List of mayors of Evanston, Illinois

This is a list of mayors of the city of Evanston, Illinois.

+ Mayors of the city of Evanston, Illinois Order Image Name Tenure Notes Cite 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 "Democrat Morton Wins In Evanston""Evanston's New Mayor Seeks Unity"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

See also

Evanston history

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