Previous Wichita Mayors
1871 - Wichita's first mayor was elected. 1909 - the City's government became mayor-commission form of government. 1917 - Wichita modified the structure of its city government. All five commissioners were to be elected at large and to choose among one of them as mayor. The commission would be limited to a legislative role and the executive direction of the city administration to be handled by a full-time salaried city manager. April 14, 1987 - The City Commission held their first meeting as the City Council. April 1989 - the City elected the first at-large mayor who would serve four-year terms. All Council Members would be elected by pure district elections. January 1991 - Charter Ordinance No. 130 was adopted which would limit the Council Member and Mayor terms to two. Below is a listing of previous Wichita Mayors. To reduce download time, the list has been broken into four sections: 1871-1916, 1917-1950, 1950-1989, and 1989-present. However, if you would like to jump to a specific mayor's biography, you may do so below: Edwin Bird Allen James G. Hope George E. Harris William Greiffenstein Sol H. Kohn Benajah W. Aldrich Joseph P. Allen George W. Clement John B. Carey Lindley Murray Cox Finlay Ross Benjamin Franklin McLean John H. Graham Charles Lock Davidson William Walter Minick William Jasper Babb Orsemus Hills Bentley Lewis William Clapp John Lee Powell Wallace C. Kemp George Henry Hamilton William Coffin Coleman Frank Leslie Dunn Ben F. Copley Frank Nighswonger A.J. Coombs Charles S. Lawrence Herman A. Hill Harry D. Cottman James Schuyler Crawford Robert E. Israel T. Walker Weaver Elmer R. Corn Frank W. Coleman John I. Dotson Odom Farrell Sullivan Eugene Calendar Moriarty Herman William Beuttel Phil H. Manning Charles S. Ritchie L.A. Donnell William Christian Salome, Jr. Earl K. Duke Floyd Throckmorton Amsden Frank Russell Jump Walter M. Keeler Claude M. DeVorss Hugh David Lester Alfred E. Howse Elzie E. Baird James L. Gardner Justus H. Fugate Levi Budd Rymph Herbert Piper Lindsley Carl A. Bell, Jr. Gerald F. Byrd Vincent L. Bogart William D. Tarrant John S. Stevens Clarence Eldert Vollmer William D. Andersen, Jr. Donald K. Enoch A. Price Woodard, Jr. Jack H. Greene Glenn J. "Jack" Shanahan James M. Donnell Garry L. Porter Connie Ames Peters Kennard Antonio F. "Tony" Casado Robert G. Knight Robert C. Brown Albert J. Kirk Margalee Wright Kathlien Robertson Edmiston Sheldon Kamen Frank M. Ojile Elma Broadfoot Carlos Mayans Back to Top
1871 - Wichita's first mayor was elected.
1909 - the City's government became mayor-commission form of government.
1917 - Wichita modified the structure of its city government. All five commissioners were to be elected at large and to choose among one of them as mayor. The commission would be limited to a legislative role and the executive direction of the city administration to be handled by a full-time salaried city manager.
April 14, 1987 - The City Commission held their first meeting as the City Council.
April 1989 - the City elected the first at-large mayor who would serve four-year terms. All Council Members would be elected by pure district elections.
January 1991 - Charter Ordinance No. 130 was adopted which would limit the Council Member and Mayor terms to two.
Below is a listing of previous Wichita Mayors. To reduce download time, the list has been broken into four sections: 1871-1916, 1917-1950, 1950-1989, and 1989-present.
However, if you would like to jump to a specific mayor's biography, you may do so below:
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Carl BrewerCity Hall, 1st FloorMS 1-135455 N. MainWichita, KS 67202
: (316) 268-4331 : (316) 858-7743CBrewer@wichita.gov
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