List of mayors of Calgary, Alberta
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This is a list of mayor
s of Calgary
, Alberta
, Canada
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| Mayor | Term Began | Term Ended | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Murdoch George Murdoch George Murdoch was the first mayor of Calgary, Alberta. He was born in Paisley, Scotland, and died in Calgary, Alberta.... |
December 4, 1884 | October 21, 1886 |
| 2 | George Clift King George Clift King George Clift King was the second mayor of the town of Calgary, Alberta.King was born in Chelmsford, England in 1848. At the age of 26, he left England for Canada, arriving in Toronto, Ontario in 1874. He joined the North West Mounted Police and was part of the first contingent sent west to... |
November 4, 1886 | January 16, 1888 |
| 3 | Arthur Edwin Shelton Arthur Edwin Shelton Arthur Edwin Shelton was the third mayor of the town of Calgary, Alberta.Shelton came to Calgary around 1884 running a furniture business on Stephen Avenue. He served as town councillor during the mayoral tenure of George Clift King from 1886 to 1888. Shelton served as mayor from January 16, 1888... |
January 16, 1888 | January 21, 1889 |
| 4 | Daniel Webster Marsh Daniel Webster Marsh Daniel Webster Marsh was a businessman and mayor of Calgary, Alberta. He was born in Hudson, New Hampshire to parents Enoch Sawyer March and Margaret Whittier.... |
January 21, 1889 | January 20, 1890 |
| 5 | James Delamere Lafferty James Delamere Lafferty James Delamere Lafferty was a doctor and politician. He was born in Ontario around 1853 and died in 1920. He served one term as the fifth mayor of the town of Calgary, Alberta from January 20, 1890 to January 19, 1891.... |
January 20, 1890 | January 19, 1891 |
| 6 | James Reilly | January 19, 1891 | January 18, 1892 |
| 7 | Alexander Lucas Alexander Lucas Alexander Lucas was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was the seventh mayor of the town of Calgary, Alberta and spent six years as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia.... |
January 18, 1892 | January 2, 1894 |
| 8 | Wesley Fletcher Orr Wesley Fletcher Orr Wesley Fletcher Orr was a Canadian businessman, journalist, and politician. He was the eighth mayor of the city of Calgary, Alberta.... |
January 16, 1894 | January 6, 1896 |
| 9 | Alexander McBride Alexander McBride Alexander McBride was the ninth mayor of Calgary, Alberta.McBride arrived in Calgary in 1886 and established a hardware store on Stephen Avenue, A. McBride and Company. This was Calgary's first hardware store. During the 1890s, he spent five years on city council including one year as mayor in 1896... |
January 6, 1896 | January 4, 1897 |
| 8 | Wesley Fletcher Orr (2nd time) | January 4, 1897 | January 3, 1898 |
| 10 | Arthur Leslie Cameron Arthur Leslie Cameron Arthur Leslie Cameron was the tenth mayor of Calgary. His second term was after the creation of the Province of Alberta.... |
January 3, 1898 | January 3, 1899 |
| 6 | James Reilly (2nd time) | January 3, 1899 | January 2, 1900 |
| 11 | William Henry Cushing William Henry Cushing William Henry Cushing was a Canadian politician. Born in Ontario, he migrated west as a young adult where he started a successful lumber company and later became Alberta's first Minister of Public Works and the 11th mayor of Calgary... |
January 2, 1900 | January 7, 1901 |
| 12 | James Stuart Mackie James Stuart Mackie James Stuart Mackie was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was the 12th mayor of Calgary, Alberta.Mackie was born in Westminster, England in 1860 to Scottish parents. Hearing of opportunities in Canada, he emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1882. In Winnipeg, he learnt to become a... |
January 7, 1901 | January 6, 1902 |
| 13 | Thomas Underwood Thomas Underwood Thomas Underwood was a building developer and the 13th mayor of Calgary, Alberta.Born in Asfordby, Leicestershire, England in 1863, Underwood emigrated to Canada in early adulthood. A carpenter by trade, he arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883. At first, he worked as a farm hand... |
January 6, 1902 | January 5, 1904 |
| 14 | Silas Alexander Ramsay Silas Alexander Ramsay Silas Alexander Ramsay was the 14th mayor of Calgary, during which Alberta became a province.Ramsay was born in Aylmer, Ontario. He first travelled to the west with the Wolseley Expedition to suppress the Red River Rebellion in 1870. Before returning home, he visited the Calgary area and hunted... |
January 5, 1904 | January 2, 1905 |
