title: List of mayors of Robbins, Illinois
text: # List of mayors of Robbins, Illinois
  
  Following is a list of mayors of Robbins, Illinois, founded December 14, 1917, the first municipality in the north that was entirely governed by African-Americans. The first election was held on January 15, 1918 with Thomas J. Kellar elected as the mayor and six trustees empaneled (Richard Flowers, Leroy P. Thomas, R. H. Bryant, Jerry Taylor, Edward Brown, George Winburn).
  
  | Number | Mayor | Years |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thomas J. Kellar (1st term) | Jan 1918 1919–1920 |
  | 2 | R. H. Bryant | 1921–1922 |
  | 3 | Richard Flowers (1st term) | 1923–1924 |
  | (1) | Thomas J. Kellar (2nd term) | 1925–1926 |
  | (3) | Richard Flowers (2nd term) | 1927–1928 |
  | 4 | Samuel E. Nichols | 1929–1930 |
  | (1) | Thomas J. Kellar (3rd term) | 1931–1932 |
  | 5 | John S. Richardson (1st term) | 1933–1940 |
  | 6 | Hollis L. Reeves | 1941–1950 |
  | (5) | John S. Richardson (2nd term) | 1951–1952 |
  | 7 | Theodore Hendricks | 1953–1956 |
  | 8 | Ernest Maxey | 1957–1969 |
  | 9 | Marion L. Smith | 1969–1981 |
  | 10 | Richard Ballantine | 1981–1985 |
  | 11 | John W. Hamilton | 1985–1989 |
  | 12 | Irene Brodie | 1989–2013 |
  | 13 | Tyrone Ward | 2013–2021 |
  | 14 | Darren E. Bryant | 2021– |
  