List of mayors of Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
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| Term | Name | Party | From | Profession | Religion |
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| 1850–1851 | Thomas R. Potts Thomas R. Potts Thomas Reed Potts was an American physician, civic leader and the first Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota. After graduating from medical school, Potts moved across the country and eventually found his way to the young settlement of St. Paul. Active in civic life and popular in his medical practice,... |
Pennsylvania | Physician | ||
| 1851–1852 | Robert Kennedy | ||||
| 1852–1854 | Bushrod W. Lott Bushrod W. Lott Bushrod Washington Lott was an American politician in the Minnesota Territory in Saint Paul, Minnesota who served as United States Consul from 1862 to 1865... |
Dem. | New Jersey (Dutch) | Lawyer | Episcopal |
| 1854–1855 | David Olmsted David Olmsted David Olmsted was the first Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota.He was born in Vermont and spent many years as a trader with the Winnebago Indians before settling in St. Paul and serving in the Minnesota territorial legislature. After the city's charter was written in 1854, he was elected the city's... |
Dem. | Vermont | Newspaper | |
| 1855–1856 | Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey was an American politician. He was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Alexander Ramsey was elected from Pennsylvania as a Whig to the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the 28th and 29th congresses from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1847... |
Dem. | Pennsylvania (Scot-German) | Lawyer | Presbyterian |
| 1856–1857 | George L. Becker | Dem. | New York (Dutch) | Lawyer | |
| 1857–1858 | John B. Brisbin | Dem. | New York (French) | Lawyer | |
| 1858–1859 | Norman Wolfred Kittson | Dem. | Quebec (English) | Trader | Episcopal |
| 1859–1860 | Daniel A. Robertson | Dem. | Nova Scotia | Newspaper | |
| 1860–1863 | John S. Prince | Dem. | Ohio (English) | Banker | Catholic |
| 1863–1864 | John E. Warren | Dem. | New York | Lawyer | |
| 1864–1865 | Jacob H. Stewart Jacob H. Stewart Jacob Henry Stewart was a Representative for the U.S. state of Minnesota.Stewart was born in Clermont, Columbia County, New York on January 15, 1829. He moved with his parents to Peekskill, New York, where he attended the common schools and was graduated from Phillips Academy... |
Rep. | New York | Physician | |
| 1865–1867 | John S. Prince | Dem. | Ohio | Banker | |
| 1867–1868 | George L. Otis | Dem. | New York (English) | Lawyer | Episcopal |
| 1868–1869 | Jacob H. Stewart Jacob H. Stewart Jacob Henry Stewart was a Representative for the U.S. state of Minnesota.Stewart was born in Clermont, Columbia County, New York on January 15, 1829. He moved with his parents to Peekskill, New York, where he attended the common schools and was graduated from Phillips Academy... |
Rep. | New York | Physician | |
| 1869–1870 | James T. Maxfield | Ohio | |||
| 1870–1872 | William Lee | Dem. | New Jersey | Wholesale | |
| 1872–1875 | Jacob H. Stewart Jacob H. Stewart Jacob Henry Stewart was a Representative for the U.S. state of Minnesota.Stewart was born in Clermont, Columbia County, New York on January 15, 1829. He moved with his parents to Peekskill, New York, where he attended the common schools and was graduated from Phillips Academy... |
Rep. | New York | Physician | |
| 1875–1878 | James T. Maxfield | Ohio | |||
| 1878–1881 | William Dawson | Ireland (Irish) | Banker | Episcopal | |
| 1881–1883 | Edmund Rice | Dem. | Vermont (English) | Railroad | |
| 1883–1885 | Christopher D. O'Brien Christopher D. O'Brien Christopher D. O'Brien — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. O'Brien was born in Ireland in County Galway, Ireland, December 4, 1848. A lawyer of Irish Catholic ancestry, he served as the mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota from 1883 to 1885 List of Mayors of Saint Paul, Minn. He died in St... |
Dem. | Ireland (Irish) | Lawyer | Catholic |
| 1885–1887 | Edmund Rice | Vermont | Railroad | ||
| 1887–1892 | Robert A. Smith | Dem. | Indiana (English) | Lawyer | Methodist |
| 1892–1894 | Frederick P. Wright | Rep. | Pennsylvania | Newspaper | Presbyterian |
| 1894–1896 | Robert A. Smith | Dem. | Indiana | Methodist | |
| 1896–1898 | Frank Doran | Rep. | Ireland (Irish) | Fuel | Universalist |
| 1898–1900 | Andrew Kiefer Andrew Kiefer Andrew Robert Kiefer was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born at Marienborn, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; he attended school in Mainz; immigrated to the United States in 1849 and settled in St... |
