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List of mayors of Beverly Hills, California

List of mayors of Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hills, California was incorporated January 24, 1914. The City Council members of Beverly Hills are elected by the voters. The rotating positions of Mayor and Vice Mayor are selected by the City Council from among themselves.[1] The following is a list of the city's mayors.

Mayors of Beverly Hills

NameImageTerm(s)NotesRef(s)
Pierce E. BenedictFounder and first mayor of Beverly Hills.[2]
Silsby M. Spalding1922–28Wealthy oil man, stock broker, rancher[3]
Will Rogers1928Honorary position appointed by real-life Beverly Hills mayor Silsby M. Spalding[3]
Paul E. Schwab1929–33City Attorney[4]
Edward E. Spence1933–41Civil engineer[5]
James L. Kennedy1941–42Retired real estate broker, appointed upon the sudden death of Mayor Spence[6]
Arthur L. Erb1942–45First law office in Beverly Hills, first president of the Beverly Hills Bar Association[7]
E. P. Dentzel1945–48Edward Paul Dentzel, building contractor and subdivision developer. Built amusement parks at Venice Beach, Santa Monica and Ocean Park[8]
Otto A. Gerth1948–50
F. Britton McConnell1950–51State insurance commissioner, military veteran of World War I[9]
C. Dean Olson1951–52Chairman of the Beverly Hills Planning Commission; founding partner of Sherman Oaks-based Olson Farms Inc.[10]
David Tannenbaum1952–53
1956–57		Attorney, philanthropist[11]
Floyd E. Fischer1953–54
1957–58		[12]
Harold L. George1954–55
1959–60		Army Air Corps lieutenant general; during his administration, Roxbury Park was renamed Roxbury Memorial Park to honor all who served in the United States military.[13]
George W. Davis1955–56
1958–59		[14]
Hugh W. Darling1960–61Founding law partner of Guthrie & Darling[15]
Jack Freeman1961–62Helped create the city's Planning Commission[16]
Leroy H. Watson1962–63Retired US Army major general who commanded 3rd Armored Division and 79th Infantry Division in World War II[17]
Eugene W. Gunther1963–64Owner of Gunther's Drug Store[18]
Leonard Horwin1964–65Helped the city acquire Greystone Mansion in 1965[19]
Frank Clapp1965–66
1969–70		[20]
Jacob M. Stuchen1966–67
1970–71		[21]
A. Fredric Leopold1967–68
1971–72		Entertainment lawyer[22]
George Slaff1968–69
1975–76		Attorney, former president of the Southern California branch of the American Civil Liberties Union[23]
Richard A. Stone1972–73
1977–78		[24]
Phyllis Seaton1973–74First woman elected to the Beverly Hills City Council; first woman stage manager on Broadway[25]
Charles Aronberg1974–75
1979–80		[26]
Donna Ellman-Garber1976–77
1981–82		[27]
Joseph N. Tilem1978–79[28]
Edward I. Brown1980–81
1985–86		Investments management[29]
Benjamin H. Stansbury, Jr.1982–83
1987–88		Los Angeles Olympic Citizens Advisory Commission[30]
Benjamin Norton1983–84President of Norton Brothers and Morris[31]
Annabelle Heiferman1984–85Founding board member of Beverly Hills Meals on Wheels; Membership Chairperson of the League of Women Voters[32]
Charlotte Spadaro1986–87[33]
Robert K. Tanenbaum1988–89
1992–93		Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, true crime author[34]
Maxwell H. Salter1989–90
1990–91
1993–94		[35]
Allan Alexander1990–91
1995–96		Real estate attorney[36]
Vicki Reynolds1991–92
1994–95
2000–01		[37]
Thomas S. Levyn1996–97
1999–2000
2003–04		[38]
MeraLee Goldman1997–98
2002–03
Les Bronte1998–99[39]
Mark Egerman2001–02
2004–05		[40]
Linda J. Briskman2005–06Chairman of the Westside Cities Council of Governments[41]
Stephen P. Webb2006–07[42]
Jimmy Delshad2007–08
2010–11		First Iranian-American to hold public office in Beverly Hills[43]
Barry Brucker2007–08
2010–11
Nancy Krasne2009–10
William W. Brien2012–13[44]
Julian Gold2014–15Co-Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at Cedars-Sinai[45]
Lili Bosse2014–15
2017–18		Instituted weekly "Walk with the Mayor" to promote physical fitness[46]
John A. Mirisch2013–14
2016–17
2019–20		Instituted the Sunshine Task Force for transparency in city government[47]

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"Beverly Hills incorporated January 24, 1914". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 1914. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"P. E. Benedict, 80, of Los Angeles, land Seller, Dies". Chicago Tribune. February 12, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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[3]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"Silsby Spalding Beverly Hills Ex-Mayor, Dies". The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. May 7, 1949. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
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[4]
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[5]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"Edward E. Spence new mayor of Beverly Hills". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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[6]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"Mayor Named for Beverly Hills". The Los Angeles Times. June 4, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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[7]
Citation Linkwww.bhba.org"Our History". Beverly Hills Bar Association. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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[8]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"E. P. Dentzel Ex-Mayor of Beverly Hills, Died". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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[9]
Citation Linkwww.latimes.com"F. McConnell; Ex-Insurance Chief". Los Angeles Times. November 17, 1989. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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[10]
Citation Linkwww.latimes.com"C. Dean Olson; Egg Producer and Beverly Hills Civic Leader". Los Angeles Times. December 20, 1993. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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[11]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"Tannenbaum New Mayor of Beverly Hills". The Los Angeles Times. April 16, 1952. Retrieved April 1, 2019.; "Ex-Mayor Tannenbaum of Beverly Hills Dies". Los Angeles Times. October 5, 1957. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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[12]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"Floyd Fischer Elected Beverly Hills Mayor". The Los Angeles Times. July 31, 1957. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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[13]
Citation Linkpatch.com"Harold L. George, Ex-Beverly Hills Mayor, Dies at 93". Los Angeles Times. March 30, 1986. Retrieved March 31, 2019.; Levi, Russ (January 24, 2012). "Putting the 'Memorial' in Roxbury Memorial Park". Beverly Hills, CA Patch. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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[14]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"Rites Set for Ex-Mayor of Beverly Hills". Newspapers.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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[15]
Citation Linkwww.latimes.com"Hugh W. Darling, 84, Lawyer, Former Mayor of Beverly Hills". Los Angeles Times. June 17, 1986. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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[16]
Citation Linkwww.latimes.com"Beverly Hills: Ex-Mayor Jack Freeman Dies". Los Angeles Times. July 23, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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[17]
Citation Linkwww.nytimes.com"Leroy Watson, Normandy General, Dies". The New York Times. February 14, 1975. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
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[18]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"Eugene Gunther new Mayor". Los Angeles Times. April 18, 1963. Retrieved April 1, 2019.; "Druggist Wins City Council Post". Los Angeles Times. March 8, 1962. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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[19]
Citation Linkwww.latimes.com"Leonard Horwin, 94; attorney and former Beverly Hills mayor". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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[20]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"New Mayor Frank Clapp". The Los Angeles Times. April 17, 1969. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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