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List of mayors of New Castle, Indiana

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This is a list of mayors of New Castle, Indiana.

# Name Term start Term end   Party Comments
1 Mark E. Forkner 1909 1910 Republican
2 George M. Barnard 1910 1913 Republican
3 J. Leb Watkins 1914 1917 Republican
4 George A. Elliott 1918 1921 Republican
5 John M. Morris 1922 1925 Republican
6 Stod Hayes 1926 1929 Democratic
7 Sidney E. Baker (1st) 1930 1938 Democratic Namesake of Baker Park
8 Sam J. Bufkin 1939 1942 Republican
9 Sidney E. Baker (2nd) 1943 1947 Democratic
10 Harold L. Meadows 1948 1951 Democratic
11 Paul F. McCormack 1952 1955 Republican
12 Sidney E. Baker (3rd) 1956 1959 Democratic
13 Walter V. Falck 1960 1963 Democratic
14 Paul G. Osborne 1964 1971 Democratic Namesake of Osborne Park
15 Scott Bouslog 1972 1975 Democratic
16 Gary Marcum 1976 1979 Democratic
17 Gerald "Bud" Ayers 1980 1991 Democratic Park superintendent, 2003-2007
18 Sherman Boles 1992 2003 Democratic 3-term mayor, ran for a fourth term in 2003 and 2007
19 Tom Nipp 2004 December 31, 2007 Democratic Defeated in the 2007 primary by Sherman Boles
20 James L. Small January 1, 2008 December 31, 2011 Republican
21 Greg York January 1, 2012 Present Democratic

Sources

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  • Ratcliff, Richard Pickering (1999). Henry County At The Millennium: A Reference Book of History, Firsts, Trivia, Lists and Interesting Facts. New Castle, Indiana:Henry County Historical Society.