List of mayors of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Mayor of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Incumbent
George Brown
since January 6, 2020
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderIra M. Kirkendall
FormationJune 1871
Websitehttps://www.wilkes-barre.city/mayors-office

This is a list of mayors of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

# Name Term Start Term End Political Party
1 Ira M. Kirkendall June 1871 June 1874 Democrat
2 Michael Kearney June 1874 February 1877 Republican
3 William W. Loomis April 1877 April 1880 Republican
4 Thomas Broderick April 1880 February 1886 Democrat
5 Charles B. Sutton April 1886 April 1892 Republican
6 Francis M. Nichols April 1892 April 1902 Republican
7 Charles H. Price April 1902 April 1905 Republican
8 Frederick C. Kirkendall April,1905 April,1908 Democrat
9 Lewis P. Kniffen April 1908 December 1911 Republican
10 John V. Kosek December 1911 January 1920 Democrat
11 Daniel L. Hart January 1920 February 1933 Democrat
12 Charles N. Loveland April 1933 January 1944 Republican
13 Con McCole January 1944 January 1948 Democrat
14 Luther M. Kniffen January 1948 January 1960 Republican
15 Frank Slattery January 1960 January 1968 Democrat
16 John V. Morris January 1968 January 1970 Republican
17 John B. McGlynn January 1970 January 1972 Democrat
18 Con "Firpo" Salwoski January 1972 January 1976 Democrat
19 Walter Lisman January 1976 January 1980 Democrat
20 Thomas McLaughlin January 1980 January 1988 Democrat
21 Lee Namey January 1988 January 1996 Democrat
22 Thomas D. McGroarty January 1996 January 2004 Democrat
23 Thomas Leighton January 2004 January 2016 Democrat
24 Anthony George January 2016 January 6, 2020 Democrat
25 George Brown January 6, 2020 Present Democrat

Buildings named after Wilkes-Barre mayors

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  • A restaurant in the Rolling Mill Hill section of Wilkes-Barre was named "The Hart" in honor of former mayor Daniel Hart. The restaurant closed in and was sold at Sheriff Sale in 2009.[1]
  • The John B. McGlynn Learning Center, located in the Boulevard Townhomes on Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, was founded in 1988. The learning center, was named in McGlynn's honor. John B. McGlynn served as Wilkes-Barre's 17th mayor, and did so from 1970 to 1972.

References

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  • Henry C. Bradsby (1893). History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. S. B. Nelson.
  • "Mayors of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania". The Political Graveyard.
  • "Wilkes-Barre Record Almanacs".
  • Wilkes-Barre Record Almanac 1961-1962. Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company.
  1. ^ Leader, Times (6 June 2015). "Former diner gets a new life". The Times Leader. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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