1.
Kulek, John: 2006-2010. Fire Chief.
Kunz, Frank: 2003-2007, 2007-2011. Alderman, Ward 3.
Lamb, James L.: 1835. (HSC p. 686; NB p. 327; WTORC p. 16) Trustee.
Lane, Joseph W.: 1873, 1874, 1875. Alderman, Ward 6.
Langfelder, Jim: 2003-2007, 2007-2011, 2011-2015. City Treasurer. 2015-2019, 2019-2023. Mayor
Langfelder, Ossie: 1979-1983, 1983-1987, 1987-1991, 1991-1995. Commissioner, Streets, 1979-1987. Mayor, 1987-1995.
Lanphier, Charles H.: 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1862, 1863, 1864. (HSC p. 227; NB p. 327; PB pp. 392-393; WALL pp. 1558-1562; WTORC p. 14) Alderman, Ward 2.
Latham, Phillip C.: 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840. (HSC p. 686) Trustee.
Lauschbaugh, Thomas P.: 1845, 1846. Alderman, Ward 4.
Lavely, William: 1852. Mayor.
Lawrence, Rheuna D.: 1891, 1892, 1893. (HHS p. 64; HSC pp. 687-688; WALL pp. 1411-1414) Mayor.
Lee, William W.: 1864. Alderman, Ward 3.
Leneger, August: 1870. (WALL p. 1574) Alderman, Ward 4.
Lesko, Frank: 2007-2011, 2011-2015. Alderman, Ward 4. 2015-2019, 2019-2023, 2023-2027. City Clerk.
Lewis, Obed: 1862, 1863, 1864, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1874. (HSC pp. 689-690; PB pp. 642-645) Alderman, Ward 4, 1862-1864, 1869-1872. Mayor, 1874.
Lewis, Thomas: 1854, 1855. Alderman, Ward 1.
Lincoln, Abraham: 1839, 1840. Trustee.
Lindsay, Morris: 1854, 1855, 1856. (WALL p. 1396) Alderman, Ward 1.
Little, Ben: 1946-1952. Police Superintendent.
Lock, Frank H.: 1947-1951. Commissioner, Streets.
Logan, James M.: 1866, 1867, 1868. Alderman, Ward 1.
Logan, Stephen T.: 1833. (HSC pp. 87-88) Alderman, Ward 1.
Londrigan, Francis P.: 1947-1951. Fire Chief.
Long, Samuel: 1859. Alderman, Ward 4.
Loosely, Henry: 1868, 1869. Alderman, Ward 4.
Lott, James A.: 1868, 1869, 1870. Alderman, Ward 3.
Luers, Harry B.: 1926-1927, 1927-1931, 1931-1935, 1935-1939, 1939-1943. Commissioner, Accounts and Finance.
McCarthy, Fred: 1878, 1879, 1880. Alderman, Ward 4.
McCosker, Alexander: 1886, 1887. Alderman, Ward 5.
McCormick, Andrew: 1843, 1844. (HSC p. 509) Mayor.
McCreery, John: 1881, 1883, 1884. (HSC p. 691; WALL pp. 958-962) Mayor.
McCreery, J. H.: 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908. (WALL pp. 962, 1160-1163) Alderman, Ward 7.
McCutcheon, George: 1875. Alderman, Ward 4.
McGraw, Dudley: 1845-1846. Marshal.
McGrue, H. O.: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911. (NB pp. 1443-1444; WALL pp. 1079-1080) Alderman, Ward 5.
McGuire, Robert L.: 1879. (HSC p. 125; NB pp. 1444-1445; PB pp. 473-474) Mayor.
McIntyre, Benjamin: 1854, 1855. Alderman, Ward 2.
McMenamin, Joe: 2011-2015, 2015-2019, 2019-2023. Alderman, Ward 7.
McNeil, Frank: 1987-1991, 1991-1995, 1995-1999. Alderman, Ward 2.
MacWherter, John E.: 1951-1955. Mayor.
Madonia, Frank G.: 1967-1971, 1971-1975, 1975-1979. Commissioner, Streets.
Madonia, Tom: 1995-2003. Alderman, Ward 2.
Mahoney, Mark: 2003-2007, 2007-2011. Alderman, Ward 6.
Maloney, William: 1881-1884. Marshal.
Marshall, Samuel H.: 1884, 1885. (NB p. 1417; HSC p. 692) Alderman, Ward 7.
Matheny, Charles R.: 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839. (HHS p. 60; HSC p. 74; NB pp. 1421-1422; WALL p.1134; WTORC p. 17) President, Board of Trustees.
Mather, Thomas C.: 1875, 1876, 1877. (HSC pp. 126,693) Alderman, Ward 3.
Mathews, Fred L.: 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892. (HSC p. 693) Alderman, Ward 5.
Maxcy, James: 1843, 1847-1851. Marshal.
May, William L.: 1841. (NB p. 1453) Mayor.
Meisenbacher, John: 1903, 1904. (NB p. 1453) Alderman, Ward 3.
Miller, Horace: 1903, 1904. Alderman, Ward 7.
Miller, J. R.: 1900, 1901, 1902. (NB pp. 1464-1465) Alderman, Ward 2.
Miller, Otto: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898-1904. Alderman, Ward 6, 1895-1898. Fire Marshal, 1898-1904.
Mobley, Mordecai: 1832. Trustee.
Moody, Charles G.: 1884, 1885. (HSC p. 696) Alderman, Ward 4.
Morgan, Horace: 1860-1861. Marshal.
Morris, John W.: 1926. Police Chief.
Morris, Samuel: 1833. Trustee.
Morris, Wilber F.: 1916-1922. Police Chief.
Morse, Daniel: 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865. Alderman, Ward 3.
