List of Mayors of Springwells/Fordson
| Mayor |
Term begins |
Term ends |
Notes |
| Joseph M. Karmann[2] |
1923 |
1928 |
Lead the effort to consolidate the municipalities of the township into a single city. He led the city through the Great Depression working closely with Henry Ford, who he renamed the city in honor of in 1925. |
| Floyd Yinger[2] |
1928 |
1928 |
A financial expert, he led the commission to write the charter for merger with Dearborn. As part of the merger he ran against Dearborn's mayor, Clyde Ford, and lost. |
List of Mayors of Dearborn
| Mayor |
Term begins |
Term ends |
Notes |
| Clyde Ford[3][2] |
1927 |
1935 |
City's first mayor. Henry Ford's cousin. Helped facilitate the merger of Fordson into Dearborn in 1928. Defeated Fordson's mayor, Floyd Yinger, in the 1928 consolidation election. He refused re-election to a fourth term in 1935 to run for a seat on the city council. |
| John Carey[4] |
1935 |
1941 |
Mayor during the Battle of the Overpass, notably refused to have the Dearborn police intervene in the fight between Ford Security officers and Strikers. |
| Orville L. Hubbard[5] |
January 6, 1942 |
January 1, 1978 |
Infamous segregationist. Ran on a campaign of "keep the Negroes out of Dearborn." [Needs documentation.] Also oversaw the construction of Camp Dearborn and Dearborn towers. |
| John O'Reilly, Sr.[6] |
1978 |
1986 |
World War II and Korean War veteran. Focused his tenure on fighting crime in the southern portion of the city. |
| Michael Guido[7] |
1986 |
December 5, 2006 |
Known for his long-standing feud with the city's Arab American population. Served as the 64th President of the United States Conference of Mayors and died of cancer during his 7th term in 2006. |
| John O'Reilly Jr.[8] |
February 27, 2007 |
January 1, 2022 |
Son of former mayor John O'Reilly, Sr. Became mayor by winning a special election after Guido's death. Sought to turn the city into a regional transportation hub, his mental state rapidly deteriorated with age during his last term forcing his retirement. |
| Abdullah Hammoud[9] |
January 1, 2022 |
Incumbent |
First Arab American mayor of Dearborn, defeating politician and newspaper editor Gary Woronchak in the 2021 election.[10] |
References
- "City of Dearborn".
- "The Dearborn Historian" (PDF). dearbornhistoricalmuseum.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- "Clyde Ford". thedhm.org. May 8, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- "John Carey". thedhm.org. May 8, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- "Detroit News: Orville Hubbard – the ghost who still haunts Dearborn". The Detroit News. July 17, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2018. excerpted from Good, David L (1989). Orvie: The Dictator of Dearborn. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2289-1.
- "John B. O'Reilly Sr. 1918-2008". www.pressandguide.com. February 9, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- "Dearborn mayor who tackled Arab-American issues dies". www.chron.com. December 10, 2006. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- Warikoo, Niraj. "Dearborn residents: How long did council know about mayor's cognitive issues?". www.freep.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Raven, Benjamin (November 9, 2016). "WWE's Rhyno gored by Abdullah Hammoud in Dearborn state House race". MLive.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- "Abdullah Hammoud elected first Arab American mayor of Dearborn". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
