List of mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin

Mayor of the City of Green Bay
Seal of the City of Green Bay
Incumbent James J. Schmitt since May 2003
Term length	Four years
Constituting instrument	Green Bay Municipal Code
Formation	1854
First holder	W. C. E. Thomas
Salary	$82,535[1]
Website	Mayor's Office

This is a list of mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The current mayor is Jim Schmitt, who was officially sworn into office on April 21, 2015.^[2]

Originally, the mayoral term in Green Bay was one year. In 1904, the mayoral term was changed to two years.^[3] In 1967, the mayoral term was changed to four years.^[4]

Samuel J. Halloin is currently the longest serving mayor in Green Bay's history, at 16 years, but current mayor James J. Schmitt is set to break this record at the completion of his current term.^[5]

List of mayors

W. C. E. Thomas, first mayor of Green Bay

Henry S. Baird, 7th mayor of Green Bay

Arthur Neville, 19th mayor of Green Bay

Robert Minahan, 24th mayor of Green Bay

#	Mayor[6]	Sworn In	Left Office	Terms	Comments
1	W. C. E. Thomas	1854	1854	1
2	Francis X. Desnoyers	1855	1855	1
3	H. E. Eastman	1856	1857	2
4	Burley Follett	1858	1858	1
5	Nathan Goodell	1859	1859	1
6	E. H. Ellis	1860	1860	1
7	Henry S. Baird	1861	1862	2
(4)	Burley Follett	1863	1863	1	Second non-consecutive term.
(5)	Nathan Goodell	1864	1864	1	Second non-consecutive term.
8	M. P. Lindsley	1865	1865	1
9	Charles D. Robinson	1866	1866	1
10	James S. Marshall	1867	1867	1
11	Anton Klaus	1868	1870	3
12	Alonzo Kimball	1871	1871	1
(9)	Charles D. Robinson	1872	1872	1	Second non-consecutive term.
(12)	Alonzo Kimball	1873	1873	1	Second non-consecutive term.
13	Dr. C. E. Crane	1874	1875	2
14	F. S. Ellis	1876	1876	1
(13)	Dr. C. E. Crane	1877	1879	3	Second non-consecutive term.
15	J. C. Neville	1880	1880	1
16	W. J. Abrams	1881	1881	1
17	J. H. M. Wigman	1882	1882	1
(16)	W. J. Abrams	1883	1884	2	Second non-consecutive term.
18	Charles Hartung	1885	1887	3
19	Arthur C. Neville	1888	1889	2
20	James H. Elmore	1890	1895	6
21	Frank B. Desnoyers	1896	1898	3
22	Simon J. Murphy, Jr.	1899	1901	3
23	J. H. Tayler	1902	1903	2
24	Robert E. Minahan	1904	1907	2	Mayor's term changed to two years.[3]
25	Winford Abrams	1908	1916	4
26	Elmer S. Hall	1916	1920	2
27	Wenzel Wiesner	1921	1927	5
28	James H. McGillan	1927	1929	1
29	John V. Diener	1929	1937	4
30	John S. Farrell	1937	1938	1
31	Alex Biemeret	1939	1945	3
32	Dominic Olejniczak	1945	1955	5
33	Otto Rachals	1955	1959	2
34	Roman Denissen	1959	1965	3
35	Donald Tilleman	1965	1972	2 1/2	Mayor's term changed to four years before the 1967 election.[4] Died in office.
36	Harris Burgoyne	1972	1973	1/2	Served as mayor until a special election was held.[7]
37	Thomas Atkinson	1973	1975	1/2	Served until the regular election in 1975.[8]
38	Michael Monfils	1975	1979	1
39	Samuel J. Halloin	1979	1995	4
40	Paul F. Jadin	1995	2003	2
41	James J. Schmitt	2003	present	4	Incumbent

Living former mayors

Name	Mayoral term	Date of birth
Michael Monfils	1975-1979	December 12, 1938
Paul F. Jadin	1995-2003	May 2, 1955

References

1. Scott Cooper Williams (February 13, 2015). "3 vying for Green Bay mayor in primary". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
2. "Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt sworn in for fourth term". WLUK-TV. April 21, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
3. "Robert Minahan". City of Green Bay. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
4. "Donald A. Tilleman". City of Green Bay. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
5. Adam Rodewald (April 7, 2015). "Schmitt earns 4th term as Green Bay's mayor". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
6. "Mayors past". City of Green Bay. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
7. "Harris Burgoyne". City of Green Bay. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
8. "Michael Monfils". City of Green Bay. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

External links

• Mayor's Office
• Biographies of Green Bay mayors