Murphy, P. F.: 1894. Alderman, Ward 1.
Muttera, Charles: 1907, 1908. Alderman, Ward 3.
Myers, Joseph D.: 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893. Alderman, Ward 5.
Myers, Michael: 1887, 1888, 1889-1891. Alderman, Ward 6, 1887-1888. Fire Chief, 1889-1891.
Neuss, Carl F.: 1931-1944. Police Superintendent.
Neuman, J.C.: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911. (NB pp. 1486-1487; WALL pp.1362-1367) Alderman, Ward 4.
Norris, James: 1985-1987. Commissioner, Accounting and Finance.
Notariano, Jennifer: 2023-2027. Alderman, Ward 6.
O'Brien, Dennis: 1878, 1879, 1880. Alderman, Ward 2.
O'Brien, James H.: 1900, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908. Alderman, Ward 3.
O'Donnell, Richard: 1879, 1880, 1881. Alderman, Ward 4.
Officer, Robert: 1864. Alderman, Ward 3.
Oliver, George M.: 1955-1959. Commissioner, Public Property.
Olshefsky, Wallace: 1959-1960. Police Chief.
O'Neill, J. T.: 1909, 1910, 1911. Alderman, Ward 6.
Opdyke, Stacey P.: 1841, 1842. Alderman, Ward 4.
Opel, Peter: 1867-1869. Marshal.
Orendorff, Alfred: 1877, 1878, 1879. (HSC pp. 127-128; NB pp. 1499-1500; PB pp. 719-720) Alderman, Ward 2.
Oseland, Tom: 1988-1991. Fire Chief.
Owens, John: 1834. Trustee.
Palmer, John Mayo: 1875, 1876, 1877. (HSC pp. 132-133; NB pp. 1506) Alderman, Ward 6.
Pape, Tom: 1979-1983. Commissioner, Accounts and Finance.
Parker, William G.: 1872, 1873, 1874. (WALL p. 1072) Alderman, Ward 4.
Pasfield, George: 1836, 1837. (HSC p. 700, WTORC p. 11) Trustee.
Paulin, P. E.: 1896, 1897. Alderman, Ward 2.
Payton, Jesse: 1914. (NB pp. 1517-1518) Commissioner, Accounts and Finance.
Pease, William W.: 1859. Alderman, Ward 4.
Pehlman, Albert W.: 1963-1966. Fire Chief.
Perce, William: 1855-1856. Marshal.
Phillips, Charles: 1885-1887. Police Superintendent.
Phillips, John L.: 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902) Alderman, Ward 7, 1882-1886, 1893-1900. Mayor, 1901-1902.
Piper, John O.: 1876, 1877, 1878. Alderman, Ward 1.
Post, Charles R.: 1865, 1866, 1867. (HSC p. 701; 1874 PLAT, 66) Alderman, Ward 4.
Powers, Maurice J.: 1891, 1892, 1893. Alderman, Ward 1.
Prentiss, William: 1840. Alderman, Ward 4.
Prickett, Thomas G.: 1874, 1875, 1876. (HSC pp. 125-126; NB p. 1532) Alderman, Ward 3.
Priest, Franklin: 1852, 1853. Alderman, Ward 1.
Priest, John W.: 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1870. (HSC p. 702; NB pp. 1534-1535; WALL pp. 946-949) Alderman, Ward 4, 1847-1854. Mayor, 1856-1858, 1870.
Proctor, Andrew: 2015-2019, 2019-2021 (resigned). Alderman, Ward 5.
Prouty, Charles W.: 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889. Alderman, Ward 4.
Purchase, Lakeisha: 2021-2023, 2023-2027. Alderman, Ward 5.
Rafter, Edward J.: 1868, 1869, 1870. Alderman, Ward 2.
Ragsdale, Thomas: 1854, 1855. Alderman, Ward 3. Rague, John F.: 1836. Trustee.
Rames, John O.: 1866, 1867, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1881. (HSC pp. 702-703) Alderman, Ward 1, 1866-1867. Alderman, Ward 5, 1877-1879, 1881.
Rathbone, J. J.: 1906, 1907, 1908. Alderman, Ward 1.
Rauth, Charles: 1909, 1910, 1911. Alderman, Ward 3.
Redpath, Chuck: 1991-1995, 1995-1999, 1999-2003. Alderman, Ward 4. 2015-2019, 2019-2023, 2023-2027. Alderman, Ward 1.
Redpath Feger, Colleen: 2023-2027. City Treasurer.
Reece, Roy: 1908, 1915-1919, 1919-1923. (Note: For actions during race riot, see Krohe, Summer of Rage.) Mayor, 1908. Commissioner, Public Health, 1915-1923.
Reilly, W. F.: 1893, 1894. Alderman, Ward 1.
Reisch, Frank, Jr.: 1874, 1875, 1876. (HSC pp. 704-705; WALL p. 1043) Alderman, Ward 2.
Reisch, George: 1893, 1894. (HHS p. 76; HSC pp. 704-705; NB p. 1557; WALL pp. 1043-1044) Alderman, Ward 3.
Renfrow, Todd: 1987-1991. Director of Public Works.
Reyne, Allen: 2018-2020. Fire Chief.
Rhodes, George: 1875-1881. Fire Marshal.
Rhodes, John T.: 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882. (HSC pp. 705-706) Alderman, Ward 5, 1874-1881. Alderman, Ward 6, 1882.
Ricketts, Al: 1905, 1906. (NB pp. 1563-1564) Alderman, Ward 7.
Ridgely, Reddick M.: 1869, 1870, 1871. (WALL p. 1152) Alderman, Ward 4.
Riefler, Charles J.: 1898, 1899. (NB pp. 1565-1566; WALL p. 1478) Alderman, Ward 3.
