List of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

·List of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, arranged chronologically. The current mayor, since January 2014, is Democrat Eric R. Papenfuse.

Mayor Term Political party Notes
William H. Kepner1860–1863
Augustus L. Roumfort1863–1866
Oliver Edwards1866–1869
W.W. Hays1869–1870
George B. Cole1870–1871
William K. Verbeke1871–1873
Jacob D. Boas1873–1875
John D. Patterson1875–1881Republican
John Crull Herman [1]1881–1883
Simon Cameron Wilson1883–1886
Samuel W. Fleming 1886–1887
John A. Fritchey 1887–1893
Maurice C. Eby1893–1896Republican
John D. Patterson 1896–1899Republican
John A. Fritchey 1899–1902
Vance C. McCormick 1902–1905Democratic
Edward Z. Gross1905–1908
Ezra S. Meals 1908–1912
John K. Royal 1912–1916
Ezra S. Meals 1916–1917
William L. Gorgas April 18, 1917 – May 15, 1917
Charles A. Miller May 15, 1917 – July 12, 1917
William L. Gorgas July 12, 1917 – Sept 24, 1917
J. William Bowman Sept 24, 1917 – Nov 27, 1917
Daniel L. Keister Nov 27, 1917 – Jan 5, 1920
George A. HoverterJan 5, 1920 – Jan 6, 1936
John A. F. HallJan 6, 1936 – Jan 1, 1940
Howard E. MillikenJan 1, 1940 – Jan 5, 1948
Claude R. RobinsJan 5, 1948 – Jan 2, 1956
Nolan F. ZieglerJan 2, 1956 – March 7, 1963
Daniel J. BarryMarch 26, 1963 – Jan 6, 1964
William K. McBrideJan 6, 1964 – Jan 1, 1968Republican
Albert H. StraubJan 1, 1968 – Jan 5, 1970Republican
Harold A. SwensonJan 5, 1970 – Jan 1, 1978Democratic
Paul E. Doutrich, Jr.Jan 3, 1978 – Jan 5, 1982Republican
Stephen R. ReedJan 5, 1982 – Jan 4, 2010DemocraticDefeated for renomination in 2009
Linda D. ThompsonJan 4, 2010 – Jan 6, 2014DemocraticDefeated for renomination in 2013
Eric R. PapenfuseJan 6, 2014 – PresentDemocratic

References

  1. John C. Herman was given the middle name of "Crull" because that was his grandmother's surname. It was also a means to preserve a surname with an ancient heritage. Already his cousins--the Crull Blymer twins--had it as their middle names for preservation purposes. Because the "Crull Blymer" twins had gone to Phillips Exeter Academy (Class of 1872) and then destined for Harvard College (Class of 1876), John Crull Herman was sent to Yale College. His son, John Crull Herman also attended Yale (Class of 1915) and was a member of Wolf's Head (secret society); and his grandson John Crull Herman III graduated from Yale in 1939 where he, too, was a member of Wolf's Head. He also later taught at the Yale School of Architecture

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