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-