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The following is a list of mayors of the city of Waterloo, Iowa, United States.

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City hall building in Waterloo, Iowa; built in 1965 (photo 2022)[1]
Mayor Quentin Hart
  • Romaine Adrian Whitaker, 1868-1873 [2]
  • Lewis Lichty, 1873-1877, 1882-1885 [2]
  • Matt Parrott, 1877-1880 [2][3]
  • Joseph Hay Kuhns, 1880-1882, 1885-1889 [2]
  • Samuel J. Hoot, 1889-1893 [2]
  • James M. Groat, 1893-1899 [2]
  • John W. Krapfel, 1899-1901 [2]
  • Philo J. Martin, 1901-1906 [2]
  • John R. Rector, 1906-1908, 1910-1912 [2][4]
  • Roy Archer Doty, 1908-1910 [2]
  • Rea C. Thompson, 1912-1916, 1918-1919 [2][5][6]
  • William Richard "Bob" Law, 1916-1917 [7]
  • Thomas E. Leeper, 1919-1920[6]
  • Nelson Woodruff Frisbie, 1920-1921 [7]
  • Stephen D. Brown, 1921-1922 [7]
  • Andrew Earl Gnagy, c.1922-1926 [7]
  • Glenn A. Tibbitts, c.1926-1929[8]
  • Dr. Edward E. Peek, c.1929-1930[9]
  • Melanthon J. Morgan, c.1930-1936[10]
  • Ralph B. Slippy, c.1936-1946 [5]
  • Stanley B. Shane, c.1946[11]
  • Knapp F. Matthews, c.1946-1947 [12]
  • Robert R. Buckmaster, c.1947-1948[13]
  • William Bailey Barnes, c.1948-1950 [5][14]
  • Lawrence A. "Pat" Touchae, c.1950-1956 [5][15]
  • Glenn S. Stech, c.1956-1958[16]
  • Ed Jochumsen, c.1958-1965 [5][17]
  • Lloyd L. Turner, c.1966-1973 [17][18]
  • Leo P. Rooff, c.1974-1983 [18]
  • Delman "Del" Bowers, c.1984-1985 [19]
  • Bernard (Bernie) L. McKinley, c.1986-1991 [19][20]
  • Albert (Al) C. Manning Jr., c.1992-1993[20]
  • John R. Rooff III, 1994-2003 [21][22][1]
  • Timothy J. Hurley, 2004-2009 [23][2]
  • Buck Clark, 2010-2015 [24][3]
  • Quentin M. Hart, 2016-present [25][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "City Hall, Waterloo, Iowa", Historical Cedar Valley, Waterloo Public Library, retrieved April 26, 2025
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k John C. Hartman, ed. (1915), History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and its people, Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. – via HathiTrust
  3. ^ Annals of Iowa ser.3 v.16, 1928 – via HathiTrust
  4. ^ "Officials of Iowa Municipalities", Midland Municipalities v.11, no.5, July 1906 – via HathiTrust
  5. ^ a b c d e Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors and Postmasters of Waterloo, Iowa", Political Graveyard, retrieved April 26, 2025
  6. ^ a b "T. E. Leeper is formally named mayor of city". Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Daily Reporter. Vol. 61, no. 281. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. November 25, 1919. p. 3.
  7. ^ a b c d Harry M. Reed, ed. (1924), "Officers of the city from 1868 to 1924", Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa – via HathiTrust
  8. ^ "Glenn A Tibbitts to Become Mayor on April 5". Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Daily Reporter. Vol. 68, no. 76. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. March 30, 1926. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Peek Is New Mayor Here ; Tibbitts Postmaster". Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Daily Reporter. Vol. 71, no. 256. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. October 24, 1929. p. 1.
  10. ^ "Morgan Mayor ; Captures Two Council Places". Waterloo Daily Courier. Vol. 72, no. 78. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. April 1, 1930. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Shane Wins By Landslide". Waterloo Daily Courier. Vol. 88, no. 74. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. March 26, 1946. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Shane Out ; Matthews Mayor". Waterloo Daily Courier. Vol. 88, no. 270. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. November 13, 1946. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Young Mayor Takes City Government Helm". Waterloo Daily Courier. Vol. 89, no. 123. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. May 22, 1947. p. 1.
  14. ^ "Barnes Wins By 3,000 Votes". Waterloo Daily Courier. Vol. 90, no. 74. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. March 30, 1948. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Mayor-Elect Takes Office Next Monday". Waterloo Daily Courier. Vol. 92, no. 73. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. March 28, 1950. p. 1.
  16. ^ "Touchae Quits For Civic Job ; Name Stech Successor As Mayor". Waterloo Daily Courier. Vol. 98, no. 60. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. March 9, 1956. p. 1.
  17. ^ a b "New Council Orders Water Flouridation / Turner Is Sworn In As Mayor". Waterloo Daily Courier. Vol. 108, no. 2. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. January 3, 1966. p. A1.
  18. ^ a b "New City Council Seated". Waterloo Courier. Vol. 116, no. 2. Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Co. January 2, 1974. p. 1.
  19. ^ a b "McKinley, Sharp victorious in contests for mayors' jobs". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Vol. 127, no. 263. Waterloo Courier Inc. November 6, 1985. p. A1.
  20. ^ a b Tim Jamison (November 6, 1991). "McKinley loses in a shocker". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Vol. 133, no. 263. Waterloo, Iowa: Waterloo Courier Inc. p. A1.
  21. ^ "Mayor", www.wplwloo.lib.ia.us, archived from the original on November 23, 2001 – via Wayback Machine
  22. ^ "His tenure as Waterloo mayor ending, Rooff reflects on a decade at City Hall", wcfcourier.com, December 7, 2003
  23. ^ "His honor: Tim Hurley steps down after six years as Waterloo mayor", wcfcourier.com, January 1, 2010
  24. ^ "Mayor", www.ci.waterloo.ia.us, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 – via Wayback Machine
  25. ^ "Mayor", cityofwaterlooiowa.com, retrieved April 26, 2025
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