List of Mayors of Baltimore
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This is a list of mayors of Baltimore, Maryland
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Note: As of January 1, 2011, the Office of Mayor of Baltimore City has changed hands 59 times with 49 different individuals assuming that office. Six individauls are credited with multiple non-consecutive returns to the office after completing an initial term. Edward Johnson returned twice, John Montgomery once, Ferdinand Latrobe 4 times, Howard Jackson once, William Broening once and Theodore McKeldin once.
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
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Mayor | Term Began | Term Ended | Political Party |
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James Calhoun James Calhoun (mayor of Baltimore) James Calhoun was a politician from Maryland who served as the first mayor of Baltimore, from 1794 until 1804, when he resigned. Born on April 17, 1743, he became an orphan's court judge in Maryland in 1791. He died on August 14, 1816, and was buried at Baltimore's Westminster Burying... |
1794 | 1804 | |
Thorowgood Smith | 1804 | 1808 | |
Edward Johnson | 1808 | 1816 | |
George Stiles | 1816 | 1819 | |
Edward Johnson | 1819 | 1820 | |
John Montgomery | 1820 | 1822 | |
Edward Johnson | 1822 | 1824 | |
John Montgomery | 1824 | 1826 | |
Jacob Small | 1826 | 1831 | |
William Steuart William Steuart (Mayor of Baltimore) Lieutenant Colonel William Steuart was a wealthy planter in colonial Maryland, and Mayor of Baltimore from 1831 to 1832. He inherited the estate of Dodon in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, from his father, planter and politician George H. Steuart... |
1831 | 1832 | |
Jesse Hunt | 1832 | 1835 | |
Samuel Smith | 1835 | 1838 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Sheppard C. Leakin | 1838 | 1840 | |
Samuel Brady | 1840 | 1842 | |
Solomon Hillen, Jr. Solomon Hillen, Jr. Solomon Hillen, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Maryland and mayor of Baltimore.Hillen was born on the family estate, "Hillen Road", near Baltimore. He graduated from Georgetown College, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Baltimore... |
1842 | 1843 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
James O. Law | 1843 | 1844 | |
Jacob G. Davies | 1844 | 1848 | |
Elijah Stansbury, Jr. | 1848 | 1850 | |
John Hanson Thomas Jerome | 1850 | 1852 | |
John Smith Hollins | 1852 | 1854 | |
Samuel Hinks Samuel Hinks Samuel Hinks was Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1854 to 1856. He was a member of the Know-Nothing party. He was succeeded in 1856 by fellow Know-Nothing Thomas Swann.-Baltimore mayoral election of 1856:... |
1854 | 1856 | American |
Thomas Swann Thomas Swann Thomas Swann was an American politician. Initially a Know-Nothing, and later a Democrat, he served as mayor of Baltimore , as the 33rd Governor of Maryland , and as U.S... |
1856 | 1860 | American |
George William Brown George William Brown George William Brown was the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland from 1860 to 1861.-Pratt Street Riot:Brown played an important role in controlling the Pratt Street Riot on April 19, 1861, at the onset of the American Civil War. After the Pratt Street Riot, some small skirmishes occurred throughout... |
1860 | 1861 | |
John C. Blackburn | 1861 | 1862 | |
John Lee Chapman | 1862 | 1867 | |
Robert T. Banks | 1867 | 1871 | |
Joshua Van Sant Joshua Van Sant Joshua Van Sant was a United States Congressional representative from Maryland.Van Sant was born in Millington in Kent County, Maryland. He moved with his parents to Wilmington, Delaware, in 1807, and later to Philadelphia in 1812. He attended the common schools before moving to Baltimore,... |
1871 | 1875 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Ferdinand C. Latrobe Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe served seven terms as Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland during the 19th century.... |
1875 | 1877 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
George Proctor Kane George Proctor Kane George Proctor Kane was Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, from November 5, 1877, to his death on June 23, 1878. He is best known for his role as Marshall of Police during the Baltimore riot of 1861 and his subsequent incarceration in Fort McHenry and Ft. Warren prisons without benefit of habeas corpus... |
1877 | 1878 | |
Ferdinand C. Latrobe Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe served seven terms as Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland during the 19th century.... |
1878 | 1881 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
William P. Whyte William Pinkney Whyte William Pinkney Whyte , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and the State Attorney General.-Early life and... |
1881 | 1883 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Ferdinand C. Latrobe Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe served seven terms as Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland during the 19th century.... |
