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List of mayors of Sheboygan, Wisconsin

This is a list of mayors of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. Sheboygan was originally incorporated as a village in 1846 before Wisconsin statehood. Sheboygan was re-incorporated as a city in 1853. Since then, it has always utilized a mayor-council form of government.[1] Mayors were initially elected every year; a two-year mayoral term was adopted in 1895, and a four-year term was implemented in 1961.

Sheboygan City Hall in 2019

The first mayor of Sheboygan was Henry H. Conklin, a pioneer lawyer and land speculator who was also the first village president of Sheboygan. The current mayor is Ryan Sorenson, who was the youngest mayor in city history when elected.

Village presidents (1846–1853)

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Order President Term start Term end Notes
1 Henry H. Conklin 1846 1847 Elected February 9, 1846.[1]
2 Joseph F. Kirkland 1847 1848 [2]
3 H. Smith[a] 1848 1849 [2]
4 Worthy W. McKillip 1849 1850 [2]
5 W. Anable[b] 1850 1851 [2]
6 W. Smith[c] 1851 1852 [2]
7 W. Gossline[d] 1852 1853 [2]

Mayors with 1-year term (1853–1895)

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Unless otherwise indicated, Wisconsin's mayoral elections have always taken place on the first Tuesday of April, with inauguration following within two weeks.

 
Thomas M. Blackstock, 12th, 14th, and 23rd mayor of Sheboygan
 
William Henry Seaman, 21st mayor of Sheboygan, later a federal judge
Order Mayor Term start Term end Notes
1 Henry H. Conklin 1853 1853 Elected 1853.[1][3]
Resigned August 9, 1853.
- Francis R. Townsend 1853 1854 Interim mayor.
2 Joseph F. Kirkland 1854 1855 [1]
3 Elijah Fox Cook 1855 1857 First two-term mayor.[1]
4 Zebulon P. Mason 1857 1858 [1]
5 William N. Shafter 1858 1859 [1]
6 Zebulon P. Mason 1859 1860 [1]
7 Bille Williams 1860 1862 [1]
8 Godfrey Stamm 1862 1863 [1]
9 Joseph L. Moore 1863 1866 Elected 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866.[1]
First three-term mayor.
First four-term mayor.
Died by suicide October 19, 1866.
10 Jonathan O. Thayer 1866 1868 Interim mayor until 1867 election.
Elected 1867.
11 Francis Geele 1868 1870 Elected 1868, 1869.
12 Thomas M. Blackstock 1870 1871 Elected 1870.
13 William Elwell 1871 1872 Elected 1871.
14 Thomas M. Blackstock 1872 1873 Elected 1872.
15 James Bell 1873 1874 Elected 1873.
16 Bille Williams 1874 1875 Elected 1874.
17 George End 1875 1876 Elected 1875.
18 Francis Geele 1876 1879 Elected 1876, 1877, 1878.
First five-term mayor.
19 George End 1879 1880 Elected 1879.
20 Francis Geele 1880 1881 Elected 1880.
First six-term mayor.
21 William Henry Seaman 1881 1882 Elected 1881.
22 Michael Winter 1882 1884 Elected 1882, 1883.
23 Thomas M. Blackstock 1884 1885 Elected 1884.
24 James Bell 1885 1889 Elected 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888.
25 John M. Saeman 1889 1891 Elected 1889, 1890.
26 James Bell 1891 1891 Elected 1891.
Died December 24, 1891.[4]
- Frederick C. Runge 1891 1892 Interim mayor.
27 John M. Kohler 1892 1893 Elected 1892.
28 Francis Geele 1893 1895 Elected 1893, 1894.
First seven-term mayor.
First eight-term mayor.[5]

Mayors with 2-year term (1895–1961)

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Order Mayor Term start Term end Notes
29 Charles A. Born 1895 1901 Elected 1895.
30 Fred A. Dennett 1901 1903 Elected 1901.
31 Charles A. Born 1903 1905 Elected 1903.[6]
32 Theodore Dieckmann 1905 1915 Elected 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913.
33 Otto B. Joerns 1915 1917 Elected 1915.
34 Herman F. Albrecht 1917 1921 Elected 1917, 1919.[7]
35 Herman Schuelke 1921 1925 Elected 1921, 1923.
36 Otto Geussenhainer 1925 1927 Elected 1925.
37 Herman Schuelke 1927 1931 Elected 1927, 1929.
38 Otto Geussenhainer 1931 1933 Elected 1931.
39 Willard M. Sonnenburg 1933 1939 Elected 1933, 1935, 1937.
40 Herman C. Runge 1939 1941 Elected 1939.
41 Charles Bau 1941 1943 Elected 1941.
42 Willard M. Sonnenburg 1943 1951 Elected 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949.
Died March 13, 1951.
- Leonard F. Anhalt 1951 1951 Interim mayor.
43 Edward C. Schmidt 1951 1955 Elected 1951, 1953.
44 Rudolph J. Ploetz 1955 1957 Elected 1955.
45 John Bolgert 1957 1961 Elected 1957, 1959.

Mayors with 4-year term (1961–present)

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In 1960, the Sheboygan city council voted to double the mayoral term from two years to four years.[8]

Order Mayor Term start Term end Notes
46 Emil C. A. Muuss 1961 1965 Elected 1961.
47 Joseph R. Browne 1965 1969 Elected 1965.
48 Roger D. Schneider 1969 1973 Elected 1969.
49 Richard Suscha 1973 1985 Elected 1973, 1977, 1981.
Longest serving mayor (tied with Schneider)
50 Richard Schneider 1985 1997 Elected 1985, 1989, 1993.
Longest serving mayor (tied with Suscha)
51 James Schramm 1997 2005 Elected 1997, 2001.[9]
52 Juan Perez 2005 2009 Elected 2005.
53 Robert Ryan 2009 2012 Elected 2009. Recalled March 2012.
54 Terry Van Akkeren 2012 2013 Elected at February 21, 2012, recall election.
55 Mike Vandersteen 2013 2021 Elected 2013, 2017.
56 Ryan Sorenson 2021 present Elected 2021.[10]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Possibly "Hiram" Smith or "Horatio N." Smith
  2. ^ Probably "William Stewart" Anable
  3. ^ Most likely "Warren" Smith
  4. ^ Possible alternate spelling "Ghoslin"

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k History of Northern Wisconsin. Western Historical Company. 1881. pp. 975–999. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Leberman, Joseph E. One Hundred Years of Sheboygan. p. 28. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "City History", ci.sheboygan.wi.us, City of Sheboygan, archived from the original on 2002-10-12
  4. ^ "James Bell, the mayor of Sheboygan". Oshkosh Northwestern. December 26, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Wisconsin state gazetteer and business directory, 1895-6, R.L. Polk & Co., 1895 – via Hathi Trust
  6. ^ "News Notes". Dodge County Citizen. April 9, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Wisconsin state gazetteer and business directory, 1921-1922, R.L. Polk & Co., 1921 – via Hathi Trust
  8. ^ "A Crucial Election". The Sheboygan Press. March 28, 1961. p. 24. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mayor", ci.sheboygan.wi.us, City of Sheboygan, archived from the original on 1999-11-16
  10. ^ "Mayor", sheboyganwi.gov, City of Sheboygan, retrieved 2024-07-07

Further reading

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