Related PagesThe Many Mayors of the City of New Philadelphia, Ohio
The City of New Philadelphia was founded by John Knisely in 1804. It wasn’t until 1833 that the city was incorporated and its first elections held. Since that time, there has been a long line of Mayors serving the City of New Philadelphia. Following is a list dating back to 1833. While several have served multiple terms, Daniel Korns stands out as the single mayor to serve four separate times for a total of fourteen years.
Chronological List of the Mayors of New Philadelphia, Ohio
| Year | Mayor | |
| 1833-1838 | B.M Atherton | |
| 1839 | George N. Allen | |
| 1840 | Pete Williams | |
| 1841 | David English | |
| 1842-1843 | Isaac Hartman | |
| 1844-1845 | B. W. Morris | |
| 1846-1847 | John J. Camp | |
| 1848 | Thomas J. Sargent | |
| 1849-1850 | John English | |
| 1851 | Seymour Belden | |
| 1852 | G. W. McIlvaine | |
| 1853 | James Simpson | |
| 1854 | W. M. McPherrin | |
| 1855-1857 | O. P. Taylor |  |
| 1858-1859 | W. L. Robb | |
| 1860 | Morgan Butler | |
| 1861 | J. H. Barnhill | |
| 1862-1863 | Asbury Insley | |
| 1864 | J. H. Collier | |
| 1865 | J. N. Ferrell | |
| 1866-1867 | D. W. Stambaugh | |
| 1868-1871 | Daniel Korns |  |
| 1872-1873 | J. P. Chapin | |
| 1874-1875 | Daniel Korns | |
| 1876-1879 | T. C. Ferrell | |
| 1880-1883 | William Campbell | |
| 1884-1889 | Daniel Korns | |
| 1890-1892 | Leroy McGregor | |
| 1892-1895 | E. S. Souers | |
| 1896-1897 | Daniel Korns | |
| 1898-1905 | C. H. Ackey |  |
| 1906-1911 | J. M. Schell |  |
| 1912-1913 | O. C. Powelson |  |
| 1914-1917 | J. F. Kuhns | |
| 1918-1919 | William Kuenzli | |
| 1920-1923 | Eli N. Fair | |
| 1924-1926 | O. J. Demuth |  |
| 1927-1933 | W. F. Hurst | |
| 1934-1937 | Earl D. Gross | |
| 1938-1941 | Arthur H. Williams |  |
| 1942-1943 | M. H. Snyder | |
| 1944-1947 | Paul E. Wenger | |
| 1948-1949 | Robert Lukens | |
| 1950-1957 | Fred Schneider |  |
| 1958-1959 | Doyle Stocker | |
| 1960-1963 | Harold Evans | |
| 1964-1967 | Joseph Pritz | |
| 1968-1975 | Lloyd Dinger | |
| 1976-1979 | David Knisely |  |
| 1979 | James Kaserman* |  |
| 1980-1987 | Leo Benjamin |  |
| 1988-1995 | Tim Hurst | |
| 1996-1999 | Greg Erb | |
| 2000-2007 | Ronald B. Brodzinski |  |
| 2008-2013 | Michael R. Taylor |  |
| 2014 | Sam R. Hitchcock** | |
| 2014-2015 | David E. Johnson |  |
| 2016-Today | Joel B. Day |  |
*James Kaserman filled in for 4 months completing Knisely's term
** Sam R. Hitchcock filled in for 9 days as Acting Mayor until the appointment of new Mayor
