List of mayors of Cleveland
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List of mayors of Cleveland
The Mayor of Cleveland is the chief executive of the city's government. In 1924, the mayor-council (strong mayor) form of government was replaced by a city manager plan. This was reversed in 1931. Cleveland elections were partisan, but were made nonpartisan in 1977 under the mayoral administration of Ralph J. Perk. The term of office for the mayor and members of the Cleveland City Council was traditionally two years, but was extended to four years in 1981.
Cleveland has had a total of 53 mayors - including that of the city's current mayor, Frank G. Jackson - encompassing 57 mayoral administrations, as four mayors have served in non consecutive terms.[2]
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John W. Willey | March 6, 1836 | December 31, 1837 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 2 | Joshua Mills | January 1, 1838 | December 31, 1839 | 2 | Whig | |
| 3 | Nicholas Dockstader | January 1, 1840 | December 31, 1840 | 1 | Whig | |
| 4 | John W. Allen | January 1, 1841 | December 31, 1841 | 1 | Whig | |
| 5 | Joshua Mills | January 1, 1842 | December 31, 1842 | 1 | Whig | |
| 6 | Nelson Hayward | January 1, 1843 | December 31, 1843 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 7 | Samuel Starkweather | January 1, 1844 | December 31, 1845 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 8 | George Hoadley | January 1, 1846 | December 31, 1846 | 1 | None | |
| 9 | Josiah A. Harris | January 1, 1847 | December 31, 1847 | 1 | Whig | |
| 10 | Lorenzo A. Kelsey | January 1, 1848 | December 31, 1848 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 11 | Flavel W. Bingham | January 1, 1849 | December 31, 1849 | 1 | Whig | |
| 12 | William Case | January 1, 1850 | December 31, 1851 | 2 | Whig | |
| 13 | Abner C. Brownell | January 1, 1852 | December 31, 1854 | 3 | Democratic | |
| 14 | William B. Castle | January 1, 1855 | December 31, 1856 | 2 | Republican | |
| 15 | Samuel Starkweather | January 1, 1857 | December 31, 1858 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 16 | George B. Senter | January 1, 1859 | December 31, 1860 | 2 | Republican | |
| 17 | Edward S. Flint | January 1, 1861 | December 31, 1862 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 18 | Irvine U. Masters | January 1, 1863 | May 1864 | 2 | Republican | |
| 19 | George B. Senter | May 1864 | December 31, 1864 | 1⁄2 | Republican | |
| 20 | Herman M. Chapin | January 1, 1865 | December 31, 1866 | 1 | None | |
| 21 | Stephen Buhrer | January 1, 1867 | December 31, 1870 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 22 | Frederick W. Pelton | January 1, 1871 | December 31, 1872 | 1 | Republican | |
| 23 | Charles A. Otis | January 1, 1873 | December 31, 1874 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 24 | Nathan P. Payne | January 1, 1875 | December 31, 1876 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 25 | William G. Rose | January 1, 1877 | December 31, 1878 | 1 | Republican | |
| 26 | Rensselaer R. Herrick | January 1, 1879 | December 31, 1882 | 2 | Republican | |
| 27 | John H. Farley | January 1, 1883 | December 31, 1884 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 28 | George W. Gardner | January 1, 1885 | December 31, 1886 | 1 | Republican | |
| 29 | Brenton D. Babcock | January 1, 1887 | December 31, 1888 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 30 | George W. Gardner | January 1, 1889 | December 31, 1890 | 1 | Republican | |
| 31 | William G. Rose | January 1, 1891 | December 31, 1892 | 1 | Republican | |
| 32 | Robert Blee | January 1, 1893 | December 31, 1894 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 33 | Robert E. McKisson | January 1, 1895 | December 31, 1898 | 2 | Republican | |
| 34 | John H. Farley | January 1, 1899 | December 31, 1900 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 35 | Tom L. Johnson | January 1, 1901 | December 31, 1909 | 5 | Democratic | |
| 36 | Herman C. Baehr | January 1, 1910 | December 31, 1911 | 1 | Republican | |
| 37 | Newton D. Baker | January 1, 1912 | December 31, 1915 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 38 | Harry L. Davis | January 1, 1916 | December 31, 1919 | 2 | Republican | |
| 39 | William S. Fitzgerald | January 1, 1920 | December 31, 1921 | 1 | Republican | |
| 40 | Frederick Kohler | January 1, 1922 | December 31, 1923 | 1 | Republican | |
| 41 | William R. Hopkins | January 1, 1924 | December 31, 1929 | 3 | Republican | |
