Community History – Covington – Mayors

Covington Mayors

Mortimer M. Benton 1834-1835 Born on January 21, 1807 in Benton, New York. Buried on March 6, 1885 in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky.

William W. Southgate 1835-1836 Born November 27, 1800 in Newport; Kentucky, Died on December 26, 1844

Moses V. Grant 1836-1845 Born 1789 in Fayette County, Kentucky; Died in 1846

Bushrod W. Foley 1845-1860 Died in 1867

Josh A. Goodson 1860-1862 Died on April 17, 1867

Cyrus A. Preston 1862-1865

Cassius B. Sandford 1865-1868

Leander Evans Baker 1870-1874

Robert A. Athey 1874-1890 Born on December 19, 1825 in Lexington, Kentucky; Died in 1901

W.P. McLaughlin 1890

James T. Thomas 1890-1893

Joseph L. Rhinock 1893-1900 Born on January 4, 1863 in Owen County, Kentucky; Died on September 20, 1926

William A. Johnson 1900-1903

George T. Beach 1904-1907 Born in 1843 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, England; Died in 1914

John J. Craig 1908-1911 Born on November 14, 1873 in Covington, Kentucky; Died on September 23, 1930

George E. Philips 1912-1915 Born on March 5, 1875 in Madison, Indiana; Died on August 24, 1928

John J. Craig 1916-1920 Born on November 14, 1873 in Covington, Kentucky; Died on September 23, 1930

Thomas F. Donnelly 1920-1923 Born on October 27, 1870 in Covington, Kentucky; Died on April 1, 1955

Daniel O’Donovan 1924-1927 Born on December 4, 1874 in Covington, Kentucky; Died on June 26, 1943

Thomas F. Donnelly 1928-1931 Born on October 27, 1870 in Covington, Kentucky; Died on April 1, 1955

Joseph F. Pieper 1932-1935 Born on May 25, 1877 in Covington, Kentucky; Died on April 22, 1959

Henry A. Knollman 1936-1939 Born on September 23, 1876 in Covington Kentucky

William Beuttel Jr. 1940-1943 Born on February 14, 1890 in Covington, Kentucky

Thomas F. Fitzpatrick 1944-1946 Born on May 14, 1894 in Cleveland, Ohio; Died on June 22, 1962

Robert F. Moore 1946

R. Edward Culbertson 1946-1948 Born on September 2, 1879 in Falmouth, Kentucky; Died on June 20, 1960

William F. Rolfes 1948-1951 Born on July 6, 1909 in Covington, Kentucky; Died on July 19, 1960

John J. Maloney 1952-1955 Born on December 16, 1904 in Covington, Kentucky

Harry W. Schneider 1956-1959 Born on June 22, 1898 in Newport, Kentucky

John J. Moloney 1960-1963 Born on December 16, 1904 in Covington, Kentucky

Bernard F. Eichholz 1964-1967 Born on April 1, 1914 in Covington, Kentucky

Claude E. Hensley 1968-1972 Born on August 2, 1912.

Bernard Grimm 1972-1976 Born on November 1, 1913 in Covington, Kentucky.

George Wermeling 1976-1980

Bernard J. Moorman 1980-1984

Thomas Beehan 1984-1987

Ronald Turner 1987

Denny Bowman 1988-2000

Jim Eggemeier 2000

Irvin “Butch” Callery 2001-2008

Denny Bowman 2009-2011

Sherry Carran 2011-2015

Joseph Meyer 2016-