List of mayors of Milwaukee

This is a list of mayors of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Following the election of Socialist Emil Seidel as mayor of Milwaukee in 1910, Wisconsin legislators passed a bill in 1912 to declare most local offices across the state as officially non-partisan.

List

PortraitMayorPartySworn inLeft officeComments1Solomon JuneauDemocrat184618462Horatio WellsDemocrat184718473Byron KilbournDemocrat184818484Don A. J. UphamDemocrat184918505George H. WalkerDemocrat185118516Hans CrockerDemocrat185218527George H. WalkerDemocrat18531853His second, nonconsecutive term8Byron KilbournDemocrat18541854His second, nonconsecutive term9James B. CrossDemocrat1855185710William A. PrentissRepublican1858185911Herman L. PageDemocrat1859185912William Pitt LyndeDemocrat1860186013James S. BrownDemocrat18611861Elected without opposition.Did not run for re-election.14Horace ChaseDemocrat1862186215Edward O'NeillDemocrat1863186316Abner KirbyDemocrat1864186417John J. TallmadgeDemocrat1865186618Edward O'NeillDemocrat18671870His second, nonconsecutive term19Joseph PhillipsDemocrat1870187120Harrison LudingtonRepublican1871187221David G. HookerDemocrat1872187322Harrison LudingtonRepublican18731876His second, nonconsecutive term23Ammi R. R. ButlerDemocrat1876187824John BlackDemocrat1878188025Thomas H. BrownRepublican1880188226John M. StowellDemocrat1882188427Emil WallberRepublican1884188828Thomas H. BrownRepublican18881890His second, nonconsecutive term29George W. PeckDemocrat1890November 11, 1890Resigned to become Governor of Wisconsin30Peter J. SomersDemocratDecember 6, 1890June 5, 1893Resigned after being elected to the House of Representatives–Henry HaseJune 5, 1893July 1, 1893Acting Mayor31John C. KochRepublican1893189632William C. RauschenbergerRepublican1896189833David S. RoseDemocrat1898190634Sherburn M. BeckerRepublican1906190835David S. RoseDemocrat19081910His second, nonconsecutive term36Emil SeidelSocialist1910191237Gerhard A. BadingRepublican-Democrat Fusion1912191638Daniel HoanSocialist1916April 16, 194039Carl ZeidlerDemocratApril 16, 1940April 8, 1942Resigned to fight in World War II, in which he was killed40John BohnNonpartisanApril 8, 1942April 20, 1948Interim mayor until being officially elected in 194441Frank ZeidlerSocialistApril 20, 1948April 19, 196042Henry MaierDemocratApril 19, 1960April 19, 198843John NorquistDemocratApril 18, 1988January 1, 2004Resigned to head the Congress for the New Urbanism Marvin PrattDemocratJanuary 1, 2004April 20, 2004Acting mayor, first African American mayor of Milwaukee44Tom BarrettDemocratApril 20, 2004December 22, 2021Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg45Cavalier JohnsonDemocratDecember 22, 2021presentFirst elected African American mayor of Milwaukee

References

External links JS Online