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Corporation Counsel/City Attorney
The Charter of 1875 provided for the election of a City Attorney by the Common Council to serve at its pleasure.
| 1876 | D.P. Jenkins | |
| 1877 | John J. McGilvra | |
| 1878 | William.H. White | |
| 1879-1881 | Ike M. Hall | |
| 1882 | Cornelius H. Hanford | |
| 1883 | Richard Osborn |
The Charter of 1883 provided that the city attorney be elected by the voters for a one-year term.
| 1884-1885 | Cornelius H. Hanford | |
| 1886 | Fred H. Perterson | |
| 1887 | L.C. Gilman | |
| 1888-1889 | Sam H. Piles | |
| 1889 | R.B. Albertson | |
| 1890 | Thomas R. Shepard |
The 1890 home rule charter created the position of Corporation Counsel, providing for two-year terms, and maintained the independent office of City Attorney. An amendment in 1892 made the City Attorney an appointee of the Corporation Counsel.
| 1890-1892 | Orange Jacobs | |
| 1892-1894 | George Donworth | |
| 1894-1895 | W.T. Scott | |
| 1896-1898 | John K. Brown | |
| 1898-1902 | William E. Humphrey | |
| 1902-1905 | Mitchell Gilliam | |
| 1905-1912 | Scott Calhoun | |
| 1911-1916 | James E. Bradford | |
| 1916-1918 | Hugh M. Caldwell | Resigned to go into active military service. |
A 1920 amendment to the City Charter increased the term of office for the Corporation Counsel to four years.
| 1918-1923 | Walter F. Meier | Appointed by Council to succeed Caldwell. |
| 1924-1930 | Thomas J.L. Kennedy | Resigned February 21, 1930. |
| 1930-1963 | A.C. Van Soelen | Appointed after resignation of Kennedy to serve until the next election in which he was elected to fill the unexpired term. Resigned November 1, 1963. |
| 1963-1973 | A.L. Newbould | Elected by Council to fill Van Soelen's unexpired term, and subsequently he was elected by the voters. |
| 1974-1977 | John P. Harris | |
| 1978-1989 | Douglas Jewett | |
| 1990-2001 | Mark Sidran | Sidran chose to run for mayor rather than run for a fourth term. |
| 2002- | Tom Carr |