# List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana

List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana is a list from the first mayor to the current mayor of the city.

## History

Jeffersonville was founded in 1802 and was run by trustees until 1839 in which Dr. Nathaniel Field, a state legislator and trustee of Jeffersonville, secured legislation to make Jeffersonville a city. In April of that year the first mayor would be elected. The position would be a part-time position until 1964 with Mayor Richard Vissing becoming the first full-time mayor.

## List

| # | Name | Term start | Term end | Party |
| 1 | Isaac Heiskell | 1839 | 1843 | |
| 2 | Christopher Peasley | 1843 | 1845 | |
| 3 | William Cross | 1845 | 1848 | |
| 4 | William F. Collum (1812–1866; aged 54) | 1848 | 1854 | |
| 5 | John D. Shryer (?–1872) | 1854 | 1855 | |
| 6 | Uriah Damron | 1855 | 1856 | |
| 7 | Thomas J. Downs | 1856 | 1857 | |
| 8 | William Lackey | 1857 | 1858 | |
| 9 | John D. Shryer | 1858 | 1861 | |
| 10 | O.C. Woolley (1808–1895; aged 87) | 1861 | 1865 | Democratic |
| 11 | John Ware | 1865 | 1867 | |
| 12 | Gabriel Poindexter (1827–1890; aged 62) | January 1, 1867 | December 31, 1869 | Republican |
| 13 | Levi Sparks | 1869 | 1873 | Democratic |
| 14 | Burdet C. Pile (1805–1985; aged 80) | 1873 | 1875 | Democratic |
| 15 | Luther Warder (1st) (1841–1902; aged 60) | 1875 | 1883 | Democratic |
| 16 | John M. Glass (1843–1925; aged 82) | 1883 | 1885 | Republican |
| 17 | Herman Preefer | 1885 | 1887 | Democratic |
| 18 | Luther Warder (2nd) | 1887 | 1891 | Democratic |
| 19 | Benjamin H. Robinson | 1891 | 1894 | Republican |
| 20 | Isaac Whiteside | 1894 | 1898 | Republican |
| 21 | Thomas Rader (1859–1904; aged 44) | January 1, 1898 | December 31, 1902 | Democratic |
| 22 | Abraham Schwaninger (1844–1906; aged 62) | 1903 | 1904 | Republican |
| 23 | Henry Burtt (1852–1932; aged 79) | January 1, 1904 | December 31, 1906 | Democratic |
| 24 | Edward N. Flynn | 1907 | 1909 | Republican |
| 25 | James E. Burke | 1910 | 1912 | Democratic |
| 26 | Jonas G. Howard Jr. (1886–1964; aged 78) | 1913 | 1913 | Democratic |
| 27 | Earnest W. Rauth | 1914 | 1917 | Democratic |
| 28 | Newton H. Meyers | 1918 | 1921 | Republican |
| 29 | Joseph Warder (1878–?) | 1922 | 1925 | Democratic |
| 30 | Harry Poindexter (1857–1937; aged 80) | January 1, 1926 | December 31, 1929 | Republican |
| 31 | Allen W. Jacobs | 1930 | 1938 | Republican |
| 32 | Homer Vawter (1894–1958; aged 64) | 1939 | 1942 | Republican |
| 33 | Samuel G. Shannon (1893–1975; aged 82) | 1942 | 1951 | Republican |
| 34 | Charles Hoodenpyl (1904–1986; aged 82) | 1952 | 1963 | Democratic |
| 35 | Richard Vissing (1915–1987; aged 72) | January 1, 1964 | December 31, 1983 | Democratic |
| 36 | Dale Orem (born in 1938; age 86) | January 1, 1984 | December 31, 1991 | Republican |
| 37 | Raymond Parker (born in 1937; age 86–87) | January 1, 1992 | December 31, 1995 | Democratic |
| 38 | Tom Galligan (1st) (born in 1946; age 78) | January 1, 1996 | December 31, 2003 | Democratic |
| 39 | Rob Waiz (born in 1963; age 61) | January 1, 2004 | December 31, 2007 | Democratic |
| 40 | Tom Galligan (2nd) | January 1, 2008 | December 31, 2011 | Democratic |
| 41 | Mike Moore | January 1, 2012 | Present | Republican |
Referenced from the Encyclopedia of Louisville.