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Party abbreviations: CPNM = Covenant Party of Northern Marianas (Marianas populist, est.2001); Dem = Democratic Party (liberal, center-left, former D-R, est.1829); DFL = Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (democratic socialist, populist, upper Midwest Dem party, est.1918); DSA = Democratic Socialists of America (democratic socialist, left-wing, est.20 Mar 1982); Fus = Fusion (representing more than one party/coalition of parties); Ind = Independent; Lib = Liberal Party; Libt = Libertarian Party (social liberal, economic conservative, non-interventionist, est.11 Dec 1971); PNP = Partido Nuevo Progresivo (New Progressive Party, center-right, pro-statehood, affiliated with Rep., est.1967); PPD = Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party, Puerto Rico, center-left, pro-commonwealth, affiliated with Dem., est.1938); PRP = Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican Republican Party, in 1903 joined Rep, est.4 Jul 1899); Rep = Republican Party (conservative, center-right, est.1854); Soc = Socialist Party; Mil = Military;
- Former parties: AP = American Party in Utah (Utah, liberal, Mormon opposition, anti-clerical, 1905-1911); APA = American Protective Association (anti-catholic, 1887-c.1918); AMP = American Party (anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, Unionist, 1853-1860, informally K-M); ARG = Association for Responsible Government (Oklahoma city reformist, est.1963); BMT = Business Men's Ticket (Seattle); Con = Conservative Party (liberal conservative, in Virginia, Dec 1867-1883, merged into Dem); CP = Citizens' Party (Mobile, AL 1873-74); D-R = Democratic Republican Party (pro-states rights, anti-Federalist, 1791-1829, renamed Dem); Emp = Emancipation Party; Exp = Experience Party (New York City, Impellitteri independent, populist, 1950-1953); Fed = Federalist Party (conservative, federalist, 1792-1824); GGL = San Antonio Good Government League (San Antonio, TX pro-business, 1954-1977); K-N = Know-Nothing Party (anti-immigrant, anti-Roman Catholic, Unionist, formally called AMP, 1853-1860); LOY = Loyalist (patriotic platform, Minneapolis, 1919-1921); NAm = Native American Party (New Orleans, nativist, 1844-1855, renamed AMP); NMPP = Northern Marianas Popular Party (pro-reintegration with Guam, to c.1956-1968, merged into Dem); NR = National Republican Party (anti-Jacksonian Democrat, split from Dem, 1826-1834); OPP = Opposition Party (Nashville); OVL = Oakland Voters League (Oakland CA, liberal progressive, est.1945); PI = Partido Incondicional Español (Unconditional Spanisj Party, Puerto Rico, est.1873); PLC = Partido Liberal Conformista (Liberal Conformist Party); PLR = Partido Liberal-Reformista (Liberal-Reformist Party, Puerto Rico, 1870-1873); PAO = Partido Autonomista Ortodoxo (Orthodox Autonomist Party, Puerto Rico, 1898-1899); PO = Public Ownership Party (Minneapolis, socialist, 1917-1919); Pop = People's (Populist) Party (agrarian, populist, left-wing, merger of Farmers' Alliance and Greenback Party, 1892-1909, merged into Dem); PP = Populist Party (reformist/socialist, formerly People's Party, 1892-1908, in Norfolk, VA 1946-50); PPU = People's Party of Utah (Utah Mormon, conservative, 1870-Jun 1891); Pro = Progressive Party (progressive, socialist, 1924-1955); Proh = Prohibition Party (temperance, social conservative, 1869-1941); Prog = Progressive Party of Saipan, Marianas (Saipan regionalist, pro-reintegration with Guam, to 1968, merged into Dem); PT = People's Ticket (reformist); PU = Partido Unión (Union Party, Puerto Rico, 1932-1967); PUR = Partido Unión Republicana (Republican Union Party, Puerto Rico, 1931-1937); Rdj = Readjuster Party (biracial, populist, opposed raising taxes to repay Virginia state debt, Feb 1879-1887, merged into Rep); Rep-Amr = Republican American (Providence, 19th cent.); Sil = Silver Party (bimetallism, opposed demonetization of silver, mainly West/Midwest regionalist, 1892-1904, renamed Silver Democrats); TP = Territorial Party (Northern Marianas and Guam regionalist, supported a direct U.S. relationship, opposed Guam-Marianas integration, 1956-1968 on Guam, 1961-1980 on Saipan [initially named Progressive Party of Saipan], merged into Rep); ULP = Union Labor Party (San Francisco labor rights, nativist, 1901-1912); UnCty = Union City Party (Pittsburgh, 1864-1866); Uni = Union Party (Unionist or Constitutional Union Party, formed chiefly by remnants of the K-N and southern Whigs, May 1860-1861); UTLP = Utah Liberal Party (Utah liberal, Mormon opposition, anti-clerical, 1870-1896); WDem = War Democrat; Whg = Whig Party (economic nationalist, protectionist, anti-Jacksonian, 1833-1860); Wor = Workingman's Party (West Coast regionalist, populist, anti-Chinese immigration, 1877-1882)


Note: The list below gives political party affiliation when known. In some cities the post of mayor is officially a non-partisan post. The list below gives political party affiliation prior to non-partisan election.

Manchester

[Former
                        flag of Manchester, New Hampshire c.1965-c.1996]
                        c.1965-c.1996]
c.1965 - c.1996
[Manchester, New Hampshire (U.S.)]
Adopted c.1996

 3 Sep 1751                Named Derryfield.
13 Jun 1810                Renamed Manchester.
30 Jun 1846                Incorporated as a city.

Mayors
19 Aug 1846 - 1847         Hiram Brown                        (b. 1801 - d. 1890)  Whg
25 May 1847 - 1849         Jacob F. James (1st time)          (b. 1819 - d. 1892)  Whg
 6 Oct 1849 - 1850         Warren L. Lane                     (b. 1805 - d. 1861)  Whg
1851 - 1852                Moses Fellows                      (b. 1803 - d. 1874)  Whg  
1852 - 1855                Frederick Smyth                    (b. 1819 - d. 1899)  Whg  
1855 - 1857                Theodore T. Abbott                 (b. 1799 - d. 1886)  AMP
1857 - 1858                Jacob F. James (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Whg
1858 - 1859                Alonzo Smith                       (b. 1808 - d. 1865)  Rep  
1859 - 1860                Edward W. Harrington               (b. 1816 - d. 1876)  Dem
1861 - 1862                David A. Bunton                    (b. 1805 - d. 1890)  Rep  
1863 - 1864                Theodore T. Abbott                 (b. 1799 - d. 1886)  AMP  
1864 - 1865                Frederick Smyth                    (b. 1819 - d. 1899)  Rep
1865 - 15 Aug 1865         Darwin J. Daniels                  (b. 1815 - d. 1865)  Rep
Aug 1865 - 1866            John Hosley (1st time)         
    (b. 1826 - d. 1890)  Ind
1867 - 1868                Joseph B. Clark                    (b. 1823 - d. 1886)  Rep
1868 - 1869                James A. Weston
(1st time)         (b. 1827 - d. 1895)  Dem    
1869 - 1870                Isaac W. Smith                     (b. 1825 - d. 1898)  Rep  
1870 - 1871                James A. Weston (2nd time)
        (s.a.)               Dem  
1871 - 1872                Person C. Cheney                   (b. 1828 - d. 1901)  Rep
1872 - 18 Feb 1873         Charles H. Bartlett                (b. 1833 - d. 1900)  Rep
Feb 1873 - 1874            John P. Newell                     (b. 1823 - d. 1917)  Rep
1874 - 1875                James A. Weston (3rd time)         (s.a.)               Dem  
1875 - 1876                Alpheus Gay                        (b. 1819 - d. 1902)  Dem
1876 - 1877                Ira Cross                          (b. 1833 - d. 1914)  Rep
 4 Sep 1877 - Jan 1881     John L. Kelly                      (b. 1811? - d. 1887)
1881 - 1884                Horace B. Putnam                   (b. 1825 - d. 1888)  
1885 - 1886                George H. Stearns                  (b. 1838 - d. 1929)  Rep
1887 - 1888                John Hosley (2nd time)             (s.a.)               Dem
1889 - 1890                David B. Varney                    (b. 1822 - d. 1901)  Rep
1891 - 10 May 1894         Edgar J. Knowlton                  (b. 1856 - d. 1943)  Dem
Jul 1894 - Jun 1895        Byron Worthen (acting)             (b. 1853 - d. 1932)  Dem
1895 - 1902                William C. Clarke                  (b. 1856 - d. 1933)  Rep
1903 - 1910                Eugene E. Reed                     (b. 1866 - d. 1940)  Dem
1911 - 1912                Edward C. Smith                    (b. 1864 - d. 1926)  Rep
1913 - 1914                Charles C. Hayes                   (b. 1855 - d. 1927)  Dem
1915 - 1917                Harry W. Spaulding                 (b. 1880 - d. 1933)  Rep
1918 - 1921                Moïse Verrette                     (b. 1857 - d. 1924)  Dem 
1922 - 1925                George E. Trudel                   (b. 1861 - d. 1947)  Rep
1926 - 1931                Arthur E. Moreau                   (b. 1885 - d. 1951)  Rep
1932 - 1941                Damase Caron                       (b. 1876 - d. 1949)  Dem
1942 - 1943                Wilfred A. Laflamme                (b. 1898 - d. 1960)  Rep
1944 - 1961                Josephat T. Benoit                 (b. 1900 - d. 1976)  Dem
1962 - 1963                John C. Mongan (1st time)          (b. 1925 - d. 2013)  Rep
1964 - 1968                Roland S. Vallee                   (b. 1929 - d. 1997)  Dem
1968 - 1969                John C. Mongan (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Rep  
1969 - 30 May 1970         Henry J. Pariseau                  (b. 1918 - d. 1970)  Rep
1970 - 1971                Charles R. "Dick"
Stanton          (b. 1929 - d. 1985)  Dem 
                             (1st time)
1972 - May 1975            Sylvio L. Dupuis                   (b. 1934)            Dem
1975 - 1981                Charles R. "Dick" Stanton          (s.a.)               Dem  
                             (2nd time)
1982 - 1983                Emile D. Beaulieu (1st time)       (b. 1931 - d. 2016)  Dem
1984 - 1987                Robert F. Shaw                     (b. 1934 - d. 2004)  Rep
1988 - 1990                Emile D. Beaulieu (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
1990 - 2000                Raymond J. Wieczorek               (b. 1928 - d. 2022)  Rep
2000 -  3 Jan 2006         Robert A. Baines                   (b. 1946)            Dem

 3 Jan 2006 -  5 Jan 2010  Frank Guinta                       (b. 1970)            Rep
 5 Jan 2010 -  2 Jan 2018  Theodore "Ted" Gatsas              (b. 1950)            Rep
 2 Jan 2018 -  2 Jan 2024  Joyce Craig (f)                    (b. c.1967)          Dem
 2 Jan 2024 -              Jay P. Ruais                       (b. 1985)            Rep



Memphis

[Former Flag of
                        Memphis, Tennessee, c.1931-1963]
c.1931 - Jul 1963
[Flag of Memphis,
                        Tennessee (U.S.)]
Adopted Jul 1963
[Flag of Memphis,
                        Tennessee variant in use 1963-1969]
1963 - 1969 Variant

15 Aug 1739                French Fort Assumption founded. 
1795                       Spanish Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas. 
1797                       U.S. Fort Adams built.
22 May 1819                Memphis founded.
19 Dec 1826                Town incorporated.
25 Apr 1840                City incorporated.              
 6 Jun 1862 -
24 Jul 1866  U.S. federal occupation.
31 Jan 1879 - 1893         Dis-incorporated as a result of a yellow fever epidemic
                             and bankruptcy; Memphis becomes the state taxing district
                             of Shelby County.

Mayors
Mar 1827 - Mar 1829        Marcus B. Winchester               (b. 1796 - d. 1856)  Dem
Mar 1829 - Mar 1831        Isaac Rawlings (1st time)          (b. 1788 - d. 1839)  Whg
Mar 1831 - Mar 1832        Seth Wheatley                      (b. 1808 - d. 1858)  Whg
Mar 1832 - Mar 1833        Robert Lawrence                    (d. 1840)
Mar 1833 - Mar 1836        Isaac Rawlings (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Whg
Mar 1836 - Mar 1837        Enoch Banks (1st time)             (b. c.1793 - d. 1852)
Mar 1837 - Mar 1838        John H. Morgan                     (b. 1805 - d. 1853)
Mar 1838 - Mar 1839        Enoch Banks (2nd time)             (s.a.)
Mar 1839 - Mar 1841        Thomas Dixon                       (d. 1876)
Mar 1841 - Mar 1842        William Spickernagle               (b. c.1790 - d. 1845)Whg  
Mar 1842 - Mar 1845        Edwin Hickman (1st time)           (b. 1790 - d. 1876)  Dem
Mar 1845 - Mar 1846        Jesse Johnson Finley               (b. 1812 - d. 1904)  Dem
Mar 1846 - Mar 1847        Edwin Hickman (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Dem
Mar 1847 - Mar 1848        Enoch Banks (3rd time)             (s.a.)
Mar 1848 - Mar 1849        Gardner B. Locke                   (b. 1810 - d. 1859)
Mar 1849 - Jul 1852        Edwin Hickman (3rd time)           (s.a.)               Dem
Jul 1852 - Jul 1855        Abram Britton "A.B." Taylor        (b. 1796 - d. 1866)  K-N
Jul 1855 - Jul 1856        Addison H. Douglass (1st time)     (b. 1820 - d. 1894)  Dem
Jul 1856 - 26 Apr 1857     Thomas Bradford Carroll            (b. 1818 - d. 1857)  Dem
Jul 1857 - Jul 1857        Addison H. Douglass (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Dem
Jul 1857 - Jul 1861        Richard D. Baugh                   (b. 1814 - d. 1893)  Dem
Jul 1861 - Jul 1864        John Park (1st time)               (b. 1812 - d. 1896)  Dem
16 Jul 1864 - 19 Oct 1864  Thomas Hall Harris (acting)        (b.c.1829 - d. 1896) Mil
19 Oct 1864 - Jul 1865     Channing Richards (acting)         (b. 1838 - d. 1896)  Mil
Jul 1865 - 15 Oct 1866     John Park (2nd time)               (s.a.)               Dem
15 Oct 1866 - Jan 1868     William O. Lofland                 (b. 1824 - d. 1891)  Rep
                             (acting from Jul 1867)
1868                       Edgar M. McDavitt (interim)        (b. 1806 - d. 1885)
1868 - 1869                John William Leftwich (1st time)   (b. 1826 - d. 1870)  Con
1869                       John T. Swayne                     (b. 1819 - d. 1873)
1869 - Jan 1870            John William Leftwich (2nd time)   (s.a.)               Dem
Jan 1870 - Jan 1874        John Johnson                       (b. 1826 - d. 1908)  Dem
1874 - 1876                John Loague                        (b. 1829 - d. 1899)  Rep 
1876 - 1879                John R. Flippin                    (b. 1834 - d. 1912)  Dem
Presidents of the Taxing District of Shelby County
1879 - 1881                David Tinsley Porter               (b. 1828 - d. 1898)
1881 - 1883                John Overton                       (b. 1842 - d. 1903)  Dem? 
1883 - 1891                David Park Hadden                  (b. 1835 - d. 1903)  Dem
1891 - 1893                William Decatur Bethell            (b. 1840 - d. 1906)  Dem?
1893                       Walker Lucas Clapp                 (b. 1850 - d. 1901)  Dem
Mayors of Memphis
1893 - 1898                Walker Lucas Clapp                 (s.a.)               Dem 
1898 - 1906                Joseph J. Williams                 (b. 1852 - d. 1927)  Dem 
 3 Jan 1906 - 1910         James H. Malone                    (b. 1851 - d. 1929)  Dem
1910 -  5 Nov 1915         Edward Hull Crump (1st time)       (b. 1874 - d. 1954)  Dem
                             "Boss Crump"
 5 Nov 1915 - Feb 1916     George C. Love (acting)            (b. 1845 - d. 1928) 
Feb 1916 - 22 Feb 1916     William Tyler McLain (interim)     (b. 1885 - d. 1938)  Dem
22 Feb 1916                Edward Hull Crump (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
22 Feb 1916                Robert A. Utley                                         Dem
22 Feb 1916 - Aug 1917     Thomas C. Ashcroft                 (b. 1866 - d. 1935)  Dem
Aug 1917 - Aug 1918        Harry H. Litty                     (b. 1862 - d. 1929)  Dem
Aug 1918 - 1919            Frank L. Monteverde                (b. 1868 - d. 1938)  Dem
1920 - 1927                Rowlett Paine                      (b. 1879 - d. 1958)  Dem
 1 Jan 1928 - 31 Dec 1939  S. Watkins Overton, Jr. (1st time) (b. 1894 - d. 1958)  Dem 
 1 Jan 1940 - 1940         Edward Hull Crump (3rd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
1940                       Joseph Patrick Boyle (1st time)    (b. 1891 - d. 1956)  Dem
1940 -  1 Sep 1946         Walter Chandler (1st time)         (b. 1887 - d. 1967)  Dem
Sep 1946                   Joseph Patrick Boyle (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Dem
17 Sep 1946 - 15 Apr 1947  Sylvanus "Van" W. Polk             (b. 1895 - d. 1990)  Dem
1947 - 15 Jan 1949         James J. Pleasants, Jr.            (b. 1907 - d. 1950)  Dem
1949 - 1953                S. Watkins Overton, Jr. (2nd time) (s.a.)               Dem
1953 - 11 Sep 1955         Frank T. Tobey                     (b. 1890 - d. 1955)  Dem 
11 Sep 1955 - 1956         Walter Chandler (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Dem
1956 - 1959                Edmund Orgill                      (b. 1899 - d. 1983)  Dem
1960 - 11 Oct 1963         Henry Loeb III (1st time)          (b. 1920 - d. 1992)  Dem
1963                       Claude A. Armour                   (b. 1919 - d. 1997)  Dem
1963 -  1 Jan 1968         William B. Ingram, Jr.             (b. 1921 - d. 1979)  Dem
 1 Jan 1968 - 1 Jan 1972   Henry Loeb III (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
 1 Jan 1972 -  1 Oct 1982  J. Wyeth Chandler                  (b. 1930 - d. 2004)  Dem
 1 Oct 1982 - 21 Oct 1982  James Oglethorpe Patterson, Jr.    (b. 1935 - d. 2011)  Dem
                             (acting)
21 Oct 1982 - 21 Dec 1982  Wallace Madewell                   (b. 1941)            Dem 
21 Dec 1982 -  1 Jan 1992  Richard "Dick" C. Hackett          (b. 1949)            Dem 
 1 Jan 1992 - 31 Jul 2009  Willie W. Herenton                 (b. 1940)            Dem
31 Jul 2009 - 15 Oct 2009  Myron Lowery (pro tem)             (b. 1947)            Dem
16 Oct 2009 - 31 Dec 2015  A.C. Wharton, Jr.                  (b. 1944)            Dem
 1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2023  Jim Strickland                     (b. 1963)            Dem
 1 Jan 2024 -              Paul Young                         (b. 1979)            Dem



Miami

[flag of city of
                          Miami, Florida (U.S.)]
Adopted 13 Nov 1933

1870                       Miami founded.
28 Jul 1896                City of Miami incorporated.
29 Mar 1915                Miami Beach incorporated as a separate city.
21 May 1957                Home-rule for Dade County.

Mayors
Jul 1896 - Nov 1900        John Bernard Reilly                (b. 1870 - d. 1928)  
Nov 1900 - Nov 1903        John N. Lummus                     (b. 1871 - d. 1961)  
Nov 1903 - Nov 1907        John Sewell                        (b. 1867 - d. 1938)
Nov 1907 - Nov 1911        Frank H. Wharton                   (b. 1870 - d. 1956)  Dem
Nov 1911 -  7 Jun 1912     S. Rodman Smith                    (b. 1841 - d. 1912)
18 Jul 1912 - Nov 1915     John W. Watson, Sr. (1st time)     (b. 1858 - d. 1942)  Dem
                             (acting to Nov 1913)
Nov 1915 - Nov 1917        Parker Adair Henderson (1st time)  (b. 1875 - d. 1925)
Nov 1917 - Nov 1919        John W. Watson, Sr. (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Dem
Nov 1919 - Jul 1921        William Pruden Smith               (b. 1876 - d. 1923)
Jul 1921 - Jun 1923        Charles D. Leffler                 (b. 1868 - d. 1939)  Dem
Jun 1923 - 25 Jul 1925     Parker Adair Henderson (2nd time)  (s.a.)
Aug 1925 - Jun 1927        Edward Coleman Romfh               (b. 1880 - d. 1952)
Jun 1927 - Jun 1929        Everest G. Sewell (1st time)       (b. 1874 - d. 1940) 
Jun 1929 - Jun 1931        Clifford H. Reeder (1st time)      (b. 1880 - d. 1961)  Rep
Jun 1931 - Jun 1933        Redmond B. Gautier                 (b. 1877 - d. 1944)  Dem
Jun 1933 - May 1935        Everest G. Sewell (2nd time)       (s.a.)  
May 1935 - May 1937        Alexander Donald Henry Fossey      (b. 1876 - d. 1959)
May 1937 - Mar 1939        Robert Reselas Williams            (b. 1894 - d. 1966)
Mar 1939 -  2 Apr 1940     Everest G. Sewell (3rd time)       (s.a.)
Apr 1940 - 13 May 1941     Alexander Orr, Jr.                 (b. 1878? - d. 1958) 
May 1941 - May 1943        Clifford H. Reeder (2nd time)      (s.a.)               Rep
May 1943 - May 1945        Leonard Keene Thomson              (b. 1889 - d. 1974)  Dem?
May 1945 - Nov 1947        Perrine Palmer, Jr.                (b. 1910 - d. 1989) 
Nov 1947 - Nov 1949        Robert L. Floyd                    (b. 1918 - d. 2007)  Dem
Nov 1949 - Nov 1951        William M. Wolfarth                (b. 1906 - d. 1993)  Dem
Nov 1951 - Nov 1953        Chelsie J. Senerchia               (b. 1899 - d. 1990)
Nov 1953 - Nov 1955        Abraham "Abe" Aronovitz            (b. 1899 - d. 1960)  Dem
Nov 1955 - Nov 1957        Randall "Randy" N. Christmas       (b. 1920 - d. 1969)  Dem
28 Nov 1957 - 30 Aug 1967  Robert King High                   (b. 1924 - d. 1967)  Dem
31 Aug 1967                W.E. Master Johnson (acting)                            Rep
31 Aug 1967 - 25 Nov 1970  Stephen P. Clark (1st time)        (b. 1923 - d. 1996)  Dem
25 Nov 1970 - 11 Apr 1973  David T. Kennedy (1st time)        (b. 1934 - d. 2014)  Dem
19 Apr 1973 - 17 Aug 1973  Maurice A. Ferré (1st time)        (b. 1935 - d. 2019)  Dem
17 Aug 1973 -  8 Nov 1973  David T. Kennedy (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
 8 Nov 1973 - 14 Nov 1985  Maurice A. Ferré (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
14 Nov 1985 - 11 Nov 1993  Xavier L. Suarez (1st time)        (b. 1949)            Dem
11 Nov 1993 -  4 Jun 1996  Stephen P. Clark (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
 4 Jun 1996 - 24 Jul 1996  Wilfredo "Willy" Gort de los       (b. 1940)            Rep
                             Llanos (acting)

24 Jul 1996 - 14 Nov 1997  Joseph "Joe" Carollo (1st time)    (b. 1955)            Rep
14 Nov 1997 -  4 Mar 1998  Xavier L. Suarez (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
12 Mar 1998 - 17 Nov 2001  Joseph "Joe" Carollo (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Rep
17 Nov 2001 -  7 Nov 2009  Manuel "Manny" Diaz                (b. 1954)            Ind
 7 Nov 2009 - 15 Nov 2017  Tomás Pedro Regalado y Valdez      (b. 1947)            Rep
15 Nov 2017 -              Francis X. Suarez                  (b. 1977)            Rep


Miami-Dade County

[Flag of
                        Dade County, Florida 1952-58 (U.S.)]
6 Jan 1952 - c.1958

[Flag of
                          Miami-Dade County, Florida (U.S.)]Adopted c.1958

20 Jul 1957                Home-rule for Dade County (metropolitan Miami),
                             municipal government effective.
Apr 1993 - 1996            Post of mayor abolished.
13 Nov 1997                Dade County renamed Miami-Dade County.

County managers
1957 - 1961                Orvin "Hump" W. Campbell           (b. 1906 - d. 1987)
 1 May 1961 - 1 Jan 1964   Irving G. McNayr                   (b. 1913 - d. 2000)
Mayors (chairmen of the Board of County Commissioners)
1964 - 1970                Charles "Chuck" F. Hall            (b. 1918 - d. 1974)  Dem
25 Nov 1970 - 17 Oct 1972  Stephen P. Clark (1st time)        (b. 1923 - d. 1996)  Dem
1972 - 25 Jul 1974         Jack B. Orr, Jr.                   (b. 1919 - d. 1974)  Dem
1974 - 1993                Stephen P. Clark (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1993 - 1996                Post abolished
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
22 Apr 1993 - 1996         Arthur "Art" E. Teele, Jr.         (b. 1946 - d. 2005)  Rep
Mayors

15 Oct 1996 - 16 Nov 2004  Alex Penelas                       (b. 1961)            Dem
16 Nov 2004 - 18 Mar 2011  Carlos Alvarez                     (b. 1952?)           Rep
18 Mar 2011 -  1 Jul 2011  Alina Tejeda Hudak (f)(acting)     (b. 1960)
                             (county manager)
 1 Jul 2011 - 17 Nov 2020  Carlos A. Gimenez                  (b. 1954)            Rep
17 Nov 2020 -              Daniella Levine Cava (f)           (b. 1955)            Dem



Milwaukee

[Milwaukee,
                          Wisconsin city flag (U.S.)]
Adopted 21 Sep 1954

1835                       Settlement begins.
20 Dec 1839                Milwaukee founded.
31 Jan 1846                City incorporated.
 6 Sep 1881 - 22 Oct 1881  Milwaukee Industrial Exposition.

