List of mayors of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Incumbent:George Brown
Incumbentsince:January 6, 2020
Preceded By:Anthony "Tony" George
Termlength:4 years
Formation:June 1871
Inaugural:Ira M. Kirkendall
Website:https://www.wilkes-barre.city/mayors-office

This is a list of mayors of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

NameTerm StartTerm EndPolitical Party
1Ira M. Kirkendall June 1871June 1874 Democrat
2Michael Kearney June 1874February 1877 Republican
3William W. Loomis April 1877April 1880 Republican
4Thomas Broderick April 1880February 1886 Democrat
5Charles B. Sutton April 1886April 1892 Republican
6Francis M. Nichols April 1892April 1902 Republican
7Charles H. Price April 1902April 1905 Republican
8Frederick C. Kirkendall April,1905April,1908 Democrat
9Lewis P. Kniffen April 1908December 1911 Republican
10John V. Kosek December 1911January 1920 Democrat
11Daniel L. Hart January 1920February 1933 Democrat
12Charles N. Loveland April 1933January 1944 Republican
13Con McCole January 1944January 1948 Democrat
14Luther M. Kniffen January 1948January 1960 Republican
15Frank Slattery January 1960January 1968 Democrat
16John V. Morris January 1968 January 1970 Republican
17John B. McGlynn January 1970 January 1972 Democrat
18Con "Firpo" Salwoski January 1972 January 1976 Democrat
19Walter Lisman January 1976 January 1980 Democrat
20Thomas McLaughlin January 1980 January 1988 Democrat
21Lee Namey January 1988January 1996 Democrat
22January 1996January 2004 Democrat
23January 2004January 2016 Democrat
24Anthony George January 2016January 6, 2020 Democrat
25George Brown January 6, 2020Present Democrat

Buildings named after Wilkes-Barre mayors

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Notes and References

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