Fort Howard was a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. It was first incorporated as a "borough" of 664 acres on October 13, 1856. As the result of a referendum on the union of the two cities held on April 2, 1895, the city was entirely annexed to the City of Green Bay and ceased to exist.[1]
The city took its name from nearby Fort Howard.[2]
Mayors edit
Fort Howard had nine mayors in its 22 years as a city.[3]
| Order | Mayor | Entered office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James H. Elmore | 1873 | 1874 | Later elected mayor of Green Bay |
| 2 | David M. Burns | 1874 | 1875 | Lost re-election, later returned to office |
| 3 | George Richardson Sr. | 1875 | 1879 | |
| 4 | Mose Newald | 1879 | 1880 | |
| 5 | Christian Schwartz | 1880 | 1881 | |
| 6 | Albert L. Gray | 1881 | 1883 | Later returned to office, also served in the State Assembly |
| 7 | David M. Burns | 1883 | 1885 | |
| 8 | Albert L. Gray | 1885 | 1889 | |
| 9 | Joseph H. Tayler | 1889 | 1891 | Later elected mayor of Green Bay, later went to prison for embezzlement |
| 10 | William H. Bartran Sr. | 1891 | 1892 | Also served in the State Assembly |
| 11 | William Larsen | 1892 | 1895 | Last mayor |
References edit
- ^ History of Green Bay, Wisconsin in the 1890s
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 73.
- ^ "Green Bay had 29 mayors in Eighty Years; Fort, nine". Green Bay Press-Gazette. July 18, 1934. Retrieved October 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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