Fort Howard, Wisconsin

Fort Howard was a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. It was first incorporated as a "borough" of 664 acres on October 13, 1856. As the result of a referendum on the union of the two cities held on April 2, 1895, the city was entirely annexed to the City of Green Bay and ceased to exist.[1]

The city took its name from nearby Fort Howard.[2]

Mayors

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Fort Howard had nine mayors in its 22 years as a city.[3]

Order Mayor Entered office Left office Notes
1 James H. Elmore 1873 1874 Later elected mayor of Green Bay
2 David M. Burns 1874 1875 Lost re-election, later returned to office
3 George Richardson Sr. 1875 1879
4 Mose Newald 1879 1880
5 Christian Schwartz 1880 1881
6 Albert L. Gray 1881 1883 Later returned to office, also served in the State Assembly
7 David M. Burns 1883 1885
8 Albert L. Gray 1885 1889
9 Joseph H. Tayler 1889 1891 Later elected mayor of Green Bay, later went to prison for embezzlement
10 William H. Bartran Sr. 1891 1892 Also served in the State Assembly
11 William Larsen 1892 1895 Last mayor

References

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  1. ^ History of Green Bay, Wisconsin in the 1890s
  2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 73.
  3. ^ "Green Bay had 29 mayors in Eighty Years; Fort, nine". Green Bay Press-Gazette. July 18, 1934. Retrieved October 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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