Saturday, January 31 marks Milwaukee’s 180th birthday. In honor of the milestone, let’s remember some of the city’s former mayors. Actually, let’s take a moment to remember every single former mayor Milwaukee has ever had in chronological order, including a couple short-lived acting mayors. Happy birthday, Milwaukee!
Solomon Juneau
Horatio Wells
Byron Kilbourn
Don A.J. Upham
George H. Walker
Hans Crocker
James B. Cross
William A. Prentiss
Herman L. Page
William Pitt Lynde
James S. Brown
Horace Chase
Edward O’Neill
Abner Kirby
John J. Tallmadge
Joseph Phillips
Harrison Ludington
George G. Hooker
Ammi R. R. Butler
John Black
Thomas H. Brown
John M. Stowell
Emil Wallber
George W. Peck
Peter J. Somers
Henry Hase (acting mayor)
John C. Koch
William C. Rauschenberger
David S. Rose
Sherburn M. Becker
Emil Seidel
Gerhard A. Bading
Daniel Hoan
Carl Zeidler
John Bohn
Frank Zeidler
Henry Maier
John Norquist
Marvin Pratt (acting mayor)
Tom Barrett
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