List of mayors of New Castle, Indiana
This is a list of mayors of New Castle, Indiana.
| # | Name | Term start | Term end | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark E. Forkner | 1909 | 1910 | Republican | ||
| 2 | George M. Barnard | 1910 | 1913 | Republican | ||
| 3 | J. Leb Watkins | 1914 | 1917 | Republican | ||
| 4 | George A. Elliott | 1918 | 1921 | Republican | ||
| 5 | John M. Morris | 1922 | 1925 | Republican | ||
| 6 | Stod Hayes | 1926 | 1929 | Democratic | ||
| 7 | Sidney E. Baker (1st) | 1930 | 1938 | Democratic | Namesake of Baker Park | |
| 8 | Sam J. Bufkin | 1939 | 1942 | Republican | ||
| 9 | Sidney E. Baker (2nd) | 1943 | 1947 | Democratic | ||
| 10 | Harold L. Meadows | 1948 | 1951 | Democratic | ||
| 11 | Paul F. McCormack | 1952 | 1955 | Republican | ||
| 12 | Sidney E. Baker (3rd) | 1956 | 1959 | Democratic | ||
| 13 | Walter V. Falck | 1960 | 1963 | Democratic | ||
| 14 | Paul G. Osborne | 1964 | 1971 | Democratic | Namesake of Osborne Park | |
| 15 | Scott Bouslog | 1972 | 1975 | Democratic | ||
| 16 | Gary Marcum | 1976 | 1979 | Democratic | ||
| 17 | Gerald "Bud" Ayers | 1980 | 1991 | Democratic | Park superintendent, 2003-2007 | |
| 18 | Sherman Boles | 1992 | 2003 | Democratic | 3-term mayor, ran for a fourth term in 2003 and 2007 | |
| 19 | Tom Nipp | 2004 | December 31, 2007 | Democratic | Defeated in the 2007 primary by Sherman Boles | |
| 20 | James L. Small | January 1, 2008 | December 31, 2011 | Republican | ||
| 21 | Greg York | January 1, 2012 | Present | Democratic |
Sources
[edit]- Ratcliff, Richard Pickering (1999). Henry County At The Millennium: A Reference Book of History, Firsts, Trivia, Lists and Interesting Facts. New Castle, Indiana:Henry County Historical Society.