List of mayors of Evanston, Illinois explained

This is a list of mayors of the city of Evanston, Illinois.

Mayors of the city of Evanston, Illinois! Order! Image! Name! Tenure! Notes! Cite
1Oscar Henry Mann 1892 – March 31, 1895 [1]
2March 31, 1895 – April 25, 1899 [2] [3] [4]
3April 25, 1899 – April 23, 1901 [5]
4James A. Patten April 23, 1901 – 1903 [6]
5John Thomas Barker 1903–1907
6Joseph Everett Paden 1907–1913
7James R. Smart 1913–1915
8Harry Putnam Pearsons 1915–1925
9Charles Henry Bartlett 1925–1937
101937–1941 [7]
11Samuel Gilbert Ingraham 1941–1953 [8]
12John R. Kimbark April 20, 1953 – August 1, 1962 Resigned due to illness [9] [10] [11]
13Otto R. Hills 1962–1962 Acting mayor
14John D. Emery 1962–1970
15Peter D. Jans 1970 Acting mayor
16Edgar Vanneman Jr. 1970–1977
171977–1985
181985–1993 First female mayor [12]
191993 – May 11, 2009 First African-American mayor and first Democratic mayor [13] [14] [15]
20May 11, 2009 – May 8, 2017 [16]
21May 8, 2017 – May 10, 2021
22May 10, 2021–present [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary . Newspapers.com . Chicago Tribune . May 6, 2021 . subscription . October 25, 1911.
  2. Web site: Dyche, William Andrew, 1861-1936 Archival and Manuscript Collections . findingaids.library.northwestern.edu . Northwestern University . May 6, 2021.
  3. Web site: SHERIDAN ROAD EXTENSION BLOCKED . Newspapers.com . Chicago Tribune . May 6, 2021 . subscription . May 1, 1895.
  4. Web site: BATES IS INSTALLED . Newspapers.com . The Inter Ocean . May 7, 2021 . subscription . April 26, 1899.
  5. Book: History of Northwestern University and Evanston. 615–616 . Munsell Publishing Company. January 1906.
  6. Web site: EVANSTON UNDER NEW OFFICIALS . Newspapers.com . Chicago Tribune . subscription . April 24, 1901.
  7. News: Kenan . Heise . Henry Day Penfield, 84, former Evanston mayor . The Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1984 . Newspapers.com.
  8. Web site: S. G. Ingraham Dies; Ex-Mayor of Evanston . Newspapers.com . Chicago Tribune . May 7, 2021 . subscription . September 16, 1955.
  9. Web site: INDUCT KIMBARK AS NEW MAYOR OF EANSTON . Newspapers.com . Chicago Tribune . May 8, 2021 . subscription . April 21, 1953.
  10. Web site: Yabush . Donald . BACK TRAHAN FOR EVANSTON MAYOR S POST . tribappstest.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com . Chicago Tribune . May 6, 2021 . July 30, 1962 . June 23, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210623205056/http://tribappstest.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/1962/07/30/page/10/article/back-trahan-for-evanston-mayors-post/#text . dead .
  11. Book: Teska, Robert B. . Downtown Evanston Revitalized 1956 - 2006 . Teska Associates, Inc. . May 6, 2021 . 84 . January 2007.
  12. Web site: First female Evanston mayor dies after battle with leukemia. Latham. Tori. March 24, 2015. The Daily Northwestern. October 16, 2019.
  13. Web site: Smith . Bill . New mayor, council take office . Evanston Now . May 6, 2021 . May 12, 2009.
  14. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-04-21/news/9304210209_1_mayor-joan-barr-elect-lorraine-morton "Democrat Morton Wins In Evanston"
  15. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-04-22/news/9304220292_1_evanston-resident-lorraine-morton-desegregation "Evanston's New Mayor Seeks Unity"
  16. News: Bookwalter. Genevieve. New, reelected Evanston city leaders sworn in and seated. May 9, 2017. chicagotribune.com. May 8, 2017.
  17. Web site: Farinas . Gerald . Marriage equality hero Daniel Biss becomes Evanston mayor; takes on race and police reform . ChicagoPride.com . May 11, 2021 . May 10, 2021.

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