Mayors
10 Apr 1846 - 14 Apr 1847  Laurent Solomon Juneau             (b. 1793 - d. 1856)  Dem
14 Apr 1847 - 12 Apr 1848  Horatio N. Wells                   (b. 1807 - d. 1858)  Dem
12 Apr 1848 - 12 Apr 1849  Byron Kilbourn (1st time)          (b. 1801 - d. 1870)  Dem
12 Apr 1849 -  7 Jun 1851  Don A.J. Upham                     (b. 1809 - d. 1877)  Dem
 7 Jun 1851 -  9 Mar 1852  George H. Walker (1st time)        (b. 1811 - d. 1866)  PT
 9 Mar 1852 -  8 Mar 1853  Hans Crocker                       (b. 1815 - d. 1889)  Dem;1852 Rep
 8 Mar 1853 - 14 Mar 1854  George H. Walker (2nd time)        (s.a.)               PT
14 Mar 1854 - 22 Mar 1855  Byron Kilbourn (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
22 Mar 1855 - 1858         James B. Cross                     (b. 1819 - d. 1876)  Dem
1858 - 1859                William Augustus Prentiss          (b. 1800 - d. 1892)  PT
1859 - 1860                Herman L. Page                     (b. 1818 - d. 1873)  Dem
1860 - 1861                William Pitt Lynde                 (b. 1817 - d. 1885)  Dem
1861 - 1862                James S. Brown                     (b. 1824 - d. 1878)  Dem
1862 - 1863                Horace Chase                       (b. 1810 - d. 1886)  Dem
1863 - 1864                Edward O'Neill (1st time)          (b. 1820 - d. 1870)  Dem
1864 - 1865                Abner Kirby                        (b. 1818 - d. 1893)  Dem
1865 - 1867                John J. Tallmadge                  (b. 1818 - d. 1873)  Dem
1867 - 1870                Edward O'Neill (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
1870 - 1871                Joseph Phillips                    (b. 1825 - d. 1906)  Dem
Apr 1871 - Apr 1872        Harrison Ludington (1st time)      (b. 1812 - d. 1891)  Rep
1872 - 1873                David G. Hooker                    (b. 1830 - d. 1888)  Dem
Apr 1873 - 27 Dec 1875     Harrison Ludington (2nd time)      (s.a.)               Rep
27 Dec 1875 - Apr 1876     Henry M. Benjamin (acting)         (b. 1841 - d. 1915)
Apr 1876 - 1878            Ammi A.R. Butler                   (b. 1821 - d. 1901)  Dem
1878 - 1880                John Black                         (b. 1827 - d. 1899)  Dem
1880 - 1882                Thomas H. Brown (1st time)         (b. 1839 - d. 1908)  Rep
1882 - 1884                John M. Stowell                    (b. 1827 - d. 1907)  Dem
1884 - 1888                Emil Wallber                       (b. 1841 - d. 1923)  Rep
1888 - 1890                Thomas H. Brown (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Rep
1890 - 17 Nov 1890         George W. Peck                     (b. 1840 - d. 1915)  Dem
 6 Dec 1890 -  5 Jun 1893  Peter J. Somers                    (b. 1850 - d. 1924)  Dem
 5 Jun 1893 -  1 Jul 1893  Henry Hase (acting)                (b. 1847 - d. 1929)
1893 - 1896                John C. Koch                       (b. 1841 - d. 1907)  Rep
1896 - 1898                William G. Rauschenberger          (b. 1855 - d. 1918)  Rep
1898 - 1906                David S. Rose (1st time)           (b. 1856 - d. 1932)  Dem
1906 - 1908                Sherburn M. Becker                 (b. 1876 - d. 1949)  Rep
1908 - 1910                David S. Rose (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Dem
1910 - 1912                Emil Seidel                        (b. 1864 - d. 1947)  Soc
1912 - 1916                Gerhard A. Bading                  (b. 1870 - d. 1946)  Rep
1916 - 1940                Daniel Webster Hoan                (b. 1881 - d. 1961)  Soc
1940 - 11 Dec 1942         Carl Frederick Zeidler             (b. 1908 - d. 1942)  Non-party
Apr 1942 - 1948            John L. Bohn                       (b. 1867 - d. 1955)  Non-party
                             (acting [for Zeidler to 11 Dec 1942] to 1944) 
1948 - 19 Apr 1960         Frank P. Zeidler                   (b. 1912 - d. 2006)  Soc
19 Apr 1960 - Apr 1988     Henry Walter Maier                 (b. 1918 - d. 1994)  Dem
Apr 1988 -  1 Jan 2004     John O. Norquist                   (b. 1949)            Dem
 1 Jan 2004 - 20 Apr 2004  Marvin Pratt (acting)              (b. 1944)            Dem
20 Apr 2004 - 23 Dec 2021  Thomas "Tom" Barrett               (b. 1953)            Dem
23 Dec 2021 -              Cavalier "Chevy" Johnson           (b. 1986)            Dem
                             (acting to 13 Apr 2022)



Minneapolis

[flag of
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota (U.S.)]
Adopted 27 May 1955

1849                       St. Anthony site platted.
1854                       Minneapolis site platted by Col. John H. Stevens (b. 1820 -
                             d. 1900).
 1 Mar 1856                Minneapolis village incorporated. 

11 May 1858                Minneapolis a township.
 6 Mar 1866                City incorporated.
28 Feb 1872                Saint Anthony merged into Minneapolis.
 1 Aug 2007                Minneapolis I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River
                             collapses, killing 13 and injuring 145.

Mayors
26 Feb 1867 - 14 Apr 1868  Dorilus Morrison (1st time)        (b. 1814 - d. 1897)  Rep
14 Apr 1868 - 13 Apr 1869  Hugh G. Harrison                   (b. 1822 - d. 1891)  Rep
13 Apr 1869 - 12 Apr 1870  Dorilus Morrison (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Rep
12 Apr 1870 -  9 Apr 1872  Eli B. Ames                        (b. 1820 - d. 1897)  Dem
 9 Apr 1872 -  8 Apr 1873  Eugene M. Wilson (1st time)        (b. 1833 - d. 1890)  Dem
 8 Apr 1873 - 14 Apr 1874  George A. Brackett                 (b. 1836 - d. 1921)  Rep
14 Apr 1874 - 13 Apr 1875  Eugene M. Wilson (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
13 Apr 1875 - 11 Apr 1876  Orlando C. Merriman                (b. 1827 - d. 1906)  Rep
11 Apr 1876 - 10 Apr 1877  Albert A. Ames (1st time)          (b. 1842 - d. 1911)  Dem
10 Apr 1877 -  9 Apr 1878  John De Laittre                    (b. 1832 - d. 1921)  Rep
 9 Apr 1878 - 11 Apr 1882  A.C. Rand                          (b. 1832 - d. 1885)  Rep
11 Apr 1882 -  8 Apr 1884  Albert A. Ames (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
 8 Apr 1884 - 13 Apr 1886  George A. Pillsbury                (b. 1816 - d. 1898)  Rep
13 Apr 1886 -  7 Jan 1889  Albert A. Ames (3rd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
 7 Jan 1889 -  5 Jan 1891  E.C. Babb                          (b. 1834 - d. 1899)  Rep
 5 Jan 1891 -  2 Jan 1893  Phillip B. Winston                 (b. 1845 - d. 1901)  Dem
 2 Jan 1893 -  7 Jan 1895  William H. Eustis                  (b. 1845 - d. 1928)  Rep
 7 Jan 1895 -  2 Jan 1899  Robert Pratt                       (b. 1845 - d. 1908)  Rep
 2 Jan 1899 -  7 Jan 1901  James Gray                         (b. 1862 - d. 1916)  Dem
 7 Jan 1901 - 27 Aug 1902  Albert A. Ames (4th time)          (s.a.)               Rep
27 Aug 1902 -  5 Jan 1903  David P. Jones (1st time)          (b. 1860 - d. 1927)  Rep
 5 Jan 1903 -  2 Jan 1905  James C. Haynes (1st time)         (b. 1848 - d. 1913)  Dem
 2 Jan 1905 -  7 Jan 1907  David P. Jones (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
 7 Jan 1907 -  6 Jan 1913  James C. Haynes (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Rep
 6 Jan 1913 -  1 Jan 1917  Wallace G. Nye                     (b. 1859 - d. 1926)  Rep
 1 Jan 1917 -  6 Jan 1919  Thomas Van Lear                    (b. 1864 - d. 1931)  PO/Soc
 6 Jan 1919 -  3 Jul 1921  J. Edward Meyers                   (b. 1862 - d. 1944)  LOY
 4 Jul 1921 -  7 Jul 1929  George E. Leach (1st time)         (b. 1876 - d. 1955)  Rep
 8 Jul 1929 -  5 Jul 1931  William F. Kunze                   (b. 1872 - d. 1962)  Rep
 6 Jul 1931 -  2 Jul 1933  William A. Anderson                (b. 1873 - d. 1954)  FL
 3 Jul 1933 -  7 Jul 1935  A.G. Bainbridge                    (b. 1885 - d. 1936)  Rep
 8 Jul 1935 -  4 Jul 1937  Thomas E. Latimer                  (b. 1879 - d. 1937)  FL
 5 Jul 1937 -  6 Jul 1941  George E. Leach (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Rep
 7 Jul 1941 -  1 Jul 1945  Marvin L. Kline                    (b. 1903 - d. 1974)  Rep
 2 Jul 1945 - 30 Nov 1948  Hubert H. Humphrey                 (b. 1911 - d. 1978)  DFL
 1 Dec 1948 -  7 Jul 1957  Eric G. Hoyer                      (b. 1898 - d. 1990)  DFL
 8 Jul 1957 -  2 Jul 1961  P. Kenneth Peterson                (b. 1915 - d. 1993)  Rep
 3 Jul 1961 -  6 Jul 1969  Arthur Naftalin                    (b. 1917 - d. 2005)  DFL 
 7 Jul 1969 - 31 Dec 1973  Charles Stenvig (1st time)         (b. 1928 - d. 2010)  Ind
31 Dec 1973                Richard M. Erdall                  (b. 1933 - d. 2018)  Rep
 1 Jan 1974 - 31 Dec 1975  Albert J. Hofstede (1st time)      (b. 1940 - d. 2016)  DFL
 1 Jan 1976 - 31 Dec 1977  Charles Stenvig (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Ind
 1 Jan 1978 - 31 Dec 1979  Albert J. Hofstede (2nd time)      (s.a.)               DFL
 1 Jan 1980 - 31 Dec 1993  Donald M. Fraser                   (b. 1924 - d. 2019)  DFL
 1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2001  Sharon Sayles Belton (f)           (b. 1951)            DFL
 1 Jan 2002 -  2 Jan 2014  Raymond Thomas "R.T." Rybak        (b. 1955)            DFL
 2 Jan 2014 -  2 Jan 2018  Betsy Hodges (f)                   (b. 1969)            DFL
 2 Jan 2018 -              Jacob Frey                         (b. 1981)            DFL



Mobile

[Mobile, Alabama
                          flag (U.S.)]
Adopted 4 Dec 1968

20 Jan 1702                French Fort St. Louis de la Mobile.
1711                       French to move 27 miles south to the 
                             present site of Mobile. 
1720                       Renamed Fort Condé.
10 Feb 1763                British rule (renamed Fort Charlotte).
 8 May 1781 -  3 Sep 1783  Occupied by Spain (renamed Fort Carlota).
 3 Sep 1783                Part of Spanish Louisiana.
15 Apr 1813                American rule (Fort Charlotte).
20 Jan 1814                Mobile town incorporated.
17 Dec 1819                City incorporated.
12 Apr 1865 - 20 Jul 1868  U.S. federal occupation (District of Mobile).
15 Mar 1879 - 14 Mar 1887  Mobile city dissolved by the state and simultaneously
                             the Port of Mobile is incorporated.

Presidents of the Board of Commissioners
Mar 1814 - 1815            James Innerarity (1st time)        (b. 1777 - d. 1847)
1815 - 1816                Lewis Judson                       (b.c.1780-d.af.1840)
1816 - 1817                James Innerarity (2nd time)        (s.a.)
1817 - 1818                Daniel Duval (1st time)            (b c.1784 - d. 1824)
1818 - 1819                Samuel H. Garrow                   (b. 1780 - d. 1850)
1819 - 1820                Daniel Duval (2nd time)            (s.a.)
Mayors

Dec 1820 - 1822            Addin Lewis (1st time)             (b. 1780 - d. 1842)
1822 - 1823                John Elliott
1823 - 19 Apr 1823         Addin Lewis (2nd time)             (s.a.)
19 Apr 1823 - 1826         Samuel H. Garrow (1st time)        (s.a.)
1827 - 1830                John F. Everett (1st time)         (b. 1784 - d. 1842)
1830 - 1831                Samuel H. Garrow (2nd time)        (s.a.)
1831 - 1834                John Stocking, Jr.                 (b. 1797 - d. 1835)
1835 - 1836                John F. Everett (2nd time)         (s.a.)
1836 - 1837                George Washington Owen             (b. 1796 - d. 1837)  Dem
1837 - 1839                George Walton                      (b. 1786 - d. 1863)
1839 - 1840                Henry V. Chamberlain               (b. 1777 - d. 1855)  Whg   
1840 - Dec 1842            Edward Hall                        (b. c.1787 - d. 1867)
Dec 1842 - 1845            Charles A. Hoppin                  (b. 1810 - d. 1864)
24 Dec 1845 - 1847         Blanton McAlpine                   (b. 1804 - d. 1850?)
1847 -  7 Oct 1848         Jas. W.L. Childers                                      Whg
1849 - 1851                Charles Carter Langdon (1st time)  (b. 1805 - d. 1889)  Whg
1851 - 1852                Joseph James Seawell               (b. c.1809 - d. 1883)Dem
1852 - 1855                Charles Carter Langdon (2nd time)  (s.a.)               K-N
1855 - 1861                Jones Mitchell Withers (1st time)  (b. 1814 - d. 1890)  K-N
13 May 1861 - Dec 1861     John Forsyth (1st time)            (b. 1812 - d. 1879)  Dem
1862 - 12 Apr 1865         Robert H. Slough                   (b. 1820 - d. 1872)
12 Apr 1865 - 16 Aug 1865  Edward Richard Sprigg Canby        (b. 1817 - d. 1873)  Mil
                             (military governor)
16 Aug 1865 -
Dec 1865     John Forsyth (2nd time)            (s.a.)               Dem
Dec 1865 - 1866            George A. Ketchum (acting)         (b. 1825 - d. 1906) 

1866 - 22 May 1867         Jones Mitchell Withers (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Dem

22 May 1867 - 1868         Gustavus W. Horton                 (b. 1808 - d. 1892)  Uni
18 Aug 1868 - 1870         Caleb Price, Jr.                   (b. 1814/15-d. 1882) Rep
1870 - 1871                George Forrest Harrington          (b. 1836 - d. 1876)  Rep
1871                       Martin L. Horst                    (b. 1830 - d. 1878)  Dem
1872                       Gideon Marsena Parker              (b. 1821 - d. 1874)  Dem
1873 - 1874                Cleveland F. Mouldon               (b. 1827 - d. 1904)  CP
1875 -  9 Aug 1877         Alphonse Hurtel                    (b. 1826 - d. 1877)  Dem
Sep 1877 - 1878            Daniel P. Bestor (acting)          (b. 1840 - d. 1911)  Dem
1878 - 1879                George G. Duffee                   (b. 1835 - d. 1886)  PP
President and Record of the Mobile Police Board
17 Mar 1879 - 14 Mar 1887  Richard B. Owen  
                  (b. 1828 - d. 1911)  Dem
Mayors
14 Mar 1887 - 1888         Richard B. Owen                    (s.a.)               Dem
Mar 1888 - 1894            Joseph C. Rich 
                   (b. 1859 - d. 1927)  Dem
1894 - 1897                Constantine L. Lavretta            (b. 1858 - d. 1921)  Dem
1897 - 1900                John Curtis Bush                   (b. 1845 - d. 1910)  Dem
1900 -  6 Feb 1902         Thomas S. Fry                      (b. 1838 - d. 1902)  Dem
1902 - 1903                Walter F. Walsh                    (b. 1853? - d. 1922) Dem   
1903 - 1904                Charles E. McLean                  (b. 1864 - d. 1904)  Dem
1904 - 1911                Patrick J. Lyons (1st time)        (b. 1850 - d. 1921)  Dem
Mayor-Presidents of the City Commission
14 Apr 1911 - 1913         Lazarus "Laz" Schwarz              (b. 1846 - d. 1925)  Dem
1913 - 1914                Patrick J. Lyons (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1914 - 1915                Harry Pillans (1st time)           (b. 1847 - d. 1940)  Dem
1915 - 1916                Patrick J. Lyons (3rd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1916 - 1917                Harry Pillans (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Dem
1917 - 1918                Patrick J. Lyons (4th time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1918 - 1919                George E. Crawford (1st time)      (b. 1886 - d. 1926)  Dem
1919 - 1921                Harry Pillans (3rd time)           (s.a.)               Dem
1921 - 1922                George E. Crawford (2nd time)      (s.a.)               Dem
1922 - 1924                Richard V. Taylor (1st time)       (b. 1859 - d. 1939)  Dem
1924 - 1925                Harry T. Hartwell (1st time)       (b. 1870 - d. 1942)  Dem
1925 - 10 Sep 1926         George E. Crawford (3rd time)      (s.a.)               Dem
1926 - 1927                Harry T. Hartwell (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem    
1927 - 1928                Leon Schwarz (1st time)            (b. 1872 - d. 1957)  Dem
1928 - 1929                Cecil F. Bates (1st time)          (b. 1893 - d. 1943)  Dem
1929 - 1930                Harry T. Hartwell (3rd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
1930 - 1931                Leon Schwarz (2nd time)            (s.a.)               Dem
1931 - 1932                Cecil F. Bates (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
1932 - 1933                Harry T. Hartwell (4th time)       (s.a.)               Dem
1933 - 1934                Richard V. Taylor (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
1934 - 1935                Cecil F. Bates (3rd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
1935 - 1936                Charles A. Baumhauer (1st time)    (b. 1889 - d. 1982)  Dem
1936 - 1937                Richard V. Taylor (3rd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
1937 - 1938                Cecil F. Bates (4th time)          (s.a.)               Dem
1938 - 1939                Charles A. Baumhauer (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Dem
1939 - 1941                Cecil F. Bates (5th time)          (s.a.)               Dem
1941 - 1942                Charles A. Baumhauer (3rd time)    (s.a.)               Dem
1942 - 1943                Ernest M. Megginson (1st time)     (b. 1890 - d. 1970)  Dem
1943 - 1944                Robin C. Herndon (1st time)        (b. 1889 - d. 1949)  Dem
1944 - 1945                Charles A. Baumhauer (4th time)    (s.a.)               Dem
1945 - 1946                Ernest M. Megginson (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Dem
1946 - 1947                Robin C. Herndon (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1947 - 1948                Charles A. Baumhauer (5th time)    (s.a.)               Dem
1948 - 1949                Ernest M. Megginson (3rd time)     (s.a.)               Dem
1949 - 1950                Charles A. Baumhauer (6th time)    (s.a.)               Dem
1950 - 1951                Ernest M. Megginson (4th time)     (s.a.)               Dem
1951 - 1952                Joseph R. Mitternight              (b. 1887 - d. 1968)  Dem
1952 - 1953                Charles A. Baumhauer (7th time)    (s.a.)               Dem
1953 - 1954                Henry R. Luscher (1st time)        (b. 1884 - d. 1971)  Dem
1954 - 1955                Charles F. Hackmeyer               (b. 1903 - d. 1989)  Dem
1955 - 1956                Joseph N. Langan (1st time)        (b. 1912 - d. 2005)  Dem
1956 - 1957                Henry R. Luscher (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1957 - 1958                Joseph N. Langan (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1958 - 1959                Henry R. Luscher (3rd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1959 - 1960                Joseph N. Langan (3rd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1960 - 1961                Henry R. Luscher (4th time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1961 - 1962                George E. McNally                  (b. 1929 - d. 2011)  Rep
1962 - 1963                Charles S. Trimmier (1st time)     (b. 1918 - d. 1967)  Dem
1963 - 1964                Joseph N. Langan (4th time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1964 - 1965                Charles S. Trimmier (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Dem
1965 - 1967                Joseph N. Langan (5th time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1967 - 1968                Arthur R. Outlaw (1st time)        (b. 1926 - d. 2000)  Rep
1968 - 1969                Lambert C. Mims (1st time)         (b. 1930 - d. 2008)  Dem
1969 - 1971                Joseph A. Bailey                   (b. 1912 - d. 2014)
1971 - 1972                Robert "Bob" Doyle, Jr. (1st time) (b. 1925 - d. 2005)
1972 - 1973                Lambert C. Mims (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Dem
1973 - 1975                Gary A. Greenough (1st time)       (b. 1938)            Dem
1975 - 1976                Robert "Bob" Doyle, Jr. (2nd time) (s.a.)
1976 - 1979                Lambert C. Mims (3rd time)         (s.a.)               Dem
1979 - 1980                Gary A. Greenough (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
1980 - 1981                Robert "Bob" Doyle, Jr. (3rd time) (s.a.)
1981 - 1983                Gary A. Greenough (3rd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
1983 - 1984                Robert "Bob" Doyle, Jr. (4th time) (s.a.)
1984 - 30 Sep 1985         Lambert C. Mims (4th time)         (s.a.)               Dem
Mayors
 
1 Oct 1985 - 30 Sep 1989  Arthur R. Outlaw (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Rep
 1 Oct 1989 -  3 Oct 2005  Michael "Mike" C. Dow              (b. 1947)            Ind

 3 Oct 2005 -  4 Nov 2013  Samuel "Sam" L. Jones              (b. 1947)            Dem
 
4 Nov 2013 -              William "Sandy" S. Stimpson        (b. 1952)            Rep



Montgomery

[flag of
                          Montgomery, Alabama (U.S.)]
Adopted 19 Apr 1952

1817                       New Philadelphia founded.
1818                       East Alabama founded.
 3 Dec 1819                Town of Montgomery (by merger of New Philadelphia
                             and East Alabama).

23 Dec 1837                City incorporated.
 6 Dec 1847                Becomes the capital of Alabama.

 4 Feb 1861 - 21 May 1861  Capital of the Confederate States of America.
12 Apr 1865 - 20 Jul 1868  U.S. federal occupation (District of Montgomery).

Intendants
1820                       William Graham (1st time)          (b. 1787 - d. 1860)
1821                       Nimrod Earle Benson (1st time)     (b. 1794 - d. 1854)
1822                       William Graham (2nd time)          (s.a.)
1823                       Nimrod Earle Benson (2nd time)     (s.a.)
1824/25                    John Gindrat, Sr. (1st time)       (b. 1777 - d. 1851)
1827                       Andrew Dexter                      (b. 1779 - d. 1837)
18..                       Francis Bugbee                     (b. 1797 - d. 1877)
18..                       Francis McGehee
18..                       Bryan Gordon
18..                       John Edmonson
18..                       William Sayre                      (b. 1791 - d. 1861)
1832                       Justus Wyman                       (b. 1798 - d. 1855)
1833                       Charles Crommelin                  (b. 1800 - d. 1857)
1833                       Isaac Ticknor (Tichenor)           (d. 1836)
1834                       John Gindrat, Sr. (2nd time)       (s.a.)
1835                       John "Jack" H. Thorington          (b. 1810 - d. 1871)
18..                       M.B. Tatum
18..                       M. Hooks

1836 - 1838                ....

Mayors 

15 Jan 1838 - 1839         Samuel D. Holt (1st time)          (b. 1803 - d. 1863)  Whg
1839 - 1840                John "Jack" H. Thorington          (s.a.)               Whg
1841 - 1842                Hardy Herbert                      (b. 1784? - d. 1851?)
1842 - 1846                Perez Coleman                                           Dem
1846 - 1847                Nimrod Earle Benson                (s.a.)               Dem
1848 - 1849                Edwin B. Harris                    (b. c.1820 - d. 1878)
1850 - 1851                Robert T. Davis                                         Dem
1851 - 1852                Thomas Welsh                                            Dem

1852 - 1853                Samuel D. Holt (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Whg
1853 - 1859                Charles R. Hansford                (b. c.1820 - d. ....)
1860 - 1861                Andrew J. Noble                    (b. 1819 - d. 1895)  Dem
1861 - 1863                John F. Johnson
1863 - 1868                Walter Leake Coleman               (b. 1813 - d. 1879)  Dem
25 Apr 1865 - 27 Jun 1865  Andrew Jackson Smith               (b. 1815 - d. 1897)  Mil
                             (commander U.S. 16th Army, from 17 May
                             1865 military governor of the District of Alabama)
1868 - 1870                Thomas O. Glasscock                (b. 1808 - d. 1870)  Rep

1870 - 1875                Henry E. Faber                     (b. 1837 - d. 1915)  Rep
1875 - 1881                Mordecai Lyon Moses                (b. 1842 - d. 1918)  Dem
1881 - 1885                John Brown Gaston                  (b. 1834 - d. 1913)  Dem
1885 - 1889                Warren Stone Reese                 (b. 1842 - d. 1897)  Dem
1889 - 1891                Edward A. Graham                   (b. 1852 - d. 1904)  Dem
May 1891 - 1895            John G. Crommelin                  (b. 1844 - d. 1909)  Dem?
1895 - 1899                John Hughes Clisby                 (b. 1840 - d. 1902)  Dem
1899 - 1903                Edwin Boyce Joseph                 (b. 1852 - d. 1905)  Dem
1903 - 1905                Thomas H. Carr                     (b. 1840? - d. 1905) Dem?
1905                       C.P. McIntyre (acting)
1905 - 1909                William Martin Teague, Sr.         (b. 1843 - d. 1915)  Dem

1909 - 1910                Gaston Gunter                      (b. 1874 - d. 1919)  Dem
Oct 1910 - 10 Apr 1911     William "Bill" Adams Gunter, Jr.   (b. 1872 - d. 1940)  Dem
Mayor-Presidents of the Board of Commissioners
10 Apr 1911 - Oct 1915     William "Bill" Adams Gunter, Jr.
  (s.a.)               Dem
                             (1st time)

1915 - Oct 1919            W.T. Robertson
1919 - 1941                William "Bill" Adams Gunter, Jr.   (s.a.)               Dem
                             (2nd time)

1941 - 1944                Cyrus Billingslea Brown            (b. 1880 - d. 1944)  Dem
1944 - 1945                David E. Dunn, Sr.                 (b. 1899 - d. 1994)  Dem
1946 - 1951                John L. Goodwyn                    (b. 1903 - d. 1968)  Dem
1951 - 1959                William A. "Tacky" Gayle           (b. 1895 - d. 1969)  Dem
1959 - 1971                Earl D. James                      (b. 1914 - d. 2005)  Dem
1971 - 1975                Charlie James "Jim" Robinson       (b. 1929 - d. 2002)  Ind
Mayors
1975 -  3 Mar 1977         Charlie James "Jim" Robinson       (s.a.)               Ind
Mar 1977 - Nov 1999        Emory McCord Folmar                (b. 1930 - d. 2011)  Rep 

 9 Nov 1999 -  6 Jan 2009  Bobby N. Bright                    (b. 1952)            Ind/Dem
 6 Jan 2009 - 23 Mar 2009  Charles W. Jinright
(acting)       (b. 1945)            Rep
23 Mar 2009 - 12 Nov 2019  Todd Strange                       (b. 1944?)           Rep

12 Nov 2019 -              Steven L. Reed                     (b. 1974)            Dem



Nashville
 
[Former Flag of
                        Nashville, Tennessee, 1961-1964]
19 May 1961 - 4 Aug 1964
[Metropolitan Nashville
                        and Davidson County, Tennessee (U.S.)]
Adopted 4 Aug 1964

24 Dec 1779                Nashville founded.
11 Sep 1806                City incorporated.
1812 - 1815                Capital of Tennessee.
 6 Oct 1843                Made the capital of Tennessee.
25 Feb 1862 - 24 Jul 1866  U.S. federal occupation.
 1 May 1897 - 31 Oct 1897  Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition.
 1 Apr 1963                Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County.