Riefler, Michael: 1874, 1875. Alderman, Ward 4.
Rippey, Charles F.: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898. Alderman, Ward 4.
Rippon, Thomas M.: 1865, 1866, 1867. Alderman, Ward 2.
Ritter, George: 1881, 1882. (HSC p. 707) Alderman, Ward 2, 1881. Alderman, Ward 3, 1882.
Roberts, Edmund: 1834. Trustee.
Robinson, Kirk: 1992-1993. Police Chief.
Robinson, W. E.: 1911. Alderman, Ward 4.
Rockford, Larry: 2023-2027. Alderman, Ward 4.
Roderick, Richard: 1873, 1874, 1875. Alderman, Ward 1, 1873. Alderman, Ward 5, 1874-1875.
Rodgers, Jotham S.: 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851. Alderman, Ward 1.
Rogers, Howard: 1978-1983. Police Chief.
Rosette, John E.: 1878, 1879, 1880. (HSC p. 120; WTORC p. 30) Alderman, Ward 1.
Rosette, Louis: 1872, 1873, 1874. Alderman, Ward 1, 1872-1873. Alderman, Ward 5, 1874.
Rowden, Ray: 1991-1995, 1995-1999, 1999-2003. Alderman, Ward 3. Ruth, Reuben F.: 1854. (HSC pp. 521-522) Alderman, Ward 4.
Ryan, William: 1911. Alderman, Ward 1.
Salmon, Thomas H.: 1890, 1891, 1892. Alderman, Ward 3.
Sampson, Consul: 1856, 1857, 1858. Alderman, Ward 1.
Sands, William: 1869-1873, 1876, 1877, 1878. (HHS p. 52) Fire Marshal, 1869-1873. Alderman, Ward 3, 1876-1878.
Saner, Jean: 1931-1938. Police Magistrate.
Saunders, Cyrus: 1846-1847. Marshal
Saunders, Francis: 1958-1961. Fire Chief.
Saunders, Presley A.: 1843, 1844. Alderman, Ward 4.
Saylor, E. R.: 1894, 1895. Alderman, Ward 6.
Scanlan, Edmund J.: 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1883, 1884. (NB p. 1593) Alderman, Ward 4, 1874-1879. Alderman, Ward 6, 1882-1884.
Scarlette, Ken 2022-. Police Chief
Schevers, George F. W.: 1904-1905. Fire Marshal
Schilling, Jacob: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894. Alderman, Ward 3.
Schnepp, John S.: 1909, 1910, 1911, 1911-1915. (NB pp. 1600-1601; WALL p. 1515) Mayor.
Schwartz, Aldolphus: 1867, 1868. Alderman, Ward 1.
Selinger, Thomas M.: 2003-2007. Alderman, Ward 9.
Senor, Herman: 2015-2019. Alderman, Ward 2.
Shanahan, Thomas: 2011. Alderman, Ward 1.
Shaw, James: 1901. Alderman, Ward 2.
Sheehan, J. J.: 1908. Alderman, Ward 6.
Sheehan, William: 1884, 1885, 1907. (NB p. 1612) Alderman, Ward 3, 1884-1885. Alderman, Ward 6, 1907.
Sheldon, Oliver W.: 1862, 1863, 1864. Alderman, Ward 1.
Sherman, David: 1849, 1850. Alderman, Ward 3.
Sherwood, Lyman: 1871, 1872. (HSC pp. 714-715) Alderman, Ward 4.
Shipp, Clark B.: 1910-1915. Police Magistrate.
Shutt, Thomas E.: 1891-1893. Police Chief.
Shutt, William E.: 1868. (HSC p. 125; PB p. 496) Mayor. Simonds, G. B.: 1859, 1860, 1861. Alderman, Ward 4.
Simpson, Gail: 2007-2011, 2011-2015. Alderman, Ward 2.
Smarjesse, Tony: 2011. Alderman, Ward 9.
Smith, Mrs. Eloise H.: 1951-1955. Commissioner, Accounts and Finance.
Smith, Hal M.: 1930-1931. Mayor.
Smith, Irvin F.: 1995-1999, 1999-2003, 2003-2007. Alderman, Ward 8.
Smith, J. Emil: 1915-1919, 1919-1923, 1923-1927, 1927-1931. (NB pp. 1629-1630) Commissioner, Accounts and Finance, 1915-1926. Mayor, 1926-1931.
Smith, James W.: 1877, 1878, 1879, 1881. Alderman, Ward 3.
Smith, Jeff: 1995-1999, 1999-2003. Alderman, Ward 9.
Smith, John W.: 1863, 1871, 1872. Mayor.
Smith, Leigh B.: 1947-1951. Commissioner, Accounts and Finance.
Sommers, Albert: 1967-1971. Fire Chief.
Sommers, Fred: 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888. Alderman, Ward 3.
Southwick, J. W.: 1894, 1895. (WALL pp. 1627-1628) Alderman, Ward 5.
Spaulding, Willis J.: 1911-1915, 1915-1919, 1919-1923, 1923-1927, 1927-1931, 1931-1935, 1935-1939, 1939-1943. Commissioner of Public Safety, 1911-1923. Commissioner of Public Property, 1923-1943.
Sprague, Martin: 1882. Alderman, Ward 6.
Springer, Charles: 1900. Alderman, Ward 7.
Staab, Herman: 1911. Alderman, Ward 6.
Stafford, Orson N.: 1854, 1855. (WTORC p. 10) Alderman, Ward 4.
Staley, William H.: 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880. (WALL p. 1543) Alderman, Ward 5.
Steele, Robert C.: 1885, 1886, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898. Alderman, Ward 5.
Steil, Russ Jr.: 1991-1997. Fire Chief.
