MAYORS OF THE CITY In 1843 a new charter was granted the town, which was used without amendment until 1850, when it was amended and in 1851 repealed by the passage and adoption of a new city charter. This charter has been amended from time to time to suit the convenience of the inhabitants or to grant or take from it some privilege. From 1839 to 1910 the following named have served as mayors of Davenport: 1839, Rodolphus Bennett; 1840, John H. Thorington; 1841, Jonathan W. Parker; 1842, Harvey Leonard; 1843, James Thorington; 1844, James Thorington; 1845, James Thorington; 1846, James Thorington; 1847, James M. Bowling; 1848, James M. Bowling; 1849, Jonathan Parker; 1850, James Hall; 1851, Charles Weston; 1852, John Jordan; 1853, John A. Boyd; 1854, James Grant; 1855, Enos Tichenor; 1856, G. C. R. Mitchell; 1857, George B. Sargent; 1858, Ebenezer Cook; 1859, Ebenezer Cook; 1860, James B. Caldwell; 1861, George H. French; 1862, George H. French; 1863, John E. Henry; 1864, Robert Lowry; 1865, John L. Davies; 1866, John L. Davies; 1867, M. Donahue; 1868, M. Donahue; 1869, James Renwick; 1870, J. M. Lyter; 1871, John C. Bills; 1872, A. H. Bennett; 1873, J. H. Murphy; 1874, J. W. Stewart; 1875, Roderick Rose; 1876, Roderick Rose; 1877, T. T. Dun; 1878, John W. Thompson; 1879, J. H. Murphy; 1880, Roderick Rose; 1881, John E. Henry; 1882, John C. Bills; 1883, John W. Thompson (died in office); 1883-9, Ernst Claussen; 1890-1, C. A. Ficke; 1892, John C. Bills; 1893-6, Hnery Vollmer; 1897, S. F. Smith; 1898-9, George T. Baker; 1900-1, Fred Heinz; 1902-3, Waldo Becker; 1904-5, Harry W. Phillips; 1906-7, Waldo Becker; 1908-10, George W. Scott. In the April election of 1910 Alfred C. Mueller was elected to succeed Mayor Scott. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L