List of mayors of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Fond du Lac City/County Government Center building in 2009
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This is a list of mayors of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. Fond du Lac was originally incorporated as a village in 1847 before Wisconsin statehood. Fond du Lac was re-incorporated as a city in 1852.[1] In 1915, Fond du Lac switched to a city commission form of government with a mayor and two at-large commissioners.[2] The office of mayor was abolished in 1958 when Fond du Lac adopted the council–manager form of government.[3]

Village presidents (1848–1852)

Order President Term start Term end Notes
1 Mason C. Darling 1847 1848 Elected March 1, 1847.[1]
2 George McWilliams 1848 1849 [1]
3 John Bannister 1849 1851 No election was held in 1850.[1]
4 Isaac Brown 1851 1852 [1]
5 D. R. Curran 1852 1853 [1]

Mayors with 1-year term (1852–1911)

Mason C. Darling, 1st village president of Fond du Lac, and 1st and 4th mayor.
Edwin H. Galloway, 9th mayor.

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

Order Mayor Term start Term end Notes
1 Mason C. Darling 1852 1853 Elected April 6, 1852[1][4]
2 George McWilliams 1853 1854 [1][4]
3 Isaac Brown 1854 1855 [1][4]
4 Mason C. Darling 1855 1856 [1][4]
5 D. E. Hoskins 1856 1857 [1][4]
6 Isaac S. Sherwood 1857 1858 [1][4][5]
7 John Bannister 1858 1859 [1][4]
8 John Potter 1859 1860 [1][4]
9 Edwin H. Galloway 1860 1861 [1][4]
10 Jared M. Taylor 1861 1862 [1][4]
11 A. D. Bonesteel 1862 1864 [1][4]
12 Jared M. Taylor 1864 1865 Died October 1865.[1][4]
- William Hiner 1865 1866 Interim mayor.
13 James Sawyer 1866 1867 [1][4]
14 William Hiner 1867 1868 [1][4][6]
15 C. J. L. Meyer 1868 1869 [1][4]
16 John Nichols 1869 1870 [1][4]
17 T. J. Patchin 1870 1871 [1][4]
18 E. N. Foster 1871 1873 [1][4]
19 Alexander McDonald 1873 1874 [1][4]
20 Harrison H. Dodd 1874 1875 [1][4]
21 George W. Lusk 1875 1877 [1][4]
22 C. A. Galloway 1877 1878 [1][4]
23 Orin Hatch 1878 1879 [1][4]
24 Samuel S. Bowers 1879 1882 [1][4]
25 Thomas F. Mayham 1882 1885 [4]
26 John Hughes 1885 1886 [4]
27 Thomas F. Mayham 1886 1887 [4]
28 Charles R. Harrison 1887 1888 [4]
29 Alexander McDonald 1888 1889 [4]
30 Benjamin F. Sweet 1889 1891 [4]
31 Thomas F. Mayham 1891 1892 Fifth term.[4]
32 Samuel S. Bowers 1892 1893 [4]
33 Thomas F. Mayham 1893 1895 [4]
34 E. E. Atkins 1895 1896 [4]
35 Benjamin F. Sweet 1896 1897 [4]
36 L. A. Ehrhart 1897 1898 [4]
37 Thomas F. Mayham 1898 1899 First eight-term mayor.[4]
38 Frank B. Hoskins 1899 1902 [4]
39 L. A. Bishop 1902 1904 [4]
40 John Hughes 1904 1906 [4]
41 T. L. Doyle 1906 1908 [7]
42 Edward W. Clark 1908 1911 [8][9]

Mayors with 2-year term (1911–1958)

In 1911, Fond du Lac adopted two-year terms for mayors. In 1915, they embraced the city commission form of government with a mayor and two at-large commissioners.[2]

Order Mayor Term start Term end Notes
43 Frank J. Wolff 1911 1915 [10][11]
44 Robert Haentze 1915 1916 Elected 1915.[12]
Died May 5, 1916.[13][2]
- Louis P. Peek 1916 1917 Interim mayor
45 John P. Hohensee 1917 1921 [2]
46 Richard D. Haentze 1921 1927 [2][14]
47 George W. Watson 1927 1933 [2]
48 A. J. Rosenthal 1933 1939 [2]
49 Leo J. Promen 1939 1945 [2]
50 Edwin F. Weis 1945 1957 [2][15]
51 Victor P. Capelle 1957 1958 [2][15]

City managers (1958–present)

In 1957, Fond du Lac voters elected to switch to a council–manager form of government, abolishing the office of mayor.[3]