Mayors
 1 Oct 1806 - 1809         Joseph Coleman                     (b. 17.. - d. 1819)  D-R
1809 - 1811                Benjamin J. Bradford               (b.c.1772 - d. 1814) D-R
1811 - 1814                William Tait (Tate)                (b. 17.. - d. 1816)  D-R
1814 - 1817                Joseph Thorpe Elliston             (b. 1779 - d. 1856)  D-R
1817 - 1818                Stephen Cantrell, Jr.              (b. 1783 - d. 1854)  D-R
1818 - 1819                Felix Robertson (1st time)         (b. 1781 - d. 1865)  D-R
1819 - 1820                Thomas Crutcher                    (b. 1760 - d. 1844)  D-R
1820 - 1821                James Condon                       (b. c.1767 - d. 1837)D-R
1821 - 1822                John Patton Erwin (1st time)       (b. 1795 - d. 1857)  Whg
1822 - 1824                Robert Brownlee Currey             (b. 1774 - d. 1848)  D-R
1824 - 1825                Randall McGavock                   (b. 1766 - d. 1843)  D-R
1825 - 1826                Wilkins F. Tannehill               (b. 1787 - d. 1858)  Whg 
1827 - 1829                Felix Robertson (2nd time)         (s.a.)               D-R
1829 - 1833                William Armstrong                  (b. 1795 - d. 1847)  D-R
1833 - 1834                John Meredith Bass                 (b. 1804 - d. 1878)  Whg-Uni
1834 - 1835                John Patton Erwin (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Whg
1835 - 1837                William Nichol                     (b. 1800 - d. 1878)  Whg/Dem
1837 - 1839                Henry Hollingsworth                (b. 1808 - d. 1855)  Dem
1839 - 1840                Charles Clay Trabue                (b. 1798 - d. 1851)  Dem
1841 - 1842                Samuel Van Dyke Stout              (b. 1786 - d. 1850)  Whg/Dem
1842 - 1843                Thomas B. Coleman                  (b. 1795 - d. 1848)  Dem
1843 - 1845                Powhatan Woolridge Maxey           (b. 1810 - d. 1876)  Whg/Uni
1845 - 1846                John Hugh Smith (1st time)         (b. 1819 - d. 1870)  Whg/Uni
1846 - 1847                John Aam Goodlett                  (b. 1823 - d. ....)
1847 - 1849                Alexander Allison                  (b. 1799 - d. 1862)
1849 - 1850                John McCormick Lea                 (b. 1818 - d. 1903)  Whg/Uni
1850 - 1853                John Hugh Smith (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Whg/Uni
1853 - 1854                William Hartley Horn               (b. 1799 - d. 1870)  Whg
1854  (3 days)             William B. Shapard                 (b. 1797 - d. 1870)  K-N
1854 - 1856                Robert Bell Castleman              (b. 1808 - d. 1886)  Whg
1856 - 1857                Andrew Anderson                    (b. 1795 - d. 1867)
1857 - 1858                John Alexander McEwen              (b. 1822 - d. 1859)  Dem
1858 - 1859                Randall William McGavock           (b. 1826 - d. 1863)  Dem
1859 - 1860                Samuel Newton Hollingsworth        (b. 1825 - d. 1861)  Opp
1860 - Apr 1862            Richard Boone Cheatham             (b. 1824 - d. 1877)  Dem
Apr 1862 - 1865            John Hugh Smith (3rd time)         (s.a.)               Uni
1865 - 1867                William Matt Brown                 (b. 1815 - d. 1885)  Dem
1867 - 1869                Augustus E. Alden                  (b. 1837 - d. 1886)  Rep
1869                       John M. Bass (receiver)            (b. 1804 - d. 1878)  Uni
1869 - 1871                Kindred Jenkins Morris             (b. 1819 - d. 1884)  Dem
1872 - 1874                Thomas A. Kercheval (1st time)     (b. 1837 - d. 1915)  Rep
1874 - 1875                Morton Boyte Howell                (b. 1834 - d. 1909)  Dem
1875 - 1883                Thomas A. Kercheval (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Rep
1883 - 10 Sep 1886         Clairborne Hooper Phillips         (b. 1847 - d. 1886)  Dem
1886 - 1887                Thomas A. Kercheval (3rd time)     (s.a.)               Rep
1888 - Oct 1890            Charles P. McCarver                (b. 1851 - d. 1892)  Dem
Oct 1890 - 1891            William Litterer                   (b. 1834 - d. 1917)  Dem
1891 - 1895                George Buckmore Guild              (b. 1834 - d. 1917)  Dem
1895 - 1897                William Marshall McCarthy          (b. 1841 - d. 1899)  Proh+APA
1897 - 1900                Richard Houston Dudley             (b. 1836 - d. 1914)  Dem
1900 - 1904                James Marshall Head                (b. 1855 - d. 1930)  Dem
1904 - 1906                Albert Smiley Williams             (b. 1849 - d. 1924)  Dem
1906 - 1908                Thomas Owen Morris                 (b. 1845 - d. 1924)  Dem
1908 - 1909                James Stephens Brown               (b. 1858 - d. 1946)  Dem
1909 - 27 Jul 1915         Hilary Ewing Howse (1st time)      (b. 1866 - d. 1938)  Dem
27 Jul 1915 - 1915         Robert Vaughn (receiver)
                           + Park Marshall                    (b. 1855 - d. 1946)
                             (president of the commission)
1915 - 1917                Robert Ewing                       (b. 1849 - d. 1932)  Dem

1917 - 1921                William Gupton                     (b. 1870 - d. 1957)  Dem
1921 - 1922                Felix Zollicoffer Wilson           (b. 1866 - d. 1950)  Dem
1922 - 1924                William Percy Sharpe               (b. 1871 - d. 1942)  Dem
1924 - 1938                Hilary Ewing Howse (2nd time)      (s.a.)               Dem
1938 - 1951                Thomas Leon Cummings               (b. 1891 - d. 1968)  Dem
1951 - 1963                Raphael Benjamin West              (b. 1911 - d. 1974)  Dem
1963 - 14 Aug 1975         Clifton Beverly Briley             (b. 1914 - d. 1980)  Dem
14 Aug 1975 -  5 Oct 1987  Richard "Dick" Harmon Fulton       (b. 1927 - d. 2018)  Dem
 5 Oct 1987 -  1 Sep 1991  William Hill Boner                 (b. 1945)            Dem
 1 Sep 1991 - 21 Sep 1999  Philip "Phil" N. Bredesen, Jr.     (b. 1943)            Dem
21 Sep 1999 - 21 Sep 2007  William "Bill" P. Purcell, Jr.     (b. 1953)            Dem
21 Sep 2007 - 25 Sep 2015  Karl F. Dean                       (b. 1955)            Dem
25 Sep 2015 -  6 Mar 2018  Megan Barry (f)                    (b. 1963)            Dem
 6 Mar 2018 - 28 Sep 2019  Clifton David Briley               (b. 1964
)            Dem
28 Sep 2019 -
25 Sep 2023  John Cooper                        (b. 1956)            Dem
25 Sep 2023 -              Freddie O'Connell                  (b. 1977?)           Dem

U.S. Military Commander of Nashville
25 Feb 1862 - 1862         Don Carlos Buell                   (b. 1818 - d. 1898)  Mil
U.S. Military Commanders of the District of Nashville, Department of the Cumberland
Jun 1863 - May 1864        Robert Seaman Granger              (b. 1816 - d. 1894)  Mil
May 1864 - Dec 1864        John Franklin Miller               (b. 1831 - d. 1886)  Mil



New Orleans

[Flag of New
                          Orleans, Louisiana (U.S.)]
Adopted 5 Feb 1918

16 Apr 1718                Nouvelle-Orléans founded.
1722 - 1849                Capital of Louisiana.
21 Mar 1788                Great New Orleans Fire (1788).
 8 Dec 1794                Great New Orleans Fire (1794.)
17 Feb 1805                New Orleans incorporated as a city.

1836 - 1852                Divided into three municipalities.
25 Apr 1862 -  9 Jul 1868  U.S. federal occupation (Forts Jackson and St. Philip surrender
                             on 28 Apr 1862).
16 Dec 1884 -  2 Jun 1885  World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition
                             (World Cotton Centennial).
12 May 1984 - 11 Nov 1984  Louisiana World Exposition (World's Fair).

29 Aug 2005 - 19 Sep 2005  Massive flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina
                             forces evacuation of the city.

Administrators
1718 - 1769                the governors of Louisiana
Alcalde Mayor Provincial
1769 -  1 Jan 1770         Pedro Francisco Olivier            (d. 1776)
Alcaldes Ordinarios
- first Alcaldes -
 1 Jan 1770 -  1 Jan 1771  Luis de La Chaise                  (b. 1737 - d. 1792)
 1 Jan 1771 -  1 Jan 1772  Pedro Chabert
 1 Jan 1772 -  1 Jan 1773  Hipolito Amelot
 1 Jan 1773 -  1 Jan 1774  Pedro Duplessis
 1 Jan 1774 -  1 Jan 1775  Nicolas Forstall (1st time)        (b. 1727 - d. 1810)
 1 Jan 1775 -  1 Jan 1776  Guy (Guido) du Fossat              (b. c.1726 - d. 1794)
 1 Jan 1776 -  1 Jan 1777  Pedro Desneville
 1 Jan 1777 -  1 Jan 1778  Nicolas Forstall (2nd time)        (s.a.) 
 1 Jan 1778 -  1 Jan 1779  Martin Navarro
 1 Jan 1779 -  1 Jan 1781  Pedro Piernas
 1 Jan 1781 -  1 Jan 1783  Jacinto Panis
 1 Jan 1783 -  1 Jan 1784  Francisco Le Breton
 1 Jan 1784 -  1 Jan 1785  Francisco Maria de Reggio          (b. 1689 - d. 1787)
 1 Jan 1785 -  1 Jan 1786  Nicolas Forstall (3rd time)        (s.a.) 
 1 Jan 1786 -  1 Jan 1787  Joseph de Orue
 1 Jan 1787 -  1 Jan 1788  Pedro Chabert
 1 Jan 1788 -  1 Jan 1789  Joseph Foucher
 1 Jan 1789 -  1 Jan 1791  Joseph de Ortega
 1 Jan 1791 -  1 Jan 1792  Juan Ventura Morales
 1 Jan 1792 -  1 Jan 1793  Pedro Marigny
 1 Jan 1793 -  1 Jan 1795  Manuel Serrano (1st time)
 1 Jan 1795 -  1 Jan 1796  Ignacio de Lovio
 1 Jan 1796 -  1 Jan 1797  Manuel Pérez (1st time)
 1 Jan 1797 - 22 Jan 1798  Manuel Serrano (2nd time) 
22 Jan 1798 -  1 Jan 1799  Pedro Denis de La Ronde            (b. 1762 - d. 1824)
 1 Jan 1799 -  1 Jan 1800  Francisco de Riaño
 1 Jan 1800 -  1 Jan 1801  Manuel Pérez (2nd time)
 1 Jan 1801 -  1 Jan 1803  Nicolas Forstall (4th time)        (s.a.) 
 1 Jan 1803 - 30 Nov 1803  Pablo Lanusse                      (b. c.1768 - d. 1825)
                             (= Jean-Baptiste Paul Lanusse)

- second Alcaldes -
 1 Jan 1770 -  1 Jan 1771  Luis Trudeau
 1 Jan 1771 -  1 Jan 1772  Nicholas Forstall                  (b. 1727 - d. 1810)
 1 Jan 1772 -  1 Jan 1773  Francisco de Villier (1st time)
 1 Jan 1773 -  1 Jan 1774  Francisco Doriocourt
 1 Jan 1774 -  1 Jan 1775  Pedro Chabert
 1 Jan 1775 -  1 Jan 1776  Santiago de La Chaise
 1 Jan 1776 -  1 Jan 1777  Santiago Livaudais
 1 Jan 1777 -  1 Jan 1778  Francisco de Villiery (2nd time)
 1 Jan 1778 -  1 Jan 1779  Guy (Guido) du Fossat (1st time)   (s.a.)
 1 Jan 1779 -  1 Jan 1781  Pedro Deverges 
 1 Jan 1781 -  1 Jan 1783  Guy (Guido) du Fossat (2nd time)   (s.a.)
 1 Jan 1783 -  1 Jan 1784  Juan Ventura Morales
 1 Jan 1784 -  1 Jan 1785  Esteban Bore
 1 Jan 1785 -  1 Jan 1786  Juan Renato Huchet de Kernion
 1 Jan 1786 -  1 Jan 1787  Guy (Guido) du Fossat (3rd time)   (s.a.)
 1 Jan 1787 -  1 Jan 1788  Carlos de Reggio
 1 Jan 1788 -  1 Jan 1789  Antonio Argote
 1 Jan 1789 -  1 Jan 1791  Andres Almonaster y Rojas          (b. 1728 - d. 1798)
 1 Jan 1791 -  1 Jan 1792  Pedro Marigny
 1 Jan 1792 -  1 Jan 1793  Pedro Jose de la Peña
 1 Jan 1793 -  1 Jan 1795  Nicolas D'Aunoy                    (b. 1773 - d. 1862)
 1 Jan 1795 -  1 Jan 1796  Joseph Xavier de Pontalba          (b. 1764 - d. 1834)
 1 Jan 1796 -  1 Jan 1797  Carlos de La Chaise (Chesse)
 1 Jan 1797 -  1 Jan 1799  Pedro Marín y Argote               (b. 1755 - d. 1842) 
 1 Jan 1799 -  1 Jan 1800  Gabriel Fonvergne
 1 Jan 1800 -  1 Jan 1801  Juan Bautista Poeyfarre
 1 Jan 1801 -  1 Jan 1803  Francisco Caisergues (Caiserguez)
 1 Jan 1803 - 30 Nov 1803  Juan Francisco Merieult            (b. 1762 - d. 1818)
                             (= Jean-François Merieult)

Mayors
30 Nov 1803 - 26 May 1804  Jean Étienne de Borè               (b. 1741 - d. 1820)
 2 Jun 1804 - 26 Jul 1805  James Pitot                        (b. 1761 - d. 1831)
27 Jul 1805 -  8 Mar 1807  John W. Watkins                    (b. 1770 - d. 1812)  D-R?
 9 Mar 1807 - 16 May 1812  James J. Mather                    (b. 1750 - d. 1821)  D-R?
16 May 1812 -  8 Oct 1812  Charles Trudeau (acting)           (b. 1750 - d. 1816)
 8 Oct 1812 -  4 Sep 1815  Nicholas Girod                     (b. 1747 - d. 1840)  D-R
 6 Nov 1812 -  4 Dec 1812  François Joseph Dorgenois LeBreton (b. 1750 - d. 1814)  D-R
                             (acting for Girod)

 4 Sep 1815 - 13 May 1820  Augustin Macarty                   (b. 1774 - d. 1844)  D-R

14 May 1820 - 10 May 1828  Joseph Roffignac                   (b. 1766 - d. 1846)  D-R
                             (Louis Philippe Joseph, comte de Roffignac)
12 May 1828 -  9 Apr 1838  Denis Prieur (1st time)            (b. 1791 - d. 1857) 
10 Apr 1838 - 12 May 1838  Paul Bertus (1st time) (acting)
12 May 1838 - 10 May 1840  Charles Genois                     (b. 1793 - d. 1866)  Whg
11 May 1840 -  4 Apr 1842  William Freret (1st time)          (b. 1799 - d. 1864)  NAm
 4 Apr 1842 -  7 Feb 1843  Denis Prieur (2nd time)            (s.a.)               Dem
 7 Feb 1843 - 26 Feb 1843  Paul Bertus (2nd time) (acting) 
27 Feb 1843 - 12 May 1844  William Freret (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Whg
13 May 1844 -  5 Apr 1846  Joseph E. Montegut                 (b. 1806 - d. 1880)  Dem
11 May 1846 - 26 Mar 1854  Abial Daily Crossman               (b. 1804 - d. 1859)  Whg
10 Apr 1854 - 17 Jun 1856  John L. Lewis                      (b. 1800 - d. 1886)  Dem
17 Jun 1856 -  8 Jun 1858  Charles W. Waterman                (b. 1809 - d. 1860)  AMP
21 Jun 1858 - 18 Jun 1860  Gerald Stith                       (b. 1821 - d. 1880)  AMP
18 Jun 1860 - 20 May 1862  John T. Monroe (1st time)          (b. 1842 - d. 1931)  AMP
                             (suspended from 10 May 1862)
20 May 1862 -  2 Jul 1862  George Foster Shepley (acting)     (b. 1819 - d. 1878)  Mil
                             (military commandant from 8 May 1862)
 2 Jul 1862 -  5 Aug 1862  Godfrey Weitzel (1st time) (acting)(b. 1835 - d. 1884)  Mil

 6 Aug 1862 - 20 Aug 1862  Jonas Herrod French (acting)       (b. 1829 - d. 1903)  Mil
21 Aug 1862 - 30 Sep 1862  Godfrey Weitzel (2nd time) (acting)(s.a.)               Mil
 2 Oct 1862 - 30 Jan 1863  Henry C. Deming (acting)           (b. 1815 - d. 1872)  Mil
30 Jan 1863 - 12 Sep 1863  James F. Miller (1st time) (acting)(b. 1831 - d. 1873)  Mil
12 Sep 1863 - 30 Oct 1863  Edward Henry Durell (acting)       (b. 1810 - d. 1887)  Uni
 6 Nov 1863 -  2 Feb 1864  James F. Miller (2nd time) (acting)(s.a.)               Mil
 9 Feb 1864 - 21 Mar 1865  Stephen A. Hoyt (acting)           (b. 1802 - d. ....)  Mil 
21 Mar 1865 -  5 May 1865  Hugh Kennedy (1st time) (acting)   (b. 1810 - d. 1888)  Dem
 5 May 1865 -  8 Jun 1865  Samuel Miller Quincy (acting)      (b. 1833 - d. 1887)  Mil
 8 Jun 1865 - 28 Jun 1865  Glendy Burke (acting)              (b. 1805 - d. 1874)
28 Jun 1865 - 18 Mar 1866  Hugh Kennedy (2nd time) (acting)   (s.a.)               Dem
19 Mar 1866 - 20 Mar 1866  Joseph A. Rozier (acting)          (b. 1817 - d. 1896)  Dem
20 Mar 1866 - 11 May 1866  George Clark (acting)
12 May 1866 - 28 Mar 1867  John T. Monroe (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
28 Mar 1867 - 10 Jun 1868  Edward Heath                       (b. 1819 - d. 1892)  Rep
10 Jun 1868 -  4 Apr 1870  John R. Conway                     (b. 1825 - d. 1896)  Dem
 4 Apr 1870 - 29 Nov 1872  Benjamin Franklin Flanders         (b. 1816 - d. 1896)  Rep
30 Nov 1872 - 30 Nov 1874  Louis Alfred Wiltz                 (b. 1843 - d. 1881)  Dem
30 Nov 1874 - 19 Dec 1876  Charles J. Leeds                   (b. 1823 - d. 1898)  Dem
19 Dec 1876 - 18 Nov 1878  Edward Pilsbury                    (b. 1873 - d. 1882)  Dem
18 Nov 1878 - 16 Dec 1880  Isaac W. Patton                    (b. 1828 - d. 1890)  Dem
16 Dec 1880 - 20 Nov 1882  Joseph A. Shakspeare (1st time)    (b. 1837 - d. 1896)  Dem
20 Nov 1882 - 28 Apr 1884  William J. Sheen                   (b. 1840 - d. 1928)  Dem
29 Apr 1884 - 23 Apr 1888  J. Valsin Guillotte                (b. 1850 - d. 1917)  Dem
24 Apr 1888 - 25 Apr 1892  Joseph A. Shakspeare (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Dem
25 Apr 1892 - 27 Apr 1896  John Fitzpatrick                   (b. 1844 - d. 1919)  Dem
27 Apr 1896 -  7 May 1900  Walter C. Flower                   (b. 1850 - d. 1900)  Dem
 7 May 1900 -  5 Dec 1904  Paul Capdevielle                   (b. 1844 - d. 1922)  Dem
 5 Dec 1904 -  6 Dec 1920  Martin Behrman (1st time)          (b. 1864 - d. 1926)  Dem
 6 Dec 1920 -  4 May 1925  Andrew James McShane               (b. 1865 - d. 1936)  Dem
 4 May 1925 - 12 Jan 1926  Martin Behrman (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
12 Jan 1926 - 14 Feb 1930  Arthur Joseph O'Keefe              (b. 1876 - d. 1943)  Dem
14 Feb 1930 - 30 Jun 1936  T. Semmes Walmsley                 (b. 1889 - d. 1942)  Dem
                             (acting to 5 May 1930)
30 Jun 1936 - 15 Jul 1936  A. Miles Pratt (acting)            (b. 1885 - d. 1969)  Dem     
15 Jul 1936                Fred A. Earhart (acting)           (b. 1875 - d. 1948)  Dem
15 Jul 1936 - 17 Aug 1936  Jesse S. Cave (acting)             (b. 1872 - d. 1948)  Dem
18 Aug 1936 -  4 Apr 1946  Robert S. Maestri                  (b. 1889 - d. 1974)  Dem
 4 Apr 1946 - 17 Jul 1961  DeLesseps Story Morrison           (b. 1912 - d. 1964)  Ind
17 Jul 1961 -  2 May 1970  Victor H. Schiro                   (b. 1904 - d. 1992)  Dem
                             (acting to 20 Jul 1961)
 2 May 1970 -  1 May 1978  Maurice "Moon" E. Landrieu         (b. 1930 - d. 2022)  Dem
 1 May 1978 -  5 May 1986  Ernest Nathan Morial               (b. 1929 - d. 1989)  Dem
 5 May 1986 -  2 May 1994  Sidney J. Barthelemy               (b. 1942)            Dem
 2 May 1994 -  6 May 2002  Marc H. Morial                     (b. 1958)            Dem
 6 May 2002 -  3 May 2010  C. Ray Nagin                       (b. 1956)            Dem
 3 May 2010 - 
7 May 2018  Mitch J. Landrieu                  (b. 1960)            Dem
 7 May 2018 -              LaToya Cantrell (f)                (b. 1972)            Dem

U.S. Military Governors of New Orleans
May 1862 - Jul 1862        George Foster Shepley              (s.a.)               Mil
1862 - Dec 1862            Benjamin Franklin Butler           (b. 1818 - d. 1893)  Mil
Dec 1862 - 1863            Nathaniel P. Banks



New York
 
[New York City
                        unofficial flag c.1825 - 1915]
c.1825 - 1 May 1915
[Flag of New York City
                        1915-1977] 1 May 1915 - 30 Dec 1977 [Flag of New York City
                        (U.S.)]
Adopted 30 Dec 1977

Maps of New York City
New York City Charter
Population: 8,804,190 (2020)
Boroughs

26 Jun 1626                Dutch purchase Manhattan Island from the natives
                             (Fort Amsterdam).
1626 - 1777                Capital of New Netherland, later New York colony.
 2 Feb 1653                New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) a city.
 8 Sep 1664                English settlement, renamed New York (spelled New Yorke to c.1710).
30 Jul 1673 - 10 Nov 1674  Dutch re-occupation (renamed New Orange [Nieuw Oranje]).
10 Nov 1674                New York City
15 Sep 1776 - 25 Nov 1783  British occupation (Staten Island evacuated 4 Dec 1783).
20-21 Sep 1776             Great Fire of New York destroys about 10% to 25% of the
                             buildings in the city.
 7 Feb 1784 - 31 Dec 1796  Capital of New York state.
11 Jan 1785 - 12 Aug 1790  Capital of the United States.
16-17 Dec 1835             1835 Great Fire of New York destroys 17 city blocks.
19 Jul 1845                Great New York City Fire of 1845
 1 Jan 1874                Lower Westchester County (villages of Mott Haven, Melrose,
                             Morrisania, Tremont, Fordham, Highbridge and Kingsbridge) are
                             annexed by New York City.
14 Jun 1884                Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx Park, Crotona Park, Saint
                             Mary's Park and Claremont Park in Bronx annexed to New York City.
24-25 Aug 1893             1893 New York hurricane ("the Midnight Storm") kills at least 34
                             and largely washes away Hog Island.
 6 Jun 1895                Towns and villages east of the Bronx River (including West Farms,
                             Williamsbridge, and Wakefield) annexed by New York City. 
 1 Jan 1896                City Island, part Westchester County, annexed to New York City.
 1 Jan 1898                Consolidation of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx,
                             Queens, and Staten Island (Greater City of New York).
30 Apr 1939 - 27 Oct 1940  New York World's Fair (The World of Tomorrow).
22 Apr 1964 - 21 Apr 1965  New York World's Fair.
11 Sep 2001                World Trade Center is destroyed when terrorists crash two airliners
                             into it collapsing both twin 110 story towers and killing over
                             2,500.
28 Oct - 2 Nov 2012        Hurricane Sandy causes major flooding and kills at least 43.

