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Lansing, Michigan
Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, making ...
, was incorporated as a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
on February 15, 1859.
* Hiram H. Smith, 1859
* John A. Kerr, 1860
* William H. Chapman, 1861–62
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Dr. Ira H. Bartholomew, 1863–65
* Dr. William H. Haze, 1866
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George W. Peck, 1867
* Cyrus Hewitt, 1868–69
* Dr. Solomon W. Wright, 1870
* John Robson, 1871 and 1881
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John S. Tooker, 1872–73 and 1876
* Daniel W. Buck, 1874–75 and 1886
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Orlando Mack Barnes, 1877
* Joseph E. Warner, 1878
* William Van Buren, 1879–80
* Orlando F. Barnes, 1882–83
* William Donovan, 1884–85
* Jacob F. Schultz, 1887
* John Crotty, 1888
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James M. Turner, 1889 and 1895
* Frank B. Johnson, 1890–91
* Arthur O. Bement, 1892–93
* Alroy A. Wilbur, 1894
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Russell C. Ostrander
Russell C. Ostrander (September 1, 1851 – September 11, 1919) was an American jurist.
Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Ostrander taught school and then worked in a general store. He then studied law at the University of Michigan Law School and w ...
, 1896
* Charles J. Davis, 1897–99
* James F. Hammell, 1900–03
* Hugh Lyons, 1904–07
* John S. Bennett, 1908–11
* J. Gottlieb Reutter, 1912–17
* Jacob W. Ferle, 1918–19 and 1922
* Benjamin A. Kyes, 1920–21
* Silas F. Main, 1922–23
* Alfred H. Doughty, 1923–26
* Laird J. Troyer, 1927–30
* Peter F. Gray, 1931–32
* Max A. Templeton, 1933–41
* Arthur E. Stoppel, 1941
* Sam Street Hughes, 1941–42
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Ralph Crego, 1943–61
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Willard I. Bowerman, Jr., 1961–65
* Max E. Murninghan, 1965–69
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Gerald W. Graves, 1969–81
* Terry John McKane, 1981–92
* Jim Crawford, 1992–93
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David Hollister
David Hollister (born April 3, 1942) served as the mayor of Lansing, Michigan from 1993 to 2003, until he resigned to be the director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth under Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm's administra ...
, 1993–2003
* Antonio Benavides, 2003–2006
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Virgil Bernero
Virgil Paul "Virg" Bernero (born March 31, 1964) is an American politician and former mayor of Lansing, Michigan, elected on November 8, 2005, and re-elected on November 3, 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to serving as mayor, ...
, 2006–2018
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Andy Schor
Andy Schor (born March 20, 1975) is an American politician currently serving as the 52nd mayor of Lansing, Michigan.
A member of the Democratic Party, Schor was previously a member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners. He also represented ...
, 2018-Present
References
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Additional sources
* The
''State Journal'' newspaper; Lansing, Michigan; April 28, 1955; Centennial Issue; pages C-12 to C-18.
* ''Early Lansing History'', book by James P. Edmonds, 1944, pages 26–27.
* ''Out of a Wilderness: an illustrated history of greater Lansing'', book by Justin L. Kestenbaum, 1981, page 184.
* ''Lansing and its yesterdays''; a compilation of a portion of the historical material published in the seventy-fifth edition of the
Lansing State Journal
The ''Lansing State Journal'' is a daily newspaper published in Lansing, Michigan, owned by Gannett.
Overview
The ''Lansing State Journal'' is the sole daily newspaper published in Greater Lansing. The newspaper had an average Monday through ...
, January 1, 1930; page 133.
External links
Biographies of mayors
Mayor's Office official website
Lansing
Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, makin ...
*Mayor of Lansing