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Mayor of Philadelphia

December 28, 2022

The mayor of Philadelphia is the chief executive of the government of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. The current mayor of Philadelphia is Jim Kenney.

Mayor of Philadelphia
Incumbent
Jim Kenney
since January 4, 2016
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderHumphrey Morrey
Formation1691
Salary$218,000
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor

History

The first mayor of Philadelphia, Humphrey Morrey, was appointed by the city’s founder, William Penn. Subsequently, Edward Shippen was appointed by Penn as the first mayor under the charter of 1701 and second mayor overall, and then was elected to a second term by the City Council. Subsequent mayors, who held office for one year, were elected by the city council from among their number.

No monetary compensation was paid to the earliest office-holders, and candidates often objected strongly to their being selected, sometimes choosing even to pay a fine rather than serve. In 1704 Alderman Griffith Jones was elected but declined to serve, for which he was fined twenty pounds. In 1706, Alderman Thomas Story was similarly fined for refusing office. In 1745, Alderman Abraham Taylor was fined thirty pounds for refusing the mayoralty; Council then elected Joseph Turner, who also refused and was likewise fined.[2] Others who refused election included Richard Hill (1717), Isaac Norris (1722), John Mifflin and Alexander Stedman, while William Coxe pleaded illness (1758), Samuel Mifflin (1761), William Coxe and Daniel Benezet (1762), and John Barclay and George Roberts (1792). Robert Wharton declined in 1800 and 1811, amid serving for 14 one-year terms, making him the most-often-elected (16 times, including refusals) and longest-serving (14 years) mayor of Philadelphia.[3]

In 1747, at the request of retiring Mayor William Attwood, Council resolved to institute an annual salary of 100 pounds for the office.[2] Nevertheless, that same year, Anthony Morris secretly fled to Bucks County to avoid being notified of his election to the mayoralty. When after three days he could not be located, a new election had to be arranged, and Attwood was re-elected to a second term.

Beginning in 1826, Council could elect any citizen of Philadelphia to the mayoralty. From 1839, mayors were elected by popular vote. If no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, then the joint Councils (Select and Common) would decide between the two leading candidates. John Swift was the first mayor to be elected directly by the people in the 1840 election.

The length of the term of office was extended to two years in 1854, to three years in 1861, and to four years in 1885. Further, The Act of 1885 prohibited mayors from succeeding themselves.[4] The restriction was lifted in the 1940s allowing Bernard Samuel to run for re-election. In 1951, the city's Home Rule Charter established a two-term limit for mayors.[4] The term limit is consecutive, not lifetime.

The mayorship of Philadelphia has been held by Democrats since 1952, with the only Republican in recent memory coming close to winning the position being Sam Katz, who in 1999 was less than half a percentage point away from being the first Republican mayor of Philadelphia elected in over 45 years.

List of Mayors

Parties

  Democratic (16)   Democratic-Republican (4)   Federalist (6)   Keystone (1)   National Republican (2)   Republican (19)   Whig (5)