| 15 | John Emerson John Emerson John Emerson was the 15th mayor of Calgary, Alberta. He was the mayor at the time that Alberta became a province of Canada, which was on September 1, 1905.... |
January 2, 1905 | January 14, 1907 |
| 10 | Arthur Leslie Cameron (2nd time) | January 14, 1907 | January 2, 1909 |
| 16 | Reuben Rupert Jamieson Reuben Rupert Jamieson Reuben Rupert Jamieson was the 16th mayor of Calgary, Alberta.Jamieson was born in Westover, Ontario and educated in Hamilton, Ontario. His career between 1873 and 1902 was working for various railways... |
January 2, 1909 | January 2, 1911 |
| 17 | John William Mitchell John William Mitchell John William Mitchell was the 17th mayor of Calgary, Alberta.Born in Cambridgeshire, England in 1872, Mitchell arrived in Calgary in 1891. He had a job with a dry goods business then later with the lumber firm of W. Stuart and Company.In 1905, Mitchell was elected to Calgary City Council... |
January 2, 1911 | January 2, 1913 |
| 18 | Herbert Arthur Sinnott Herbert Arthur Sinnott Herbert Arthur Sinnott was a teacher, lawyer and the 18th mayor of Calgary, Alberta.Sinnott was born in Kings County, New Brunswick on January 7, 1871. He graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts and started teaching in Gagetown and Moncton, New Brunswick. In 1903, he became... |
January 2, 1913 | January 2, 1915 |
| 19 | Michael Copps Costello Michael Copps Costello Dr. Michael Copps Costello was a printer, a medical graduate and the 19th mayor of Calgary, Alberta.... |
January 2, 1915 | January 2, 1919 |
| 20 | Robert Colin Marshall Robert Colin Marshall Robert Colin Marshall was an Alberta politician. He was the 20th mayor of Calgary, Alberta and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta .... |
January 2, 1919 | January 3, 1921 |
| 21 | Samuel Hunter Adams Samuel Hunter Adams Samuel Hunter Adams was the 21st mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.City of Calgary Mayor, 1921 January 3 - 1923 January 2City of Calgary Alderman, 1916 January 3 - 1920 December 31... |
January 3, 1921 | January 2, 1923 |
| 22 | George Harry Webster George Harry Webster George Harry "Cowboy Mayor" Webster was a politician and transportation expert in Alberta, Canada... |
January 2, 1923 | December 31, 1926 |
| 23 | Frederick Ernest Osborne Frederick Ernest Osborne Frederick Ernest Osborne was a Canadian politician. He came to Calgary in 1905 and founded a book, stationary and school supplies business. Mr. Osborne served as the 23rd Mayor of Calgary from 1926 to 1929. In 1901, he married Florence Curlette of Belleville, Ontario. Mr... |
January 3, 1927 | December 31, 1929 |
| 24 | Andrew Davison Andrew Davison Andrew Davison was a Canadian politician.-Early life:Davison was born in 1886 in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland. He arrived in Alberta in 1895 and received his education in both Edmonton and Calgary.... |
January 1, 1930 | December 31, 1945 |
| 25 | James Cameron Watson James Cameron Watson James Cameron Watson was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1891 and received his education in Boston, New York and Halifax.An electrician by trade, Mr... |
January 1, 1946 | December 31, 1949 |
| 26 | Donald Hugh Mackay Donald Hugh Mackay Donald Hugh Mackay was the 26th Mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.He spent his youth in Calgary and Drumheller, receiving most of his public school education in... |
January 1, 1950 | October 19, 1959 |
| 27 | Harry William Hays | October 19, 1959 | June 30, 1963 |
| 28 | John Walter Grant MacEwan | July 4, 1963 | October 18, 1965 |
| 29 | John Clifford Leslie | October 18, 1965 | October 22, 1969 |
| 30 | James Rodney Winter Sykes | October 22, 1969 | October 31, 1977 |
| 31 | Ross Patterson Alger Ross Patterson Alger Ross Patterson Alger was an Alberta politician.Born in Prelate, Saskatchewan, he moved to Alberta with his family in 1930s. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta in 1942. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. After the war, he received... |
October 31, 1977 | October 27, 1980 |
| 32 | Ralph Phillip Klein | October 27, 1980 | March 21, 1989 |
| 33 | Donald Adam Hartman Donald Adam Hartman Donald Adam Hartman was the 33rd Mayor of Calgary from March 21, 1989 to October 23, 1989. He had been a city Alderman since October 22, 1969. As senior Alderman Hartman was appointed Mayor following Ralph Klein's resignation, serving only until the regular city elections that... |
March 21, 1989 | October 23, 1989 |
| 34 | Alfred Herman Duerr | October 23, 1989 | October 22, 2001 |
| 35 | David Thomas Bronconnier | October 22, 2001 | October 25, 2010 |
| 36 | Naheed Kurban Nenshi | October 25, 2010 | Present |