On February 24, 1859, Wheaton first incorporated and operated as an Illinois village. Under the Illinois statute for villages, the governing body was the Village Board of Trustees, with the chief executive officer known as the village president. On April 24, 1890, Wheaton incorporated as a city with an elected mayor and council members, serving from wards. -- from History of Wheaton, City of Wheaton website
Portraits of the mayors are shown below in chronological order beginning with Judge Elbert H. Gary in 1890. The portraits are also available for public viewing in the City Council Chambers on the second floor at Wheaton City Hall.
1890-1893
1893-1899 & 1901-1905
1899-1901
1905-1909
1909-1913
1913-1915
1915-1917
1917-1918 & 1943-1955
1918-1923 & 1931-1939
1923-1931
1939-1943
1955-1959
1959-1963
1963-1968
1969-1971
1971-1983
1983-1990
1990-1992
1992-1993
1993-2007
2007-2019
2019-