Striffler, John M.: 1889, 1890, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900. (PB p. 484-485) Alderman, Ward 3.
Strom, Bruce: 1995-1999, 1999-2003, 2003-2007. Alderman, Ward 10.
Strott, Nicholas: 1867, 1868, 1869. Alderman, Ward 3.
Stubbs, George W.: 1894, 1895. Alderman, Ward 4.
Stultz, John W.: 1872, 1873, 1874. (HSC p. 720) Alderman, Ward 1, 1872. Marshal, 1873-1874.
Suarez, Silver: 1955-1959, 1963-1970. Police Chief.
Sullivan, James T.: 1890, 1891, 1892. Alderman, Ward 7.
Sullivan, Thomas P.: 1930. Police Superintendent.
Sutton, Goyn A.: 1860. (WALL pp. 1417-1418) Mayor.
Sutton, J.: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901. Alderman, Ward 7.
Tabor, Elisha: 1832. Trustee.
Taylor, George: 1911. Alderman, Ward 5.
Taylor, John: 1832. (HHS p. 74; HSC p. 1045) Trustee.
Telford, William S.: 1971-1975, 1975-1979. Mayor.
Theilen, Kris: 2007-2011, 2011-2015, 2015-2019. Alderman, Ward 8.
Timm, Gus: 1905, 1906. Alderman, Ward 3.
Tinsley, Seth M.: 1857, 1858, 1859. Alderman, Ward 3.
Tracy, Frank W.: 1870, 1871. (HHS p. 90; HSC pp. 722-723; PB pp. 463-464; WALL pp. 1100-1103) Alderman, Ward 1.
Treat, Samuel H.: 1838, 1839. (HSC pp. 114-115; NB p. 528; PB 633-636) Trustee.
Troyer, Stan: 1983-1987. Police Chief.
Trutter, Joseph: 1878. (HSC p. 723; WALL p. 1060) Alderman, Ward 2.
Tumulty, Cecilia: 1999-2003, 2003-2007, 2007-2011, 2011-2015. City Clerk.
Turner, Doris: 2011-2015, 2015-2019, 2019-2021 (resigned). Alderman, Ward 3.
Twyman, S. H.: 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908. Alderman, Ward 2.
Underwood, John: 1914-1915, 1927-1929. Police Chief.
Van Duesen, M. M.: 1856. Alderman, Ward 1.
Van Duyn, Walter S.: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905. Alderman, Ward 5.
Van Hoff, Henry: 1854. Alderman, Ward 3.
Van Hoff, Henry L.: 1887, 1888. Alderman, Ward 2.
Van Horn, Frederick: 1923-1927, 1927-1931, 1931-1935, 1935-1939. (NB p. 1680) Commissioner, Streets.
Van Horn, Herman: 1909, 1910. Alderman, Ward 3.
Van Nattan, J. A.: 1939-1943. Commissioner, Public Health and Safety.
Vieria, Antonia: 1880, 1881. Alderman, Ward 1.
Vincent, John A.: 1878. Mayor.
Vose, Robert W.: 1987-1991, 1991-1995, 1995-1999. Alderman, Ward 5.
Vredenburg, John S.: 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1867, 1868, 1869. (HSC pp. 724-725; WALL pp. 1144-1149) Alderman, Ward 1, 1861-1863. Mayor, 1864. Alderman, Ward 2, 1867-1869.
Walker, Andrew J.: 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888. (NB p. 1688) Alderman, Ward 1.
Wallace, Joseph: 1879, 1880, 1881. (HSC p. 533; NB p. 1690; PB pp. 454-455; WTORC p. 14) Alderman, Ward 3.
Walther, Frederick: 1876, 1877. Alderman, Ward 2.
Walton, Mike: 1987-1990. Police Chief.
Ward, Pat: 1975-1979, 1979-1983, 1983-1987, 1987-1991. Commissioner, Public Health and Safety.
Wheeler, Jacob: 1888, 1889. Alderman, Ward 7.
Wheeler, Loren E.: 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900. Alderman, Ward 3, 1895-1897. Mayor, 1898-1900.
White, Thomas: 1871-1873. Marshal
White, Thomas: 1871-1872, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903. (WALL pp. 1097-1099) Marshal, 1871-1872. Alderman, Ward 6.
White, William: 1876, 1877, 1878. Alderman, Ward 4.
Whitney, Frank H.: 1955-1959. Commissioner, Accounts and Finance.
Whitney, Jonas: 1839, 1840. Trustee.
Whitney, W. C.: 1867, 1868, 1869. Alderman, Ward 4.
Wickersham, Dudley: 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861. (HSC p. 727; NB p. 587) Alderman, Ward 4.
Wiesenmeyer, Carl: 1966-1967. Fire Chief.
Wilkinson, Abner: 1856-1857. Marshal.
Williams, James: 1880, 1881. Alderman, Ward 2.
Williams, John: 1842, 1843. (HSC p. 728; NB pp. 1722-1724) Alderman, Ward 1.
Williams, Robert: 2009-2013. Police Chief.
Williams, Roy, Jr.: 2021-2023, 2023-2027. Alderman, Ward 3.
Williams, William E.: 1946-1950. Police Superintendent.
Williamson, Daryle: 1990-1993. Police Chief.
Winslow, Ken. 2014-2022. Police Chief.
Wirth, Conrad: 1901. (NB pp. 1733-1734; WALL pp. 1353-1354) Alderman, Ward 3.
Wohlgemuth, Henry: 1863, 1864, 1865. (HSC pp. 731-732; PB pp. 227-228; WTORC p. 26) Alderman, Ward 1.
Wolf, Christian: 1878, 1879, 1880. (HSC p. 732) Alderman, Ward 6.
