List of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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Mayor of Harrisburg
Incumbent
Wanda Williams
since January 3, 2022
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderWilliam H. Kepner
Formation1860
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor

This list of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is sorted chronologically, by default. The current mayor, since January 2022, is Democrat Wanda Williams.

Mayor William K. Verbeke
Mayor Vance C. McCormick
Mayor Eric Papenfuse
Mayor Term Political party Notes
William H. Kepner Apr 20, 1860 – Mar 27, 1863
Democratic
Augustus L. Roumfort Mar 27, 1863 – Mar 23, 1866
Democratic
Oliver Edwards Mar 23, 1866 – Jan 11, 1869
Democratic
William W. Hays Jan 11, 1869 – Mar, 1870
Republican
 Died in office.[1]
George B. Cole Apr 4, 1870 – Jan 9, 1871
Republican
William K. Verbeke Jan 9, 1871 – Jan 13, 1873
Democratic
Jacob D. Boas Jan 13, 1873 – Jan 11, 1875
Republican
John D. Patterson Jan 11, 1875 – Jan 8, 1881
Republican
 Resigned.[2]
John Crull Herman[a] Jan 8, 1881 – Apr 2, 1883
Republican
Simon Cameron Wilson Apr 2, 1883 – 1886
Republican
 Died in office.[1]
Samuel W. Fleming Sr. 1886–1887
Republican
John A. Fritchey 1887–1893
Democratic
Maurice C. Eby 1893–1896
Republican
John D. Patterson 1896–1899
Republican
John A. Fritchey 1899–1902
Democratic
Vance C. McCormick 1902–1905
Democratic
Edward Z. Gross 1905–1908
Republican
Ezra S. Meals, M.D. 1908–1912
Republican
John K. Royal 1912–1916
Democratic
Ezra S. Meals, M.D. 1916 – April 18, 1917
Republican
 Died in office.[3]
William L. Gorgas Apr 18, 1917 – May 15, 1917
Democratic
 Named acting mayor following Dr. Meals' death.[3]
Charles A. Miller May 15, 1917 – July 12, 1917
Republican
 Died in office.[3]
William L. Gorgas Jul 12, 1917 – Sep 24, 1917
Democratic
 Named acting mayor following Miller's death.[3]
J. William Bowman Sep 24, 1917 – Nov 27, 1917
Republican
 Appointed for six weeks' time and retired from office.[4][3]
Daniel L. Keister Nov 27, 1917 – Jan 5, 1920
Republican
George A. Hoverter Jan 5, 1920 – Jan 6, 1936
Republican
John A. F. Hall Jan 6, 1936 – Jan 1, 1940
Republican
Howard E. Milliken, M.D. Jan 1, 1940 – Jan 5, 1948
Republican
Claude R. Robins Jan 5, 1948 – Jan 2, 1956
Republican
Nolan F. Ziegler Jan 2, 1956 – Mar 7, 1963
Republican
 Died in office.[5]
Daniel J. Barry Mar 26, 1963 – Jan 6, 1964
Republican
William K. McBride Jan 6, 1964 – Jan 1, 1968
Republican
Albert H. Straub Jan 1, 1968 – Jan 5, 1970
Republican
Harold A. Swenson Jan 5, 1970 – Jan 1, 1978 Democratic First "strong" mayor after switch to strong mayor variation of Mayor–council government.[6]
Paul E. "Tim" Doutrich, Jr. Jan 3, 1978 – Jan 5, 1982
Republican
Stephen R. Reed Jan 5, 1982 – Jan 4, 2010
Democratic
 Defeated for renomination in 2009.
Linda D. Thompson Jan 4, 2010 – Jan 6, 2014 Democratic Defeated for renomination in 2013; first female and first black mayor.
Eric R. Papenfuse Jan 6, 2014 – Jan 3, 2022 Democratic Reelected November 2017; defeated for renomination and lost write-in campaign in November 2021.
Wanda R. D. Williams Jan 3, 2022 – present[b] Democratic

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Notes

  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; 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
  2. ^ Williams temporarily transferred power to Police Commissioner Thomas Carter on July 31, 2022 due to a medical procedure; Carter served as acting mayor until August 16, 2022.[7]

References

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  2. ^ Egle, William Henry (1883). History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; Biographical and Genealogical. Everts & Peck.
  3. ^ a b c d e "How many mayors did Harrisburg have in 1917?". PennLive Patriot-News. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. ^ "J. WM. Bowman Mayor for Six Weeks' Period". Harrisburg Telegraph. September 22, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Nolan F. Ziegler". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  6. ^ "Harold Swenson officially becomes Harrisburg's mayor". The Sentinel. 1969-11-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  7. ^ Metrick, Becky (August 1, 2022). "Harrisburg mayor temporarily transfers power to police chief after medical procedure". PennLive Patriot-News. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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