1883 | 1885 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
James Hodges | 1885 | 1887 | |
Ferdinand C. Latrobe Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe served seven terms as Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland during the 19th century.... |
1887 | 1889 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Robert C. Davidson | 1889 | 1891 | |
Ferdinand C. Latrobe Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe served seven terms as Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland during the 19th century.... |
1891 | 1895 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Alcaeus Hooper | 1895 | 1897 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
William T. Malster | 1897 | 1899 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Thomas Gordon Hayes | 1899 | 1903 | |
Robert McLane | 1903 | 1904 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
E. Clay Timanus | 1904 | 1907 | |
J. Barry Mahool | 1907 | 1911 | |
James H. Preston James H. Preston James Harry Preston was the Mayor of Baltimore from 1911-1919.-Biography:Preston was born in Harford County, Maryland in 1860. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1890-1894. He briefly served as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1894. Preston then served as the Mayor... |
1911 | 1919 | Democrat |
William Frederick Broening William Frederick Broening William Frederick Broening was a Maryland politician and twice Mayor of Baltimore .- Background :William Frederick Broening was born in Baltimore, Maryland on 2 June 1870, the son of Henry Jacob Broening and Catherine Broening... |
1919 | 1923 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Howard W. Jackson Howard W. Jackson Howard Wilkinson Jackson was the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland from 1923 to 1927 and from 1931-1943.He supported the integration of the Peabody Conservatory in 1949.-References:... |
1923 | 1927 | Democrat |
William Frederick Broening William Frederick Broening William Frederick Broening was a Maryland politician and twice Mayor of Baltimore .- Background :William Frederick Broening was born in Baltimore, Maryland on 2 June 1870, the son of Henry Jacob Broening and Catherine Broening... |
1927 | 1931 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Howard W. Jackson Howard W. Jackson Howard Wilkinson Jackson was the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland from 1923 to 1927 and from 1931-1943.He supported the integration of the Peabody Conservatory in 1949.-References:... |
1931 | 1943 | Democrat |
Theodore R. McKeldin | 1943 | 1947 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr. | 1947 | 1959 | Democrat |
J. Harold Grady J. Harold Grady Joseph Harold Grady was a judge and the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland from 1959 to 1962.Prior to running for mayor, he was an FBI agent and state's attorney for Baltimore city.- References :... |
1959 | 1962 | Democrat |
Philip H. Goodman Philip H. Goodman Philip H. Goodman was an American politician, 42nd Mayor of the City of Baltimore and a member of the Maryland Senate.-Education:... |
1962 | 1963 | Democrat |
Theodore R. McKeldin | 1963 | 1967 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III Thomas D'Alesandro III was Mayor of Baltimore from 1967 to 1971. He is the brother of former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, and son of former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr... |
1967 | 1971 | Democrat |
William Donald Schaefer William Donald Schaefer William Donald Schaefer was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. A Democrat, he was mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th Governor of Maryland from January 21, 1987 to January 18, 1995, and the Comptroller of... |
1971 | 1987 | Democrat |
Clarence H. Burns Clarence H. Burns For the boxer named Clarence Burns, see Red Burman.Clarence H. "Du" Burns was a Democratic politician and mayor of Baltimore, Maryland in 1987.... |
January 26, 1987 | 1988 | Democrat |
Kurt L. Schmoke | January 10, 1988 | December 7, 1999 | Democrat |
Martin J. O'Malley | December 7, 1999 | January 17, 2007 | Democrat |
Sheila Dixon Sheila Dixon Sheila Ann Dixon served as the forty-eighth Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. When former Mayor Martin O'Malley was sworn in as Governor on January 17, 2007, Dixon, a Democrat, became mayor and served out the remaining year of O'Malley's term. In November 2007, she was elected mayor... |
January 17, 2007 | February 4, 2010 | Democrat |
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake | February 4, 2010 | – | Democrat |
Note: As of January 1, 2011, the Office of Mayor of Baltimore City has changed hands 59 times with 49 different individuals assuming that office. Six individauls are credited with multiple non-consecutive returns to the office after completing an initial term. Edward Johnson returned twice, John Montgomery once, Ferdinand Latrobe 4 times, Howard Jackson once, William Broening once and Theodore McKeldin once.