Burgomasters
1653 - 1655                Arent van Hattem
                           + Martin Cregier (to Nov 1654)     (b. 1617 - d. 1703)
                             (1st time)
                           + Mallard Anthony (from Nov 1654)  (b. 1620 - d. 1685)
                             (1st time)
1655 - 1657                Mallard Anthony (2nd time)         (s.a.)
                           + Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt    (b. c.1617 - d. 1684)
                             (1st time)
1657 - 1658                Mallard Anthony (3rd time)         (s.a.)
                           + Paulus Leendertsen van der Grist (b. c.1613 - d. 1670)
                             (1st time)
1658 - 1659                Paulus Leendertsen van der Grist   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
                           + Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt    (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1659 - 1660                Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt      (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
                           + Martin Cregier (2nd time)        (s.a.)
1660 - 1661                Mallard Anthony (4th time)         (s.a.)
                           + Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt    (s.a.)
                             (4th time)
1661 - 1662                Mallard Anthony (5th time)         (s.a.)
                           + Paulus Leendertsen van der Grist (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
1662 - 1663                Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt      (s.a.)
                             (5th time)
                           + Cornelis Jacobsz Steenwyck       (b. 1626 - d. 1684)
                             (1st time)
1663 - 1664                Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt      (s.a.)

                             (6th time)
                           + Martin Cregier (3rd time)        (s.a.)
1664 - 1665                Paulus Leendertsen van der Grist   (s.a.)
                             (4th time)
                           + Cornelis Jacobsz Steenwyck       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)

Mayors

12 Jun 1665 - 12 Jun 1666  Thomas Willett (1st time)          (b. 1605 - d. 1674)
12 Jun 1666 - Jul 1667     Thomas Delavall (1st time)         (b. 1620 - d. 1682)
Jul 1667 - Aug 1668        Thomas Willett (2nd time)          (s.a.)
Aug 1668 - Oct 1670        Cornelius van Steenwyck (1st time) (s.a.) 
                             (= Cornelis Jacobsz Steenwyck)
Oct 1670 - 13 Oct 1671     Thomas Delavall (2nd time)         (s.a.)
Oct 1671 - 14 Oct 1672     Matthias Nicolls (1st time)        (b. 1626 - d. 1687)
14 Oct 1672 -  9 Oct 1673  John Lawrence (1st time)           (b. 1618 - d. 1699)
 9 Oct 1673 - 10 Nov 1674 
Wilhelmus Beekman -Burgomaster     (b. 1623 - d. 1707)
10 Nov 1674 - 17 Oct 1675  Matthias Nicolls (2nd time)        (s.a.)
17 Oct 1675 - 13 Oct 1676  William Dervall (Darvall)          (b. 1642 - d. c.1712)
13 Oct 1676 - 13 Oct 1677  Nicholas DeMeyer (DeMayer)         (b. 1635 - d. 1691)

13 Oct 1677 - 14 Oct 1678  Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1st time) (b. 1643 - d. 1700)
14 Oct 1678 - 21 Nov 1679  Thomas Delavall (3rd time)         (s.a.)
21 Nov 1679 - 30 Oct 1680  Francis Rombout (Rombouts          (b. 1631 - d. 1691)
30 Oct 1680 -  4 Jan 1682  William Dyer III (Dyre)            (b. c.1642 - d. 1688)
Jan 1681 - 24 Nov 1683     Wilhelmus Beekman                  (s.a.)
                             (acting [for Dyer to 4 Jan 1681])
24 Nov 1683 - 14 Oct 1684  Cornelius Van Steenwyck (2nd time) (s.a.)

14 Oct 1684 - Oct 1685     Gabriel Minvielle                  (b. 1648 - d. 1702) 

Oct 1685 - 14 Oct 1687     Nicolas Bayard                     (b. c.1644 - d. 1707)
14 Oct 1687 - 14 Oct 1689  Stephanus Van Cortlandt (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Oct 1689 - 20 Mar 1691  Peter Delanoy                      (b. c.1660 - d. 1696)
20 Mar 1691 - 14 Oct 1691  John Lawrence (2nd time)           (s.a.)
14 Oct 1691 - 15 Oct 1694  Abraham de Peyster                 (b. 1657 - d. 1728)
15 Oct 1694 - 14 Oct 1695  Charles Lodwik (Lodowick)          (b. 1658 - d. 1724)
14 Oct 1695 - 14 Oct 1698  William Merritt (Merrett)          (b. c.1640 - d. 1708)
14 Oct 1698 - 14 Oct 1699  Johannes de Peyster                (b. 1666 - d. 1719)
14 Oct 1699 - 14 Oct 1700  David Provost (Provoost)           (b. 1642 - d. 1725)
14 Oct 1700 - 14 Oct 1701  Isaac De Riemer                    (b. c.1666 - d. 1729)
14 Oct 1701 - Oct 1702     Thomas Noell                       (b. 16.. - d. 1702)
Oct 1702 - 14 Oct 1703     Philip French                      (b. 1667 - d. 1707)
                             (acting to 14 Oct 1702)
14 Oct 1703 - 14 Oct 1707  William Peartree                   (b. 1642 - d. 1714)

14 Oct 1707 - 14 Oct 1710  Ebenezer Wilson (Willson)          (b. c.1650 - d. 17..)
14 Oct 1710 - 15 Oct 1711  Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1st time)   (b. 1658 - d. 1739)
15 Oct 1711 - 14 Oct 1714  Caleb Heathcote                    (b. 1665 - d. 1721)
14 Oct 1714 - 14 Oct 1719  John Johnstone (Johnston)          (b. 1662 - d. 1732)
14 Oct 1719 - 14 Oct 1720  Jacobus Van Cortlandt (2nd time)   (s.a.)
14 Oct 1720 - 14 Oct 1725  Robert Walters (Walter)            (b. c.1660 - d. 1731)
14 Oct 1725 - 14 Oct 1726  Johannes Jansen (Johnson)          (b. 1665 - d. 1734)
14 Oct 1726 -  3 Jul 1735  Robert Lurting                     (b. c.1650 - d. 1735)
 7 Jul 1735 - 15 Oct 1739  Paul Richard                       (b. 1667 - d. 1756)
15 Oct 1739 - 13 Aug 1744  John Cruger                        (b. 1678 - d. 1744)
13 Aug 1744 - 15 Oct 1744  Gerardus Stuyvesant (acting)       (b. 1691 - d. 1777)
15 Oct 1744 - 14 Oct 1747  Stephan Bayard                     (b. 1700 - d. 1757)

14 Oct 1747 - 10 Nov 1756  Edward Holland                     (b. 1702 - d. 1756)
11 Nov 1756 - 14 Oct 1766  John Cruger, Jr.                   (b. 1710 - d. 1791)
14 Oct 1766 - 14 Feb 1776  Whitehead Hicks                    (b. 1728 - d. 1780)
14 Feb 1776 - 25 Nov 1783  David Mathews                      (b. c.1725 - d. 1800)Tory

                             (Patriot prisoner 22 Jun - 21 Nov 1776)
25 Nov 1783 - 15 Dec 1783  Vacant
15 Dec 1783 -  7 Feb 1784  John Broome (acting)               (b. 1738 - d. 1810)  Non-party
                             (president of the Common Council)
 7 Feb 1784 - 29 Sep 1789  James Duane
                       (b. 1733 - d. 1797)  Fed
29 Sep 1789 - 10 Aug 1801  Richard Varick                     (b. 1753 - d. 1831)  Fed
10 Aug 1801 - 11 Oct 1803  Edward Livingston                  (b. 1764 - d. 1836)  D-R
11 Oct 1803 -  9 Mar 1807  DeWitt Clinton (1st time)          (b. 1769 - d. 1828)  D-R
 9 Mar 1807 -  8 Feb 1808  Marinus Willett                    (b. 1740 - d. 1830)  D-R
 8 Feb 1808 - 13 Feb 1810  DeWitt Clinton (2nd time)          (s.a.)               D-R
13 Feb 1810 -  5 Feb 1811  Jacob Radcliff (1st time)          (b. 1764 - d. 1844)  Fed
 5 Feb 1811 -  6 Mar 1815  DeWitt Clinton (3rd time)          (s.a.)               D-R
 6 Mar 1815 - 10 Jul 1815  John Ferguson                      (b. 1777? - d. 1832) Fed
10 Jul 1815 - 18 Feb 1818  Jacob Radcliff (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Fed
18 Feb 1818 - 12 Mar 1821  Cadwallader D. Colden              (b. 1769 - d. 1834)  Fed
12 Mar 1821 - 19 Jan 1824  Stephen Allen                      (b. 1767 - d. 1852)  D-R
19 Jan 1824 -  3 Jan 1826  William Paulding, Jr. (1st time)   (b. 1770 - d. 1854)  D-R
 3 Jan 1826 - 31 Dec 1827  Philip Hone                        (b. 1780 - d. 1851)  Whg
31 Dec 1827 - 30 Jan 1830  William Paulding, Jr. (2nd time)   (s.a.)               D-R
30 Jan 1830 -  9 Apr 1833  Walter Browne                      (b. 1770 - d. 1846)  Dem
 9 Apr 1833 -  8 Apr 1834  Gideon Lee                         (b. 1778 - d. 1841)  Dem
 8 Apr 1834 - 11 Apr 1837  Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence        (b. 1791 - d. 1861)  Dem
11 Apr 1837 -  9 Apr 1839  Aaron Clark                        (b. 1787 - d. 1861)  Whg
 9 Apr 1839 - 13 Apr 1841  Isaac Lennett Varian               (b. 1793 - d. 1864)  Dem
13 Apr 1841 -  9 Apr 1844  Robert Hunter Morris               (b. 1802 - d. 1855)  Dem
 9 Apr 1844 -  8 Apr 1845  James Harper                       (b. 1795 - d. 1869)  Nat
 8 Apr 1845 - 14 Apr 1846  William F. Havemeyer (1st time)    (b. 1804 - d. 1874)  Dem
14 Apr 1846 - 13 Apr 1847  Andrew F.H. Mickle                 (b. 1805 - d. 1863)  Dem
13 Apr 1847 - 11 Apr 1848  William V. Brady                   (b. 1811 - d. 1870)  Whg
11 Apr 1848 -  6 Nov 1849  William F. Havemeyer (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Dem
 6 Nov 1849 -  5 Nov 1850  Caleb Smith Woodhull               (b. 1792 - d. 1866)  Whg
 5 Nov 1850 -  2 Nov 1852  Ambrose C. Kingsland               (b. 1804 - d. 1878)  Whg
 2 Nov 1852 -  7 Nov 1854  Jacob Westervelt                   (b. 1800 - d. 1879)  Dem
 7 Nov 1854 -  1 Dec 1857  Fernando Wood (1st time)           (b. 1812 - d. 1881)  Dem
 1 Dec 1857 -  6 Dec 1859  Daniel F. Tiemann                  (b. 1805 - d. 1899)  Ind
 6 Dec 1859 -  3 Dec 1861  Fernando Wood (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Dem
 3 Dec 1861 -  1 Dec 1863  George Opdyke                      (b. 1805 - d. 1880)  Rep
 1 Dec 1863 -  1 Jan 1866  Charles Godfrey Gunther            (b. 1822 - d. 1885)  Dem
 1 Jan 1866 - 30 Nov 1868  John Thompson Hoffman              (b. 1828 - d. 1888)  Dem
30 Nov 1868 - 31 Dec 1868  Thomas Coman (acting)              (b. 1836 - d. 1909)  Dem
 1 Jan 1869 - 31 Dec 1872  Abraham Oakey Hall                 (b. 1826 - d. 1898)  Dem
 1 Jan 1873 - 30 Nov 1874  William F. Havemeyer (3rd time)    (s.a.)               Dem
30 Nov 1874 - 31 Dec 1874  Samuel B.H. Vance (acting)         (b. 1814 - d. 1890)  Dem
 1 Jan 1875 - 31 Dec 1876  William H. Wickham                 (b. 1832 - d. 1893)  Dem
 1 Jan 1877 - 31 Dec 1878  Smith Ely, Jr.                     (b. 1825 - d. 1911)  Dem
 1 Jan 1879 - 31 Dec 1880  Edward Cooper                      (b. 1824 - d. 1905)  Rep
 1 Jan 1881 - 31 Dec 1882  William Russell Grace (1st time)   (b. 1832 - d. 1904)  Dem
 1 Jan 1883 - 31 Dec 1884  Franklin Edson                     (b. 1832 - d. 1904)  Dem
 1 Jan 1885 - 31 Dec 1886  William Russell Grace (2nd time)   (s.a.)               Dem
 1 Jan 1887 - 31 Dec 1888  Abram Stevens Hewitt               (b. 1822 - d. 1903)  Dem
 1 Jan 1889 - 31 Dec 1892  Hugh J. Grant                      (b. 1855 - d. 1910)  Dem
 1 Jan 1893 - 31 Dec 1894  Thomas F. Gilroy                   (b. 1840 - d. 1911)  Dem
 1 Jan 1895 - 31 Dec 1897  William L. Strong                  (b. 1827 - d. 1900)  Rep
 1 Jan 1898 - 31 Dec 1901  Robert A. Van Wyck                 (b. 1847 - d. 1918)  Dem
 1 Jan 1902 - 31 Dec 1903  Seth Low                           (b. 1850 - d. 1916)  Fus+Rep
 1 Jan 1904 - 31 Dec 1909  George Brinton McClellan           (b. 1865 - d. 1940)  Dem
 1 Jan 1910 - 10 Sep 1913  William Jay Gaynor                 (b. 1848 - d. 1913)  Dem
10 Sep 1913 - 31 Dec 1913  Ardolph Loges Kline (acting)       (b. 1858 - d. 1930)  Dem
 1 Jan 1914 - 31 Dec 1917  John Purroy Mitchel                (b. 1879 - d. 1918)  Fus+Dem
 1 Jan 1918 - 31 Dec 1925  John F. Hylan                      (b. 1868 - d. 1936)  Dem
 1 Jan 1926 -  1 Sep 1932  James J. Walker                    (b. 1881 - d. 1946)  Dem
 1 Sep 1932 - 31 Dec 1932  Joseph V. McKee (acting)           (b. 1889 - d. 1956)  Dem
 1 Jan 1933 - 31 Dec 1933  John P. O'Brien                    (b. 1873 - d. 1951)  Dem
 1 Jan 1934 - 31 Dec 1945  Fiorello H. LaGuardia              (b. 1882 - d. 1947)  Fus+Rep
 1 Jan 1946 - 31 Aug 1950  William O'Dwyer                    (b. 1890 - d. 1964)  Dem
 1 Sep 1950 - 31 Dec 1953  Vincent R. Impellitteri            (b. 1900 - d. 1987)  Exp
                             (acting to 14 Nov 1950)
 1 Jan 1954 - 31 Dec 1965  Robert Ferdinand Wagner, Jr.       (b. 1910 - d. 1991)  Dem
 1 Jan 1966 - 31 Dec 1973  John Vliet Lindsay                 (b. 1921 - d. 2000)  Rep+Lib;
                                                                                 1971: Dem+Lib
 1 Jan 1974 - 31 Dec 1977  Abraham David Beams                (b. 1906 - d. 2001)  Dem
 1 Jan 1978 - 31 Dec 1989  Edward "Ed" Irving Koch            (b. 1924 - d. 2013)  Dem
 1 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 1993  David Norman Dinkins               (b. 1927 - d. 2020)  Dem+DSA
 1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2001  Rudolph "Rudy" W. Giuliani         (b. 1944)            Rep
 1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2013  Michael Bloomberg                  (b. 1942)            Rep;2007 Ind
 1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2021  Bill de Blasio (= Warren Wilhelm)  (b. 1961)            Dem
 1 Jan 2022 -              Eric L. Adams                      (b. 1960)            Dem



Newark

[flag of Newark,
                          New Jersey (U.S.)]
Adopted 27 Mar 1916

May 1666                   Settlement begins, initially named Milford and then named
                             Newark, which was originally spelled New Ark.

27 Apr 1713                Newark charter granted.
21 Feb 1789                Incorporated as a town.
27 Nov 1806                Orange made a separate town.

20 Mar 1836                Newark city charter granted.

Mayors
1836 - 1837                William Halsey                     (b. 1770 - d. 1843)  Whg
1837 - 1839                Theodore Frelinghuysen             (b. 1787 - d. 1862)  Whg
1839 - 1840                James Miller (1st time)            (b. 1793 - d. 1858)  Whg
1840 - 1841                Oliver Spencer Halstead            (b. 1792 - d. 1877)  Whg
1841 - 1844                William Wright                     (b. 1794 - d. 1866)  Whg
1844 - 1845                Stephen Dod                        (b. 1770 - d. 1855)  Whg
1845 - 1846                Isaac Baldwin                      (b. 1790 - d. 1853)  Whg
1846 - 1848                Beach Vanderpool                   (b. 1808 - d. 1884)  Whg
1848 - 1851                James Miller (2nd time)            (s.a.)               Whg
1851 - 1854                James M. Quinby                    (b. 1804 - d. 1874)  Whg
Jan 1854 - Jan 1857        Horace J. Poinier                  (b. 1810 - d. 1894)  Whg
 6 Jan 1857 - 1864         Moses Bigelow                      (b. 1800 - d. 1874)  Dem
1864 - 1866                Theodore Runyon                    (b. 1822 - d. 1896)  Dem
1866 - 1870                Thomas Baldwin Peddie              (b. 1808 - d. 1889)  Rep
1870 - 1874                Frederick W. Ricord                (b. 1819 - d. 1897)  Dem
1874 - 1876                Nehemiah Perry                     (b. 1816 - d. 1881)  Dem
1876 - 1880                Henry J. Yates                     (b. 1819 - d. 1894)  Rep
1880 - 1882                William H.F. Fiedler               (b. 1847 - d. 1919)  Dem
1882 - 1884                Henry Lang                         (b. 1828 - d. 1897)  Rep
1884 - 1894                Joseph E. Haynes                   (b. 1826 - d. 1897)  Dem
1894 - 1896                Julius A. Lebkuecher               (b. 1846 - d. 1913)  Rep
 1 Jan 1896 -  1 Jan 1903  James M. Seymour                   (b. 1837 - d. 1905)  Dem
 1 Jan 1903 -  1 Jan 1907  Henry Meade Doremus                (b. 1851 - d. 1931)  Rep
1907 - 1915                Jacob Haussling                    (b. 1855 - d. 1921)  Dem
1915 - 1917                Thomas L. Raymond, Jr. (1st time)  (b. 1875 - d. 1928)  Rep
1917 - 1921                Charles P. Gillen                  (b. 1876 - d. 1956)  Dem
1921 - 11 Feb 1922         Alexander Archibald                (b. 1869 - d. 1922)  Dem
1922 - 1925                Frederick C. Breidenbach           (b. 1876 - d. 1956)  Rep
1925 - 1928                Thomas L. Raymond, Jr. (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Rep
1928 - 1933                Jerome T. Congleton                (b. 1876 - d. 1936)  Rep 
1933 - 1941                Meyer C. Ellenstein                (b. 1886 - d. 1967)  Dem
1941 - 1949                Vincent J. Murphy                  (b. 1893 - d. 1976)  Dem
1949 - 1953                Ralph A. Villani                   (b. 1901 - d. 1974)  Rep
1953 - 1962                Leo P. Carlin                      (b. 1908 - d. 1999)  Ind
 1 Jan 1962 -  1 Jul 1970  Hugh Joseph Addonizio              (b. 1914 - d. 1981)  Dem
1970 - 1986                Kenneth A. Gibson                  (b. 1932 - d. 2019)  Ind/Dem
 1 Jul 1986 -  1 Jul 2006  Sharpe James                       (b. 1936)            Dem
 1 Jul 2006 - 31 Oct 2013  Cory A. Booker                     (b. 1969)            Dem
31 Oct 2013 -  1 Jul 2014  Luis A. Quintana                   (b. 1960)            Dem
                             (acting to 4 Nov 2013)
 1 Jul 2014 -              Ras Baraka                         (b. 1970)            Dem



Norfolk

[flag of Norfolk,
                          Virginia (U.S.)]
Adopted 1946

16 Aug 1682                Norfolk founded.
15 Sep 1736                Becomes a borough.
 1 - 4 Jan 1776            City bombarded by British forces and 9/10 of the city burnt.
13 Feb 1845                City incorporated.

21 Apr 1861 - 10 May 1862  Confederate Army occupies Ft. Norfolk and Gosport Navy Yard.
10 May 1862 - 26 Jan 1870  U.S. federal occupation.

Mayors
15 Sep 1736 - Nov? 1736    Samuel Boush, Sr.                  (b. 1655 - d. 1736)
                             (appointed, died before taking office)
18 Nov 1736 - Jun 1737     George Newton (1st time)           (b. 1678 - d. 1762)

