List of mayors of Kenosha, Wisconsin

This is a list of mayors of Kenosha, Wisconsin, also known as the Village of "Southport" until 1850.[1][2]

Village presidents (1841–1850)

The City of Kenosha was incorporated from the area previously known as the Village of Southport in 1850.[3]

Milton Frank, 1st Village President of Southport and 1st Mayor of Kenosha.
OrderPresidentTerm startTerm end
1Michael Frank18411842
2William Bullen18421843
3John W. McKoy18431844
4Sereno Fisk18441846
5Theodore Newell18461847
6John W. McKoy18471848
7Michael Holmes18481849
8William S. Strong18491850

Mayors (1850–1922)

In 1850, Kenosha was incorporated as a city using the Mayor-Aldermanic system of government with officeholders to be elected in an 1850 general election.[2]

Charles Sholes, 3rd Mayor of Kenosha.
Asahel Farr, 6th, 10th, 17th, and 21st Mayor of Kenosha.
Milton H. Pettit, 8th, 11th, 13th, and 16th Mayor of Kenosha.
Zalmon G. Simmons, 26th Mayor of Kenosha.
OrderMayorTerm startTerm endNotes
1Michael Frank18501851
2David C. Gaskill18511852
3Charles C. Sholes18521856
4Volney Hughes18561857
5George Howard Paul18571859
6Asahel Farr18591860
7Isaac W. Webster18601861
8Milton H. Pettit18611862
9Frederick Robinson18621864
10Asahel Farr18641865
11Milton H. Pettit18651866
12Dennis J. Hynes18661867
13Milton H. Pettit18671868
14Isaac W. Webster18681869
15Frederick Robinson18691870
16Milton H. Pettit18701871
17Asahel Farr18711874
18Isaac W. Webster18741875
19Otis G. King18751876
20Joseph V. Quarles18761877
21Asahel Farr18771879
22Frederick Robinson18791880
23A. C. Sinclair18801881
24Henry Williams18811883
25O. S. Newell18831884
26Zalmon G. Simmons18841886
27Emory L. Grant18861887
28Fred Stemm18871888
29Henry Williams18881890
30John B. Kupfer18901891
31Ossian Marsh Pettit18911894Son of former Mayor Milton Pettit
32William M. Farr18941897
33Frank C. Culley18971898
34Ossian Marsh Pettit18981899
35James Gorman18991902
36Charles H. Pfennig19021904
37James Gorman19041908
38Mathias J. Scholey19081912
39Daniel O. Head19121914
40Mathias J. Scholey19141916
41Charles H. Pfennig19161918
42John G. Joachim19181922

City managers (1922–1958)

In 1921, Kenosha elected to move to a council-manager style government where the chief executive and administrator was a city manager elected by the city commissioners.[4]

OrderManagerTerm startTerm endNotes
1C. M. Osborne19221928
2William E. O'Brien19281933
3Harold C. Laughlin19331941
4LeRoy Wolfe Sr.19411942
5James G. Wallace19421946Resigned[5]
Robert V. Baker19461947Acting[5]
6Albert E. Axtell19471952
7Richard H. Custer19521957Resigned[6]
Robert V. Baker19571958Acting[7]

Mayors (1958–present)

In 1957, Kenosha elected to return to a Mayor-Aldermanic system of government with officeholders to be elected in April 1958 general elections.[8]

OrderMayorTerm startTerm endNotes
43Eugene R. Hammond19581966Resigned[9]
Hiene Borden19671967Interim[10]
44Wallace E. Burkee19671976Defeated in 1976 primary[11]
45Paul W. Saftig19761980
46John D. Bilotti19801987Resigned to accept appointment to Wisconsin Department of Revenue[12]
Eugene J. Dorff19871988Interim[12]
47Patrick E. Moran19881992Resigned 7 weeks prior to end of term to accept position with Merkt Cheese Co.[13]
Dennis Wade19921992 Interim[13]
48John Antaramian19922008Elected in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004. Did not run in 2008.[14][15]
49Keith Bosman20082016
50John Antaramian2016presentCurrent mayor; Longest-serving mayor in city history[15]

See also

References
  1. "Kenosha, Wisconsin - A Brief History". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. "History of Kenosha". The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Co. 1879. pp. 506–517. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. "Town of Southport No More". Kenosha Democrat. March 11, 1853. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Change in government Endorsed by Voters". Kenosha Evening News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. January 25, 1922. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Baker Again Named Acting City Manager". Kenosha Evening News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. November 1, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Custer Takes Post in Ohio". Kenosha Evening News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. November 16, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Name Baker Acting City Manager". Kenosha Evening News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. December 12, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mayor Form Winner By 1,975 Votes". Kenosha Evening News. April 8, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Taylor, Virginia (December 21, 1966). "Mayor Hammond resigns to take position with bank". Kenosha News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Borden named interim mayor by City Council". Kenosha News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Election fogs Bosman issue". Kenosha News. February 18, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Backman, Dave (June 3, 1987). "Bilotti takes state revenue job". Kenosha News. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. DiGiovanni, Joe (March 3, 1992). "council picks wade as acting mayor/". Kenosha News. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. DiGiovanni, Joe (April 8, 1992). "Antaramian in landslide". Kenosha News. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Zampanti, Jeffrey (January 19, 2020). "Glimpses of Kenosha's future: Kenosha mayor discusses smart growth, running unopposed". Kenosha News. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

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