The Mayor is the highest elected official in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Elijah Tillotson (1791–1857) — 1838
Dr. Marcus Hitchcock — 1838–39
Britain M. Harrison — 1839–43
"On Feb. 9, 1843, the office of Mayor was abolished by a special act of the Legislature... Under the new constitution of the State of Indiana, a General Law was approved on June 18, 1852, providing for the incorporation of cities."
William Kirkpatrick Edwards — 1853–55
James Hook — 1855–1856
Chambers Y. Patterson — 1856–1860
William H. Stewart — 1860–1863
Albert Lange — 1863–67
Grafton Fleener Cookerly — 1867–71
Alexander Thomas — 1871–1875
James B. Edmunds — 1875–1877
Henry Fairbanks — 1877–1878
Joseph M. Wildy —1878–1879
Benjamin F. Havens — 1879–1881
James B. Lyne —1881–1883
William H. Armstrong — 1883–1885
Jacob C. Kolsem — 1885–1889
Frank C. Donaldson — 1889–1891
James M. Allen — 1891–1892
Henry Griswold —1892
Frederick A. Ross — 1892–1898
Henry C. Steeg — 1898–1904
Edwin H. Bidaman — 1904–1906
Frank M. Buckingham — 1906 (completed Bidaman's term)
James Lyons — 1906–1910
Louis A. Gerhardt — 1910–1914
Donn M. Roberts (1867–1936) — 1914–15
James Murrell Gossom — 1915–1918
Charles R. Hunter — 1918–1930
Ora D. Davis — 1922–1930
Wood J. Posey — 1930–1935
Samuel Beecher Sr. — 1935–1939
Joseph P. Duffy — 1939–1943
Vernon R. McMillan — 1943–48
Ralph Tucker — 1948–1968
Leland Larrison — 1968–1972
William Brighton — 1972–1980
P. Pete Chalos (1927–2006) — 1980–1996
Jim Jenkins — 1996–2000
Judy Anderson — 2000–2004
Kevin Burke — 2004–2008
Duke Bennett — 2008–present