Rep. | Germany (German) | Business | |
| 1900–1908 | Robert A. Smith | Indiana | Lawyer | Methodist | |
| 1908–1910 | Daniel W. Lawler Daniel W. Lawler -Biography:Lawler was born Daniel William Lawler on March 28, 1859 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He would become a lawyer. Lawler passed away on September 15, 1926. He was Roman Catholic.-Political career:... |
Dem. | Wisconsin | Lawyer | Catholic |
| 1910–1914 | Herbert P. Keller | Rep. | St. Paul (German) | Lawyer | (none) |
| 1914–1916 | Winn Powers | Dem. | Ohio | Publisher | (none) |
| 1916–1918 | Vivian R. Irvin | Rep. | Illinois | Grocer | |
| 1918–1922 | Laurence C. Hodgson Laurence C. Hodgson Laurence Curran Hodgson was an American newspaper journalist, poet, and politician from Saint Paul, Minnesota.... |
Dem. | Minnesota | Newspaper | Evangelical |
| 1922–1926 | Arthur C. Nelson | Rep. | Minnesota | Lawyer | (none) |
| 1926–1930 | Laurence C. Hodgson Laurence C. Hodgson Laurence Curran Hodgson was an American newspaper journalist, poet, and politician from Saint Paul, Minnesota.... |
Dem. | Minnesota | Newspaper | Evangelical |
| 1930–1932 | Gerhard J. Bundlie | Minnesota (Norwegian) | Lawyer | Lutheran | |
| 1932–1934 | William Mahoney | Illinois (Irish) | Union | (none) | |
| 1934–1938 | Mark H. Gehan | St. Paul | Lawyer | Catholic | |
| 1938–1940 | William H. Fallon William H. Fallon William H. Fallon was an Irish Catholic mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1938-1940. elected over 6 others sharing the mayoral ballot: Archie Cook, Jules Geller, John J. McDonough, G.R. O'Brien, Fred W. Wilcox and J. Raymond Young.... |
Minnesota (Irish) | Lawyer | Catholic | |
| 1940–1948 | John J. McDonough John J. McDonough John J. McDonough was Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota from 1940 to 1948.... |
Dem/DFL | St. Paul (Irish) | Lawyer | Catholic |
| 1948–1952 | Edward K. Delaney Edward K. Delaney Edward K. Delaney was a mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota during the years 1948-1952. He is one of the many Irish-American political figures in Minnesota politics.... |
DFL | St. Paul (Irish) | Lawyer | Catholic |
| 1952–1954 | John E. Daubney | St. Paul (Irish) | Lawyer | Catholic | |
| 1954–1960 | Joseph E. Dillon Joseph E. Dillon Joseph E. Dillon was the mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota from 1954 to 1960.... |
DFL | St. Paul (Irish) | Lawyer | Catholic |
| 1960–1966 | George J. Vavoulis | Greek | Florist | Greek Orthodox | |
| 1966–1970 | Thomas R. Byrne Thomas R. Byrne Thomas Robert Byrne was an American politician in Minnesota. He was the Democratic mayor of St. Paul from 1966–1970. He was an Irish Catholic. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II... |
DFL | Irish | Lawyer | Catholic |
| 1970–1972 | Charles P. McCarty | DFL | Irish | Catholic | |
| 1972–1976 | Lawrence D. Cohen Lawrence D. Cohen (politician) This entry references the American politician named "Lawrence D. Cohen", for the American screenwriter see Lawrence D. CohenLawrence D. Cohen is an American attorney, politician and judge. Cohen graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1957 and entered private practice as an... |
DFL | Lawyer | Jewish | |
| 1976–1990 | George Latimer | DFL | New York (Lebanese) | Lawyer | Catholic |
| 1990–1994 | James Scheibel James Scheibel James Scheibel is an American politician who was endorsed by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. From 1990 to 1994, he served as the mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, succeeding George Latimer.... |
DFL | Minnesota | Community Organizer | Catholic |
| 1994–2002 | Norm Coleman Norm Coleman Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He was a United States senator from Minnesota from 2003 to 2009. Coleman was elected in 2002 and served in the 108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses. Before becoming a senator, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1994 to 2002... |
DFL/Rep. | New York City | Lawyer | Jewish |
| 2002–2006 | Randy Kelly Randy Kelly Randy Cameron Kelly is an American politician and the former mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party .... |
DFL | St. Paul | State Senator | Catholic |
| 2006– | Chris Coleman Chris Coleman (politician) Christopher "Chris" B. Coleman is a Minnesota politician and the mayor of St. Paul. He defeated incumbent mayor Randy Kelly in 2005 and took office on January 3, 2006.- Family and early career :... |
DFL | St. Paul | Fmr. Councilman | Catholic |