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Mayor of Fort Wayne
On the record
A mayor whose term ended under a cloud. In June 1949 he delivered Fort Wayne’s Merci Train gifts to the historical society (History Center catalog record). But in November 1950 a grand jury indicted him in the city’s coal-purchasing “coal deal probe” (the case never went to trial), and he lost the May 1951 Democratic primary — to Paul Mike Burns, the rookie councilman who had exposed the overcharges — while under indictment (Indianapolis Times, 9 May 1951; News-Sentinel retrospectives).
Find them on this page
- § 04 — the mayoral roster
Roster cross-checked between the City of Fort Wayne’s official mayors page and the full dated list — sources printed under the roster in § 04. Further sources: Indianapolis Times, 9 May 1951 (Hoosier State Chronicles); News-Sentinel retrospectives; History Center catalog.