Colonial mayors elected by the Common Council

No. Mayor Term start Term end Mayorship Term[5]
1 Humphrey Morrey May 20, 1691 October 25, 1701 1 1
2 Edward Shippen I October 25, 1701 October 24, 1702 2 2
October 24, 1702 October 5, 1703 3
3 Anthony Morris I October 5, 1703 October 3, 1704 3 4
4 Griffith Jones October 3, 1704 October 2, 1705 4 5
5 Joseph Willcox October 2, 1705 October 1, 1706 5 6
6 Nathan Stanbury October 1, 1706 October 7, 1707 6 7
7 Thomas Masters October 7, 1707 October 5, 1708 7 8
October 5, 1708 October 4, 1709 9
8 Richard Hill October 4, 1709 October 3, 1710 8 10
9 William Carter October 3, 1710 October 2, 1711 9 11
10 Samuel Preston October 2, 1711 October 7, 1712 10 12
11 Jonathan Dickinson October 7, 1712 October 6, 1713 11 13
12 George Roch October 6, 1713 October 5, 1714 12 14
(8) Richard Hill October 5, 1714 October 4, 1715 13 15
October 4, 1715 October 2, 1716 16
October 2, 1716 October 1, 1717 17
(11) Jonathan Dickinson October 1, 1717 October 7, 1718 14 18
October 7, 1718 October 6, 1719 19
13 William Fishbourn October 6, 1719 October 4, 1720 15 20
October 4, 1720 October 3, 1721 21
October 3, 1721 October 2, 1722 22
14 James Logan October 2, 1722 October 1, 1723 16 23
15 Clement Plumsted October 1, 1723 October 6, 1724 17 24
16 Isaac Norris October 6, 1724 October 5, 1725 18 25
17 William Hudson October 5, 1725 October 4, 1726 19 26
18 Charles Read October 4, 1726 October 3, 1727 20 27
19 Thomas Lawrence I October 3, 1727 October 2, 1728 21 28
October 2, 1728 October 7, 1729 29
20 Thomas Griffitts October 7, 1729 October 6, 1730 22 30
October 6, 1730 October 6, 1731 31
21 Samuel Hasell October 6, 1731 October 3, 1732 23 32
October 3, 1732 October 2, 1733 33
(20) Thomas Griffitts October 2, 1733 October 1, 1734 24 34
(19) Thomas Lawrence I October 1, 1734 October 7, 1735 25 35
22 William Allen October 7, 1735 October 5, 1736 26 36
(15) Clement Plumsted October 5, 1736 October 4, 1737 27 37
(20) Thomas Griffitts October 4, 1737 October 3, 1738 28 38
23 Anthony Morris II October 3, 1738 October 2, 1739 29 39
24 Edward Roberts October 2, 1739 October 7, 1740 30 40
(21) Samuel Hasell October 7, 1740 October 6, 1741 31 41
(15) Clement Plumsted October 6, 1741 October 5, 1742 32 42
25 William Till October 5, 1742 October 4, 1743 33 43
26 Benjamin Shoemaker October 4, 1743 October 2, 1744 34 44
27 Edward Shippen III October 2, 1744 October 1, 1745[a] 35 45
28 James Hamilton October 1, 1745 October 7, 1746 36 46
29 William Attwood October 7, 1746 October 6, 1747[b] 37 47
October 9, 1747 October 4, 1748 48
30 Charles Willing October 4, 1748 October 3, 1749 38 49
(19) Thomas Lawrence I October 3, 1749 October 2, 1750 39 50
31 William Plumsted October 2, 1750 October 1, 1751 40 51
32 Robert Strettell October 1, 1751 October 3, 1752 41 52
(26) Benjamin Shoemaker October 3, 1752 October 2, 1753 42 53
(19) Thomas Lawrence I October 2, 1753 April 25, 1754[c] 43 54
(30) Charles Willing April 25, 1754 October 1, 1754 44 55
October 1, 1754 December 4, 1754[c] 56
(31) William Plumsted December 4, 1754 October 7, 1755 45 57
October 7, 1755 October 5, 1756 58
33 Attwood Shute October 5, 1756 October 4, 1757 46 59
October 4, 1757 October 3, 1758[d] 60
34 Thomas Lawrence II October 15, 1758 October 2, 1759 47 61
35 John Stamper October 2, 1759 October 7, 1760 48 62
(26) Benjamin Shoemaker October 7, 1760 October 6, 1761[e] 49 63
36 Jacob Duché October 6, 1761 October 5, 1762[f] 50 64
37 Henry Harrison October 5, 1762 October 4, 1763 51 65
38 Thomas Willing October 4, 1763 October 2, 1764 52 66
(34) Thomas Lawrence II October 2, 1764 October 1, 1765 53 67
39 John Lawrence October 1, 1765 October 7, 1766 54 68
October 7, 1766 October 6, 1767 69
40 Isaac Jones October 6, 1767 October 4, 1768 55 70
October 4, 1768 October 3, 1769 71
41 Samuel Shoemaker October 3, 1769 October 2, 1770 56 72
October 2, 1770 October 1, 1771 73
42 John Gibson October 1, 1771 October 6, 1772 57 74
October 6, 1772 October 5, 1773 75
43 William Fisher October 5, 1773 October 4, 1774 58 76
44 Samuel Rhoads October 4, 1774 October 5, 1775 59 77
45 Samuel Powel October 5, 1775 July 4, 1776[g] 60 78

