List of mayors of Princeton, Indiana
This is a list of mayors of Princeton, Indiana, United States. As of 2017, there have been thirty-two mayors of the city of Princeton, Indiana.
From 1884 to 1906 mayors were elected for two-year terms; mayors listed during that timespan whose terms are given as more than two years were simply elected to successive terms. From 1906 on mayors were elected to four-year terms (with the exceptions of Dr. Osborne T. Brazelton and Dr. Joseph G. Pepple, who were both elected to a five-year term); any mayor listed during that timespan whose term is given as more than four years was elected to successive terms.
| # | Name | Term start | Term end | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John W. Ewing | 1884 | 1886 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 2 | Levin W. Gudgel | 1886 | 1888 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 3 | James B. Gamble | 1888 | 1890 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | First term |
| 4 | Henry P. Soller | 1890 | 1894 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 5 | James B. Gamble | 1894 | 1898 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | Second term |
| 6 | Henry P. Chambers | 1898 | 1902 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 7 | Charles W. White | 1902 | 1904 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | |
| 8 | Arthur P. Twineham | 1904 | January 1906 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | Resigned to accept appointment as Postmaster from President Theodore Roosevelt |
| 9 | Charles W. Benton | January 1906 | September 1906 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 10 | Dr. Robert A. Cushman | 1906 | 1910 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | First mayor elected to four-year term; youngest mayor at time of election (30 years) |
| 11 | Dr. David A. Davison | 1910 | 1914 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 12 | Doris R. Head | 1914 | 1918 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | |
| 13 | Ernest E. Noble | January 1918 | January 1919 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | Died in office |
| 14 | C. A. Schubart | January 1919 | 1922 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 15 | Charles A. Niemeier | 1922 | 1926 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | |
| 16 | William S. Ennes | 1926 | 1930 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 17 | Dr. Osborne T. Brazelton | 1930 | 1935 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | Served one five-year term |
| 18 | Gerald Hall | 1935 | 1939 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 19 | Talbott C. Fowler | 1939 | 1943 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 20 | Dr. Joseph G. Pepple | 1943 | 1948 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | Served one five-year term |
| 21 | Walter G. Cox | 1948 | 1950 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | Died in office |
| 22 | M. Vernor "Vern" Woodruff | 1950 | 1956 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | |
| 23 | Ralph M. Wiltsie | 1956 | 1960 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | |
| 24 | William "Bill" McConnell | 1960 | 1972 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 25 | Walter E. "Gene" Vinson | 1972 | 1976 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | |
| 26 | Frank M. Dasch | 1976 | 1980 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | |
| 27 | Jack Nixon | 1980 | 1984 | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | |
| 28 | Frank Wade (1931–2011; aged 80) |
1984 | 1988 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | |
| 29 | George B. Taylor (1922–2013; aged 91) |
1988 | 2000 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | Oldest mayor to serve (77 when left office) |
| 30 | Shirley Robb (1928–2005; aged 77) |
2000 | February 1, 2005 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | Died in office; first female mayor; oldest mayor at time of election (75 when elected to second term) |
| 31 | Robert J. Hurst | February 1, 2005 | December 31, 2015 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | | | Democratic | |
| 32 | Brad Schmitt (born in 1976; age 47) |
January 1, 2016 | Present | style="background-color:#E81B23;" width=10px | | | Republican | Current Mayor[1] |
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