List of mayors of Lansing, Michigan
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Lansing, MichiganLansing, Michigan
Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...
was incorporated as a city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
on February 15, 1859.
- Hiram H. Smith, 1859
- John A. Kerr, 1860
- William H. Chapman, 1861-62
- Dr. Ira H. Bartholomew, 1863-65
- Dr. William H. Haze, 1866
- George W. PeckGeorge Washington PeckGeorge Washington Peck was a United States Representative from the state of Michigan.Peck was born in New York City and pursued classical studies, attending Yale College and studying law in New York City. He moved to Michigan in 1839 and settled in Brighton, where he was admitted to the bar in...
, 1867 - Cyrus Hewitt, 1868-69
- Dr. Solomon W. Wright, 1870
- John Robson, 1871 and 1881
- John S. Tooker, 1872-73 and 1876
- Daniel W. Buck, 1874-75 and 1886
- Orlando Mack Barnes, 1877
- Joseph E. Warner, 1878
- William Van Buren, 1879-80
- Orlando F. Barnes, 1882-83
- William Donovan, 1884-85
- Jacob F. Schultz, 1887
- John Crotty, 1888
- James M. Turner, 1889 and 1895
- Frank B. Johnson, 1890-91
- Arthur O. Bement, 1892-93
- Alroy A. Wilbur, 1894
- Russell C. Ostrander, 1896
- Charles J. Davis, 1897-99
- James F. Hammell, 1900-03
- Hugh Lyons, 1904-07
- John S. Bennett, 1908-11
- J. Gottlieb Reutter, 1912-17
- Jacob W. Ferle, 1918-19 and 1922
- Benjamin A. Kyes, 1920-21
- Silas F. Main, 1922-23
- Alfred H. Doughty, 1923-26
- Laird J. Troyer, 1927-30
- Peter F. Gray, 1931-32
- Max A. Templeton, 1933-41
- Arthur E. Stoppel, 1941
- Sam Street Hughes, 1941-42
- Ralph W. Crego, 1943-61
- Willard I. Bowerman, Jr., 1961-65
- Max E. Murninghan, 1965-69
- Gerald W. Graves, 1969-81
- Terry John McKane, 1981-92
- Jim Crawford, 1992-93
- David HollisterDavid HollisterDavid Hollister served as the mayor of Lansing, Michigan from 1993 to 2003, until he resigned to be the director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth under Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm's administration...
, 1993-2003 - Antonio Benavides, 2003-2006
- Virgil BerneroVirgil BerneroVirgil "Virg" Bernero is the current mayor of Lansing, Michigan, elected on November 8, 2005 and re-elected on November 3, 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to serving as mayor, Bernero served as a legislative aide, an Ingham County Commissioner and as a member of the Michigan...
, 2006-present
Sources
- The State JournalLansing State JournalThe Lansing State Journal is a daily newspaper published in Lansing, Michigan owned by Gannett.-Overview:The Lansing State Journal is the sole daily newspaper published in metropolitan Lansing...
newspaper; Lansing, Michigan; April 28, 1955; Centennial Issue; pages C-12 to C-18. - Early Lansing History, book by James P. Edmonds, 1944, pages 26-27.
- Out of a Wilderness: an illustrated history of greater Lansing, book by Justin L. Kestenbaum, 1981, page 184.
- Lansing and its yesterdays; a compilation of a portion of the historical material published in the seventy-fifth edition of the Lansing State JournalLansing State JournalThe Lansing State Journal is a daily newspaper published in Lansing, Michigan owned by Gannett.-Overview:The Lansing State Journal is the sole daily newspaper published in metropolitan Lansing...
, January 1, 1930; page 133.