Post-independence mayors elected by the common council

No. Mayor Term start Term end Party[4] Mayorship Term[5]
(45)   Samuel Powel April 11, 1789 April 12, 1790 Federalist 61 79
46   Samuel Miles April 12, 1790 April 13, 1791 Federalist 62 80
47   John Barclay April 13, 1791 April 13, 1792[h] Federalist 63 81
48   Matthew Clarkson April 13, 1792 April 3, 1793 Federalist 64 82
April 3, 1793 April 15, 1794 83
April 15, 1794 April 6, 1795 84
April 6, 1795 May 5, 1796 85
May 5, 1796 October 18, 1796 86
49   Hilary Baker October 18, 1796 October 17, 1797 Federalist 65 87
October 17, 1797 October 16, 1798 88
50   Robert Wharton October 16, 1798 October 11, 1799 Federalist 66 89
October 11, 1799 October 21, 1800[i] 90
51   John Inskeep October 21, 1800 October 16, 1801 Federalist[j] 67 91
52   Matthew Lawler October 16, 1801 October 19, 1802 Democratic-
Republican		 68 92
October 19, 1802 October 18, 1803 93
October 18, 1803 October 16, 1804 94
October 16, 1804 October 15, 1805 95
(51)   John Inskeep October 15, 1805 October 21, 1806 Federalist 69 96
(50)   Robert Wharton October 21, 1806 October 20, 1807 Federalist 70 97
October 20, 1807 October 18, 1808 98
53   John Barker October 18, 1808 October 17, 1809 Democratic-
Republican		 71 99
October 17, 1809 October 16, 1810 100
(50)   Robert Wharton October 16, 1810 October 15, 1811[k] Federalist 72 101
54   Michael Keppele October 15, 1811 October 20, 1812 Democratic-
Republican		 73 102
(53)   John Barker October 20, 1812 October 19, 1813 Democratic-
Republican		 74 103
55   John Geyer October 19, 1813 October 18, 1814 Democratic-
Republican		 75 104
(50)   Robert Wharton October 18, 1814 October 17, 1815 Federalist[6] 76 105
October 17, 1815 October 15, 1816 106
October 15, 1816 October 21, 1817 107
October 21, 1817 October 20, 1818 108
October 20, 1818 October 19, 1819 109
56   James N. Barker October 19, 1819 October 17, 1820 Democratic-
Republican[6]		 77 110
(50)   Robert Wharton October 17, 1820 October 16, 1821 Federalist[6] 78 111
October 16, 1821 October 15, 1822 112
October 15, 1822 October 21, 1823 113
October 21, 1823 October 19, 1824 114
57   Joseph Watson October 19, 1824 October 18, 1825 National
Republican		 79 115
October 18, 1825 October 18, 1826 116
October 18, 1826 October 16, 1827 117
October 16, 1827 October 21, 1828 118
58   George M. Dallas October 21, 1828 April 15, 1829[l] Democrat 80 119
59   Benjamin W. Richards April 15, 1829 October 20, 1829 Democratic 81 120
60   William Milnor October 20, 1829 October 19, 1830 National
Republican		 82 121
(59)   Benjamin W. Richards October 19, 1830 October 18, 1831 Democratic 83 122
October 18, 1831 October 16, 1832 123
61   John Swift October 16, 1832 October 15, 1833 Whig 84 124
October 15, 1833 October 21, 1834 125
October 21, 1834 October 20, 1835 126
October 20, 1835 October 18, 1836 127
October 18, 1836 October 17, 1837 128
October 17, 1837 October 16, 1838 129
62   Isaac Roach October 16, 1838 October 15, 1839 Democratic 85 130

Mayors chosen by popular election

No. Image Mayor Term start Term end Party Mayorship Term[5]
(61)     John Swift October 15, 1839 October 20, 1840 Whig 86 131
October 20, 1840 October 19, 1841 132
63   John M. Scott October 19, 1841 October 18, 1842 Whig 87 133
October 18, 1842 October 10, 1843 134
October 10, 1843 October 15, 1844 135
64     Peter McCall October 15, 1844 October 21, 1845 Whig 88 136
(61)     John Swift October 21, 1845 October 20, 1846 Whig 89 137
October 20, 1846 October 19, 1847 138
October 19, 1847 October 17, 1848 139
October 17, 1848 October 16, 1849 140
65     Joel Jones October 16, 1849 October 15, 1850 Democratic[m] 90 141
66     Charles Gilpin October 15, 1850 October 21, 1851 Whig 91 142
October 21, 1851 October 19, 1852 143
October 19, 1852 October 18, 1853 144
October 18, 1853 June 13, 1854 145

