List of mayors of Des Moines, Iowa

The following is a list of the mayors of Des Moines, Iowa.

List of mayors

ImageMayorTerm start and end[1]Political party[2]Notes
Thompson Bird1851 – 1852
Benjamin LuceOctober 1853 – 1854
Lampson P. Sherman1854–1855
Barlow GrangerNovember 1855 – 1856
William DeFordNovember 1856 – 1857
Charles W. Nash1857 – May 1, 1857
William H. McHenryMay 1, 1857 – 1858Democratic[3]
H. E. Lemoreaux1858–1859
R. L. Tidrick1859–1860
P. H. W. Latshaw1860–1861Republican
Ira Cook1861RepublicanResigned from office[4]
W. S. Barnes1861–1862Republican
Thomas Cavanagh1862–1863Democratic[5]
William H. Leas1863–1865Republican
George W. Cleveland1865–1868Republican
Sumner F. Spofford1868–1869
Joshua H. Hatch1869–1871Republican
Martin Tuttle1871–1872
J. P. Foster1872–1873Republican
Giles H. Turner1873 – March 16, 1874Republican
A. NewtonMarch 16, 1874 – 1876[6]Republican
Giles H. Turner
(2nd term)		March 1876 – 1877RepublicanResigned from office[7]
George Sneer1877–1880
William H. Merritt1880–1882
P. V. Carey1882 – March 15, 1886Republican
James Harvey PhillipsMarch 15, 1886 – 1888[8]
William Lytle Carpenter[9]1888 – March 17, 1890Democratic[10]
John H. CampbellMarch 17, 1890 – April 18, 1892[11]Republican
C. C. LaneApril 18, 1892 – April 16, 1894[12]Republican
Isaac L. HillisApril 16, 1894 – 1896[13]Republican
John MacVicar1896 – April 2, 1900
Jeremiah J. HartenbowerApril 2, 1900 – 1902[14]Democratic[15]
James M. Brenton1902–1904
George W. Mattern1904 – April 6, 1908
Adoniram Judson MathisApril 6, 1908 – April 4, 1910[16]
James R. HannaApril 4, 1910 – April 3, 1916[17]
John MacVicarApril 3, 1916 – 1918[18]
Thomas Fairweather1918–1920
H. H. Barton1920–1922
C. M. Garver1922 – April 5, 1926
Fred H. HunterApril 5, 1926 – April 2, 1928[19]
John MacVicar†April 2, 1928 – November 15, 1928[20][21]Died in office
E. H. MulockNovember 24, 1928 – 1930[22]
Parker L. Crouch1930–1932
Dwight N. Lewis1932–1936
Joseph Holmes Allen[23]1936–1938
Dwight N. Lewis†1938 – May 1, 1938[24]Died in office
Mark L. Conkling1938–1942
John MacVicar Jr.1942–1948
Heck Ross1948–1950
A. B. Chambers1950–1952
Allan W. Denny1952–1954
Joseph Van Dresser1954–1956
Ray Mills1956–1958
Charles F. Iles1958–1960
Reinhold O. Carlson1960–1962
Charles F. Iles1962–1966
George C. Whitmer1966–1968
Thomas N. Urban1968–1972[25]
Richard E. Olson1972–1980
Pete Crivaro†1980 – December 24, 1986[26]Died in office
George NahasJanuary 7, 1987 – April 15, 1987Long term former councilmember appointed by the city council on January 7, 1987,
to serve as mayor until the November election.[27]
Prior to that, local citizens secured sufficient votes to force a special election.
Nahas served four months as mayor.[28] First Lebanese mayor.[28]
John "Pat" DorrianApril 15, 1987 – 1995Won a special election on April 14, 1987, and sworn on April 15, 1987.
Reelected in the November 1987 general election.
Arthur Davis†1995–1997Died in office
Robert D. Ray1997RepublicanFormer governor.
Served as interim mayor after the death of Davis.
Preston Daniels1997–2004DemocraticFirst African American mayor
Frank Cownie2004–2024
Connie BoesenJanuary 2, 2024 – Present

See also

Notes

Works cited

  • The History of Polk County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 670–676. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  • Dixon, J. M (1876). Centennial history of Polk County, Iowa. Des Moines State Register, Print. p. 259.
  • Revised Ordinances of the City of Des Moines. Register & Tribune Company. 1916. pp. 43–60.
  • "Local goverment [sic]; Mayors of noteworthy cities of the United States". Notable names in American history; a tabulated register. James T. White & Co. 1973. p. 453. ISBN 0-88371-002-1.

References

  1. ↑ "The Rev. Bird named D.M.'s first mayor". The Des Moines Register. May 20, 1993. pp. 2Q–5Q. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ Porter, Will (1898). Annals of Polk County, Iowa, and City of Des Moines. Geo. A. Miller printing Company. p. 650. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Andrews, Lorenzo F. (1908). Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa: And Reminiscences of Early Days, Volume 1. Baker-Trisler Company. pp. 322–323.
  4. ↑ Andrews 1908, p. 418.
  5. ↑ Andrews 1908, p. 286.
  6. ↑ "City Council.; Last Session of Old Council—First Regular Meeting of New Council". The Iowa State Register. March 17, 1874. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ Porter 1898, p. 715.
  8. ↑ "Our New Servants.; Mayor Phillips Assumed Reins of Government Yesterday". The Des Moines Register. March 16, 1886. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  9. ↑ Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa. Chicago: Lake City Publishing. 1890. p. 264. OL 23326400M.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  10. ↑ Porter 1898, p. 487.
  11. ↑ "Des Moines' New City Government". Sioux City Journal. March 18, 1890. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mayor Lane of Des Moines Appoints his Officers". Ceder Repids Gazette. April 19, 1892. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Des Moines' New Council Goes In". Sioux City Journal. April 17, 1894. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  14. ↑ "The city has new mayor". The Des Moines Register. April 3, 1900. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  15. ↑ The national cyclopedia of American biography Volume XVI. James T. White & Company. 1918. p. 340. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  16. ↑ "New Officials at Des Moines remove police; First act of new administration is to discharge Chief of Police, Captain and two Detectives". Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. April 7, 1908. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  17. ↑ "New Council Organizes; Mathis out". Des Moines Tribune. April 4, 1910. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  18. ↑ "New Council Sworn in". Sioux City Journal. April 4, 1916. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Hunter Regime in Power With Few Changes". The Des Moines Register. April 6, 1926. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  20. ↑ Churchill, G. W. (April 2, 1928). "Test of Mayor's Pact With Mitchell May Come Thursday". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  21. ↑ Beam, Patrice K. "John MacVicar – The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa". uipress.lib.uiowa.edu. University of Iowa Press. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Mayor is Appointed". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. November 24, 1928. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Senator Joseph Holmes Allen". Iowa Legislators Past and Present. Iowa Legislative Services Agency.
  24. ↑ "Mayor Dwight N. Lewis dies; Heart Attack fatal at Home". The Des Moines Register. May 1, 1938. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  25. ↑ Yin, Victoria (July 12, 2020). "Former Des Moines Mayor Thomas Urban dead at age 86". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Des Moines Mayor Dead at 73". Associated Press. December 25, 1986. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Newly Appointed Mayor George Nahas". Ottumwa Courier. January 7, 1987 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  28. 1 2 Osher, Chris (February 2, 1994). "Former City Council member Nahas dies". The Des Moines Register – via Newspapers.com.
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