Mayoral Lineage & History / De Pere, Wisconsin

Mayoral lineage and history for De Pere, Wisconsin

Between 1837 and 1854, De Pere was the County Seat of Brown County. The county courthouse was located on the northeast corner of George and Wisconsin Streets and eventually burned down in 1871. In March 1857, the Village of De Pere was incorporated. The Village of West De Pere was incorporated in 1870. In 1883, the State Legislature passed an act incorporating the City of De Pere, comprising what is now the First and Second Wards, and also an act to incorporate the City of Nicolet (formerly the Village of West De Pere), what is now the Third and Fourth Wards. In 1887, the legislature, upon petition, changed the name of Nicolet to West De Pere. In 1889 the electors of the two cities voted to consolidate and in 1890 the two cities were officially merged by the legislature. For photos of our mayors, click here.

1857-1869: Village of De Pere Presidents

1857-1858: Randall Wilcox
1859-1860: A.B. Williams
1861: Randall Wilcox
1862: D. Jordan
1863-1864: Randall Wilcox
1865: J.G. Lawton
1866-1868: G.S. Marsh
1869: D. Jordan

1870-1882: Villages of De Pere and West De Pere Presidents

De Pere

1870: J.W. Childs
1871-1872: G.S. Marsh
1873-1875: E.C. Merrill
1876: E.W. Arndt
1877: J.W. Childs
1878: M.H. Fisk
1879: E.C. Clark
1880: W. Armstrong
1881-1882: G.S. Marsh

West De Pere

1870-1875: A. Reid
1876-1882: William Workman

1883-1889: City of De Pere and City of Nicolet Mayors

De Pere

1883-1885: M.H. Fisk
1886-1887: John Smith
1888-1889: J.S. Dunham

Nicolet

1883: C.A. Williams
1884: M.P. Persons
1885: L.D. Hurd
1886: M.A. Bingham
1887-1888: William Workman
1889: R.A. Meiswinkel

1890-present: Unified City of De Pere

1890-1891: M.P. Persons
1892-1893: A.C. Mailer
1894-1895: J.P. Dousman
1896-1897: W.M. Workman
1898-1899: R.J. McGeehan
1900-1901: John S. Gittens
1902-1903: John Kuypers
1903-1904: John Cook
1908-1911: D.C. Jones
1912-1915: John Steckart Jr.
1916-1919: C.G. Wilcox
1920-1923: W.E. Kidney
1924-1925: J.B. Brokeman
1926-1931: O.M. Kiley
1931 (acting): William Klaus
1932-1939: Rudolph Rupier
1940-1941: August H. Voelker
1942-1943: E.A. Seymour
1944-1947: August H. Voelker
1948-1955: E.A. Seymour
1956-1961: Von J. Maes
1962-1965: William Gross
1966-1969: John C. Growt
1970-1971: Roger H.Rebman
1972-1973: Donald J. Hanaway
1974-1977: Robert P. DeGroot
1978-1979: Louis P. Leiberg
1980-1983: Richard A. Switzer
1984-1985: John Nusbaum
1986-1987: Robert P. DeGroot
1988-1995: Nancy J. Nusbaum
1995 (interim): Victor F. DeCleene
1996-2019: Michael J. Walsh
2020-present: James G. Boyd

Mayoral photo history for De Pere, Wisconsin

Here is a visual history of mayors and presidents that have served De Pere during its various eras. Please note that this only includes individuals we have images of. Images are shown in alphabetical order, by last name.