Before 1884, Kalamazoo was a village, led by a village president. In 1884, Kalamazoo became incorporated as a city and the office of mayor was instituted.
List compiled by Kris Rzepczynski, former KPL staff member, 1998. Last updated 18 November 2005.
1843
Hosea B. Huston (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1844
Luther H. Trask (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1845-1846
Elkhanah S. Walter (no photo available)
1847
Abraham Edwards (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1848
David S. Walbridge (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1849-1851
Isaac Moffatt (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1852
Jeremiah P. Woodbury (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1853
Francis Dennison (no photo available)
1854
Israel Kellogg (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1855
Henry Gilbert (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1857-1858
Hezekiah G. Wells (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1859
Allen Potter (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1860
Stephen S. Cobb (Photo: Cyclopedia of Michigan, 1890)
1861
Latham Hull (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1862
Israel Kellogg (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1863
Allen Potter (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1864-1865
Hezekiah G. Wells (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1867
Hezekiah G. Wells (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1868
John W. Breese (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1869
Nathaniel A. Balch (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1870
Allen Potter (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1871
Foster Pratt (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1872
Allen Potter (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1873-1874
Dwight May (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1875
John Dudgeon (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1876
John W. Breese (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1877-1878
Frederick W. Curtenius (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1879
Abraham T. Metcalf (Photo courtesy, Willard Public Library, Battle Creek.)
1880-1881
Peyton Ranney (Chapman Brothers, 1883)
1882
Charles S. Dayton (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)
1883
Edwin W. DeYoe (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)