Wood, Charles: 1905, 1906, 1923-1927. Alderman, Ward 1, 1905-1906. Streets Commissioner, 1923-1927.
Wood, Tingley S.: 1873, 1874, 1875. Alderman, Ward 3.
Wood, William C.: 1880. Alderman, Ward 5.
Woodruff, Marion U.: 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897. (NB p. 1737; PB pp. 241-242) Alderman, Ward 5, 1894-1895. Mayor, 1896-1897.
Woodson, Allan L.: 1987-1991, 1991-1995. Alderman, Ward 10.
Yeager, Judy: 1995-1999, 1999-2003, 2003-2007. Alderman, Ward 7.
Young, Richard: 1860, 1861, 1862, 1873-1876. (HHS p. 54) Alderman, Ward 4, 1860-1862. Fire Marshal, 1873-1875.
Zumbrook, L. H.: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899. (WALL pp. 973-974) Alderman, Ward 4.
Chronological List
Springfield was incorporated on April 2, 1832 with Reverend Charles R. Matheny elected the first president of the Board of Trustees.
|
Year |
President |
Trustees |
|---|---|---|
|
1832 |
Charles R. Matheny¹ |
Cyrus Anderson |
|
1833 |
Charles R. Matheny |
Cyrus Anderson |
|
1834 |
James R. Gray |
Edmund Roberts |
|
1835 |
Charles R. Matheny |
James L. Lamb |
|
1836 |
Charles R. Matheny |
John F. Rague |
|
1837 |
Charles R. Matheny |
William Butler |
|
1838 |
Charles R. Matheny |
William Butler |
|
1839 |
Charles R. Matheny |
Jonas Whitney |
|
1840 |
Peleg C. Canedy |
Joseph Klein |
¹Charles R. Matheny would serve seven terms and become the first Sangamon County Clerk, holding both offices at his death in 1839.
²Lincoln replaced Judge Samuel H. Treat who had resigned. The oath of office was administered by William Butler. At this same meeting, Edward D. Baker became city attorney at $50 per year.
In 1840, Springfield was incorporated as a city and divided into four wards. An election was held on April 20 to elect a mayor and four aldermen.³
| Year | Mayor | Aldermen |
|---|---|---|
|
1840 |
Benjamin S. Clements, Mayor |
James R. Gray (Ward 1) |
|
1841⁴ |
William L. Mays⁵ |
James R. Gray |
|
1842 |
David B. Campbell⁶ |
John Williams |
|
1843⁷ |
Daniel B. Hill (April-August 18 - resigned) Andrew McCormick (elected in a special election August 28), Whig |
John Williams |
|
1844 |
Andrew McCormick |
Jacob Divelbiss |
|
1845⁸ |
James C. Conkling (Rep)⁹ |
Jacob Divelbiss |
|
1846 |
Eli Cook |
John A. Keedy |
|
1847¹⁰ |
Eli Cook |
John A. Keedy |
|
1848 |
Eli Cook |
Jotham Rodgers |
|
1849¹¹ |
John Calhoun (Dem.)¹² |
Jotham S. Rodgers |
|
1850 |
John Calhoun |
Jotham S. Rodgers |
|
1851 |
John Calhoun |
Jotham Rodgers, John Williams |
|
1852 |
William Lavely (Dem.)¹³ |
Franklin Priest |
|
1853 |
Josiah Francis (Rep.)¹⁴ |
Franklin Priest |
³ The mayor and four aldermen made up the City Council; terms were staggered with two alderman terms expiring at the end of one year and the others at the end of two years. The council had the power to appoint judges of elections, Clerk, Registrar, Treasurer, Assessor and Collector, City Marshall, Engineer, Street Commissioner, Sexton, Market Master, and City Weigher. All positions were removable at the "pleasure of the Council."
⁴ Some county offices were consolidated in 1841. The Fire Marshall also became the Market Master; the City Clerk was also the City Attorney.
⁵ Mays was one-time Receiver of the Land Office, a member of the state legislature, and later member of Congress; he owned one of the first pianos in the area.
⁶ Campbell also served as Attorney General of Illinois, 1848-1856.
⁷ In 1843, James Conkling was named City Clerk and Attorney.
⁸ The 1845 election resulted in a tie of 270 votes each for Conkling and Obed Lewis; it was settled by a new election on May 3, which resulted in 272 votes for Conkling and 250 votes for Lewis.
⁹ Conkling was a native of New Jersey and a graduate of Princeton. He later was a member of the 1856 Bloomington Convention of the Republican Party, a state legislator, and Postmaster of Springfield in 1890.
¹⁰ In 1847, William Wallace was appointed as the first City Physician.
¹¹ The offices of City Clerk -Attorney, Assessor-Collector, Register-Treasurer, and Street Commissioner all formerly appointed, were made elective on March 22, 1849.
¹² Calhoun, originally from Boston, came to Springfield in the 1830s. He was a member of the legislature in 1838, became Clerk of the Supreme Court in 1842, was twice a presidential elector for Illinois, three times mayor of Springfield, and appointed Surveyor-General for Kansas and Nebraska by President Lincoln.
¹³ Lavely, formerly of Baltimore, was a merchant.
¹⁴ Francis, formerly from Connecticut, was co-owner of the State Journal with his brother Simeon. He had been a member of the state legislature and one time Sheriff of Sangamon County.