Mayors elected following the Act of Consolidation

No. Image Mayor Term start Term end Party Mayorship Term[n]
67     Robert T. Conrad June 13, 1854 May 13, 1856 Whig[o] 92 146
68     Richard Vaux May 13, 1856 May 11, 1858 Democratic 93 147
69     Alexander Henry May 11, 1858 May 8, 1860 Republican 94 148
May 8, 1860 January 1, 1863[p] 149
January 1, 1863 January 1, 1866 150
70     Morton McMichael January 1, 1866 January 1, 1869 Republican 95 151
71   Daniel M. Fox January 1, 1869 January 1, 1872 Democratic 96 152
72     William S. Stokley January 1, 1872 January 1, 1875 Republican 97 153
January 1, 1875 January 1, 1878 154
January 1, 1878 April 4, 1881 155
73     Samuel G. King April 4, 1881 April 7, 1884 Democratic 98 156
74     William B. Smith April 7, 1884 April 4, 1887 Republican 99 157
75     Edwin H. Fitler April 4, 1887 April 6, 1891[q] Republican 100 158
76     Edwin S. Stuart April 6, 1891 April 1, 1895 Republican 101 159
77     Charles F. Warwick April 1, 1895 April 3, 1899 Republican 102 160
78     Samuel H. Ashbridge April 3, 1899 April 6, 1903 Republican 103 161
79     John Weaver April 6, 1903 April 1, 1907 Republican 104 162
80     John E. Reyburn April 1, 1907 December 4, 1911 Republican 105 163
81     Rudolph Blankenburg December 4, 1911 January 3, 1916 Keystone[r] 106 164
82     Thomas B. Smith January 3, 1916 January 5, 1920 Republican 107 165
83     J. Hampton Moore January 5, 1920 January 7, 1924 Republican 108 166
84     W. Freeland Kendrick January 7, 1924 January 2, 1928 Republican 109 167
85     Harry A. Mackey January 2, 1928 January 4, 1932 Republican 110 168
(83)     J. Hampton Moore January 4, 1932 January 6, 1936 Republican 111 169
86     Samuel D. Wilson January 6, 1936 August 19, 1939[c] Republican 112 170
87   George Connell August 9, 1939 January 1, 1940 Republican 113 171
88   Robert E. Lamberton January 1, 1940 August 22, 1941[c] Republican 114 172
89   Bernard Samuel August 22, 1941 January 3, 1944[s] Republican 115 173
January 3, 1944 January 5, 1948 174
January 5, 1948 January 7, 1952 175

Mayors elected under the Home Rule Charter of 1951

No. Image Mayor Term start Term end Party Mayorship Term[t]
90     Joseph S. Clark, Jr. January 7, 1952 January 2, 1956 Democratic 116 176
91     Richardson Dilworth January 2, 1956 January 4, 1960 Democratic 117 177
January 4, 1960 February 13, 1962[u] 178
92     James Hugh Joseph Tate February 13, 1962 January 6, 1964 Democratic 118 179
January 6, 1964 January 1, 1968 180
January 1, 1968 January 3, 1972 181
93     Frank Rizzo January 3, 1972 January 5, 1976 Democratic 119 182
January 5, 1976 January 7, 1980 183
94     William J. Green III January 7, 1980 January 2, 1984 Democratic 120 184
95     Wilson Goode January 2, 1984 January 4, 1988 Democratic 121 185
January 4, 1988 January 6, 1992 186
96     Ed Rendell January 6, 1992 January 1, 1996 Democratic 122 187
January 1, 1996 January 3, 2000 188
97     John F. Street January 3, 2000 January 5, 2004 Democratic 123 189
January 5, 2004 January 7, 2008 190
98     Michael Nutter January 7, 2008 January 2, 2012 Democratic 124 191
January 2, 2012 January 4, 2016 192
99     Jim Kenney January 4, 2016 January 7, 2020 Democratic 125 193
January 7, 2020 incumbent 194

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Alexander Taylor and Joseph Turner refused election to the office of mayor.
  2. ^ After Attwood's first term, Anthony Morris II was elected mayor, but fled to avoid taking office. Attwood was elected to a second term three days later.
  3. ^ a b c d Died in office.
  4. ^ John Mifflin, Alexander Stedman, and William Coxe refused election.
  5. ^ Samuel Mifflin refused election.
  6. ^ William Coxe and Daniel Benezet refused election.
  7. ^ When the American Revolution began, the state abolished the city government, including the office of mayor.
  8. ^ John Barclay and George Roberts declined election.
  9. ^ Wharton declined reelection to a third term in 1800.
  10. ^ As the Federalist Party collapsed in Pennsylvania, many Philadelphia politicians, including Inskeep, identified themselves as "Federal Republicans".
  11. ^ Wharton declined reelection to a sixth term in 1811.
  12. ^ Resigned to become the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  13. ^ Jones was a Democrat elected with the support of the Know Nothing party.
  14. ^ In 1854, the entire county was consolidated into the city, and the mayoral term was extended to two years.
  15. ^ Conrad was a Whig elected with the support of the Know Nothings.
  16. ^ In 1861, the mayoral term was extended to three years.
  17. ^ In 1887, the mayoral term was extended to four years. Mayors could not serve consecutive terms.
  18. ^ Blankenburg was elected on the Keystone Party ticket with the support of the Democrats.
  19. ^ During Samuel's first term, the prohibition on consecutive mayoral terms was removed.
  20. ^ Under the City Charter of 1951, the mayor is limited to two consecutive, four-year terms.
  21. ^ Resigned to run for governor.