24 Jun 1737 - 1738         John Hutchings (1st time)          (b. 1691 - d. 1768)
24 Jun 1738 - 1739         Robert Tucker (1st time)           (b. 1710 - d. 1767) 
25 Jun 1739 - 1740         John Taylor (1st time)             (b. 1694 - d. 1744)
24 Jun 1740 - 1741         Samuel Smith
21 Jun 1741 - 1742         Josiah Smith (1st time)            (d. 1761)
24 Jun 1742 - 1743         George Newton (2nd time)           (s.a.)
24 Jun 1743 - 1744         John Hutchings (2nd time)          (s.a.)
25 Jun 1744 - 26 Oct 1744  John Taylor (2nd time)             (s.a.)
14 Nov 1744 - 1746         John Phripp (1st time)             (b. 1684 - d. 1776)
24 Jun 1746 - 1747         Edward Pugh
24 Jun 1747 - 1748         Thomas Newton                      (b. 1713 - d. 1794)
24 Jun 1748 - 1749         John Tucker (1st time)             (d. 1762)
Jun 1749 - Jun 1750        Robert Tucker (2nd time)           (s.a.)
Jun 1750 - 1750 (7 months) Durham Hall                        (d. 1751)
Jan 1751 - Jun 1752        Wilson Newton (1st time)           (b. 1718 - d. 1763)
24 Jun 1752 - Mar 1753     Christopher Perkins (1st time)
Mar 1753 - Jun 1754        Josiah Smith (2nd time)            (s.a.)
24 Jun 1754 - Feb 1755     George Abyvon (1st time)           (d. 1781)
Feb 1755 - Jun 1755        John Hutchings (3rd time)          (s.a.)
24 Jun 1755 - 1755         Richard Kelsick                    (d. 1760?)
Jun 1756 - 1757            Josiah Smith (3rd time)            (s.a.)
Jun 1757 - 1758            John Phripp (2nd time)             (s.a.)
Jun 1758 - 1759            John Tucker (2nd time)             (s.a.)
Jun 1759 - 1760            Robert Tucker (3rd time)           (s.a.)
Jun 1760 - 1761            Wilson Newton (2nd time)           (s.a.)
Jun 1761 - 1762            Christopher Perkins (2nd time)
Jun 1762 - 1763            Paul Loyall (1st time)             (b. c.1721 - d. 1807)
Jun 1763 - 1764            Archibald Campbell
Jun 1764 - 1765            Lewis Hansford                     (d. af.1785)
Jun 1765 - 1766            Maximilian Calvert (1st time)      (b. 1722 - d. 1782)
Jun 1766 - 1767            James Taylor (1st time)
Jun 1767 - 1768            George Abyvon (2nd time)           (s.a.)
Jun 1768 - 1769            Cornelius Calvert (1st time)       (b. 1723 - d. 1804)
Jun 1769 - 1770            Maximilian Calvert (2nd time)      (s.a.)
Jun 1770 - 1771            Charles Thomas (1st time)          (d. c.1783)
Jun 1771 - 1772            George Abyvon (3rd time)           (s.a.)
Jun 1772 - 1773            Paul Loyall (2nd time)             (s.a.)
Jun 1773 - 1774            Charles Thomas (2nd time)          (s.a.)
Jun 1774 - 1775            George Abyvon (4th time)           (s.a.)
Jun 1775 - c.Feb 1776?     Paul Loyall (3rd time)             (s.a.)
c.1777 - Jun 1778          James Taylor (2nd time)
Jun 1778 - Jun 1779        Cornelius Calvert (2nd time)       (s.a.)
Jun 1779 - 1780            George Abyvon (5th time)           (s.a.)
Jun 1780 - 1781            Thomas Newton, Jr. (1st time)      (b. 1713 - d. 1794)
Nov 1781 - 1782            Paul Loyall (4th time)             (s.a.)
24 Jun 1782 - 1783         James Taylor (3rd time)
Jun 1783 - 1784            George Kelly (1st time)
Jun 1784 - 1785            Robert Taylor (1st time)
Jun 1785 - 1786            Cary H. Hansford (1st time)
Jun 1786 - 1787            Thomas Newton, Jr. (2nd time)      (s.a.)
Jun 1787 - 1788            Benjamin Pollard                   (b. c.1730 - d. 1807) 
Jun 1788 - 1789            George Kelly (2nd time)
Jun 1789 - 1790            Robert Taylor (2nd time)
Jun 1790 - 1791            James Taylor (4th time)
Jun 1791 - Oct 1791        John Boush                         (d. 1791)
Oct 1791 - Jun 1792        Cary H. Hansford (2nd time)
24 Jun 1792 - Apr 1793     Thomas Newton, Jr. (3rd time)      (s.a.)
Apr 1793 - 1794            Robert Taylor (3rd time)
Apr 1794 - 1794            Thomas Newton, Jr. (4th time)      (s.a.)
24 Jun 1794 - 1795         John Ramsay
25 Jun 1795 - 27 Jun 1796  Seth Foster (1st time)             (b. c.1757 - d. 1836)Fed
27 Jun 1796 - 29 Jun 1797  Samuel Moseley                     (b. 1764 - d. 1827)  Fed
Jun 1797 - Jun 1798        George Loyall  
Jun 1798 - Jun 1799        Baylor Hill                        (b. 1760 - d. 1804)  Fed
Jun 1799 - 1800            John K. Read                       (b. 1746 - d. 1805)
25 Jun 1800 -  5 May 1801  Seth Foster (2nd time)             (s.a.)               Fed
May 1801 - Jun 1802        John Cowper                        (b. 1763 - d. 1847)
24 Jun 1802 - 1803         William Vaughan                    (b. 1770 - d. 1811)
Jun 1803 - 1804            Thomas H. Parker (1st time) 
Jun 1804 - 1805            Miles King, Sr. (1st time)         (b. 1747 - d. 1814)
Jun 1805 - 1806            Luke Wheeler                       (b. c.1754 - d. 1827)
Jun 1806 - 1807            Thomas H. Parker (2nd time)
Jun 1807 - 1808            Richard Evers Lee                  (b. 1753 - d. 1814)
Jun 1808 - 1809            John E. Holt (1st time)            (b. 1767 - d. 1832)
Jun 1809 - 1810            Miles King, Sr. (2nd time)         (s.a.)
Jun 1810 - 1811            William B. Lamb (1st time)         (b. c.1772 - d. 1852)
Jun 1811 - 1812            Miles King, Sr. (3rd time)         (s.a.) 
Jun 1812 - 1813            William B. Lamb (2nd time)         (s.a.)
Jun 1813 - May 1814        Miles King, Sr. (4th time)         (s.a.)    
Jun 1814 - 1815            William B. Lamb (3rd time)         (s.a.)
Jun 1815 - 1816            John E. Holt (2nd time)            (s.a.)
Jun 1816 - Feb 1817        William B. Lamb (4th time)         (s.a.)
Feb 1817 - 23 Jun 1817     John E. Holt (3rd time)            (s.a.)
23 Jun 1817 - 24 Jun 1817  James Taylor
23 Jun 1817 - 23 Jun 1818  John E. Holt (4th time)            (s.a.)
23 Jun 1818 - 24 Jun 1818  John Tabb (1st time)
24 Jun 1818 - 23 Jun 1819  John E. Holt (5th time)            (s.a.)
23 Jun 1819 - 24 Jun 1819  Wright Southgate (1st time)        (b. 1779 - d. 1855)
24 Jun 1819 - 24 Jun 1820  John E. Holt (6th time)            (s.a.)
24 Jun 1820 - 26 Jun 1820  Wright Southgate (2nd time)        (s.a.)
26 Jun 1820 - 24 Jun 1821  John E. Holt (7th time)            (s.a.)
24 Jun 1821 - 27 Jun 1821  George W. Camp
27 Jun 1821 - 24 Jun 1822  John E. Holt (8th time)            (s.a.)
24 Jun 1822 - 28 Jun 1822  John Tabb (2nd time)
28 Jun 1822 - Jun 1823     John E. Holt (9th time)            (s.a.)
Jun 1823 (days)            William B. Lamb (5th time)         (s.a.)
Jun 1823 - Jun 1824        John E. Holt (10th time)           (s.a.)
Jun 1824 (days)            William A. Armistead
Jun 1824 - 24 Jun 1825     John E. Holt (11th time)           (s.a.)
24 Jun 1825 - 24 Jun 1825  John Tabb (3rd time)
27 Jun 1825 - 24 Jun 1826  John E. Holt (12th time)           (s.a.)
24 Jun 1826 - 29 Jun 1826  Isaac Talbot                       (b. 1790 - d. 1837)
29 Jun 1826 - 24 Jun 1827  John E. Holt (13th time)           (s.a.)
24 Jun 1827 - 27 Jun 1827  Daniel Cary Barraud                (b. 1790 - d. 1867)
27 Jun 1827 - 24 Jun 1828  John E. Holt (14th time)           (s.a.)
24 Jun 1828 - 28 Jun 1828  George T. Kennon                   (b. 1788 - d. 1855)
28 Jun 1828 - 24 Jun 1829  John E. Holt (15th time)           (s.a.)
24 Jun 1829 - 26 Jun 1829  Thomas Williamson                  (b. 1777 - d. 1846)
26 Jun 1829 - 24 Jun 1830  John E. Holt (16th time)           (s.a.)
24 Jun 1830 -  4 Jul 1830  Giles B. Cook
 4 Jul 1830 - 24 Jun 1831  John E. Holt (17th time)           (s.a.)
24 Jun 1831 -  5 Jul 1831  Wright Southgate                   (b. 1779 - d. 1855)
 5 Jul 1831 - 12 Oct 1832  John E. Holt (18th time)           (s.a.)
Oct 1832 - Jun 1843        Miles King, Jr.                    (b. 1786 - d. 1849) 
24 Jun 1843 - Jun 1851     William D. Delaney                 (b. 1810 - d. 1855)
24 Jun 1851 - Jun 1853     Simon S. Stubbs (1st time)         (b. 1808 - d. 1867)  Whg
Jun 1853 - Jun 1854        Hunter Woodis (1st time)           (d. 1855)            Dem
Jun 1854 - Jun 1855        Simon S. Stubbs (2nd time)         (s.a.)               K-N
Jun 1855 - Nov 1855        Hunter Woodis (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Dem
26 Nov 1855 - Jun 1856     Ezra T. Summers                    (b. 1801 - d. 1881)
24 Jun 1856 - Jun 1858     Finlay F. Ferguson                 (b. 1803 - d. 1875)  Whg
Jun 1858 - Jun 1863        William W. Lamb (1st time)         (b. 1804 - d. 1884)  Dem
Jun 1863 - May 1864        William H. Brooks, Sr.             (b. 1814 - d. ....)  Rad

1864 - Jun 1865            James L. Belote                    (b. 1807? - d. 1867) Uni
Jun 1865 -  8 May 1866     Thomas C. Tabb                     (b. 1800 - d. 1873)
 8 May 1866 - Jun 1866     William W. Lamb (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Dem
                             (suspended by the military from 31 May 1866)

24 Jun 1866 - Mar 1868     John R. Ludlow (1st time)          (b. 1823 - d. 1896)
Mar 1868 -  1 Jul 1870     Francis DeCordy                    (b. 1814 - d. 1892)
Jul 1870 - Jul 1872        John B. Whitehead (1st time)       (b. 1822 - d. 1904)  Dem
Jul 1872 - Jul 1874        John R. Ludlow (2nd time)          (s.a.)
Jul 1874 - Jul 1876        John B. Whitehead (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
 1 Jul 1876 - 1880         John S. Tucker                     (b. 1838 - d. 1920)  Dem

1880 - 1886                William W. Lamb (3rd time)         (s.a.)               Rdj
1886 - 1888                Barton Myers                       (b. 1853 - d. 1927)  Dem
1888 -  7 Mar 1890         Richard G. Banks                   (b. 1840 - d. 1915) 
 7 Mar 1890 - 30 Jun 1890  Edward Moore Henry                 (b. c.1832 - d. 1905)
 1 Jul 1890 - 13 Jan 1892  Frank Morris                       (b. 1841 - d. 1892)  Dem
18 Jan 1892 - 30 Jun 1892  S. Marx
1892 - 1894                Augustus B. Cooke                  (b. 1826 - d. 1904)
1894 - 1896                Charles W. Pettit                  (b. 1836 - d. 1904)  Proh
1896 - 1898                Wyndham R. Mayo (1st time)         (b. 1844 - d. 1926)  Dem
 
1 Jul 1898 - 14 May 1901  C. Brooks Johnston                 (b. 1854 - d. 1913)  Dem
14 May 1901 -  1 Jul 1902  Nathaniel Beaman                   (b. 1859 - d. 1921)
 
1 Jul 1902 - 1912         James G. Riddick                   (b. 1861 - d. 1918)  Dem
1912 - 1918                Wyndham R. Mayo (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Dem
 2 Sep 1918 - 31 Aug 1924  Albert Lonsdale Roper              (b. 1879 - d. 1966)  Dem
 1 Sep 1924 -  6 Jan 1932  Stockton Heth Tyler                (b. 1874 - d. 1943)  Dem
 6 Jan 1932 - 31 Aug 1932  E. Jeff Robertson                  (b. 1869 - d. 1958)  Dem
 1 Sep 1932 -  8 Mar 1933  Phillip H. Mason
21 Mar 1933 - 26 Dec 1933  Samuel L. Slover                   (b. 1872 - d. 1959)  Dem
 1 Jan 1934 - 31 Aug 1938  Walton Robert Lawson Taylor        (b. 1886 - d. 1941)  Dem
 1 Sep 1938 - 31 Aug 1940  John A. Gurkin                     (b. 1888 - d. 1976)  Dem
 1 Sep 1940 - 31 Aug 1944  Joseph D. Wood                     (b. 1867 - d. 1959)  Dem
 1 Sep 1944 - 31 Aug 1946  James Washington Reed              (b. 1888 - d. 1952)
 1 Sep 1946 - 15 Feb 1949  Richard Dickson Cooke              (b. 1880 - d. 1958)  PP
15 Feb 1949 - 31 Aug 1950  Joshua Pretlow Darden              (b. 1903 - d. 1986)  PP
 1 Sep 1950 - 31 Aug 1962  William Fred Duckworth             (b. 1899 - d. 1972)
 1 Sep 1962 -  1 Sep 1974  Roy Butler Martin, Jr.             (b. 1921 - d. 2002)  Dem
 3 Sep 1974 -  6 Jul 1976  Irvine B. Hill                     (b. 1927 - d. 2015)  Ind
 7 Jul 1979 -  3 Jul 1984  Vincent J. Thomas                  (b. 1922 - d. 2015)  Dem
 4 Jul 1984 -  1 Jul 1992  Joseph A. Leafe, Jr.               (b. 1936)            Dem
 2 Jul 1992 - 30 Jun 1994  Mason C. Andrews                   (b. 1919 - d. 2006)  Dem
 1 Jul 1994 - 30 Jun 2016  Paul D. Fraim                      (b. 1949)            Dem
 1 Jul 2016 -             
Kenneth "Kenny" C. Alexander       (b. 1966)            Dem

U.S. Military Governor of the City of Norfolk
11 May 1862 - 20 Oct 1863  Egbert Ludovicus Viele             (b. 1825 - d. 1902)  Mil
Commanders of U.S. Forces Norfolk and Portsmouth, District of Virginia

22 Sep 1863 -  1 Oct 1863  Edward E. Potter                   (b. 1823 - d. 1889)  Mil
 1 Oct 1863 -  8 Jan 1864  James Barnes                       (b. 1806 - d. 1869)  Mil
 8 Jan 1864 - 25 Apr 1864  Edward Augustus Wild               (b. 1825 - d. 1891)  Mil
Commanders of the Eastern District of Virginia, Department of Virginia & North Carolina
(from 18 Jan 1865, Department of Virginia)

27 May 1864 - 11 Feb 1865  George Foster Shepley              (b. 1819 - d. 1878)  Mil
11 Feb 1865 - 24 Aug 1865  George Henry Gordon                (b. 1823 - d. 1886)  Mil
Commander of the District of the Peninsula, Department of Virginia (from 27 Apr 1865,
Sub-District of the Peninsula, District of Eastern Virginia [from 25 May 1865,
District of Fort Monroe])
13 Apr 1865 - 29 Aug 1865  Benjamin Chambers Ludlow           (b. 1831 - d. 1898)  Mil
Military Commander of the Posts of Norfolk and Portsmouth and Sub-District of the Peninsula

1866                       Philip W. Stanhope                 (b. c.1829 - d. 1895)Mil 
Commanders of the Sub-District First Military District (headquarters Norfolk)
1867                       Henry E. Smith
Feb 1868 - Jun 1868        Dickinson Woodruff                 (b. 1817 - d. 1896)  Mil


Oakland

[flag of Oakland,
                          California (U.S.)]
Adopted Apr 1952

 4 May 1852                Oakland incorporated as a town.
25 Mar 1854                Incorporated as a city.

President of the Board of Trustees

12 May 1852 - 17 Apr 1854  Amédée Marier
                             (acting to 17 May 1852)
Mayors
17 Apr 1854 -  4 Mar 1855  Horace W. Carpentier               (b. 1824 - d. 1918)  Dem
 5 Mar 1855 -  2 Mar 1856  Charles Campbell                   (b. 1838 - d. 1890)  K-N 
 3 Mar 1856 -  1 Mar 1857  Samuel Hayward Robinson            (b. 1825 - d. 1875) 
 2 Mar 1857 -  6 Mar 1859  Andrew F. Williams                 (b.c.1800 - d. 1876)
 7 Mar 1859 -  6 Mar 1860  Francis K. Shattuck                (b. 1824 - d. 1898)  Rep
 7 Mar 1860 -  4 Mar 1862  James Pain Miller "J.P.M." Davis   (b. 1817 - d. 1864)  Dem 
 5 Mar 1862 - Mar 1863     George Mansfield Blake             (b. 1821 - d. 1875)  Dem 
Mar 1863 - 13 Mar 1864     William Henry Bovee                (b. 1823 - d. 1894)
14 Mar 1864 -  5 Mar 1865  Edward Gibbons                     (b. 1816 - d. 1886)  Ind 
 6 Mar 1865 -  4 Mar 1866  Benjamin F. Ferris                 (b. 1806 - d. 1876)  Uni 
 5 Mar 1866 -  6 Mar 1867  John W. Dwinelle                   (b. 1816 - d. 1881)  Uni
 7 Mar 1867 -  2 Nov 1867  William Watrus Crane, Jr.          (b. 1831 - d. 1883)  Rep
 3 Nov 1867 - 18 Feb 1869  Samuel Merritt                     (b. 1822 - d. 1890)  PP
 1 Mar 1869 -  5 Mar 1870  John B. Felton                     (b. 1827 - d. 1877)  Rep
 6 Mar 1871 -  3 Mar 1873  Nathaniel W. Spaulding             (b. 1829 - d. 1903)  Rep
 4 Mar 1873 - 22 Jan 1875  Henry Durant                       (b. 1802 - d. 1875)  Rep
28 Feb 1875 - 12 Mar 1876  Sumner "Mack" Webber               (b. 1834 - d. 1901)  Rep
13 Mar 1876 - 24 Mar 1878  Enoch H. Pardee                    (b. 1826 - d. 1896)  Rep
25 Mar 1878 -  7 Mar 1880  Washburne R. Andrus                (b. 1841 - d. 1895)  Wor
 8 Mar 1880 - 12 Mar 1882  James E. Blethen                   (b. 1828 - d. 1909)  Rep
13 Mar 1882 - 11 Mar 1883  Charles K. Robinson                (b. 1835 - d. 1887)  Rep
12 Mar 1883 -  9 Mar 1884  J. West Martin                     (b. 1822 - d. 1899)  Dem
10 Mar 1884 -  8 Mar 1885  Ashmun C. Henry                    (b. 1828 - d. 1907)  Rep
 9 Mar 1885 - 13 Mar 1887  Eli W. Playter                     (b. 1819 - d. 1893)  Rep
14 Mar 1887 - 11 Mar 1888  William R. Davis                   (b. 1850 - d. 1915)  Rep
12 Mar 1888 - 10 Mar 1889  Charles D. Pierce                  (b. 1859 - d. 1909)  Dem
11 Mar 1889 -  8 Mar 1891  John R. Glascock                   (b. 1845 - d. 1913)  Ind
 9 Mar 1891 - 12 Mar 1893  Melvin C. Chapman                  (b. 1850 - d. 1936)  Rep
13 Mar 1893 - 10 Mar 1895  George C. Pardee                   (b. 1857 - d. 1941)  Rep
11 Mar 1895 -  8 Mar 1897  John L. Davie (1st time)           (b. 1850 - d. 1934)  PP
 9 Mar 1897 - 12 Mar 1899  W.R. Thomas                        (b. 1830 - d. 1930)  Rep
13 Mar 1899 - 10 Mar 1901  Roland W. Snow                     (b. 1850 - d. 1912)  Rep
11 Mar 1901 -  8 Mar 1903  Anson Barstow                      (b. 1831 - d. 1906)  Rep
 9 Mar 1903 - Mar 1905     Warren Olney                       (b. 1841 - d. 1921)  Rep + Dem
Mar 1905 - 30 Jun 1915     Frank K. Mott                      (b. 1866 - d. 1958)  Rep + Dem
 1 Jul 1915 - 30 Jun 1931  John L. Davie (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Rep
 1 Jul 1931 - 30 Jun 1933  Fred N. Morcom                     (b. 1878 - d. 1955)
 1 Jul 1933 - 30 Jun 1941  William J. McCracken               (b. 1878 - d. 1949)  Rep 
 1 Jul 1941 - 30 Jun 1945  John F. Slavich. Jr.               (b. 1881 - d. 1950)  Rep 
 1 Jul 1945 - 30 Jun 1947  Herbert L. Beach                   (b. 1876 - d. 1959) 
 1 Jul 1947 - 30 Jun 1949  Joseph E. Smith                    (b. 1913 - d. 1999)  OVL
 1 Jul 1949 - 30 Jun 1961  Clifford E. Rishell                (b. 1890 - d. 1980)  Rep
 1 Jul 1961 - 30 Apr 1966  John C. Houlihan                   (b. 1911 - d. 1986)  Rep
 1 May 1966 - 30 Jun 1977  John H. Reading                    (b. 1917 - d. 2003)  Ind
 1 Jul 1977 -  6 Jan 1991  Lionel J. Wilson                   (b. 1915 - d. 1998)  Dem
 7 Jan 1991 - 31 Dec 1998  Elihu M. Harris                    (b. 1947)            Dem
 1 Jan 1999 - 29 Dec 2006  Jerry Brown                        (b. 1938)            Dem
29 Dec 2006 -  6 Jan 2011  J. Ronald "Ron" V. Dellums         (b. 1935 - d. 2018)  Dem+DSA
 6 Jan 2011 -  5 Jan 2015  Jean Quan (f)                      (b. 1949)            Dem
 5 Jan 2015 - 
9 Jan 2023  Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf (f)       (b. 1965)            Dem
 9 Jan 2023 -              Sheng Thao (f)                     (b. 1985)            Dem



Oklahoma City

[Former Flag of
                        Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1965-1994]
20 Jul 1965
- 8 Feb 1994
[flag of Oklahoma City,
                        Oklahoma (U.S.)]
Adopted 8 Feb 1994

22 Apr 1889                Settlement begins.
12 Aug 1890                City incorporated.
 1 Jun 1910                Becomes the capital of Oklahoma.
19 Apr 1995                Alfred P. Murrah federal bldg. destroyed
                             by a bomb, 168 people are killed.

Provisional Mayors
22 Apr 1889 - 27 Apr 1889  James Murray 
27 Apr 1889 - 11 Nov 1889  William L. Couch                   (b. 1850 - d. 1890) 
11 Nov 1889 - 27 Nov 1889  Sidney Clark (acting)              (b. 1831 - d. 1909)
27 Nov 1889 - 30 Dec 1889  Andrew Jackson Beale               (b. 1831 - d. 1909)
15 Jul 1890 -  9 Aug 1890  David W. Gibbs                     (b. 1836 - d. 1917)
                             (chairman of Trustees)

Mayors
12 Aug 1890 - 12 Apr 1892  William J. Gault                   (b. 1830 - d. 1899)  Dem
12 Apr 1892 -  9 Apr 1894  Oscar A. Mitscher                  (b. 1861 - d. 1926)  Rep
 9 Apr 1894 - 13 Apr 1896  Nelson Button                      (b. 1849 - d. 1914)  Dem
13 Apr 1896 - 12 Apr 1897  Charles Graham Jones (1st time)    (b. 1856 - d. 1911)  Rep
12 Apr 1897 - 10 Apr 1899  James P. Allen                     (b. 1848 - d. 1922)  Dem
10 Apr 1899 -  8 Apr 1901  Lee Van Winkle (1st time)          (b. 1862 - d. 1928)  Dem
 8 Apr 1901 - 13 Apr 1903  Charles Graham Jones (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Rep
13 Apr 1903 - 10 Apr 1905  Lee Van Winkle (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
10 Apr 1905 -  8 Apr 1907  Joseph G. Messenbaugh              (b. 1873 - d. 1928)  Rep
 8 Apr 1907 - 11 Oct 1910  Henry M. Scales                    (b. 1869 - d. 1918)  Dem
11 Oct 1910 -  8 Jun 1911  Daniel V. Lackey (acting)          (b. 1877 - d. 1959)
 8 Jun 1911 - 13 Apr 1915  Whit M. Grant                      (b. 1851 - d. 1927)  Dem
13 Apr 1915 - 24 Dec 1918  Edward Overholser                  (b. 1869 - d. 1931)  Rep
24 Dec 1918 -  7 Apr 1919  Byron D. Sheer                     (b. 1869 - d. 1929)  Rep
 7 Apr 1919 -  9 Jan 1923  John Calloway Walton               (b. 1881 - d. 1949)  Dem
 9 Jan 1923 -  4 Apr 1923  Mike Donnelly                      (b. 1880 - d. 1972)  Dem
 4 Apr 1923 - 12 Apr 1927  Otto A. Cargill                    (b. 1885 - d. 1973)  Dem
12 Apr 1927 - 12 Apr 1931  Walter C. Dean                     (b. 1865 - d. 1952)  Dem
12 Apr 1931 -  7 Nov 1933  Clarence J. Blinn                  (b. 1886 - d. 1976)  Dem
 7 Nov 1933 -  9 Apr 1935  Tom McGee                          (b. 1887 - d. 1963)  Dem
 9 Apr 1935 - 11 Apr 1939  John Frank Martin                  (b. 1892 - d. 1968)  Dem
11 Apr 1939 -  8 Apr 1947  Robert A. Hefner                   (b. 1874 - d. 1971)  Dem
 8 Apr 1947 -  7 Apr 1959  Allen M. Street                    (b. 1885 - d. 1969)  Dem
 7 Apr 1959 -  9 Apr 1963  James "Jim" H. Norick (1st time)   (b. 1920 - d. 2015)  Dem
 9 Apr 1963 -  3 May 1964  Jack S. Wilkes                     (b. 1917 - d. 1969)  ARG
16 Jun 1964 - 11 Apr 1967  George H. Shirk                    (b. 1913 - d. 1977)  ARG
11 Apr 1967 - 13 Apr 1971  James "Jim" H. Norick (2nd time)   (s.a.)               Dem
13 Apr 1971 - 12 Apr 1983  Patience Sewell Latting (f)        (b. 1918 - d. 2012)  Dem
13 Apr 1983 - 14 Apr 1987  Andrew "Andy" M. Coats             (b. 1935)            Dem
14 Apr 1987 - 14 Apr 1998  Ronald "Ron" J. Norick             (b. 1941)            Rep 
14 Apr 1998 -  3 Nov 2003  Kirk Humphreys                     (b. 1950)            Rep 
 3 Nov 2003 -  2 Mar 2004  Guy Liebmann (acting)              (b. 1936)            Rep
 2 Mar 2004 - 10 Apr 2018  Mick Cornett                       (b. 1958)            Rep
10 Apr 2018 -              David Holt                         (b. 1979)            Rep



Omaha

[flag of Omaha,
                        Nebraska 1927-1958 (U.S.)]
18 Sep 1927 - 18 Mar 1958

[flag of Omaha, Nebraska
                        (U.S.)]
Adopted 18 Mar 1958

[unofficial variant
                        flag of Omaha, Nebraska]
Unofficial Variant

 4 Jul 1854                Omaha founded.
 4 Jul 1854 -  1 Mar 1867  Capital of Nebraska.
 2 Feb 1857                City incorporated.
 1 Jun 1898 -  1 Nov 1898  Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition.