In 1854, the Council changed to elected Mayor and three aldermen from each ward.
| Year | Mayor | Aldermen |
|---|---|---|
|
1854 |
William H. Herndon (Rep.)¹⁵ |
1-Thomas Lewis, Morris Lindsay, Allen Francis |
|
1855 |
John Cook (Rep.)¹⁶ |
1-Allen Francis, Morris Lindsay, Thomas Lewis |
|
1856 |
John W. Priest (Dem.)¹⁷ |
1-Allen Francis, Morris Lindsay, M.M. Van Deusen, Consul Sampson |
|
1857 |
John W. Priest (Dem.) |
1-Allen Francis, Ralph J. Coats, Consul Sampson |
|
1858 |
John W. Priest (Dem.) |
1-Allen Francis, Ralph J. Coats, Consul Sampson |
|
1859 |
William Jayne (Rep.)¹⁸ |
1-Harrison G. Fitzhugh, Ralph J. Coats, Allen Francis |
|
1860 |
Goyn A. Sutton |
1-Ralph J. Coats, Charles Fisher, Harrison G. Fitzhugh |
|
1861 |
George L. Huntington (Douglas Democrat) |
1-John S. Vredenburg, Ralph J. Coats, Charles Fisher, H. G. Fitzhugh
|
|
1862 |
George L. Huntington |
1-Oliver W. Sheldon, Ralph J. Coats, John S. Vredenburg |
|
1863 |
John W. Smith (Rep.)¹⁹ |
1-Henry Wohlgemuth, Oliver M. Sheldon, John S. Vredenburg |
|
1864 |
John S. Vredenburg (Dem.)²⁰ |
1-Ralph J. Coats, Oliver M. Sheldon, Henry Wohlgemuth |
|
1865 |
Thomas J. Dennis |
1-Ralph J. Coats, Henry Wohlgemuth, Daniel P. Broadwell |
|
1866 |
John S. Bradford (Dem.)²¹ |
1-James M. Logan, Ralph J. Coats, Daniel P. Broadwell, J. O. Rames |
|
1867 |
Norman M. Broadwell (Dem.)²² |
1-Adolphus Schwartz, James M. Logan, John O. Rames |
|
1868 |
William E. Shutt (Dem.) |
1-John Carmody, Adophus Schwartz, James M. Logan |
|
1869 |
Norman M. Broadwell (Dem.) |
1-Frank Hudson, John Carmody, William Clark |
|
1870 |
John W. Priest |
1-Frank W. Tracy, Frank Hudson, John Carmody |
|
1871 |
John W. Smith (Rep.) |
1-Ralph J. Coats, Frank W. Tracy, Frank Hudson |
|
1872 |
John W. Smith (Rep.) |
1-Louise Rosette, Ralph J. Coats, John W. Stultz |
|
1873 |
Charles E. Hay (Rep.) |
1-Richard Roderick, Louise Rosette, Ralph J. Coats |
¹⁵Herndon was a former City Clerk-Attorney.
¹⁶Cook was grandson of Ninian Edwards, Territorial Governor of Illinois, and son of Julia Edwards and Daniel P. Cook. He grew up in Edwardsville and later became a General in the Civil War, and Quartermaster-General of Illinois.
¹⁷John W. Priest came to Illinois in 1840 from Vermont and was a tinner by trade. He bought a farm, opened a stove and furniture business, and started up a brickyard. He was an alderman for 8 years, Mayor for 4 years, and President of the Waterworks and School Boards.
¹⁸William Jayne was the son of a pioneer doctor and a graduate in medicine. He became state senator in 1860, resigning in 1861 upon his appointment as the first Territorial Governor of Dakota by President Lincoln. He later was a delegate to Congress from Dakota and was appointed Pension Agent for Illinois by President Grant in 1869.
¹⁹John W. Smith, at various times in his life, would be a census enumerator, state legislator, sheriff, Collector of Internal Revenue and Warden at Joliet in 1873.
²⁰Vredenburg was a former merchant-lumberman.
²¹Bradford was a native of Philadelphia and co-owner of the Johnson and Bradford Bookstore. He served in the Mexican and Civil Wars; became a superintendent of Public Instruction for Sangamon County and had been a City Treasurer and Alderman.
²²N. M. Broadwell had studied law with Lincoln and Herndon, practiced in Pekin, Illinois, and came to Springfield in 1854. He was a member of the state legislature in 1861, and became a County Judge in 1862.
In 1874, a fifth and sixth ward were added to the council.
| Year | Mayor | Aldermen |
|---|---|---|
|
1874 |
Obed Lewis (Rep.) |
1-Manuel Desousa, William Hunter, Thomas Howey, Hiram Bolles |
|
1875 |
Charles E. Hay (Rep.) |
1-George W. Krodell, Manuel Desousa, Hiram O. Bolles |
|
1876 |
William Jayne (Rep.) |
1-John O. Piper, George Krodell, Manuel Desousa |
|
1877 |
William Jayne (Rep.) |
1-Manuel Affonso, John O. Piper, George W. Krodell |
|
1878 |
John A. Vincent (Dem.) |
1-John E. Rosette, Manuel Affonso, John O. Piper |
|
1879 |
Robert L. McGuire (Rep.) |
1-John Brennan, John E. Rosette, Manuel Affonso |
|
1880 |
Horace C. Irwin (Rep.) |
1-Antonia Vieria, John Brennan, John E. Rosette |
|
1881 |
John Mccreery (Dem.) |
1-John Foster, Antonia Vieria, Frank Jacoby |
In 1882, City government is changed to seven wards with two aldermen from each ward, plus an elected Mayor.
