List of mayors of St. Joseph, Missouri

Following is a list of mayors of St. Joseph, Missouri. St. Joseph had a President of the council from its incorporation in 1843 until it began electing mayors in 1851.^[1]

1. Thomas Mills (Missouri) (1851-1852)
2. Robert Lamden (1852-1853)
3. Joseph A. Anthony (1853-1854)
4. Robey Boyle (1854-1855)
5. Jonathan Bassett (1855-1856)
6. John Corby (Missouri) (1856-1857)
7. M. Jeff Thompson (1857-1860)
8. Armstrong Beattie (1857-1861)
9. Fred W. Smith (mayor) (1861-1862)
10. Thomas Harbine (1862-1864)
11. W.R. Penick (1864-1866)
12. Francis Davis (Missouri) (1867-1868)
13. George H. Hall (Missouri) (1868-1870)
14. John Severance (1870-1874)
15. I.T. Hosea (1874-1878)
16. J.A. Piner (1878-1882)
17. F.M. Posegate (1882-1884)
18. H.R.W. Hartwig (1884-1886)
19. T.H. Doyle (1886-1888)
20. George J. Engelhart (1888-1890)
21. William M. Shepherd (Missouri) (1890-1896)
22. L.A. Vories (1896-1898)
23. P.J. Kirschner (1898-1900)
24. John Combe (1900-1902)
25. C. J. Borden (1902-1904)
26. William E. Spratt (1904-1908)
27. A.P. Clayton (1908-1912)
28. Charles A. Pfeiffer (1912-1914)
29. Elliott Marshall (1914-1918)
30. John C. Whitsell (1918-1920)
31. Elliott Marshall (1920-1922)
32. George E. McIninch (1922-1924)
33. Henry E. Grosser (1924-1926)
34. L.V. Stigall (1926-1930)
35. John Schuder (1930-1936)
36. Phil J. Welch (1936-1946)
37. Henry D. Allison (1946-1950)
38. Stanley I. Dale (1950-1958)
39. Arthur J. Meers (1958-1966)
40. Garth Landis (1966-1966)
41. Douglas A. Merrifield (1966-1970)
42. William J. Bennett (Missouri) (1970-1978)
43. Gordon J. Wiser (1978-1982)
44. David L. Polsky (1982-1986)
45. Blair J. Conley (1986-1989)
46. Glenda M. Kelly (1989-1994)
47. Larry R. Stobbs (1994-2002)
48. David J. Jones (2002-2006)
49. Ken Shearin (2006-2010)
50. Bill Falkner (2010-present)

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