List of mayors of Evanston, Illinois

This is a list of mayors of the city of Evanston, Illinois.

Mayors of the city of Evanston, Illinois

Order	Image	Name	Tenure	Notes	Cite
1		Oscar Henry Mann	1892 – March 31, 1895		[1]
2		William Andrew Dyche	March 31, 1895 – April 25, 1899		[2][3][4]
3		Thomas Bates	April 25, 1899 – April 23, 1901		[4][5]
4		James A. Patten	April 23, 1901 – 1903		[6]
5		John Thomas Barker	1903–1907
6		Joseph Everett Paden	1907–1913
7		James R. Smart	1913–1915
8		Harry Putnam Pearsons	1915–1925
9		Charles Henry Bartlett	1925–1937
10		Henry Day Penfield	1937–1941		[7]
11		Samuel Gilbert Ingraham	1941–1953		[8]
12		John R. Kimbark	April 20, 1953 – August 1, 1962	Resigned due to illness	[9][10][11]
13		Otto R. Hills	1962–1962	Acting mayor	[11]
14		John D. Emery	1962–1970		[11]
15		Peter D. Jans	1970	Acting mayor	[11]
16		Edgar Vanneman Jr.	1970–1977		[11]
17		James C. Lytle	1977–1985		[11]
18		Joan Barr	1985–1993	First female mayor	[11][12]
19		Lorraine H. Morton	1993 – May 11, 2009	First African-American mayor and first Democratic mayor	[11][13][14][15]
20		Elizabeth Tisdahl	May 11, 2009 – May 8, 2017		[13][16]
21		Steve Hagerty	May 8, 2017 – May 10, 2021		[16]
22		Daniel Biss	May 10, 2021–present		[17]

References

1. "Obituary". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. October 25, 1911. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
2. "Dyche, William Andrew, 1861-1936 | Archival and Manuscript Collections". findingaids.library.northwestern.edu. Northwestern University. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
3. "SHERIDAN ROAD EXTENSION BLOCKED". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. May 1, 1895. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
4. "BATES IS INSTALLED". Newspapers.com. The Inter Ocean. April 26, 1899. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
5. History of Northwestern University and Evanston. Munsell Publishing Company. January 1906. pp. 615–616.
6. "EVANSTON UNDER NEW OFFICIALS". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 24, 1901.
7. Heise, Kenan (October 30, 1984). "Henry Day Penfield, 84, former Evanston mayor". The Chicago Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
8. "S. G. Ingraham Dies; Ex-Mayor of Evanston". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1955. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
9. "INDUCT KIMBARK AS NEW MAYOR OF EANSTON". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 21, 1953. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
10. Yabush, Donald (July 30, 1962). "BACK TRAHAN FOR EVANSTON MAYOR S POST". tribappstest.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
11. Teska, Robert B. (January 2007). Downtown Evanston Revitalized 1956 - 2006 (PDF). Teska Associates, Inc. p. 84. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
12. Latham, Tori (March 24, 2015). "First female Evanston mayor dies after battle with leukemia". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
13. Smith, Bill (May 12, 2009). "New mayor, council take office". Evanston Now. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
14. "Democrat Morton Wins In Evanston"
15. "Evanston's New Mayor Seeks Unity"
16. Bookwalter, Genevieve (May 8, 2017). "New, reelected Evanston city leaders sworn in and seated". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
17. Farinas, Gerald (May 10, 2021). "Marriage equality hero Daniel Biss becomes Evanston mayor; takes on race and police reform". ChicagoPride.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.