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1871-1916
1871 - Wichita's first mayor was elected.
1909 - the City's government became mayor-commission form of government.
Here is a listing of mayors who served during the years 1871-1916:
Born: Mar 7, 1836
Died: Mar 31, 1908
Occupation: physician
Was one of 124 people to sign a petition to the court asking for incorporation of the City of Wichita.
Elder brother of Mayor Joseph P. Allen.
Sedgwick County Coroner (1870-71)
Served on school board.
Member of the Kansas State House of Representatives (1872-76, 1883-84)
Served as Kansas Secretary of State (Jan 12, 1885 - Jan 14, 1889)
The E.B. Allen Memorial Hospital is the home of the KU School of Medicine-Wichita.
Interred at Highland Cemetery.
 Born: 1828
Died: Aug 28, 1886
Occupation: liquor business owner, stock, managed Leland Hotel
Interred at Highland Cemetery.
Born: 1833
Died: July 9, 1915
Born in England.
Occupation: co-owner of Harris & Polk Ice Company, started first bottling works in Wichita.
Served as a City Commissioner (1879-81, 1886-87, Council President 1887, 1891-92, 1894-95)
Interred at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Born: July 28, 1829
Died: Sept 27, 1899
Born near Darmstadt, Germany and came to US in 1849.
Occupation: mercantile businessman
Also known as "Father of Wichita".
Wichita was built upon the allotment secured by the rights of his wife from the Pottwatomie tribe.
William Street is named after him.
Interred at Highland Cemetery.
Born: unknown
Died: Nov 18, 1920
Came to Wichita with his brother Morris to establish a dry goods store.
Formed the Wichita Savings Bank.
After he resigned as mayor, he returned to New York.
Born: July 19, 1846
Died: Feb 17, 1907
Occupation: druggist - co-owner of Aldrich & Brown
Served as a City Commissioner (1877-1878)
His mansion in College Hill was torn down to build Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
Interred at Highland Cemetery.
Born: Oct 9, 1839
Died: Aug 17, 1903
Occupation: druggist
Served as a City Commissioner (1884-86, Council President 1885-86)
Younger brother of Mayor Edwin Bird Allen.
Served in Union Army during Civil War.
Interred at Highland Cemetery.
Born: Feb 22, 1830
Died: Jan 3, 1896
Came to Wichita in 1885.
Interred at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Born: June 21, 1828
Died: Nov 19, 1899
Occupation: lumber dealer
Born in Ireland, came to America in 1847.
Owner of the Carey Hotel which would become famous after Carry A. Nation, a female prohibitionist, tore up the bar in 1900. The Carey Hotel would later be renamed the Eaton Hotel.
Served as a City Commissioner (1885-86)
Interred in Illinois.
Born: 1839
Died: Mar 7, 1913
Occupation: owner of wholesale confectionery business
Came to Wichita in 1885.
Interred at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Born: 1847
Died: Feb 23, 1933
Born in Toronto, Canada.
Occupation: furniture storeowner
Finlay Ross Park is named after him.
Interred at Highland Cemetery.
Born: July 6, 1858
Died: Oct 13, 1930
Born in Canada.
Occupation: president of the Fourth National Bank, owner of lumberyard, farmer
Served as a City Commissioner (1895, 1896 - president, 1897, 1898 - president, 1899, 1921-22, 1922-23)
McLean Boulevard, water fountain memorial, and McLean Science & Technology Magnet Elementary School are all named after him.
Interred at Maple Grove Cemetery.
| #16 & #18 - John H. Graham (1907-1908, April 1911 - September 1911 - lost recall election) |
Born: Nov 19, 1869
Died: Sept 4, 1950
Came to Wichita in 1897.
Occupation: worked for the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific Railroad companies, managed the City Transfer Company, worked for Coleman Lamp & Stove Company
During his term of mayor, he staged a historic cleanup of saloons.
After being mayor, he became the manager of the Los Angeles branch of the Coleman Lamp & Stove Company. He later returned to Wichita to become vice-president and general manager of the Wichita branch.
Interred at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Born: Nov 22, 1859
Died: May 30, 1937
Older brother was J. Oak Davidson, responsible for many of Wichita's accomplishments.
Served as City Commissioner (1899 - replacing George T. Cubbon, 1900, 1901, 1902 - council president, 1903)
Interred at Highland Cemetery.
Born: Aug 31, 1868
Died: Jan 31, 1940
Occupation: physician
Served as City Commissioner (1905-06)
Later moved to Santa Monica, California where he resided until his death.
Born: Oct 28, 1846
Died: June 15, 1923
Occupation: attorney, judge
Populist candidate for US Representative from Kansas 7th District (1903)
Interred at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Born: Dec 19, 1855
Died: Jan 22, 1927
Occupation: lawyer, rancher, railroad promoter, historian
Entombed in mausoleum at Old Mission Cemetery.
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