References

  1. ^ "Mayors of Philadelphia". Phila.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  2. ^ a b John Thomas Scharf, Thompson Westcott, History of Philadelphia, 1609–1884, Lippincott, Phila., 1884.
  3. ^ Committee of Seventy's Historical List of Philadelphia Mayors 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c "Timeline: A look back at Philly's mayors". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  5. ^ a b c Philadelphia 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Young 1898, pp. 206–207.

Sources

Books

  • Young, John Russell (1898). Memorial History of the City of Philadelphia. New York, New York: New York History Company.

Websites

  • "Mayors of Philadelphia". City of Philadelphia. 13 January 1998. Retrieved 2019-12-22. Official Philadelphia Government list

External links

  •   Media related to Mayors of Philadelphia at Wikimedia Commons
  • Office of the Mayor

December 28, 2022
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The mayor of Philadelphia is the chief executive of the government of Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1 as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Philadelphia The current mayor of Philadelphia is Jim Kenney Mayor of PhiladelphiaSeal of the City of PhiladelphiaIncumbentJim Kenneysince January 4 2016Term length4 yearsInaugural holderHumphrey MorreyFormation1691Salary 218 000WebsiteOffice of the Mayor Contents 1 History 2 List of Mayors 2 1 Colonial mayors elected by the Common Council 2 2 Post independence mayors elected by the common council 2 3 Mayors chosen by popular election 2 4 Mayors elected following the Act of Consolidation 2 5 Mayors elected under the Home Rule Charter of 1951 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksHistory EditThe first mayor of Philadelphia Humphrey Morrey was appointed by the city s founder William Penn Subsequently Edward Shippen was appointed by Penn as the first mayor under the charter of 1701 and second mayor overall and then was elected to a second term by the City Council Subsequent mayors who held office for one year were elected by the city council from among their number No monetary compensation was paid to the earliest office holders and candidates often objected strongly to their being selected sometimes choosing even to pay a fine rather than serve In 1704 Alderman Griffith Jones was elected but declined to serve for which he was fined twenty pounds In 1706 Alderman Thomas Story was similarly fined for refusing office In 1745 Alderman Abraham Taylor was fined thirty pounds for refusing the mayoralty Council then elected Joseph Turner who also refused and was likewise fined 2 Others who refused election included Richard Hill 1717 Isaac Norris 1722 John Mifflin and Alexander Stedman while William Coxe pleaded illness 1758 Samuel Mifflin 1761 William Coxe and Daniel Benezet 1762 and John Barclay and George Roberts 1792 Robert Wharton declined in 1800 and 1811 amid serving for 14 one year terms making him the most often elected 16 times including refusals and longest serving 14 years mayor of Philadelphia 3 In 1747 at the request of retiring Mayor William Attwood Council resolved to institute an annual salary of 100 pounds for the office 2 Nevertheless that same year Anthony Morris secretly fled to Bucks County to avoid being notified of his election to the mayoralty When after three days he could not be located a new election had to be arranged and Attwood was re elected to a second term Beginning in 1826 Council could elect any citizen of Philadelphia to the mayoralty From 1839 mayors were elected by popular vote If no candidate won a majority of the popular vote then the joint Councils Select and Common would decide between the two leading candidates John Swift was the first mayor to be elected directly by the people in the 1840 election The length of the term of office was extended to two years in 1854 to three years in 1861 and to four years in 1885 Further The Act of 1885 prohibited mayors from succeeding themselves 4 The restriction was lifted in the 1940s allowing Bernard Samuel to run for re election In 1951 the city s Home Rule Charter established a two term limit for mayors 4 The term limit is consecutive not lifetime The mayorship of Philadelphia has been held by Democrats since 1952 with the only Republican in recent memory coming close to winning the position being