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
1Ira M. KirkendallJune 1871June 1874Democrat
2Michael KearneyJune 1874February 1877Republican
3William W. LoomisApril 1877April 1880Republican
4Thomas BroderickApril 1880February 1886Democrat
5Charles B. SuttonApril 1886April 1892Republican
6Francis M. NicholsApril 1892April 1902Republican
7Charles H. PriceApril 1902April 1905Republican
8Frederick C. KirkendallApril,1905April,1908Democrat
9Lewis P. KniffenApril 1908December 1911Republican
10John V. KosekDecember 1911January 1920Democrat
11Daniel L. HartJanuary 1920February 1933Democrat
12Charles N. LovelandApril 1933January 1944Republican
13Con McColeJanuary 1944January 1948Democrat
14Luther M. KniffenJanuary 1948January 1960Republican
15Frank SlatteryJanuary 1960January 1968Democrat
16John V. MorrisJanuary 1968January 1970Republican
17John B. McGlynnJanuary 1970January 1972Democrat
18Con "Firpo" SalwoskiJanuary 1972January 1976Democrat
19Walter LismanJanuary 1976January 1980Democrat
20Thomas McLaughlinJanuary 1980January 1988Democrat
21Lee NameyJanuary 1988January 1996Democrat
22Thomas D. McGroartyJanuary 1996January 2004Democrat
23Thomas LeightonJanuary 2004January 2016Democrat
24Anthony GeorgeJanuary 2016January 6, 2020Democrat
25George BrownJanuary 6, 2020PresentDemocrat

Buildings named after Wilkes-Barre mayors

  • 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

  • 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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