Order Mayor Term start Term end Notes
1 Robert H. McManus 1958 1965 Elected by city council August 15, 1958.[16]
Resigned November 19, 1965.[17]
- Elmer Bray 1965 1966 Acting manager.
2 Henry B. Buslee 1966 1967 Elected by city council February 1966.
Took office March 1, 1966.[18]
Resigned September 1967.[19]
3 Myron J. Medin Jr. 1967 1983 Elected by city council September 1967.[19]
Resigned September 1983.[20]
4 Dan Thompson 1983 1989 Acting manager from September 1983.
Elected by city council December 1983.[20]
Resigned March 10, 1989.[21]
- Bill Roemer 1989 1989 Acting manager.
5 Jack Howley 1989 1994 Elected by city council June 1989.[22] Took office August 14, 1989.
Asked to resign by city council September 1994.[23]
- Tom W. Ahrens 1994 1995 Acting manager.
6 Stephen T. Nenonen 1995 2003 Elected by city council March 1995.
Took office June 1995.[24]
Retired December 2003.
7 Tom W. Ahrens 2003 2005 Acting manager until January 2005.[25]
Resigned April 27, 2005.[26]
- Wayne Rollin 2005 2005 Acting manager.[26]
8 Tom Herre 2005 2012 Elected by city council July 13, 2005.
Took office August 2005.[27]
Retired August 2012.
9 Joseph P. Moore 2012 Current Elected by city council June 2012.
Took office September 2012.[28][29]

City council presidents

  • Rick Gudex, ca.2012[30]
  • Tiffany Brault, ca.2024[31]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Commission Government (1915-1958)". Fond du Lac Reporter. August 22, 1970. p. 70. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "City Governments, Good and Bad". Racine Journal Times. April 5, 1957. p. 12. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an A.T. Glaze (1905), Incidents and anecdotes of early days and history of business in the city and county of Fond du Lac from early times to the present, Fond du Lac, Wis.: P.B. Haber Print. Co. – via HathiTrust
  5. ^ Brigham and Co.'s Fond du Lac city directory and business advertiser for 1857-58 – via University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries
  6. ^ Fond du Lac County gazetteer, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: Commonwealth Power Press Printing Establishment, 1868 – via University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries
  7. ^ "Not Chosen for His Looks". Oshkosh Northwestern. April 7, 1906. p. 13. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nearby Mayors Elected". Stevens Point Journal. April 9, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "E. W. Clark Dies Thursday in Fond du Lac". The Sheboygan Press. August 4, 1917. Retrieved September 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fond du Lac". Portage Daily Democrat. April 5, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Maurice McKenna, ed. (1912), Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, past and present, Chicago: S.J. Clarke – via Internet Archive
  12. ^ "Results at Fond du Lac". Oshkosh Northwestern. April 7, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Mayor Haentze Dead". Oshkosh Northwestern. May 5, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Wisconsin state gazetteer and business directory, 1921-1922, R.L. Polk & Co., 1921 – via Hathi Trust
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  16. ^ "Fond du Lac Gets City Manager". The Daily Telegram. August 16, 1958. p. 15. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "McManus Says Farewell; Lauds City Hall Employees". Fond du Lac Reporter. November 19, 1965. p. 3. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Council Members Name Buslee as City Manager". Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter. February 11, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ a b "Fond du Lac hires new city manager". Kenosha News. September 25, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ a b McIlree, Anne (August 19, 1984). "Thompson faces varies challenges". Oshkosh Northwestern. p. 17. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Keane, Kevin (February 28, 1989). "Looking for a new manager". Fond du Lac Reporter. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Keane, Kevin (June 22, 1989). "Council hires city manager". Fond du Lac Reporter. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "News conference on Howley: Still too little known about resignation". Fond du Lac Reporter. September 11, 1994. p. 7. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Welcome, new FdL manager". Fond du Lac Reporter. March 5, 1995. p. 7. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Riley, Sarah (January 19, 2005). "Vision, experience in Fond du Lac paved way for Ahrens selection". Fond du Lac Reporter. p. 8. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  27. ^ Brandl, Patty (September 1, 2005). "New city manager on the job". Fond du Lac Reporter. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "City manager contract". Fond du Lac Reporter. June 25, 2012. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "City Manager - Joseph P. Moore". City of Fond du Lac. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "City Council", ci.fond-du-lac.wi.us, City of Fond du Lac, archived from the original on 2012-02-19
  31. ^ "City Council". fdl.wi.gov. City of Fond du Lac. Retrieved 2024-07-07.