Sam Katz who in 1999 was less than half a percentage point away from being the first Republican mayor of Philadelphia elected in over 45 years List of Mayors EditParties Democratic 16 Democratic Republican 4 Federalist 6 Keystone 1 National Republican 2 Republican 19 Whig 5 Colonial mayors elected by the Common Council Edit No Mayor Term start Term end Mayorship Term 5 1 Humphrey Morrey May 20 1691 October 25 1701 1 12 Edward Shippen I October 25 1701 October 24 1702 2 2October 24 1702 October 5 1703 33 Anthony Morris I October 5 1703 October 3 1704 3 44 Griffith Jones October 3 1704 October 2 1705 4 55 Joseph Willcox October 2 1705 October 1 1706 5 66 Nathan Stanbury October 1 1706 October 7 1707 6 77 Thomas Masters October 7 1707 October 5 1708 7 8October 5 1708 October 4 1709 98 Richard Hill October 4 1709 October 3 1710 8 109 William Carter October 3 1710 October 2 1711 9 1110 Samuel Preston October 2 1711 October 7 1712 10 1211 Jonathan Dickinson October 7 1712 October 6 1713 11 1312 George Roch October 6 1713 October 5 1714 12 14 8 Richard Hill October 5 1714 October 4 1715 13 15October 4 1715 October 2 1716 16October 2 1716 October 1 1717 17 11 Jonathan Dickinson October 1 1717 October 7 1718 14 18October 7 1718 October 6 1719 1913 William Fishbourn October 6 1719 October 4 1720 15 20October 4 1720 October 3 1721 21October 3 1721 October 2 1722 2214 James Logan October 2 1722 October 1 1723 16 2315 Clement Plumsted October 1 1723 October 6 1724 17 2416 Isaac Norris October 6 1724 October 5 1725 18 2517 William Hudson October 5 1725 October 4 1726 19 2618 Charles Read October 4 1726 October 3 1727 20 2719 Thomas Lawrence I October 3 1727 October 2 1728 21 28October 2 1728 October 7 1729 2920 Thomas Griffitts October 7 1729 October 6 1730 22 30October 6 1730 October 6 1731 3121 Samuel Hasell October 6 1731 October 3 1732 23 32October 3 1732 October 2 1733 33 20 Thomas Griffitts October 2 1733 October 1 1734 24 34 19 Thomas Lawrence I October 1 1734 October 7 1735 25 3522 William Allen October 7 1735 October 5 1736 26 36 15 Clement Plumsted October 5 1736 October 4 1737 27 37 20 Thomas Griffitts October 4 1737 October 3 1738 28 3823 Anthony Morris II October 3 1738 October 2 1739 29 3924 Edward Roberts October 2 1739 October 7 1740 30 40 21 Samuel Hasell October 7 1740 October 6 1741 31 41 15 Clement Plumsted October 6 1741 October 5 1742 32 4225 William Till October 5 1742 October 4 1743 33 4326 Benjamin Shoemaker October 4 1743 October 2 1744 34 4427 Edward Shippen III October 2 1744 October 1 1745 a 35 4528 James Hamilton October 1 1745 October 7 1746 36 4629 William Attwood October 7 1746 October 6 1747 b 37 47October 9 1747 October 4 1748 4830 Charles Willing October 4 1748 October 3 1749 38 49 19 Thomas Lawrence I October 3 1749 October 2 1750 39 5031 William Plumsted October 2 1750 October 1 1751 40 5132 Robert Strettell October 1 1751 October 3 1752 41 52 26 Benjamin Shoemaker October 3 1752 October 2 1753 42 53 19 Thomas Lawrence I October 2 1753 April 25 1754 c 43 54 30 Charles Willing April 25 1754 October 1 1754 44 55October 1 1754 December 4 1754 c 56 31 William Plumsted December 4 1754 October 7 1755 45 57October 7 1755 October 5 1756 5833 Attwood Shute October 5 1756 October 4 1757 46 59October 4 1757 October 3 1758 d 6034 Thomas Lawrence II October 15 1758 October 2 1759 47 6135 John Stamper October 2 1759 October 7 1760 48 62 26 Benjamin Shoemaker October 7 1760 October 6 1761 e 49 6336 Jacob Duche October 6 1761 October 5 1762 f 50 6437 Henry Harrison October 5 1762 October 4 1763 51 6538 Thomas Willing October 4 1763 October 2 1764 52 66 34 Thomas Lawrence II October 2 1764 October 1 1765 53 6739 John Lawrence October 1 1765 October 7 1766 54 68October 7 1766 October 6 1767 6940 Isaac Jones October 6 1767 October 4 1768 55 70October 4 1768 October 3 1769 7141 Samuel Shoemaker October 3 1769 October 2 1770 56 72October 2 1770 October 1 1771 7342 John Gibson October 1 1771 October 6 1772 57 74October 6 1772 October 5 1773 7543 William Fisher October 5 1773 October 4 1774 58 7644 Samuel Rhoads October 4 1774 October 5 1775 59 7745 Samuel Powel October 5 1775 July 4 1776 g 60 78Post independence mayors elected by the common council Edit No Mayor Term start Term end Party 4 Mayorship Term 5 45 Samuel Powel April 11 1789 April 12 1790 Federalist 61 7946 Samuel Miles April 12 1790 April 13 1791 Federalist 62 8047 John Barclay