This is a list of mayors of the city of Evanston, Illinois.
Order | Image | Name | Tenure | Notes | Cite |
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1 | Oscar Henry Mann | 1892 – March 31, 1895 | |||
2 | William Andrew Dyche | March 31, 1895 – April 25, 1899 | |||
3 | Thomas Bates | April 25, 1899 – April 23, 1901 | |||
4 | James A. Patten | April 23, 1901 – 1903 | |||
5 | John Thomas Barker | 1903–1907 | |||
6 | Joseph Everett Paden | 1907–1913 | |||
7 | James R. Smart | 1913–1915 | |||
8 | Harry Putnam Pearsons | 1915–1925 | |||
9 | Charles Henry Bartlett | 1925–1937 | |||
10 | Henry Day Penfield | 1937–1941 | |||
11 | Samuel Gilbert Ingraham | 1941–1953 | |||
12 | John R. Kimbark | April 20, 1953 – August 1, 1962 | Resigned due to illness | ||
13 | Otto R. Hills | 1962–1962 | Acting mayor | ||
14 | John D. Emery | 1962–1970 | |||
15 | Peter D. Jans | 1970 | Acting mayor | ||
16 | Edgar Vanneman Jr. | 1970–1977 | |||
17 | James C. Lytle | 1977–1985 | |||
18 | Joan Barr | 1985–1993 | First female mayor | ||
19 | Lorraine H. Morton | 1993 – May 11, 2009 | First African-American mayor and first Democratic mayor | ||
20 | Elizabeth Tisdahl | May 11, 2009 – May 8, 2017 | |||
21 | Steve Hagerty | May 8, 2017 – May 10, 2021 | |||
22 | Daniel Biss | May 10, 2021–present |
References
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- "SHERIDAN ROAD EXTENSION BLOCKED". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. May 1, 1895. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "BATES IS INSTALLED". Newspapers.com. The Inter Ocean. April 26, 1899. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- History of Northwestern University and Evanston. Munsell Publishing Company. January 1906. pp. 615–616.
- "EVANSTON UNDER NEW OFFICIALS". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 24, 1901.
- Heise, Kenan (October 30, 1984). "Henry Day Penfield, 84, former Evanston mayor". The Chicago Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
- "S. G. Ingraham Dies; Ex-Mayor of Evanston". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1955. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- "INDUCT KIMBARK AS NEW MAYOR OF EANSTON". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 21, 1953. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- Yabush, Donald (July 30, 1962). "BACK TRAHAN FOR EVANSTON MAYOR S POST". tribappstest.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Teska, Robert B. (January 2007). Downtown Evanston Revitalized 1956 - 2006 (PDF). Teska Associates, Inc. p. 84. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- Latham, Tori (March 24, 2015). "First female Evanston mayor dies after battle with leukemia". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Bill (May 12, 2009). "New mayor, council take office". Evanston Now. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
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- Farinas, Gerald (May 10, 2021). "Marriage equality hero Daniel Biss becomes Evanston mayor; takes on race and police reform". ChicagoPride.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.