Mayors
 5 Mar 1857 -  2 Mar 1858  Jesse Lowe                         (b. 1814 - d. 1868)
 2 Mar 1858 - 14 Sep 1858  Andrew Jackson Poppleton           (b. 1830 - d. 1896)  Dem
14 Sep 1858 - 10 Mar 1859  George Robert Armstrong (1st time) (b. 1819 - d. 1896)  Dem
                             (interim)
10 Mar 1859 -  6 Mar 1860  David Douglas Belden               (b. 1821 - d. 1897)  Dem
 6 Mar 1860 -  5 Mar 1861  Clinton Briggs                     (b. 1828 - d. 1882)  Rep
 5 Mar 1861 -  5 Nov 1862  George Robert Armstrong (2nd time) (s.a.)               Dem
 5 Nov 1862 - 15 Mar 1864  Benjamin Eli Barnet Kennedy        (b. 1827 - d. 1916)  Dem
15 Mar 1864 -  6 Mar 1865  Addison R. Gilmore                 (b. 1804 - d. 1866)
 6 Mar 1865 -  6 Mar 1867  Lorin Miller                       (b. 1800 - d. 1888)
 6 Mar 1867 -  4 Mar 1868  Charles H. Brown                   (b. 1834 - d. 1897)  Dem
 4 Mar 1868 -  7 Jun 1869  George M. Roberts                  (b. 1843 - d. 1906)
 7 Jun 1869 - 10 Apr 1871  Ezra Millard                       (b. 1833 - d. 1886)  Dem
10 Apr 1871 -  9 Apr 1872  Smith Samuel Caldwell              (b. 1834 - d. 1884)  Rep
 9 Apr 1872 -  7 Apr 1873  Joseph Hopkins Millard             (b. 1836 - d. 1922)  Rep
 7 Apr 1873 -  3 Feb 1874  William M. Brewer                  (b. 1845 - d. 1921)
 3 Feb 1874 - 13 Apr 1874  James S. Gibson (acting)
13 Apr 1874 -  9 Apr 1877  Champion S. Chase (1st time)       (b. 1820 - d. 1898)  Rep
 9 Apr 1877 -  7 Apr 1879  Reuben H. Wilbur                   (b. 1825 - d. 1896)
 7 Apr 1879 - 12 Apr 1881  Champion S. Chase (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Rep
12 Apr 1881 - 10 Apr 1883  James Edward Boyd (1st time)       (b. 1834 - d. 1906)  Dem
10 Apr 1883 - 30 Jun 1884  Champion S. Chase (3rd time)       (s.a.)               Rep
30 Jun 1884 - 14 Apr 1885  Patrick F. Murphy (acting)         (d. 1885)            Rep
14 Apr 1885 - 10 May 1887  James Edward Boyd (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
10 May 1887 -  7 Jan 1890  William J. Broatch (1st time)      (b. 1841 - d. 1922)  Rep
 7 Jan 1890 -  5 Jan 1892  Richard C. Cushing                 (b. 1843 - d. 1913)  Dem
 5 Jan 1892 -  7 Jan 1896  George Pickering Bemis             (b. 1838 - d. 1916)  Rep
 7 Jan 1896 - 10 May 1897  William J. Broatch (2nd time)      (s.a.)               Rep
10 May 1897 - Oct 1897     William F. Bechel (acting)         (b. 1841 - d. 1907)  Rep
Oct 1897 - 23 Mar 1906     Frank E. Moores                    (b. 1841 - d. 1906)  Rep
23 Mar 1906 - 21 May 1906  Harry B. Zimman (acting)           (b. 1879 - d. 1936)  Rep
21 May 1906 - 13 May 1918  James C. Dahlman (1st time)        (b. 1856 - d. 1930)  Dem
13 May 1918 - 17 May 1921  Edward Parsons Smith               (b. 1860 - d. 1930)  Dem
17 May 1921 - 21 Jan 1930  James C. Dahlman (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
21 Jan 1930 -  4 Feb 1930  John H. Hopkins (acting)           (d. 1954)            Dem
 4 Feb 1930 - 16 May 1933  Richard Lee Metcalfe (interim)     (b. 1861 - d. 1954)  Dem
16 May 1933 - 26 May 1936  Roy Nathan Towl                    (b. 1881 - d. 1974)  Rep
26 May 1936 - 29 May 1945  Dan Bernard Butler                 (b. 1879 - d. 1953)  Dem
29 May 1945 - 25 May 1948  Charles W. Leeman                  (b. 1892 - d. 1979)  Dem
25 May 1948 - 25 May 1954  Glenn C. Cunningham                (b. 1912 - d. 2003)  Rep
25 May 1954 - 22 May 1961  John "Johnny" R. Rosenblatt        (b. 1907 - d. 1979)
22 May 1961 - 24 May 1965  James J. Dworak                    (b. 1925 - d. 2002)  Dem
24 May 1965 - 26 May 1969  Alexander V. Sorensen              (b. 1905 - d. 1982)
26 May 1969 - 28 May 1973  Eugene "Gene" A. Leahy             (b. 1929 - d. 2000)  Dem?
28 May 1973 - 16 Nov 1976  Edward F. Zorinsky                 (b. 1928 - d. 1987)  Rep
16 Nov 1976 -  6 Jun 1977  Robert G. Cunningham (interim)     (b. 1923 - d. 2014)  
 6 Jun 1977 -  8 Jun 1981  Albert "Al" L. Veys                (b. 1919 - d. 2002) 
 8 Jun 1981 - 26 Jan 1987  D. Michael Boyle                   (b. 1944 - d. 2021)  Dem
26 Jan 1987 -  6 Feb 1987  Stephen H. Tomasek, Jr. (acting)   (b. 1920 - d. 2001)
 6 Feb 1987 - 13 Apr 1988  Bernard "Bernie" R. Simon          (b. 1927 - d. 1988)  Dem
13 Apr 1988 - 20 Apr 1988  Fred L. Conley (acting)            (b. 1948)
20 Apr 1988 -  5 Jun 1989  Walter M. Calinger (interim)       (b. 1940)            Dem
 5 Jun 1989 - 20 Sep 1994  Paul J. "P.J." Morgan, Jr.         (b. 1940)            Rep
20 Sep 1994 -  9 Jan 1995  Sebastian "Subby" Anzaldo (acting) (b. 1933 - d. 2019)  Dem
 9 Jan 1995 - 11 Jun 2001  Harold "Hal" John Daub, Jr.        (b. 1941)            Rep
11 Jun 2001 -  8 Jun 2009  Michael "Mike" Fahey               (b. 1943)            Dem
 8 Jun 2009 - 10 Jun 2013  James "Jim" Suttle                 (b. 1944)            Dem
10 Jun 2013 -              Jean Stothert (f)                  (b. 1954)            Rep



Orlando

[Orlando, Florida
                        former flag 1980-2017]
2 Jun 1980 - 24 Jul 2017
[Orlando, Florida (US)]
Adopted 24 Jul 2017

31 Jul 1875                Orlando incorporated as a town.
 4 Feb 1885                Orlando incorporated as a city.
 1 Oct 1971                Walt Disney World theme park opens.

Mayors
1875 - 1877                William Jackson Brack              (b. 1837 - d. 1901)
1877 - 1878                John Howard Allen
                 (b. 1845 - d. 1942)  Dem
1878 - 1879                Charles Henry Munger               (b. 1845 - d. ....)  Dem
1879 - 1880                Alex M. Hyer                       (b. 1848 - d. 1933)  Dem
1880 - 1881                Robert L. Summerlin                (b. 1853 - d. 1926)  Dem  
1881 - 1882                Charles Dennison Sweet             (b. 1858 - d. 1900)  Dem
1882 - 1883                Cassius Aurelius Boone             (b. 1850 - d. 1917)  Dem
1883 - 1885                John Letcher Bryan                 (b. 1848 - d. 1898)  Dem
1885 - 1887                Ephraim J. Reel                    (b. 1833 - d. 1917)  Dem
 
1887 - 1888                Foster Samuel Chipman              (b. 1829 - d. ....)  Dem
1888 - 1891                Matthew R. Marks                   (b. 1834 - d. 1911)  Dem
1891 - 1893                Willis Lucullus Palmer             (b. 1854 - d. 1912)  Dem
1893 - 1896                Mahlon Gore                        (b. 1837 - d. 1916)
1896 -  6 Feb 1902         James B. Parramore                 (b. 1840 - d. 1902)  Dem
 6 Feb 1902 -  3 May 1902  Clarence Everett Howard            (b. 1859 - d. 1930)
 3 May 1902 - 1904         B.M. Robinson    
1904 - 1906                James Horace Smith                 (b. 1852 - d. 1931)
1906 - 1907                Braxton Beacham                    (b. 1864 - d. 1924)  Dem
1907 - 1910                William H. Jewell                  (b. 1840 - d. 1912)
1910 - 1913                William Hayden Reynolds            (b. 1847 - d. 1935)
1913 - 13 Aug 1916         Ezra Frank Sperry                  (b. 1843 - d. 1916)
1916 - 1919                James LeRoy Giles (1st time)       (b. 1863 - d. 1946)  Dem
1919 -  5 Mar 1924         Eugene Goodman Duckworth           (b. 1875 - d. 1959)
 5 Mar 1924 -  2 Apr 1924  G.H. Sutherland (acting)
 2 Apr 1924 - 
1 Jan 1926  James Leroy Giles (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
 1 Jan 1926 -  1 Jan 1929  Latta Malette Autrey               (b. 1876 - d. 1930)
 1 Jan 1929 -  1 Jan 1932  James LeRoy Giles (3rd time)       (s.a.)               Dem  
 1 Jan 1932 -  1 Jan 1935  Samuel Yulee Way (1st time)        (b. 1869 - d. 1956)
 1 Jan 1935 -  1 Jan 1938  Verner Wilson Estes                (b. 1886 - d. 1953)
 1 Jan 1938 -  1 Jan 1941  Samuel Yulee Way (2nd time)        (s.a.)  
 1 Jan 1941 -  1 Jan 1953  William H. "Billy" Beardall        (b. 1890 - d. 1984)  
 1 Jan 1953 -  1 Nov 1956  J. Rolfe Davis                     (b. 1904 - d. 1988)
 1 Nov 1956 - 29 Jan 1967  Robert S. Carr                     (b. 1899 - d. 1967)  
 8 Mar 1967 - 31 Oct 1980  Carl T. Langford                   (b. 1918 - d. 2011)  Dem  
31 Oct 1980 -  1 Jan 1981  Donald "Don" Crenshaw (interim)                               
 1 Jan 1981 -  1 Nov 1992  Willard "Bill" D. Frederick        (b. 1934)            Dem 
 1 Nov 1992 - 26 Feb 2003  Glenda Evans Hood (f)              (b. 1950)            Rep  
 1 Mar 2003 - 11 Mar 2005  John "Buddy" Dyer (1st time)       (b. 1958)            Dem  
12 Mar 2005 - 20 Apr 2005  Ernest Page (interim)              (b. c.1942)          Rep
20 Apr 2005 -              John "Buddy" Dyer (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem


Palm Springs

[Palm Springs,
                          California flag (U.S.)]
Adopted 7 Mar 1984

1865 - 1877                First European resident at Agua Caliente (Palm Springs) was Jack
                             Summers, who ran a stagecoach station on the Bradshaw Trail.
1884                       John Guthrie McCallum (b. 1826 - d. 1897) and family become first
                             permanent non-Indian settlers of Palm Valley (Agua Caliente).
1885                       Named Palm City.
1887                       Palm Valley Land and Water Company incorporated by John Guthrie
                             McCallum and partners.
 1 Nov 1887                The Palm Springs Hotel opens.
c.1890                     Village of Palm Springs (part of San Gorgonio township).
 1 Jul 1890                Palm Springs post office established.
1894 - 1905                Eleven year drought drives away most of the settlers.

20 Apr 1938                Palm Springs incorporated as a city.

Mayors
Apr 1938 - Apr 1942        Philip Linnaes Boyd                (b. 1900 - d. 1989)  Rep
Apr 1942 - Apr 1944        Frank V. "Pop" Shannon
Apr 1944 - Apr 1946        Eugene Ernest Therieau, Sr.        (b. 1908 - d. 1976)
Apr 1946 - Apr 1948        Clarence E. Hyde

Apr 1948 - Jul 1953        Charles "Charlie" David Farrell    (b. 1900 - d. 1990)
Jul 1953 - Nov 1957        Florian G. Boyd                    (b. 1908? - d. 1958)
Nov 1957 - Apr 1958        Gerald K. Sanborn (acting) 
Apr 1958 - Jan 1966        Frank Mitchell Bogert (1st time)   (b. 1910 - d. 2009)  Rep
Jan 1966 - Apr 1966        George Beebe, Jr. (acting)
Apr 1966 - Apr 1967        Edgar Louis McCoubrey              (b. 1904 - d. 2001)  Rep
Apr 1967 - Mar 1974        Howard Harold Wiefels              (b. 1922 - d. 2006)
Apr 1974 - Mar 1977        William "Bill" Foster              (d. 1992)
Apr 1977 - Apr 1980        Russell "Russ" Jerome Beirich      (b. 1933 - d. 2013)
Apr 1980 - Apr 1982        John Doyle 
Apr 1982 - Apr 1988        Frank Mitchell Bogert (2nd time)   (s.a.)               Rep
Apr 1988 - Apr 1992        Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono     (b. 1935 - d. 1998)  Rep
Apr 1992 - Dec 1995        Lloyd Maryanov                     (b. 1933 - d. 2007)
Dec 1995 -  1 Dec 2003     William G. Kleindienst             (b. 1952)
 1 Dec 2003 -  5 Dec 2007  Ron Oden                           (b. 1950)            Dem
 5 Dec 2007 -  9 Dec 2013  Stephen "Steve" P. Pougnet         (b. 1963)            Dem
Dec 2013 - Dec 2019        Robert Moon                        
Dec 2019 - Dec 2020        Geoff Kors                         (b. 1962?)           Dem
Dec 2020 -  9 Dec 2021     Christy Holstege (f)               (b. 1986)            Dem
 9 Dec 2021 - 15 Dec 2022  Lisa Middleton (f)                 (b. 1952)            Dem
15 Dec 2022 - 14 Dec 2023  Grace Elena Garner (f)             (b. 1985?)           Dem
14 Dec 2023 -              Jeffrey Bernstein                                       Dem


Philadelphia 

[flag of
                          Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S.)]
Adopted 27 Mar 1895

[Philadelphia City
                        Ensign, Pennsylvania]
City Ensign Adopted 27 Mar 1895

27 Oct 1682                Philadelphia founded.
 2 Feb 1683 - Nov 1799     Capital of Pennsylvania.
20 May 1691                First mayor appointed.
 5 Sep 1774 - 12 Dec 1776  Capital of the United States.
 4 Jul 1776 - 11 Apr 1789  City government abolished and city functions
                             operated by the Pennsylvania Assembly. 
 4 Mar 1777 - 18 Sep 1777  Capital of the United States.
26 Sep 1777 - 18 Jun 1778  British occupation.
 2 Jul 1778 - 21 Jun 1783  Capital of the United States.
11 Mar 1789                New city charter granted.
 6 Dec 1790 - 17 Nov 1800  Capital of the United States.
 2 Feb 1854                City and County of
Philadelphia consolidated.
10 May 1876 - 10 Nov 1876  Centennial International Exhibition (World's Fair).

Mayors
20 May 1691 - 25 Oct 1701  Humphrey Morrey                    (b. c.1650 - d. 1716)
25 Oct 1701 -  5 Oct 1703  Edward Shippen                     (b. 1639 - d. 1712)
 5 Oct 1703 -  3 Oct 1704  Anthony Morris, Jr.                (b. 1654 - d. 1721)
 3 Oct 1704 -  2 Oct 1705  Griffith Jones                     (d. 1712)                  
 2 Oct 1705 -  1 Oct 1706  Joseph Willcox                     (b. 1669 - d. 1721)
 1 Oct 1706 -  7 Oct 1707  Nathan Stanbury                    (b. 1670? - d. 1720)
 7 Oct 1707 -  4 Oct 1709  Thomas Masters                     (b. c.1660 - d. 1723)
 4 Oct 1709 -  3 Oct 1710  Richard Hill (1st time)            (b. c.1652 - d. 1729)
 3 Oct 1710 -  2 Oct 1711  William Carter                     (b. 1651 - d. 1739)
 2 Oct 1711 -  7 Oct 1712  Samuel Preston                     (b. 1665 - d. 1743)
 7 Oct 1712 -  6 Oct 1713  Jonathan Dickinson (1st time)      (b. 1663 - d. 1722)
 6 Oct 1713 -  5 Oct 1714  George Roch                        (d. 1744?)
 5 Oct 1714 -  1 Oct 1717  Richard Hill (2nd time)            (s.a.)
 1 Oct 1717 -  6 Oct 1719  Jonathan Dickinson (2nd time)      (s.a.)
 6 Oct 1719 -  2 Oct 1722  William Fishbourn (Fishbourne)     (b. 1677 - d. 1742)
 2 Oct 1722 -  1 Oct 1723  James Logan                        (b. 1674 - d. 1751)
 1 Oct 1723 -  6 Oct 1724  Clement Plumsted (1st time)        (b. 1680 - d. 1745)
 6 Oct 1724 -  5 Oct 1725  Isaac Norris                       (b. 1671 - d. 1735)
 5 Oct 1725 -  4 Oct 1726  William Hudson                     (b. 1661 - d. 1742)
 4 Oct 1726 -  3 Oct 1727  Charles Read                       (b. c.1686 - d. 1736)
 3 Oct 1727 -  7 Oct 1729  Thomas Lawrence (1st time)         (b. 1689 - d. 1754)
 7 Oct 1729 -  6 Oct 1731  Thomas Griffitts (1st time)        (b. 1698 - d. 1746)
 6 Oct 1731 -  2 Oct 1733  Samuel Hasell (1st time)           (b. 1691 - d. 1751)
 2 Oct 1733 -  1 Oct 1734  Thomas Griffitts (2nd time)        (s.a.)
 1 Oct 1734 -  7 Oct 1735  Thomas Lawrence (2nd time)         (s.a.)
 7 Oct 1735 -  5 Oct 1736  William Allen                      (b. 1704 - d. 1780)
 5 Oct 1736 -  4 Oct 1737  Clement Plumsted (2nd time)        (s.a.)
 4 Oct 1737 -  3 Oct 1738  Thomas Griffitts (3rd time)        (s.a.)
 3 Oct 1738 -  2 Oct 1739  Anthony Morris (II)                (b. 1682 - d. 1763)
 2 Oct 1739 -  7 Oct 1740  Edward Roberts                     (b. 1680 - d. 1741)
 7 Oct 1740 -  6 Oct 1741  Samuel Hasell (2nd time)           (s.a.)
 6 Oct 1741 -  5 Oct 1742  Clement Plumsted (3rd time)        (s.a.)
 5 Oct 1742 -  4 Oct 1743  William Till                       (b. c.1697 - d. 1766)
 4 Oct 1743 -  2 Oct 1744  Benjamin Shoemaker (1st time)      (b. 1704 - d. 1767)
 2 Oct 1744 -  1 Oct 1745  Edward Shippen III                 (b. 1703 - d. 1781)
 1 Oct 1745 -  7 Oct 1746  James Hamilton                     (b. 1710 - d. 1783)
 7 Oct 1746 -  4 Oct 1748  William Attwood                    (d. 1754)
 4 Oct 1748 -  3 Oct 1749  Charles Willing (1st time)         (b. 1710 - d. 1754)
 3 Oct 1749 -  2 Oct 1750  Thomas Lawrence (3rd time)         (s.a.)
 2 Oct 1750 -  1 Oct 1751  William Plumsted (1st time)        (b. 1708 - d. 1765)
 1 Oct 1751 -  3 Oct 1752  Robert Strettell                   (b. 1693 - d. 1762)
 3 Oct 1752 -  2 Oct 1753  Benjamin Shoemaker (2nd time)      (s.a.)
 2 Oct 1753 - 21 Apr 1754  Thomas Lawrence (4th time)         (s.a.)
25 Apr 1754 -  4 Dec 1754  Charles Willing (2nd time)         (s.a.)
 4 Dec 1754 -  5 Oct 1756  William Plumsted (2nd time)        (s.a.)
 5 Oct 1756 - 15 Oct 1758  Attwood Shute                      (d. 1758)
15 Oct 1758 -  2 Oct 1759  Thomas Lawrence II (1st time)      (b. 1720 - d. 1775)   
 2 Oct 1759 -  7 Oct 1760  John Stamper                       (b. c.1700 - d. 1782)
 7 Oct 1760 -  6 Oct 1761  Benjamin Shoemaker (3rd time)      (s.a.)
 6 Oct 1761 -  5 Oct 1762  Jacob Duché                        (b. 1708 - d. 1788)
 5 Oct 1762 -  4 Oct 1763  Henry Harrison                     (b c.1712 - d. 1766)
 4 Oct 1763 -  2 Oct 1764  Thomas Willing                     (b. 1731 - d. 1821)
 2 Oct 1764 -  1 Oct 1765  Thomas Lawrence II (2nd time)      (s.a.)
 1 Oct 1765 -  6 Oct 1767  John Lawrence                      (b. 1724 - d. 1799)
 6 Oct 1767 -  3 Oct 1769  Isaac Jones                        (b. 1716 - d. 1773)
 3 Oct 1769 -  1 Oct 1771  Samuel Shoemaker                   (b. 1725 - d. 1800)
 1 Oct 1771 -  5 Oct 1773  John Gibson                        (b. 1729 - d. 1782)
 5 Oct 1773 -  4 Oct 1774  William Fisher                     (b. 1718 - d. 1787)
 4 Oct 1774 -  5 Oct 1775  Samuel Rhoads                      (b. 1711 - d. 1784)
 5 Oct 1775 -  4 Jul 1776  Samuel Powel (1st time)            (b. 1738 - d. 1793)
 4 Jul 1776 - 11 Apr 1789  city run by Pennsylvania state government
21 Nov 1777 - 18 Jun 1778  Joseph Galloway                    (b. 1731 - d. 1803)  Tory
                             (British superintendent general)
11 Apr 1789 - 12 Apr 1790  Samuel Powel (2nd time)            (s.a.)               Fed

12 Apr 1790 - 13 Apr 1791  Samuel Miles                       (b. 1740 - d. 1805)  Fed
13 Apr 1791 - 13 Apr 1792  John Barclay                       (b. 1749 - d. 1824)  Fed

13 Apr 1792 - 18 Oct 1796  Matthew Clarkson                   (b. 1733 - d. 1800)  Fed
18 Oct 1796 - 25 Sep 1798  Hilary Baker                       (b. 1746 - d. 1798)  Fed
16 Oct 1798 - 21 Oct 1800  Robert Wharton (1st time)          (b. 1757 - d. 1834)  Fed
21 Oct 1800 - 16 Oct 1801  John Inskeep (1st time)            (b. 1757 - d. 1834)  Fed
16 Oct 1801 - 15 Oct 1805  Matthew Lawler                     (b. 1755 - d. 1831)  D-R
15 Oct 1805 - 21 Oct 1806  John Inskeep (2nd time)            (s.a.)               Fed
21 Oct 1806 - 18 Oct 1808  Robert Wharton (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Fed
18 Oct 1808 - 16 Oct 1810  John Barker (1st time)             (b. 1746 - d. 1818)  D-R
16 Oct 1810 - 15 Oct 1811  Robert Wharton (3rd time)          (s.a.)               Fed
15 Oct 1811 - 20 Oct 1812  Michael Keppele                    (b. 1771 - d. 1821)  D-R
20 Oct 1812 - 19 Oct 1813  John Barker (2nd time)             (s.a.)               D-R
19 Oct 1813 - 18 Oct 1814  John Geyer                         (b. 1777 - d. 1835)  D-R
18 Oct 1814 - 19 Oct 1819  Robert Wharton (4th time)          (s.a.)               Fed
19 Oct 1819 - 17 Oct 1820  James Nelson Barker                (b. 1784 - d. 1858)  D-R
17 Oct 1820 - 19 Oct 1824  Robert Wharton (5th time)          (s.a.)               Fed
19 Oct 1824 - 21 Oct 1828  Joseph Watson                      (b. 1784 - d. 1841)  NR
21 Oct 1828 - 15 Apr 1829  George Mifflin Dallas              (b. 1792 - d. 1864)  Dem
15 Apr 1829 - 20 Oct 1829  Benjamin Wood Richards (1st time)  (b. 1797 - d. 1851)  Dem
20 Oct 1829 - 19 Oct 1830  William Milnor                     (b. 1769 - d. 1848)  NR
19 Oct 1830 - 16 Oct 1832  Benjamin Wood Richards (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Dem
16 Oct 1832 - 16 Oct 1838  John Swift (1st time)              (b. 1790 - d. 1873)  Whg
16 Oct 1838 - 15 Oct 1839  Isaac Roach                        (b. 1786 - d. 1848)  Dem
15 Oct 1839 - 19 Oct 1841  John Swift (2nd time)              (s.a.)               Whg
19 Oct 1841 - 15 Oct 1844  John Morin Scott                   (b. 1789 - d. 1858)  Whg
15 Oct 1844 - 21 Oct 1845  Peter McCall                       (b. 1809 - d. 1880)  Whg
21 Oct 1845 - 16 Oct 1849  John Swift (3rd time)              (s.a.)               Whg
16 Oct 1849 - 15 Oct 1850  Joel Jones                         (b. 1795 - d. 1860)  Dem
15 Oct 1850 - 13 Jun 1854  Charles Gilpin                     (b. 1809 - d. 1891)  Whg
13 Jun 1854 - 13 May 1856  Robert Thomas Conrad               (b. 1810 - d. 1858)  Whg + K-N
13 May 1865 - 11 May 1858  Rochard Vaux                       (b. 1816 - d. 1895)  Dem 
11 May 1858 -  1 Jan 1866  Alexander Henry                    (b. 1823 - d. 1883)PP;1860 Rep
 1 Jan 1866 -  1 Jan 1869  Morton McMichael                   (b. 1807 - d. 1879)  Rep
 1 Jan 1869 -  1 Jan 1872  Daniel M. Fox                      (b. 1819 - d. 1890)  Dem
 1 Jan 1872 -  4 Apr 1881  William Strumberg Stokley          (b. 1823 - d. 1902)  Rep
 4 Apr 1881 -  7 Apr 1884  Samuel George King                 (b. 1816 - d. 1899)  Dem
 7 Apr 1884 -  4 Apr 1887  William Burns Smith                (b. 1844 - d. 1917)  Rep
 4 Apr 1887 -  6 Apr 1891  Edwin Henry Fitler                 (b. 1825 - d. 1896)  Rep
 6 Apr 1891 -  1 Apr 1895  Edwin Sydney Stuart                (b. 1853 - d. 1937)  Rep
 1 Apr 1895 -  3 Apr 1899  Charles Franklin Warwick           (b. 1852 - d. 1913)  Rep
 3 Apr 1899 -  6 Apr 1903  Samuel Howell Ashbridge            (b. 1848 - d. 1906)  Rep
 6 Apr 1903 -  1 Apr 1907  John Weaver                        (b. 1861 - d. 1928)  Rep
 1 Apr 1907 -  4 Dec 1911  John Edger Reyburn                 (b. 1845 - d. 1914)  Rep
 4 Dec 1911 -  3 Jan 1916  Rudolph Blankenburg                (b. 1843 - d. 1918) Keystone+Dem
 2 Jan 1916 -  5 Jan 1920  Thomas B. Smith                    (b. 1869 - d. 1949)  Rep
 5 Jan 1920 -  7 Jan 1924  Joseph Hampton Moore (1st time)    (b. 1864 - d. 1950)  Rep
 7 Jan 1924 -  2 Jan 1928  W. Freeland Kendrick               (b. 1873 - d. 1953)  Rep
 2 Jan 1928 -  4 Jan 1932  Harry Arista Mackey                (b. 1869 - d. 1938)  Rep
 4 Jan 1932 -  6 Jan 1936  Joseph Hampton Moore (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Rep
 1 Jan 1936 - 19 Aug 1939  Samuel Davis Wilson                (b. 1881 - d. 1939)  Rep
19 Aug 1939 -  1 Jan 1940  George H. Connell (acting)         (b. 1871 - d. 1955)  Rep
 1 Jan 1940 - 22 Aug 1941  Robert Eneas Lamberton             (b. 1886 - d. 1941)  Rep
22 Aug 1941 -  7 Jan 1952  Bernard "Barney" Samuel            (b. 1880 - d. 1954)  Rep
                             (acting to 3 Jan 1944)
 7 Jan 1952 -  2 Jan 1956  Joseph Sill Clark, Jr.             (b. 1901 - d. 1990)  Dem
 2 Jan 1956 - 13 Feb 1962  Richardson K. Dilworth             (b. 1898 - d. 1974)  Dem
13 Feb 1962 -  3 Jan 1972  James Hugh Joseph Tate             (b. 1910 - d. 1983)  Dem
 3 Jan 1972 -  7 Jan 1980  Francis "Frank" Lazarro Rizzo      (b. 1920 - d. 1991)  Dem
 7 Jan 1980 -  2 Jan 1984  William Joseph Green III           (b. 1938)            Dem
 2 Jan 1984 -  6 Jan 1992  Woodward Wilson "Willie" Goode, Sr.(b. 1938)            Dem
 6 Jan 1992 -  3 Jan 2000  Edward "Ed" Gene Rendell           (b. 1944)            Dem
 3 Jan 2000 -  7 Jan 2008  John Franklin Street               (b. 1943)            Dem
 7 Jan 2008 -  4 Jan 2016  Michael Anthony Nutter             (b. 1957)            Dem
 4 Jan 2016 -  1 Jan 2024  James "Jim" Francis Kenney         (b. 1958)            Dem
 1 Jan 2024 -              Cherelle Lesley Parker (f)         (b. 1972)            Dem



Phoenix

[Former Flag of
                        Phoenix, Arizona, 1921-1990]
23 Nov 1921 - 14 Feb 1990
[flag of Phoenix,
                        Arizona (U.S.)]
Adopted 14 Feb 1990
[Variant flag of
                        Phoenix, Arizona (U.S.)]
Variant

1867                       Settlement begins (initially named Swilling's Mill).
 4 May 1868                Phoenix founded
25 Feb 1881                Incorporated as a city.
 4 Feb 1889                Phoenix made the capital of Arizona.