April 13 1791 April 13 1792 h Federalist 63 8148 Matthew Clarkson April 13 1792 April 3 1793 Federalist 64 82April 3 1793 April 15 1794 83April 15 1794 April 6 1795 84April 6 1795 May 5 1796 85May 5 1796 October 18 1796 8649 Hilary Baker October 18 1796 October 17 1797 Federalist 65 87October 17 1797 October 16 1798 8850 Robert Wharton October 16 1798 October 11 1799 Federalist 66 89October 11 1799 October 21 1800 i 9051 John Inskeep October 21 1800 October 16 1801 Federalist j 67 9152 Matthew Lawler October 16 1801 October 19 1802 Democratic Republican 68 92October 19 1802 October 18 1803 93October 18 1803 October 16 1804 94October 16 1804 October 15 1805 95 51 John Inskeep October 15 1805 October 21 1806 Federalist 69 96 50 Robert Wharton October 21 1806 October 20 1807 Federalist 70 97October 20 1807 October 18 1808 9853 John Barker October 18 1808 October 17 1809 Democratic Republican 71 99October 17 1809 October 16 1810 100 50 Robert Wharton October 16 1810 October 15 1811 k Federalist 72 10154 Michael Keppele October 15 1811 October 20 1812 Democratic Republican 73 102 53 John Barker October 20 1812 October 19 1813 Democratic Republican 74 10355 John Geyer October 19 1813 October 18 1814 Democratic Republican 75 104 50 Robert Wharton October 18 1814 October 17 1815 Federalist 6 76 105October 17 1815 October 15 1816 106October 15 1816 October 21 1817 107October 21 1817 October 20 1818 108October 20 1818 October 19 1819 10956 James N Barker October 19 1819 October 17 1820 Democratic Republican 6 77 110 50 Robert Wharton October 17 1820 October 16 1821 Federalist 6 78 111October 16 1821 October 15 1822 112October 15 1822 October 21 1823 113October 21 1823 October 19 1824 11457 Joseph Watson October 19 1824 October 18 1825 NationalRepublican 79 115October 18 1825 October 18 1826 116October 18 1826 October 16 1827 117October 16 1827 October 21 1828 11858 George M Dallas October 21 1828 April 15 1829 l Democrat 80 11959 Benjamin W Richards April 15 1829 October 20 1829 Democratic 81 12060 William Milnor October 20 1829 October 19 1830 NationalRepublican 82 121 59 Benjamin W Richards October 19 1830 October 18 1831 Democratic 83 122October 18 1831 October 16 1832 12361 John Swift October 16 1832 October 15 1833 Whig 84 124October 15 1833 October 21 1834 125October 21 1834 October 20 1835 126October 20 1835 October 18 1836 127October 18 1836 October 17 1837 128October 17 1837 October 16 1838 12962 Isaac Roach October 16 1838 October 15 1839 Democratic 85 130Mayors chosen by popular election Edit No Image Mayor Term start Term end Party Mayorship Term 5 61 John Swift October 15 1839 October 20 1840 Whig 86 131October 20 1840 October 19 1841 13263 John M Scott October 19 1841 October 18 1842 Whig 87 133October 18 1842 October 10 1843 134October 10 1843 October 15 1844 13564 Peter McCall October 15 1844 October 21 1845 Whig 88 136 61 John Swift October 21 1845 October 20 1846 Whig 89 137October 20 1846 October 19 1847 138October 19 1847 October 17 1848 139October 17 1848 October 16 1849 14065 Joel Jones October 16 1849 October 15 1850 Democratic m 90 14166 Charles Gilpin October 15 1850 October 21 1851 Whig 91 142October 21 1851 October 19 1852 143October 19 1852 October 18 1853 144October 18 1853 June 13 1854 145Mayors elected following the Act of Consolidation Edit No Image Mayor Term start Term end Party Mayorship Term n 67 Robert T Conrad June 13 1854 May 13 1856 Whig o 92 14668 Richard Vaux May 13 1856 May 11 1858 Democratic 93 14769 Alexander Henry May 11 1858 May 8 1860 Republican 94 148May 8 1860 January 1 1863 p 149January 1 1863 January 1 1866 15070 Morton McMichael January 1 1866 January 1 1869 Republican 95 15171 Daniel M Fox January 1 1869 January 1 1872 Democratic 96 15272 William S Stokley January 1 1872 January 1 1875 Republican 97 153January 1 1875 January 1 1878 154January 1 1878 April 4 1881 15573 Samuel G King April 4 1881 April 7 1884 Democratic 98 15674 William B Smith April 7 1884 April 4 1887 Republican 99 15775 Edwin H Fitler April 4 1887 April 6 1891 q Republican 100 15876 Edwin S Stuart April 6 1891 April 1 1895 Republican 101 15977 Charles F Warwick April 1 1895 April 3 1899 Republican 102 16078 Samuel H Ashbridge April 3 1899 April 6 1903 Republican 103 16179 John Weaver April 6 1903 April 1 1907 Republican 104 16280 John E Reyburn April 1 1907 December 4 1911 Republican 105 16381 Rudolph Blankenburg December 4 