| Year | Mayor | Aldermen |
|---|---|---|
|
1882 |
A. N. J. Crook |
1-John Foster, Frank Jacoby |
|
1883 |
John Mccreery (Dem.) |
1-John Foster, William Daughton |
|
1884 |
John Mccreery (Dem.) |
1-Andrew J. Walker, William Daughton |
|
1885 |
J. M. Garland (Rep.) |
1-Andrew J. Walker, Eugene Colgan |
|
1886 |
James E. Garland (Rep.) |
1-Eugene Colgan, Andrew J. Walker |
|
1887 |
Charles E. Hay (Rep.) |
1-Andrew J. Walker, P. E. Compton |
|
1888 |
Charles E. Hay (Rep.) |
1-P. E. Compton, Andrew J. Walker |
|
1889 |
Charles E. Hay (Rep.) |
1-John Franke, Calvin L. Elliot |
|
1890 |
Charles E. Hay (Rep.) |
1-Calvin Elliot, John Franke |
|
1891 |
Rheuna D. Lawrence (Rep.) |
1-John Franke, Maurice Powers |
|
1892 |
Rheuna D. Lawrence (Rep.) |
1-John Franke, Maurice Powers |
|
1893 |
Rheuna D. Lawrence (Rep.) |
1-Maurice J. Powers, W. F. Reilly |
|
1894 |
Frank Kramer (Dem.) |
1-W. F. Reilly, P. F. Murphy |
|
1895 |
Frank Kramer (Dem.) |
1-P. T. Murphy, Frank Kock |
|
1896 |
M. U. Woodruff (Dem.) |
1-F. Hicklin, John Franks |
|
1897 |
M. U. Woodruff (Dem.) |
1-John Franke, F. Hicklin |
|
1898 |
Loren Wheeler (Rep.) |
1-George Fitzgerald, John Franke |
|
1899 |
Loren Wheeler (Rep.) |
1-George Fitzgerald, John Franke |
|
1900 |
Loren Wheeler (Rep.) |
1-Robert Goodwin, John Franke |
|
1901 |
John L. Phillips |
1-Robert Goodwin, Joseph DeSilva |
|
1902 |
John L. Phillips |
1-Robert Goodwin, Joseph DeSilva |
|
1903 |
H. H. Devereux (Dem.) |
1-Joseph Desilva, M. J. Daughton |
|
1904 |
H. H. Devereux (Dem.) |
1-James Hickox, Michael Daughton |
|
1905 |
H. H. Devereux (Dem.) |
1-James Hickox, Charles Wood |
|
1906 |
H. H. Devereux (Dem.) |
1-Charles Wood, J. J. Rathbone |
|
1907 |
David S. Griffiths (Rep.) |
1-Kim Haynes, James Rathbone |
|
1908 |
Roy R. Reece (Rep.) |
1-Kim Haynes, J. J. Rathbone |
|
1909 |
John S. Schnepp (Dem.) |
1-G. W. Butzman, C. W. Houston |
|
1910 |
John S. Schnepp (Dem.) |
1-G. W. Butzman, C. W. Houston |
|
1911 |
John S. Schnepp (Dem.) |
1-William Ryan, C. W. Houston |
Springfield adopted the Commission form of government at a special election on January 2, 1911.
| Years | Mayor | Commissioners |
|---|---|---|
|
1911-1915 |
John S. Schnepp (Dem.) |
Accounts and Finances - George Coe²³, Jesse Payton |
|
1915-1919 |
Charles T. Bauman (Rep.) |
Accounts and Finances -J. Emil Smith |
|
1919-1923 |
Charles T. Bauman (Rep.) |
Accounts and Finances - J. Emil Smith |
|
1923-1927 |
Samuel A. Bullard²⁴ |
Accounts and Finances - J. Emil Smith |
|
1927-1931 |
J. Emil Smith²⁶ |
Accounts and Finances - Harry B. Luers |
|
1935-1939 |
John W. Kapp, Jr. |
Accounts and Finances - Harry B. Luers |
|
1939-1943 |
John W. Kapp, Jr. |
Accounts and Finances - Harry B. Luers |
|
1943-1947 |
John W. Kapp, Jr. |
Accounts and Finances - Leigh B. Smith |
|
1947-1951 |
Harry Eielson |
Accounts and Finances - Leigh B. Smith |
|
1951-1955 |
John E. MacWherter |
Accounts and Finances - Mrs. Eloise H. Smith |
|
1955-1959 |
Nelson O. Howarth |
Accounts and Finances - Frank H. Whitney, Inez Hoffman |
|
1959-1963 |
Lester Collins |
Accounts and Finances - Inez Hoffman |
|
1963-1967 |
Nelson O. Howarth |
Accounts and Finances - Inez C. Hoffman |
|
1967-1971 |
Nelson O. Howarth |
Accounts and Finances - James A. Dunham |
|
1971-1975 |
William S. Telford |
Accounts and Finances - James A. Dunham |
|
1975-1979 |
William S. Telford |
Accounts and Finances - James A. Dunham |
|
1979-1983 |
J. Michael Houston |
Accounts and Finances - Tom Pape |
|
1983-1987 |
J. Michael Houston |
Accounts and Finances - Tom Pape (1984), James Norris (1985-1987) |
²³George Coe died in office, and Jesse Payton was appointed to fill the term on June 30, 1914.
²⁴Bullard died in office in 1926 and Emil Smith succeeded him. Harry B. Luers became Commissioner of Accounts and Finances.
²⁵Charles Wood died in office and was succeeded by Frederick Van Horn.
²⁶Mayor Smith resigned in 1930 and Hal M. Smith took his place.
²⁷Hugh Gardner was appointed in April 1972, following the death of John H. Hunter.