Mayors
 5 May 1881 - 16 Aug 1881  John T. Alsap                      (b. 1832 - d. 1886)
12 Sep 1881 -  8 May 1883  Francis A. Shaw                    (d. 19..)            Rep
 8 May 1883 - 13 May 1884  DeForest Porter (1st time)         (b. 1840 - d. 1889)  Rep
13 May 1884 - 12 May 1885  George F. Coats (1st time)         (b. 1841 - d. 1901)
12 May 1885 - 11 Dec 1886  Emil Ganz (1st time)               (b. 1838 - d. 1922)  Dem
29 Dec 1886 -  7 May 1888  DeForest Porter (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Rep
 7 May 1888 - 14 May 1889  A. Leonard Meyer
14 May 1889 -  5 Jan 1890  George F. Coats (2nd time)         (s.a.)
13 May 1890 - 13 May 1891  T.N.E. McGlasson
13 May 1891 -  8 May 1893  Joseph Campbell                    (b. 1857 - d. 1906)  Dem
 8 May 1893 -  9 May 1894  P.J. Cole
 9 May 1894 - 11 May 1895  James D. Monihon (1st time)        (b. 1837 - d. 1904)  Rep
11 May 1895 - 14 Apr 1896  Roland Lee Rosson                  (b. 1851 - d. 1898)  Dem
14 Apr 1896 - 30 Apr 1896  Robert Allyn Lewis (acting)        (b. 1867 - d. 19..)  Rep
30 Apr 1896 -  4 Jun 1896  Frank B. Moss (1st time)(acting)   (b. 1852 - d. 1906)
 4 Jun 1896 - 1897         James D. Monihon (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Rep
1897 - 25 Jan 1899         John C. Adams (1st time)           (b. 1862 - d. 1921)  Rep
25 Jan 1899 -  8 May 1899  Czar James "C.J." Dyer (acting)    (b. 1846 - d. 1903)
 8 May 1899 -  7 May 1901  Emil Ganz (2nd time)               (s.a.)               Dem
14 May 1901 - 11 May 1903  Walter Talbot                      (b. 1844 - d. 1919)
11 May 1903 -  8 Dec 1904  Walter Bennett                     (b. 1850 - d. 1933)  Rep?
 9 Dec 1904 -  4 May 1905  John T. Dunlap (acting)            (b. c.1856 - d. 19..)Dem
 4 May 1905 - Jul 1905     John C. Adams (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Rep
1905 - 20 Mar 1906         Frank B. Moss (2nd time)(acting)   (s.a.)
20 Mar 1906 -  7 May 1906  R.H. Greene (acting)
 7 May 1906 -  6 May 1909  Lewis W. Coggins                   (b. 1869 - d. 1953)
 6 May 1909 -  7 Apr 1914  Lloyd B. Christy                   (b. 1868 - d. 1945)
 7 Apr 1914 -  1 May 1916  
George U. Young                    (b. 1867 - d. 1926)  Rep
 1 May 1916 -  1 May 1920  Peter Corpstein                    (b. 1857 - d. 1948)
 1 May 1920 -  1 May 1922  Willis H. Plunkett                 (b. 1876 - d. 1939)
 1 May 1922 - 28 Mar 1923  Lon L. Harmon                      (b. 1861 - d. 1933)
 4 Apr 1923 - 30 Dec 1925  Louis B. Whitney                   (b. 1887 - d. 19..)  Dem
30 Dec 1925 -  1 May 1928  Frank A. Jefferson                 (b. 1875 - d. 19..)
 1 May 1928 -  1 May 1930  Fred J. Paddock (1st time)         (b. 1875 - d. 1952)
 1 May 1930 -  2 May 1932  Franklin D. Lane
 2 May 1932 -  5 Jan 1934  Fred J. Paddock (2nd time)         (s.a.)
 1 May 1934 -  1 May 1936  Joseph S. Jenckes                  (b. 1878 - d. 1960)
 1 May 1936 -  2 May 1938  
John H. Udall                      (b. 1889 - d. 1959)  Rep
 2 May 1938 -  1 May 1940  Walter J. Thalheimer               (b. 1894 - d. 1982)
 1 May 1940 -  1 May 1942  Reed Shupe                         (b. 1903 - d. 1988)
 1 May 1942 -  1 May 1944  Newell W. Stewart                  (b. 1900 - d. 1989)
 1 May 1944 -  1 May 1946  J. Robert Fleming                  (b. 1925 - d. 1999)
 1 May 1946 -  1 May 1948  
Ray Busey                          (b. 1896? - d. 1989) Dem
 1 May 1948 - 21 Jul 1952  J. Nicholas "Nick" Udall           (b. 1913 - d. 2005)  Dem
22 Jul 1952 -  4 Jan 1954  Hohen Foster                       (b. 1912 - d. 1991)
 4 Jan 1954 -  3 Jan 1956  Frank G. Murphy                    (b. 1895 - d. 1981)  Dem
 3 Jan 1956 -  4 Jan 1960  
John "Jack" Richard Williams       (b. 1909 - d. 1998)  Rep
 4 Jan 1960 -  2 Jan 1964  Samuel Mardian, Jr.                (b. 1919 - d. 2015)  Rep
 2 Jan 1964 -  2 Jan 1970  Milton H. Graham                   (b. 1919 - d. 2006)  Rep
 2 Jan 1970 -  2 Jan 1974  John D. Driggs                     (b. 1927 - d. 2014)  Rep
 2 Jan 1974 -  2 Jan 1976  Timothy A. Barrow                  (b. 1934 - d. 2019)  Rep
 2 Jan 1976 -  3 Jan 1984  
Margaret Taylor Hance (f)          (b. 1923 - d. 1990)  Rep
 3 Jan 1984 - 15 Feb 1990  Terry Goddard                      (b. 1947)            Dem
16 Feb 1990 - 16 Mar 1994  Paul Johnson                       (b. 1959)            Dem
17 Mar 1994 - 28 Mar 1994  John B. Nelson (acting)            (b. 1936)            Rep
29 Mar 1994 -  4 Nov 1994  Thelda Williams (f)(1st time)      (b. 1941 - d. 2023)  Dem
                             (interim)
 4 Nov 1994 -  2 Jan 2004  Skip Rimsza                        (b. 1955)            Rep
 2 Jan 2004 -  3 Jan 2012  Phil Gordon                        (b. 1951)            Dem
 3 Jan 2012 - 29 May 2018  Greg Stanton                       (b. 1970)            Dem
29 May 2018 - 21 Mar 2019 
Thelda Williams (f)(2nd time)      (s.a.)               Dem
                             (interim)
21 Mar 2019 -              Kate Widland Gallego (f)           (b. 1981)            Dem



Pittsburgh

[flag of
                          Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (U.S.)]
Adopted 15 Mar 1899

[Pittsburgh City
                        Ensign, Pennsylvania]
City Ensign Adopted 15 Mar 1899

17 Feb 1754                British Fort Prince George
18 Apr 1754                French Fort Duquesne
25 Nov 1758                British Fort Pitt (from 1777, U.S. rule).
22 Apr 1794                Borough of Pittsburgh
 4 Mar 1816                City incorporated.
10 Apr 1845                Great Fire of Pittsburgh destroys a third of the city. 

Mayors
 9 Jul 1816 - 1817         Ebenezer Denny                     (b. 1761 - d. 1822)  Fed
1817 - 1825                John Darragh                       (b. 1772 - d. 1828)  Fed
1825 - 1828                John Maugridge Snowden             (b. 1776 - d. 1845)  D-R
1828 - 1830                Magnus M. Murray (1st time)        (b. 1787 - d. 1838)  D-R
1830 - 1831                Matthew B. Lowrie                  (b. 1773 - d. 1850)  AM
1831 - 1832                Magnus M. Murray (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
10 Jan 1832 - 1836         Samuel Pettigrew                   (d. 1841)            Dem
1836 - 1839                Jonas R. McClintock                (b. 1808 - d. 1879)  Dem
1839 - 1840                William Little                     (b. 1809 - d. 1887)  Ind
1840 - 1841                William Wallace Irwin              (b. 1803 - d. 1856)  Whg
1841 - 1842                James Thomson                      (b. 1790 - d. 1876)  Whg
1842 - 1845                Alexander Hay                      (b. 1806 - d. 1882)  Whg
1845 - 1846                William Jordan Howard              (b. 1799 - d. 1862)  Whg
1846 - 1847                William Kerr                       (b. 1809 - d. 1854)  Dem
1847 - 1849                Gabriel Adams                      (b. 1788 - d. 1864)  Whg
1849 - 1850                John Herron                        (b. 1815 - d. 1896)  Whg
1850 - 1851                Joseph Baker                       (b. 1806? - d. 1862) PP
1851 - 1853                John Brandon Guthrie               (b. 1807 - d. 1885)  Dem
1853 - 1854                Robert M. Riddle                   (b. 1812 - d. 1858)  Whg
1854 - 1856                Ferdinand F. Volz                  (b. 1823 - d. 1873)  Whg
1856 - 1857                William Bingham                    (b. 1808 - d. 1873)  AMP
1857 - 1860                Henry A. Weaver                    (b. 1820 - d. 1890)  Rep
1860 - 1862                George Wilson                      (b. 1816 - d. 1882)  Rep
1862 - 1864                Beanir C. Sawyer                   (b. 1822 - d. 1908)  Rep
1864 - 1866                James Lowry, Jr.                   (b. 1821 - d. 1876)  UnCty
1866 - 1868                William C. McCarthy (1st time)     (b. 1820 - d. 1900)  Rep
1868 - 1869                James Blackmore (1st time)         (b. 1814 - d. 1875)  Wor
1869 - 1872                Jared M. Brush                     (b. 1814 - d. 1895)  Rep
1872 - 1875                James Blackmore (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Dem
1875 - 1878                William C. McCarthy (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Rep 
1878 - 1881                Robert Liddell                     (b. 1837 - d. 1893)  Dem
1881 - 1884                Robert W. Lyon                     (b. 1842 - d. 1904)  Dem
1884 - 1887                Andrew Fulton                      (b. 1850 - d. 1925)  Rep
1887 - 1890                William McCallin                   (b. 1842 - d. 1904)  Rep
1890 - 1893                Henry I. Gourley                   (b. 1838 - d. 1899)  Rep
1893 - 1896                Bernard J. McKenna                 (b. 1842 - d. 1903)  Dem
1896 - 1899                Henry Parker Ford                  (b. 1837 - d. 1905)  Rep
1899 - 1901                William J. Diehl                   (b. 1845 - d. 1929)  Rep
1901                       Adam M. Brown (recorder)           (b. 1826 - d. 1901)  Rep 
1901 - 15 Mar 1903         James O. Brown (recorder)          (b. 1848 - d. 1903)  Rep
17 Mar 1903 -  2 Apr 1906  William Britton Hays               (b. 1844 - d. 1912)  Dem
                             (recorder to 23 Apr 1903)
 2 Apr 1906 -  5 Apr 1909  George Wilkins Guthrie             (b. 1848 - d. 1917)  Dem

 5 Apr 1909 - 1914         William Addison Magee (1st time)   (b. 1873 - d. 1938)  Rep
1914 - 1918                Joseph Gray Armstrong              (b. 1867 - d. 1931)  Rep
1918 - Jan 1922            Edward Vose Babcock                (b. 1864 - d. 1948)  Rep
Jan 1922 - 1926            William Addison Magee (2nd time)   (s.a.)               Rep
1926 - 31 Mar 1933         Charles Howard Kline               (b. 1848 - d. 1933)  Rep 
31 Mar 1933 -  2 Jan 1934  John S. Herron (acting)            (b. 1872 - d. 1947)  Rep
 2 Jan 1934 -  6 Oct 1936  William Nissley McNair             (b. 1881 - d. 1948)  Dem
 6 Oct 1936 -  7 Jan 1946  Cornelius Decator Scully           (b. 1878 - d. 1952)  Dem
 7 Jan 1946 - 16 Jan 1959  David Leo Lawrence                 (b. 1889 - d. 1966)  Dem
16 Jan 1959 -  2 Dec 1960  Thomas Joseph Gallagher (acting)   (b. 1883 - d. 1967)  Dem
 2 Dec 1959 - Jan 1970     Joseph M. Barr                     (b. 1906 - d. 1982)  Dem
Jan 1970 - 11 Apr 1977     Peter F. Flaherty                  (b. 1924 - d. 2005)  Dem
11 Apr 1977 -  6 May 1988  Richard S. Caliguiri               (b. 1931 - d. 1988)  Dem
 6 May 1988 -  3 Jan 1994  Sophie Masloff (f)                 (b. 1917 - d. 2014)  Dem
 3 Jan 1994 -  3 Jan 2006  Thomas "Tom" J. Murphy             (b. 1944)            Dem
 3 Jan 2006 -  1 Sep 2006  Bob O'Connor                       (b. 1944 - d. 2006)  Dem
 1 Sep 2006 -  6 Jan 2014  Luke Ravenstahl                    (b. 1980)            Dem
 
6 Jan 2014 -  3 Jan 2022  William Peduto                     (b. 1964)            Dem
 3 Jan 2022 -             
Edward "Ed" C. Gainey              (b. 1970)            Demd



Portland (Maine)

[Portland, Maine (U.S.)]

 4 Jul 1786                Portland (Maine) town incorporated in Massachusetts.
15 Mar 1820                Part of state of Maine.
15 Mar 1820 -  4 Jan 1832  Capital of the state of Maine.
26 Mar 1826                Portland city chartered (by law of 28 Feb 1832 and organized
                             30 Apr 1832).
 4-5 Jul 1866              Great fire destroyed most of the commercial buildings
                             in the city, half the churches and hundreds of homes.

Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
18.. - 30 Apr 1832         Andrew Leonard Emerson             (b. 1802 - d. 1835)  Dem
Mayors

30 Apr 1832 - 1832         Andrew Leonard Emerson             (s.a.)               Dem
31 Dec 1832 - 1833         Jonathan Dow                       (b. 1783 - d. 1835)  Whg
1833                       John Anderson (1st time)           (b. 1792 - d. 1853)  Dem   
1834 - 1841                Levi Cutter                        (b. 1774 - d. 1856)  Whg
1841                       James Creighton Churchill          (b. 1787 - d. 1865)  Whg
1842                       John Anderson (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Dem   
1843 - 1848                Eliphalet Greely                   (b. 1784 - d. 1858)  Whg  
1849 - 1850                James Blake Cahoon (1st time)      (b. 1802 - d. 1867)  Whg
24 Apr 1851 - 24 Apr 1852  Neal Dow (1st time)                (b. 1804 - d. 1897)  Rep  
1852 - 1853                Albion Keith Parris                (b. 1788 - d. 1857)  Dem 
1853 - 1854                James Blake Cahoon (2nd time)      (s.a.)               Whg   
24 Apr 1855 - 24 Apr 1856  Neal Dow (2nd time)                (s.a.)               Rep
1856                       James Thomas McCobb                (b. 1812 - d. 1882)  Dem
1857                       William Willis                     (b. 1794 - d. 1870)  Rep
1858 - 1859                Jedediah Jewett                    (b. 1807 - d. 1863)  Rep
1860                       Joseph Howard                      (b. 1800 - d. 1877)  Dem   
1861 - 1862                William Widgery Thomas, Sr.        (b. 1806 - d. 1896)  Rep
1863 - 1865                Jacob McLellan (1st time)          (b. 1807 - d. 1888)  Rep
1866 - 1867                Augustus Ervin Stevens             (b. 1825 - d. 1882)  Rep
1868                       Jacob McLellan (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Rep  
1869 - 1870                William LeBaron Putnam             (b. 1835 - d. 1918)  Dem   
1807 - 1872                Benjamin Kingsbury, Jr.            (b. 1813 - d. 1886)  Rep   
1872 - 1874                George Peters Wescott              (b. 1842 - d. 1904)  Rep
1875                       Roswell Minard Richardson          (b. 1814 - d. 1891)  Dem
1876                       Francis Fessenden                  (b. 1839 - d. 1906)  Rep 
1877 - 1878                Moses Morrell Butler               (b. 1824 - d. 1879)  Rep
Mar 1879  - 1880           George Walker                      (b. 1820 - d. ....)  Dem
1880 - 1881                William Senter                     (b. 1813 - d. 1888)  Rep
1882                       Charles Freeman Libby              (b. 1844 - d. 1915)  Rep
1883                       John W. Deering (1st time)         (b. 1833 - d. 1904)  Dem  
1884                       Marquis Fayette King               (b. 1835 - d. 1904)  Rep
1885                       John W. Deering (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Dem  
1886 - 1888                Charles J. Chapman                 (b. 1848 - d. 1898)  Rep
1889 - 1890                Holman Staples Melcher             (b. 1841 - d. 1905)  Rep 
1891                       George Willard True                (b. 1823 - d. 1896)  Rep 
1892                       Darius Holbrook Ingraham           (b. 1837 - d. 1923)  Dem
1893 - 1896                James Phinney Baxter (1st time)    (b. 1831 - d. 1921)  Rep     
1897 - 1898                Charles H. Randall                 (b. 1846 - d. 1924)  Rep
1899 - 1900                Frank Woodbury Robinson            (b. 1853 - d. 1922)  Rep
1901 - 1903                Frederic Eleazer Boothby           (b. 1845 - d. 1923)  Rep   
1904 - 1905                James Phinney Baxter (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Rep 
1906 - 1907                Nathan Clifford                    (b. 1867 - d. 1919)  Dem
1908 - 1909                Adam Phillips Leighton, Sr.        (b. 1851 - d. 1922)  Rep   
1910                       Charles Augustus Strout            (b. 1864 - d. 1935)  Rep
1911 - 1914                Oakley Chester Curtis              (b. 1865 - d. 1924)  Dem   
1915                       William Moulton Ingraham           (b. 1870 - d. 1951)  Dem   
1916 - 1917                Wilford G. Chapman                 (b. 1860 - d. 1920)  Rep  
1918 - 1921                Charles Bailey Clarke              (b. 1875 - d. 1944)  Rep  
1922 - 1923                Carroll Sherman Chaplin            (b. 1882 - d. 1953)  Rep
Chairmen of the City Council

1924                       Philip J. Deering, Sr. (1st time)  (b. 1878 - d. 1935)  Dem
1925 - 1926                Neal Woodside Allen                (b. 1884 - d. 1976)
1927                       Philip J. Deering, Sr. (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Dem   
1928 - 1929                Lester F. Wallace                  (b. 1896 - d. 1963)
1930                       Ralph Dunning Brooks (1st time)    (b. 1887 - d. 1973)
1931                       Arthur Wheeler Jordan              (b. 1878 - d. 19..)  Rep   
1932                       Ralph Dunning Brooks (2nd time)    (s.a.)
1933                       Arthur E. Craig (1st time)  
1934 - Nov 1935            Philip J. Deering, Sr. (3rd time)  (s.a.)               Dem   
1936                       Edward Clinton Berry (1st time)    (b. 1883 - d. 1943)
1937                       Adam Phillips Leighton, Jr.        (b. 1887 - d. 1958)
                             (1st time)
1938                       Edward Clinton Berry (2nd time)    (s.a.)  
1939                       Arthur E. Craig (2nd time)
1940                       Harry E. Martin
1941                       Edward Clinton Berry (3rd time)    (s.a.) 
1942                       Adam Phillips Leighton, Jr.        (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)    
1943                       Herman Brewer Libby (1st time)     (b. 1890 - d. 1967)
1944                       George Adams Harrison              (b. 1882 - d. 19..)  Rep
1945                       Harry Cummings Libby               (b. 1895 - d. 19..)  Rep   
1946                       Helen C. Frost (f) (1st time)       
1947                       Herman Brewer Libby (2nd time)     (s.a.)
1948 - 1950                Robert L. Getchell    
1950                       Edward T. Colley (1st time)        (b. 1889 - d. 1956)
1952                       Helen C. Frost (f) (2nd time)    
1952 - 1953                H. Merrill Luthe (1st time)        (b. 1915? - d. 2006)
1954                       Edward T. Colley (2nd time)        (s.a.)
1955                       Ben B. Wilson  
1955 - 1956                H. Merrill Luthe (2nd time)        (s.a.)  
1957                       Carleton G. Lane                   (b. 1904 - d. 2001)
1958                       Perley J. Lessard                  (b. 1898 - d. 1965)
1959                       Sumner S. Clark                    (d. 1972)
1960                       Mitchell Cope                      (b. 1918? - d. 2008)
1961                       Harold E. Frank     
1962                       Daniel B. Felix   
1963                       Ralph Amergian                     (b. 1921 - d. 1978)
1964 - 1965                John Weston Walch                  (b. 1901 - d. 1998)
1966                       Charles W. Allen                   (b. 1913 - d. 2003)
1967 - 1968                Harold Greely Loring               (b. 1923 - d. 1985)
Mayors
1969 - 1970                Donald R. Slipp                    (b. 1924 - d. 2014)
1970 - 1971                William Leslie MacVane Jr.         (b. 1915 - d. 2010)  Dem  
1971 - 1972                Gerard P. Conley, Sr.              (b. 1930 - d. 2018)  Dem
1973                       Edward I. Bernstein (1st time)     (b. 1923 - d. 2000)  Rep
1974 - 1975                William B. Troubh (1st time)       (b. 1935 - d. 2013)  Dem
1975 - 1976                Harold Greeley Loring              (b. 1923 - d. 1985)
1976 - 1978                Matthew I. Barron                  (b. 1904 - d. 1980)
1978 - Dec 1978            Bruce A. Taliento                  (b. 1951 - d. 1999)
1978 - 1979                Edward I. Bernstein (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Rep  
1979 - 1980                Llewellyn C. Smith                 (b. 1929)
1980 - 1981                John O'Leary                       (b. 1947 - d. 2005)  Dem
1981 - 1982                Pamela P. Plumb (f)                (b. 1943) 
1982 - 1983                Linda Abromson (f)                 (b. 1939)            Dem    
1983 - 1984                William B. Troubh (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
1984 - 1985                David H. Brenerman                 (b. 1951)            Dem  
1985 - 1986                Joseph D. Casale                   (b. 1947 - d. 1999)  Dem  
1986 - 1987                Philip J. "Jack" Dawson (1st time)                      Dem   
1987 - 1988                Ronald "Ron" J. Dorler             (b. 1937)
1999 - 1989                Cheryl A. Leeman (f) (1st time)    (b. 1948)            Rep      
1989 - 1990                Esther B. Clenott (f)              (b. 1924 - d. 2015)  Dem
1990 - 1991                Peter O'Donnell                    (b. 1962)            Dem 
1991 - 1992                Thomas Hodge Allen                 (b. 1945)            Dem
1992 - 1993                Charles W. Harlow                  (b. 1942 - d. 2020)  Dem  
1993 - 1994                Anne B. Pringle (f)                (b. 1947)            Dem 
1994 - 1995                Richard W. "Dick" Paulson, Jr.     (b. 1948 - d. 2021)  Dem
1995 - 1996                Philip J. "Jack" Dawson (2nd time)                      Dem   
1996 - 1997                John F. McDonough                  (b. c.1940)          Dem   
1997 - 1999                George N. Campbell 
1998 - 1999                Thomas "Tom" V. Kane               (b. 1946)            Dem     
1999 - 2000                Nicholas "Nick" M. Mavodones, Jr.  (b. 1960?)           Dem 
                             (1st time) 
2000 - 2001                Cheryl A. Leeman (f) (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Rep
 3 Dec 2001 - 2002         Karen Geraghty (f)                 (b. 1960)            Dem    
2002 - 2003                James F. "Jim" Cloutier, Jr.                            Dem  
2003 - 2004                Nathan H. Smith                                         Dem    
Dec 2004 - Dec 2005        Jill C. Duson (f)(1st time)        (b. 1953)            Dem    
2005 - 2006                James "Jim" I. Cohen                                    Dem  
2006 - 2007                Nicholas "Nick" M. Mavodones, Jr.  (s.a.)               Dem
                             (2nd time)
 3 Dec 2007 -  6 Dec 2008  Edward "Ed" J. Suslovic            (b. 1959)            Dem 
 6 Dec 2008 -  6 Dec 2010  Jill C. Duson (f)(2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
 6 Dec 2010 -  5 Dec 2011  Nicholas "Nick" M. Mavodones, Jr.  (s.a.)               Dem
                             (3rd time)  
 5 Dec 2011 -  7 Dec 2015  Michael F. Brennan                 (b. 1953)            Dem
 7 Dec 2015 -  2 Dec 2019  Ethan King Strimling               (b. 1967)            Dem+DSA   
 2 Dec 2019 - 
4 Dec 2023  Katherine "Kate" M. Snyder (f)     (b. 1970)            Dem
 4 Dec 2023 -              Mark N. Dion                       (b. 1955)            Dem



Portland (Oregon)
 
[Unofficial Flag of
                        Portland, Oregon 1950-1959]
1950 - 1 Jan 1959 Unofficial
[Flag of Portland,
                        Oregon 1970-2002]
8 Jan 1970 - 4 Sep 2002
[Flag of Portland,
                        Oregon (U.S.)]
Adopted 4 Sep 2002

1843                       Founded as Linnton.
1845                       Portland, Oregon named.

 8 Feb 1851                City incorporated.
 2 Aug 1873                Great Fire of 1873 destroys 22 blocks on the west-side of the
                             Willamette River.
18 Feb 1891                Port of Portland established.
 1 Jun 1905 - 14 Oct 1905  Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition
                             and Oriental Fair ('Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition').