| 42 | Daniel E. Morgan | January 1, 1930 | December 31, 1931 | 1 | Republican | |
| 43 | Raymond T. Miller | January 1, 1932 | December 31, 1933 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 44 | Harry L. Davis | January 1, 1934 | December 31, 1935 | 1 | Republican | |
| 45 | Harold H. Burton | January 1, 1936 | January 2, 1941 | 21⁄2 | Republican | |
| 46 | Edward J. Blythin | January 3, 1941 | December 31, 1941 | 1⁄2 | Republican | |
| 47 | Frank Lausche | January 1, 1942 | December 31, 1945 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 48 | Thomas A. Burke | January 1, 1946 | December 31, 1953 | 4 | Democratic | |
| 49 | Anthony J. Celebrezze | January 1, 1954 | December 31, 1961 | 4 | Democratic | |
| 50 | Ralph S. Locher | January 1, 1962 | December 31, 1967 | 3 | Democratic | |
| 51 | Carl Stokes | January 1, 1968 | December 31, 1971 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 52 | Ralph Perk | January 2, 1972 | December 31, 1977 | 3 | Republican | |
| 53 | Dennis Kucinich | January 1, 1978 | December 31, 1979 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 54 | George Voinovich | January 1, 1980 | December 31, 1989 | 3 | Republican | |
| 55 | Michael R. White | January 1, 1990 | December 31, 2001 | 3 | Democratic | |
| 56 | Jane L. Campbell | January 1, 2002 | December 31, 2005 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 57 | Frank G. Jackson | January 2, 2006 | Incumbent | 4 | Democratic |
Longest Serving Mayors
It is interesting to note that the people who's names are most associated with Cleveland politics also served the city for many years:
| Years in office | Term | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | January 2nd 2006 - present | Frank G. Jackson | Mr Jackson is the current mayor, whose fourth term will end in 2021, he can be credited with helping land the 2016 Republican National Convention for the first time in the city since 1936, securing financing for the reconstruction of Public Square, the advancing of the Opportunity Corridor, the greenlighting of a redesign for Quicken Loans Arena, establishing a amazon.com warehouse in the city, and the support of major apartment construction in the city center for the first time since the 1970s |
| 12 | January 1st 1990 - December 31st 2001 | Michael R. White | Mayor White has been credited with continuing the Cleveland building boom that was begun in Mayor Voinovich's administration |
| 10 | January 1st 1980 - December 31st 1990 | George V. Voinovich | Voinovich is credited with beginning the rebirth of Cleveland in the 1980s and ushering new business into the city center, He also continued to defend Muny Light from sale to CEI as former mayor Dennis Kucinich had, he went on to become a Governor and U.S. Senator of Ohio |
| 9 | January 1st 1901 - December 31st 1909 | Tom L. Johnson | Johnson is probably the most progressive mayor Cleveland ever had, he reduced fares on the city streetcars, oversaw the renaming of Cleveland streets, municipalized city light services, cemented the Group Plan approval |
| 8 | January 1st 1954 - December 31st 1961 | Anthony J. Celebrezze | Celebreeze was instrumental in starting the urban renewal of Cleveland with a massive $140 million infrastructure program which included major upgrades to the Cleveland Rapid Transit Red, Green, and Blue Lines, the Burke, and the Port of Cleveland. Celebrezze later served as a judge and cabinet minister in the Kennedy and Johnson presidential administrations |
| 8 | January 1st 1946 - December 31st 1953 | Thomas A. Burke | Burke is the namesake of the Cleveland Lakefront Airport downtown, which he helped to envision, later served as a U.S. Senator |
Mayors of Ohio City
Prior to its annexation, Ohio City was a separate entity and fierce rival of Cleveland. The city had eleven mayors from 1836 to 1854. The political affiliations of these mayors are currently unknown, although William B. Castle became mayor of Cleveland as a Whig after Ohio City's incorporation.
| Josiah Barber | 1836 |
| Francis A. Burrows | 1837 |
| Norman C. Baldwin | 1838–1839 |
| Needham M. Standart | 1840–1841 |
| Francis A. Burrows (second) | 1842 |
| Richard Lord | 1843 |
| Daniel H. Lamb | 1844–1846 |
| David Griffith | 1847 |
| John Beverlin | 1848 |
| Thomas Burnham | 1849–1850 |
| Benjamin Sheldon | 1851–1852 |
| William B. Castle | 1853–1854 |
See also
List of Cleveland politicians
List of Ohio politicians
References
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