List of mayors of Eugene, Oregon explained

This is a list of mayors of the city of Eugene, Oregon. The years following each name denote each mayor's term in office.

• J. B. Underwood (1864–1869)^[1] (official office name at the time: President of the Board of Trustees)
• A. S. Patterson (1869–1873)^[1]
• Joel Ware (1873–1875)^[1]
• Benjamin Franklin Dorris (1875–1877)^[1]
• George B. Dorris (1877–1879)^{[1] [2]}
• Benjamin Franklin Dorris (1879–1881)^[1]
• Thomas Grundy Hendricks (1881–1883)^{[1] [3]}
• G. B. Dunn (1883–1885)^[1]
• Francis Berrian Dunn (1885–1889)^{[1] [4]}
• Albert Gallitin Hovey (1889–1891)^{[1] [5]}
• John Henry McClung (1891–1893)^{[1] [6]}
• Sam H. Friendly (1893–1895)^[1]
• Joseph DeWitt Matlock (1895–1897)^[1]
• William F. Kuykendall (1897–1899)^[1]
• Tom W. Harris (1899–1901)^[1]
• Gabriel Russell Chrisman (1901–1905)^[1]
• Francis Marion Wilkins (1905–1907)^{[1] [7]}
• Joseph DeWitt Matlock (1907–1910)^[1]
• Frank J. Berger (1910–1913)^{[1] [8] [9]}
• Darwin E. Yoran (1913–1915)^[1]
• W. A. Bell (1915–1917)^[1]
• Charles O. Peterson (1917–1923)^{[1] [10]}
• Edwin B. Parks (1923–1925)^{[1] [11]}
• Ernest U. Lee (1925–1927)^{[1] [12]}
• Alex L. Williamson (1927–1929)^{[1] [13]}
• Howard E. Wilder (1929–1932)^{[1] [14]}
• Elisha Large (1932–1945)^{[1] [15]}
• Earl L. McNutt (1945–1949)^[1]
• Victor Edwin Johnson (1949–1956)^[1]
• John Joseph McGinty (1957–1958)^[16]
• Edwin Earl Cone (1958–1968)^[17]
• Les Anderson (1969–1977)^{[18] [19]}
• Gus Keller (1977–1984)^[20]
• Brian Obie (1985–1988)
• Jeffrey Miller (1989–1992)^[21]
• Ruth Bascom (1993–1996)^[22]
• Jim Torrey (1997–2004)
• Kitty Piercy (2005–2017)
• Lucy Vinis (2017–present)

See also

• List of mayors of places in Oregon
• Lists of Oregon-related topics

Notes and References

1. Book: Moore. Lucia W.. Nina W. . McCornack. Gladys W. . McCready. The Story of Eugene. Lane County Historical Society. Eugene, OR. 1995. 0-9648434-0-4. 1949.
2. Book: Carey, Charles Henry. History of Oregon. 272–273. 2. Pioneer Historical Publishing Company. 1922.
3. Book: Chapman Publishing Company . Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon: Containing Original Sketches of Many Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present. Chapman Publishing Company. 1903. 2012-12-26. 195-196.
4. Book: Chapman Publishing Company . Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon: Containing Original Sketches of Many Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present. Chapman Publishing Company. 1903. 2012-12-26. 1435-1436.
5. News: Tribute paid to Guy Hovey by pioneer. November 11, 1942. Eugene Register-Guard. 2015-08-11. 12. Lester. Hulen.
6. Book: Chapman Publishing Company . Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon: Containing Original Sketches of Many Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present. Chapman Publishing Company. 1903. 2012-12-26. 1437-1438.
7. Book: Carey, Charles Henry. History of Oregon. 91–92. 2. Pioneer Historical Publishing Company. 1922.
8. News: Mayors' messages. Eugene Daily Guard. April 15, 1913.
9. News: Frank Berger, early civic leader, dies. Eugene Register-Guard . February 23, 1955.
10. News: Former Mayor of Eugene Dies. October 16, 1961. Eugene Register-Guard. 2011-10-16.
11. News: Former Eugene Mayor Passes. January 25, 1953. Eugene Register-Guard. 2011-10-16.
12. Book: Stone, Norman F.. Bountiful McKenzie. 182. 1986.
13. News: Student Voters are Challenged at Polls. Nov 6, 1928. Eugene Register-Guard. 2012-01-04.
14. News: A tale of romance. Apr 15, 1973. Eugene Register-Guard. 2012-01-04.
15. News: Former Mayor Hospitalized. March 9, 1962. Eugene Register-Guard. 2011-10-16.
16. News: Ex-mayor of Eugene found dead. November 9, 1973. Eugene Register-Guard. 2011-10-16.
17. News: Former Eugene mayor Ed Cone dies. February 20, 1995. Eugene Register-Guard. 2011-10-16.
18. News: Former mayor Les Anderson dies at 78. Dietz. Diane. October 9, 2000. Eugene Register-Guard. 2015-08-11.
19. News: Service planned for former mayor. October 10, 2000. Eugene Register-Guard. 2011-10-16.
20. News: Former Eugene mayor dies. November 23, 2010. Eugene Register-Guard. B1. 2011-10-16.
21. News: Eugene voters give mayor's seat to Miller. November 9, 1988. Eugene Register-Guard. 2015-08-11.
22. News:  'Bicycling mayor' Bascom dies. August 28, 2010. Eugene Register-Guard. A1. 2011-10-16.