Mayors
Apr 1851 - Apr 1852        Hugh D. O'Bryan                    (b. 1813 - d. 1883)  Dem
Apr 1852 - Nov 1852        Allison C. "A.C." Bonnell          (b. 1825 - d. 1875)
15 Nov 1852 - Apr 1853     Simon B. Marye                     (b. 1825 - d. 1868)  Dem
1853 - 1854                Josiah Failing                     (b. 1806 - d. 1877)  Whg
12 Mar 1854 -  1 Apr 1855  William S. Ladd (1st time)         (b. 1826 - d. 1893)  Dem
1855 - 1856                George W. Vaughn                   (b. 1809 - d. 1877)
1856 - 1857                James O'Neill (O'Neil)             (b. 1824 - d. 1913)  Whg
Dec 1857 - 1858            William S. Ladd (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Dem
May 1858 - 1859            Addison M. Starr                   (b.c.1820 - d. 1891) Rep
1859 - 1860                Stephen J. McCormick               (b. 1828 - d. 1891)
1860 - 1861                George Collier Robbins             (b. 1823 - d. 1907)
1861 - 1862                John M. Breck                      (b. 1828 - d. 1900)  Rep
1862 - 1863                William H. Farrar                  (b. 1826 - d. 1873)
1863 - 1864                David Logan                        (b. 1824 - d. 1874)  Rep
1864 - 16 Nov 1866         Henry Failing (1st time)           (b. 1834 - d. 1898)  Rep
 1 Dec 1866 - 18 Jun 1867  Thomas J. Holmes                   (b. 1819 - d. 1867)  Dem
Jun 1867 - 31 Jul 1867     Aaron E. Wait                      (b. 1813 - d. 1898)  Dem
31 Jul 1867 - 1868         James A. Chapman (1st time)        (b. 1821 - d. 1885)  Dem
1868 - 1869                Hamilton Boyd                      (b.c.1831 - d. 1886)
1869 - 1871                Bernard Goldsmith                  (b. 1832 - d. 1901)  Rep

1871 - 1873                Phillip Wasserman                  (b. 1828 - d. 1895)  Rep
1873 - 1875                Henry Failing (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Rep
1875 - 1877                James A. Chapman (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
Jul 1877 - Jul 1879        William S. Newbury (Newberry)      (b. 1834 - d. 1915)  Rep
1879 - 1882                David P. Thompson                  (b. 1834 - d. 1901)  Rep
1882 - 1885                James A. Chapman (3rd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
1885 - 27 Apr 1888         John Gates                         (b. 1827 - d. 1888)  Rep
 2 May 1888 - 1890         Van B. DeLashmutt                  (b. 1842 - d. 1921)  Rep
1890 - 1894                William S. Mason (1st time)        (b. 1832 - d. 1899)  Rep
1894 - 1896                George P. Frank                    (b. 1852 - d. 1896)  Rep
1896 - 1898                Sylvester Pennoyer                 (b. 1831 - d. 1902)  Pop
1898 - 27 Mar 1899         William S. Mason (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Rep
Mar 1899 -  2 Jul 1900     William A. Storey                  (b. 1854 - d. 1917)
                             (acting to 17 May 1899)

 2 Jul 1900 - 1902         Henry S. Rowe                      (b. 1851 - d. 1914)  Rep
1902 - 1905                George Henry Williams              (b. 1823 - d. 1910)  Rep
1905 - 1909                Harry Lane                         (b. 1855 - d. 1917)  Ind
1909 - 1911                Joseph Simon                       (b. 1851 - d. 1935)  Rep
1911 - 31 Dec 1912         Allen G. Rushlight                 (b. 1874 - d. 1930)  Rep
 1 Jan 1913 - 31 Dec 1916  Harry Russell Albee                (b. 1867 - d. 1950)  Pro
 1 Jan 1917 - 31 Dec 1932  George Baker                       (b. 1868 - d. 1941)  Dem
 1 Jan 1933 - 31 Dec 1940  Joseph K. Carson, Jr.              (b. 1891 - d. 1956)  Dem
 1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1948  Earl Riley                         (b. 1890 - d. 1965)  Rep
 1 Jan 1949 - 31 Dec 1952  Dorothy McCullough Lee (f)         (b. 1901 - d. 1981)  Rep
 1 Jan 1953 - 31 Dec 1956  Fred L. Peterson                   (b. 1896 - d. 1985)  Rep
 1 Jan 1957 - 31 Dec 1972  Terry D. Shrunk                    (b. 1913 - d. 1975)  Dem
 1 Jan 1973 - 15 Aug 1979  Neil E. Goldschmidt                (b. 1940 - d. 2024)  Dem
 5 Sep 1979 - 23 Nov 1980  Connie Averill McCready (f)        (b. 1921 - d. 2000)  Rep
24 Nov 1980 - 31 Dec 1984  Frank J. Ivancie                   (b. 1924 - d. 2019)  Dem
 1 Jan 1985 - 31 Dec 1992  John Elwood "Bud" Clark            (b. 1931 - d. 2022)  Dem
 1 Jan 1993 - 31 Dec 2004  Vera Katz (f)                      (b. 1933 - d. 2017)  Dem
 1 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2009  Thomas "Tom" J. Potter             (b. 1940)            Dem
 1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2012  Samuel "Sam" F. Adams              (b. 1963)            Dem
 1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2016  Charlie A. Hales                   (b. 1956)            Dem
 1 Jan 2017 -              Edward T. "Ted" Wheeler            (b. 1962)            Dem



Providence

[flag of
                          Providence, Rhode Island (U.S.)]
Adopted 9 Apr 1915

Jun 1636                   Providence founded.
15 Jul 1663                Made a capital of Rhode Island (joint capital until Jan 1900).
 8 Dec 1776 - 26 Oct 1779  British occupation.
23 Sep 1815                Great September Gale floods downtown with 11.9 feet of water.
 4 Jun 1832                City incorporated (by act of 22 Nov 1831).
21 Sep 1938                Hurricane of 1938 destroys Whale Rock Light and floods
                             downtown with 13.8 feet of water.
31 Aug 1954                Hurricane Carol floods downtown with 12 feet of water.

Mayors
Jun 1832 - 31 Dec 1840     Samuel Willard Bridgham            (b. 1774 - d. 1840)  Whg
 2 Feb 1841 - Jun 1852     Thomas Mackie Burgess              (b. 1806 - d. 1856)  Whg
Jun 1852 - Jun 1853        Amos Chafee Barstow                (b. 1813 - d. 1894)  Whg
Jun 1853 - Jun 1854        Walter Raleigh Danforth            (b. 1787 - d. 1861)  Dem
Jun 1854 - Jun 1855        Edward Peck Knowles                (b. 1805 - d. 1881)  Whg
Jun 1855 - Jun 1857        James Youngs Smith                 (b. 1809 - d. 1876)  Rep
Jun 1857 - Jun 1859        William Mitchell Rodman            (b. 1814 - d. 1868)  Rep-Amr
Jun 1859 - Jun 1864        Jabez Comstock Knight              (b. 1815 - d. 1900)  Rep
Jun 1864 - Jun 1869        Thomas Arthur Doyle (1st time)     (b. 1827 - d. 1886)  Rep
Jun 1869 - Jun 1870        George Leonard Clarke              (b. 1813 - d. 1890)  Rep
Jun 1870 - Jan 1881        Thomas Arthur Doyle (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Rep 
Jan 1881 - Jan 1884        William Salisbury Hayward          (b. 1835 - d. 1900)  Rep
Jan 1884 -  9 Jun 1886     Thomas Arthur Doyle (3rd time)     (s.a.)               Rep 
 9 Jun 1886 - Jan 1889     Gilbert F. Robbins                 (b. 1838 - d. 1889)  Rep
Jan 1889 - Jan 1891        Henry Rodman Barker                (b. 1841 - d. 1903)  Rep
Jan 1891 - Jan 1892        Charles Sydney Smith               (b. 1828 - d. 1907)  Rep
Jan 1892 - Jan 1894        William Knight Potter              (b. 1844 - d. 1914)  Dem
Jan 1894 - Jan 1896        Frank Fuller Olney                 (b. 1851 - d. 1903)  Rep
Jan 1896 - Jan 1898        Edwin D. McGuinness                (b. 1856 - d. 1901)  Dem
Jan 1898 - Jan 1901        William C. Baker                   (b. 1858 - d. 1931)  Dem
Jan 1901 - Jan 1903        Daniel Larned Davis Granger        (b. 1852 - d. 1909)  Dem
Jan 1903 - 26 Sep 1905     Augustus Miller                    (b. 1847 - d. 1905)  Dem
Jan 1906 - 29 Nov 1906     Elisha Dyer                        (b. 1839 - d. 1906)  Rep
Jan 1907 - Jan 1909        Patrick McCarthy                   (b. 1846 - d. 1921)  Dem
Jan 1909 - Jan 1913        Henry Fletcher                     (b. 1859 - d. 1953)  Rep
Jan 1913 - Jan 1927        Joseph H. Gainer                   (b. 1878 - d. 1945)  Dem
Jan 1927 - Jan 1939        James E. Dunne                     (b. 1882 - d. 1942)  Dem
Jan 1939 - Jan 1941        John Francis Collins               (b. 1872 - d. 1962)  Rep
Jan 1941 - Jan 1951        Dennis J. Roberts                  (b. 1903 - d. 1994)  Dem
Jan 1951 - Jan 1965        Walter H. Reynolds                 (b. 1901 - d. 1987)  Dem
Jan 1965 - Jan 1975        Joseph A. Doorley, Jr.             (b. 1930 - d. 2022)  Dem
Jan 1975 - 25 Apr 1984     Vincent A. "Buddy" Cianci          (b. 1941 - d. 2016)  Rep;
                             (1st time)                                            Dec 1982 Ind
25 Apr 1984 - Jan 1991     Joseph R. Paolino, Jr.             (b. 1955)            Dem
Jan 1991 -  6 Sep 2002     Vincent A. "Buddy" Cianci          (s.a.)               Ind
                             (2nd time)
 6 Sep 2002 -  6 Jan 2003  John J. Lombardi                   (b. 1952)            Dem
 6 Jan 2003 -  3 Jan 2011  David N. Cicilline                 (b. 1961)            Dem
 3 Jan 2011 -  5 Jan 2015  Angel Taveras                      (b. 1970)            Dem
 5 Jan 2015 -  2 Jan 2023  Jorge O. Elorza                    (b. 1976)            Dem
 2 Jan 2023 -              Brett P. Smiley                    (b. 1979)            Dem



Raleigh

 
[Flag of Raleigh, North
                        Carolina (U.S.)]
Adopted 31 May 1899

[Reverse of Raleigh,
                        North Carolina flag]
Reverse from 25 Apr 1990

30 Mar 1792                Raleigh founded as the capital of North Carolina.
 
7 Feb 1795                Raleigh granted a charter.
 7 Dec 1803
               City incorporated.
 
3 Feb 1857                Granted a new charter.
13 Apr 1865 -  4 Jul 1868  U.S. federal occupation.

Intendants
21 Jan 1795 - 1803?       
John Haywood                       (b. 1755 - d. 1827)
1803 - 1806                William White                      (b. 1762 - d. 1811)
1806 - 1807                William Hill                       (b. 1773 - d. 1857)
1807 - 1809                Calvin Jones                       (b. 1775 - d. 1846)
1809 - 1811                John Marshall
1812 - 1813                John S. Raboteau                   (b. 1804 - d. 1881)
1813 - 1814                Sterling Yancey                    (b. 1762 - d. 1815)
1814 - 1816                Alexander Lucas
1816 - 1817                Thomas Henderson
1817 - 1819                Mark Cooke
1819 - 1826                Joseph Gales, Sr. (1st time)       (b. 1761 - d. 1841)
1826 - 1827                John Bell
1827 - 1833                Joseph Gales, Sr. (2nd time
)       (s.a.)
1833 - 1834                Thomas Cobbs (1st time)            (d. 1841)
1835 - 1837                Weston Raleigh Gales (1st time)    (b. 1803 - d. 1848)
1837 - 1838                Thomas Cobbs (2nd time)            (s.a.)
1838 - 1839                William C. Carrington              (b. 1804 - d. 1839)
1839 - 1840                Thomas Cobbs (3rd time)            (s.a.)
1840 - 1841                Joseph Gales, Sr. (3nd time)       (s.a.)
1841 - 1842                William F. Clarke
1842 - 1843                Thomas Loring                      (b. 1789 - d. 18..)
1843 - 1847                Weston Raleigh Gales (2ns time)    (s.a.)
1847 - 1857                William Dallas Haywood
            (b. 1810 - d. 1894)
Mayors 
1857 - 1858                William Dallas Haywood (1st time)  (s.a.)
1858 - 1867                William Henry Harrison (1st time)  (b. c.1826 - d. 1880)
1867 - 1868                William Dallas Haywood (2nd time)  (s.a.)
1868 - 1872                William Henry Harrison (2nd time)  (s.a.)
1872 - 1874                Wesley Whitaker                    (b. 1821 - d. 1900)
1874 - 21 Jan 1875         Joseph W. Holden                   (b. 1844 - d. 1875)  Rep
1875                       John Calvin Gorman                 (b. 1835 - d. 1892)
1875 - 30 Aug 1875         Joseph Henry Separk                (b. 1830 - d. 1875)
1875 - 15 May 1882         Basil Charles Manly                (b. 1839 - d. 1882)
1882 - 1887                William H. Dodd                    (b. 1836 - d. 1904)
1887 - 1891                Alfred Augustus Thompson           (b. 1852 - d. 1920)
1891 - 1895                Thomas Badger                      (b. 1843 - d. 1911)
1895 - 1898                William M. Russ                    (b. 18.. - d. 1911)
1898 - 1905                Alexander Milne Powell             (b. 1847 - d. 1907)
1905 - 1909                James Iredell Johnson (1st time)   (b. 1854 - d. 1919)
1909 - 1911                James Stanhope Wynne               (b. 1849 - d. 1934)  Ref
1911 - 1919                James Iredell Johnson (2nd time)   (s.a.)
1919 - 1923                T.B. Eldridge                      (b. 1857? - d. 1935)
1923 - 1931                Eugene English Culbreth            (b. 1879 - d. 1952)
1931 - 1939                George A. Iseley                   (b. 1888 - d. 1953)
1939 - 1947                Graham H. Andrews                  (b. 1883 - d. 1957)
 1 Jul 1947 -  1 Jul 1951  Percy Daniel "P.D." Snipes         (b. 1887 - d. 1965)
 2 Jul 1951 -  1 Jul 1953  James E. Briggs
 1 Jul 1953 -  1 Jul 1957  Fred B. Wheeler                    (b. 1886 - d. 1957)
 1 Jul 1957 -  1 Jul 1963  William Gilmore Enloe              (b. 1900 - d. 1972)  Dem
 1 Jul 1963 -  1 Jul 1965  James William Reid                 (b. 1917 - d. 1972)  Dem
 1 Jul 1965 -  1 Jul 1969  Travis Hocutt "Tommy" Tomlinson    (b. 1913 - d. 2012)
 1 Jul 1969 -  1 Jul 1971  Seby Brown Jones                   (b. 1915 - d. 2002)  
 1 Jul 1971 - 1973         Thomas "Tom" Wood Bradshaw, Jr.    (b. 1938)            Rep
1973 -  9 Dec 1975         Clarence Everett Lightner          (b. 1921 - d. 2002)  Dem
 9 Dec 1975 - 13 Dec 1977  Jyles Jackson Coggins              (b. 1921 - d. 2011)  Dem    
13 Dec 1977 -  4 Dec 1979  Isabella Walton Cannon (f)         (b. 1904 - d. 2002)  Dem
 4 Dec 1979 -  6 Dec 1983  George Smedes York                 (b. 1941)            Rep
 6 Dec 1983 -  7 Dec 1993  Avery Council Upchurch             (b. 1928 - d. 1994)  Dem
 7 Dec 1993 -  7 Dec 1999  Thomas "Tom" Harrison Fetzer       (b. 1955)            Rep
 7 Dec 1999 -  3 Dec 2001  Paul Yelverton Coble               (b. 1953)            Rep
 3 Dec 2001 -  5 Dec 2011  Charles Carpenter Meeker           (b. 1950)            Dem
 5 Dec 2011 - 
2 Dec 2019  Nancy Pletcher McFarlane (f)       (b. 1956)            Ind 
 2 Dec 2019 -              Mary-Ann Baldwin (f)               (b. 1956?)           Dem
 
Military Governor of he District of Raleigh, Department of North Carolina
 6 Jul 1865 - Apr 1866     Adelbert Ames                      (b. 1835 - d. 1933)  Mil



Reno
[Former Flag of Reno,
                        Nevada (U.S.)]
1959 - 25 Apr 2018 Unofficial
[Flag of Reno, Nevada
                        flag]
Adopted 25 Apr 2018

1859                       Settlement begins.
1861                       Named Lake's Crossing.
 9 May 1868                Reno founded, named for Major General Jesse Lee Reno
                             (b. 1823 - d. 1862).
 3 Apr 1871                Reno becomes the county seat of Washoe County.
 8 Apr 1879                Town of Reno incorporated.
 8 Mar 1897                City of Reno incorporated. 
 4 Mar 1899                City dis-incorporated.
16 Mar 1903                City of Reno re-incorporated.
19 Mar 1931                Nevada legislature relaxes marriage and divorce laws and
                             repeals its gambling ban.

President of the City Council
Apr 1897 - 1899?           Ralph S. Osbourn                   (b. 1849 - d. 1901)  Dem
Mayors
1903 - 1905                George "Frank" Turrittin           (b. 1844 - d. 1909)  Rep
1905 - 1906                Daniel W. O'Connor                 (b. 1837 - d. 19..)  Sil
1906 - 1907                N.E. Wilson
1907 - 1909                Richard Kirman, Sr.                (b. 1877 - d. 1959)  Dem
May 1909 - 1911            Arthur M. Britt                    (b. 1865 - d. 1920)  Dem
1911 - 1913                Robert Clifford Turrittin          (b. 1877 - d. 1950)  Rep
1913 - 1915                Fred J. Shair
1915 - 1919                Frank J. Byington                  (b. 1876? - d. 1968) Dem
1919 - 1923                Harry E. Stewart (1st time)        (b. 1873 - d. 19..)
1923 - 11 Dec 1933         Edwin Ewing Roberts                (b. 1870 - d. 1933)  Rep
1933 - 1935                Sam Frank (acting)                 (b. 1865? - d. 1937)
1935 - Nov 1939            John A. Cooper
Nov 1939 - 1943            August C. Frohlich                 (b. 1879 - d. 1959)  Rep
1943 - 1947                Harry E. Stewart (2nd time)        (s.a.)                   
1947 - 1955                Francis "Tank" R. Smith                                 Rep
1955 - 1959                Leonard "Len" H. Harris            (b. 1909 - d. 1979)  Rep
1959 - 1963                Bud Baker
1963 - 1966                Hugo M. Quilici                    (b. 1898 - d. 1983)
1966 - 1971                Roy G. Bankofier                                        Rep
1971 - 1973                John E. Chism              
1973 - 1975                Sam Dibitonto                      (b. 1929 - d. 2021)
1977 - 1979                Bruno P. Menicucci                 (b. 1937 - d. 2006)  Dem
1979 - 1983                Barbara Jean Peters Bennett (f)    (b. 1923 - d. 1993)  Dem
1983 - 1995                Peter Joseph Sferrazza             (b. 1945)            Dem
Jun 1995 - 13 Nov 2002     Jeff Griffin                                            Rep
13 Nov 2002 - 12 Nov 2014  Robert "Bob" Alan Cashell          (b. 1938 - d. 2020)  Dem
12 Nov 2014 -              Hillary Louise Schieve (f)         (b. 1970)            Ind



Richmond

[Flag of
                        Richmond, Virginia 1914-1993]
1914 - 24 May 1993

[Reverse
                        side of Flag of Richmond, Virginia 1914-1993]
1914 - 24 May 1993 Reverse

[Flag of Richmond,
                        Virginia (U.S.)]
Adopted 24 May 1993

22 May 1607                Captains John Smith and Christopher Newport landed at the Falls
                             of the James.
Apr 1737                   Richmond founded by Colonel William Byrd II.

May 1742                   Town chartered.
 1 May 1780                Richmond made the capital of Virginia replacing Williamsburg.
 5 Jan 1781                Burned by British forces under Benedict Arnold.
 3 Jul 1782                Incorporated as a city, separated from Henrico county.
29 Apr 1861 -  3 Apr 1865  Capital of the Confederate States of America.
 3 Apr 1865 - 26 Jan 1870  Under U.S. military occupation.

Mayors
  2 Jul 1782 - 30 Jun 1783  William Foushee, Sr.               (b. 1749 - d. 1824)  anti-Fed
 1 Jul 1783 -  6 Jul 1784  John J. Beckley (1st time)         (b. 1757 - d. 1807)  anti-Fed
 7 Jul 1784 - Jul 1785     Robert Mitchell (1st time)
Jul 1785 - Jul 1786        John Harvie                        (b. 1742 - d. 1807)  anti-Fed 
Jul 1786 - 10 Dec 1786     William Pennock
11 Dec 1786 - 21 Feb 1788  Richard Adams, Sr.                 (b. 1726 - d. 1800)
21 Feb 1788 -  9 Mar 1789  John J. Beckley (2nd time)         (s.a.)               D-R
10 Mar 1789 -  8 Mar 1790  Alexander McRobert
Mar 1790 - Jul 1790        Robert Boyd 
Jul 1790 - 13 Dec 1790     George Nicolson (1st time)         (b. 1757 - d. 18..)
13 Dec 1790 - Jul 1791     Robert Mitchell (2nd time)
Jul 1791 - Jul 1792        John Barrett (1st time)            (b. 1748 - d. 1830)

Jul 1792 - Jul 1793        Robert Mitchell (3rd time)
Jul 1793 - Jul 1794        John Barrett (2nd time)            (s.a.)
Jul 1794 - Jul 1795        Robert Mitchell (4th time)
1795 - 1796                Andrew Dunscombe                   (b. 1757 - d. 1802)
1796 - 1797                Robert Mitchell (5th time)
1797 - 1798                James McClurg (1st time)           (b. 1746 - d. 1823)  Fed
1798 - 1799                John Barrett (3rd time)            (s.a.)
1799 - 1800                George Nicolson (2nd time)         (s.a.)
1800 - 1801                James McClurg (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Fed
1801 - 1802                William Richardson (1st time)      (b. 1757 - d. 1809)
1802 - 1803                John Foster                        (d. 1830)
1803 - 1804                James McClurg (3rd time)           (s.a.)               Fed
1804 - 1805                Robert Mitchell (6th time)
Apr 1805 - 1806            William DuVal                      (b. 1748 - d. 1842)
1806 - 1807                Edward Carrington (1st time)       (b. 1749 - d. 1810)  Fed
1807 - 1808                William Richardson (2nd time)      (s.a.)
Apr 1808 - Apr 1809        David Bullock (1st time)           (b. 1759 - d. 1833)
Apr 1809 - Apr 1810        Edward Carrington (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Fed
Apr 1810 - Apr 1811        David Bullock (2nd time)           (s.a.)
Apr 1811 - Apr 1812        Benjamin Tate                      (d. 1821)
Apr 1812 - Apr 1813        Thomas Wilson (1st time)           (d. 1818)
Apr 1813 - Apr 1814        John Greenhow, Sr.                 (b. 1761 - d. 1840)  D-R?
Apr 1814 - Apr 1815        Thomas Wilson (2nd time)           (s.a.)
Apr 1815 - Apr 1816        Robert G. Gamble                   (b. 1781 - d. 1867) 
Apr 1816 - Apr 1817        Thomas Wilson (3rd time)           (s.a.)
Apr 1817 - Apr 1818        William Henry Fitzwhylson          (b.c.1766 - d. 1837)
 4 May 1818 - 21 Sep 1818  Thomas Wilson (4th time)           (s.a.)                
21 Sep 1818 - 1818         Solomon Jacobs (recorder)(acting)  (b. 1775 - d. 1821)
1818 - Apr 1819            Francis Wicker (Wirker)(1st time)  (b. 1786 - d. 1849)
                             (senior alderman) (acting)
Apr 1819 - 23 Jun 1825     John Adams                         (b. 1773 - d. 1825) 
Apr 1826 - 28 May 1839     Joseph Tate                        (b. 1796 - d. 1839)  Whg
1839 - 1840                Francis Wicker (Wirker)(2nd time)  (s.a.)
                            
(recorder) (acting)
Apr 1840 - 24 Mar 1853     William Lambert                    (b. 1790 - d. 1853)  Dem
25 Mar 1853 - Apr 1853     Samuel T. Pulliam (recorder)                            Dem
                             (acting)
Apr 1853 - 22 Apr 1865     Joseph Carrington Mayo (1st time)  (b. 1795 - d. 1872)  Dem
 3 Apr 1865 -  3 Jul 1865  federal military administration 
26 May
1865 -  3 Jul 1865  Joseph Carrington Mayo (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Dem
                             (not recognized by military authorities)
 3 Jul 1865 -  6 Apr 1866  David J. Saunders, Sr.             (b. 1811 - d. 1872)  Dem

                             (provisional manager to 21 Oct 1865, then
                             president of city council to 1 Dec 1865)
25 Jul 1865                Nathaniel A. Sturdivant            (b. 1828 - d. 1869)  Con
                             (elected, forced to decline office)
 7 Apr 1866 -  4 May 1868  Joseph Carrington Mayo (3rd time)  (s.a.)               Dem

 4
May 1868 - 15 Mar 1870  George Chahoon                     (b. 1840 - d. 1934)  Rep
                             (continues in opposition to 29 Apr 1870)
16 Mar 1870 - 30 Jun 1871  Henry K. Ellyson                   (b. 1823 - d. 1890)  Con
 1 Jul 1871 - 30 Jun 1876  Anthony M. Keiley