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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
1 Oscar Henry Mann 1892 – March 31, 1895 [1]
2 William Andrew Dyche March 31, 1895 – April 25, 1899 [2][3][4]
3 Thomas Bates April 25, 1899 – April 23, 1901 [4][5]
4 James A. Patten April 23, 1901 – 1903 [6]
5 John Thomas Barker 1903–1907
6 Joseph Everett Paden 1907–1913
7 James R. Smart 1913–1915
8 Harry Putnam Pearsons 1915–1925
9 Charles Henry Bartlett 1925–1937
10 Henry Day Penfield 1937–1941 [7]
11 Samuel Gilbert Ingraham 1941–1953 [8]
12 John R. Kimbark April 20, 1953 – August 1, 1962 Resigned due to illness [9][10][11]
13 Otto R. Hills 1962–1962 Acting mayor [11]
14 John D. Emery 1962–1970 [11]
15 Peter D. Jans 1970 Acting mayor [11]
16 Edgar Vanneman Jr. 1970–1977 [11]
17 James C. Lytle 1977–1985 [11]
18 Joan Barr 1985–1993 First female mayor [11][12]
19 Lorraine H. Morton 1993 – May 11, 2009 First African-American mayor and first Democratic mayor [11][13][14][15]
20 Elizabeth Tisdahl May 11, 2009 – May 8, 2017 [13][16]
21 Steve Hagerty May 8, 2017 – May 10, 2021 [16]
22 Daniel Biss May 10, 2021–present [17]

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. October 25, 1911. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dyche, William Andrew, 1861-1936 | Archival and Manuscript Collections". findingaids.library.northwestern.edu. Northwestern University. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "SHERIDAN ROAD EXTENSION BLOCKED". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. May 1, 1895. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "BATES IS INSTALLED". Newspapers.com. The Inter Ocean. April 26, 1899. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  5. ^ History of Northwestern University and Evanston. Munsell Publishing Company. January 1906. pp. 615–616.
  6. ^ "EVANSTON UNDER NEW OFFICIALS". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 24, 1901.
  7. ^ Heise, Kenan (October 30, 1984). "Henry Day Penfield, 84, former Evanston mayor". The Chicago Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "S. G. Ingraham Dies; Ex-Mayor of Evanston". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1955. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "INDUCT KIMBARK AS NEW MAYOR OF EANSTON". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 21, 1953. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  10. ^ Yabush, Donald (July 30, 1962). "BACK TRAHAN FOR EVANSTON MAYOR S POST". tribappstest.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Teska, Robert B. (January 2007). Downtown Evanston Revitalized 1956 - 2006 (PDF). Teska Associates, Inc. p. 84. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  12. ^ Latham, Tori (March 24, 2015). "First female Evanston mayor dies after battle with leukemia". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Smith, Bill (May 12, 2009). "New mayor, council take office". Evanston Now. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "Democrat Morton Wins In Evanston"
  15. ^ "Evanston's New Mayor Seeks Unity"
  16. ^ a b Bookwalter, Genevieve (May 8, 2017). "New, reelected Evanston city leaders sworn in and seated". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  17. ^ Farinas, Gerald (May 10, 2021). "Marriage equality hero Daniel Biss becomes Evanston mayor; takes on race and police reform". ChicagoPride.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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