1911 January 3 1916 Keystone r 106 16482 Thomas B Smith January 3 1916 January 5 1920 Republican 107 16583 J Hampton Moore January 5 1920 January 7 1924 Republican 108 16684 W Freeland Kendrick January 7 1924 January 2 1928 Republican 109 16785 Harry A Mackey January 2 1928 January 4 1932 Republican 110 168 83 J Hampton Moore January 4 1932 January 6 1936 Republican 111 16986 Samuel D Wilson January 6 1936 August 19 1939 c Republican 112 17087 George Connell August 9 1939 January 1 1940 Republican 113 17188 Robert E Lamberton January 1 1940 August 22 1941 c Republican 114 17289 Bernard Samuel August 22 1941 January 3 1944 s Republican 115 173January 3 1944 January 5 1948 174January 5 1948 January 7 1952 175Mayors elected under the Home Rule Charter of 1951 Edit No Image Mayor Term start Term end Party Mayorship Term t 90 Joseph S Clark Jr January 7 1952 January 2 1956 Democratic 116 17691 Richardson Dilworth January 2 1956 January 4 1960 Democratic 117 177January 4 1960 February 13 1962 u 17892 James Hugh Joseph Tate February 13 1962 January 6 1964 Democratic 118 179January 6 1964 January 1 1968 180January 1 1968 January 3 1972 18193 Frank Rizzo January 3 1972 January 5 1976 Democratic 119 182January 5 1976 January 7 1980 18394 William J Green III January 7 1980 January 2 1984 Democratic 120 18495 Wilson Goode January 2 1984 January 4 1988 Democratic 121 185January 4 1988 January 6 1992 18696 Ed Rendell January 6 1992 January 1 1996 Democratic 122 187January 1 1996 January 3 2000 18897 John F Street January 3 2000 January 5 2004 Democratic 123 189January 5 2004 January 7 2008 19098 Michael Nutter January 7 2008 January 2 2012 Democratic 124 191January 2 2012 January 4 2016 19299 Jim Kenney January 4 2016 January 7 2020 Democratic 125 193January 7 2020 incumbent 194See also Edit Philadelphia portalHistory of Philadelphia Timeline of PhiladelphiaNotes Edit Alexander Taylor and Joseph Turner refused election to the office of mayor After Attwood s first term Anthony Morris II was elected mayor but fled to avoid taking office Attwood was elected to a second term three days later a b c d Died in office John Mifflin Alexander Stedman and William Coxe refused election Samuel Mifflin refused election William Coxe and Daniel Benezet refused election When the American Revolution began the state abolished the city government including the office of mayor John Barclay and George Roberts declined election Wharton declined reelection to a third term in 1800 As the Federalist Party collapsed in Pennsylvania many Philadelphia politicians including Inskeep identified themselves as Federal Republicans Wharton declined reelection to a sixth term in 1811 Resigned to become the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jones was a Democrat elected with the support of the Know Nothing party In 1854 the entire county was consolidated into the city and the mayoral term was extended to two years Conrad was a Whig elected with the support of the Know Nothings In 1861 the mayoral term was extended to three years In 1887 the mayoral term was extended to four years Mayors could not serve consecutive terms Blankenburg was elected on the Keystone Party ticket with the support of the Democrats During Samuel s first term the prohibition on consecutive mayoral terms was removed Under the City Charter of 1951 the mayor is limited to two consecutive four year terms Resigned to run for governor References Edit Mayors of Philadelphia Phila gov Retrieved 2016 02 19 a b John Thomas Scharf Thompson Westcott History of Philadelphia 1609 1884 Lippincott Phila 1884 Committee of Seventy s Historical List of Philadelphia Mayors Archived 2007 03 10 at the Wayback Machine a b c Timeline A look back at Philly s mayors Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved 2018 03 12 a b c Philadelphia 2012 a b c Young 1898 pp 206 207 Sources EditBooks Young John Russell 1898 Memorial History of the City of Philadelphia New York New York New York History Company Websites Mayors of Philadelphia City of Philadelphia 13 January 1998 Retrieved 2019 12 22 Official Philadelphia Government listExternal links Edit Media related to Mayors of Philadelphia at Wikimedia Commons Office of the Mayor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mayor of Philadelphia amp oldid 1129210548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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