In 1987, Springfield changed from a Commission to an Aldermanic form of government.
| Years | Mayor | Aldermen |
|---|---|---|
|
1987-1991 |
Ossie Langfelder |
Transition government: |
|
1991-1995 |
Ossie Langfelder (Dem.) |
Ward 1- Frank G. Madonia |
|
1995-1999 |
Karen Hasara |
Norma Graves, City Clerk |
|
1999-2003 |
Karen Hasara |
Norma Graves, City Clerk |
|
2003-2007 |
Timothy J. "Tim" Davlin |
Cecilia K. Tumulty, City Clerk |
|
2007-2011 |
Timothy J. "Tim" Davlin²⁸ |
Cecilia K. Tumulty, City Clerk |
|
2011-2015 |
J. Michael Houston |
Cecilia K. Tumulty, City Clerk |
|
2015-2019 |
James O. Langfelder |
Frank Lesko, City Clerk |
|
2019-2023 |
James O. Langfelder |
Frank Lesko, City Clerk |
|
2023-2027 |
Misty Buscher |
Frank Lesko, City Clerk |
²⁸Frank Kunz became Mayor pro-tem, following the death of Mayor Tim Davlin on December 14, 2010. Frank Edwards was chosen as mayor by the aldermen on December 28, 2010. Dr. Thomas Shanahan was appointed by Edwards to fill his vacant Ward 1 seat. Steve Dove was appointed Executive Assistant to Frank Edwards and Tony Smarjesse was appointed to replace him as the Ward 9 alderman.
Fire Chiefs
First paid fire fighters in 1869.
Fire Marshals:
1869-1873: William Sands (Plasterer)
1873-1875: Richard Young (Brick Mason)
1875-1881: George R. Rhodes
1881-1884: Thomas Dunn
1884-1889: John H. Freeman
1889-1891: Michael Myers (Fire Chief in City Directory)
1891-1893: John H. Freeman
1893-1898: Theodore S. Fountain
1898-1904: Otto Miller
1904-1905: George F.W. Schevers
1905-1909: Peter Jacobs
1909-1915: Henry L. Bolte
Fire Chiefs:
1915-1920: Peter Jacobs
1920-1927: Matt Cullen
1927-1935: William H. Funderburk
1935-1939: James J. Delaney
1939-1942: Ernest J. Albertsen
1942-1943: C. E. Green
1943-1947: Thomas J. Kelly
1947-1951: Francis P. Londrigan
1951-1952: Roy W. Hanselman
1952-1955: Oscar C. Johnson
1955-1958: Francis M. Durkin
1958-1961: Francis Saunders
1961-1963: Arthur F. Bengel
1963-1966: Albert W. Pehlman
1966-1967: Carl Wiesenmeyer
1967-1971: Albert Sommers
1971-1975: John Bartlett
1975-1979: Gene F. Doerfler
1979-1983: Thomas M. Bestudik
1983-1985: Thomas Hall
1985-1988: Thomas Armstead
1988-1991: Tom Oseland
1991-1997: Russ Steil
1998-2001: J. D. Knox
2001-2002: Frank Edwards
2003-2004: Ron Hasara
2004-2006: Bob Bartnick
2006-2010: John Kulek
2010-2011: Robert “Barry” Helmerichs
2011-2015: Ken Fustin
2015-2018: Robert “Barry” Helmerichs
2018-2020: Allen Reyne
2020-2023: Brandon Blough
2023- : Ed Canny, Jr.
Police Chiefs
1835-1842: Unknown.
1843: James Maxcy (appointed by city council)
1844:
1845-1846: Dudley McGraw elected
1846-1847: Cyrus Saunders elected
1847-1848: James Maxcy (Whig)
1848-1849: James Maxcy
1849-1850: James Maxcy
1850-1851: James Maxcy
1851-1852: William T. Gibbons (Dem.)
1852-1853: N.S. Bates (Whig)
1853-1854: N.S. Bates (Whig)
1854-1855: William T. Gibbons (Dem.)
1855-1856: William Perce
1856-1857: Abner Wilkinson
1857-1859: Caleb Hopkins
1860-1861: Horace Morgan
1862: William A. Butler
1863-1864: Horace Morgan
1864-1865: Thomas W Averitt
1865-1866: Casper Koch
1867-1869: Peter Opel
1869-1871: George Keeffner
1871-1873: Thomas White
1873-1874: John W. Stultz
1874-1878: Edward Flaherty
1879-1880: George Etter
1880-1881: Theodore C. Fountain
1881-1884: William Maloney
1885-1887: Charles Phillips
1887-1890: James J. Donelan
1891-1893: Thomas E. Shutt
1893-1897: William Maloney
1897-1901: H. Scott Castle
1901-1903: Henry Herring
1903-1907: James H. Anderson
1907-1908: O. A. Seago
1908-1910: Wilbur Morris
1910-1911: Henry Kramer
1911-1915: John Underwood
1915-1923: Wilbur F. Morris
1923-1925: John E. George
1925-1926: M. M. Cantrall
1926-1927: John W. Morris
1927-1930: John H. Underwood
1930-1931: Thomas P. Sullivan
1931-1939: Carl F. Neuss
1939-1946: Frank J. Healy
1946-1950: Ben Little (Day Superintendent), William E. Williams (Night Superintendent)
1950-1952: Ben Little
1952-1954: Fred Doerfler
1954-1955: Harold Johnson
1955-1959: Silver Suarez
1959-1960: Wallace Olshefsky
1960-1963: Charles E. Blumle
1963-1970: Silver Suarez
1970-1971: Thomas Howerton
1971-1975: William T. Hall
1975-1978: William Ascher
1978-1983: Howard Rogers
1983-1987: Stan Troyer
1987-1990: Mike Walton
1990-1992: Daryle Williamson
1992-1993: Kirk Robinson
1993-1995: Harvey Davis
1995-2003: John Harris
2003-2007: Don Kliment
2007-2009: Ralph Caldwell
2009-2013: Robert Williams
2014-2022: Kenneth Winslow
2022- : Ken Scarlette
Police Department chiefs were known as marshals (primarily in the early years) and superintendents, as well as chiefs. In many years, there was also a police magistrate; those names, while not listed above, have been included in the alphabetical list.