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.

Mayor of Cleveland
Seal of City of Cleveland
Incumbent
Frank G. Jackson
since January 2, 2006
StyleThe Honorable
Term length4 years, no term limits
Inaugural holderJohn W. Willey
Formation1836
Salary$136,758.46[1]
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor

Cleveland has had a total of 53 mayors - including 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   Party
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 2 ​1⁄2 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
Years in office Term Name Notes
14 January 2, 2006 – present Frank G. Jackson Jackson's fourth term will end in 2021.
12 January 1, 1990 - December 31, 2001 Michael R. White
10 January 1, 1980 - December 31, 1989 George V. Voinovich
9 January 1, 1901 - December 31, 1909 Tom L. Johnson
8 January 1, 1954 - December 31, 1961 Anthony J. Celebrezze
8 January 1, 1946 - December 31, 1953 Thomas A. Burke

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. Burrows1837
Norman C. Baldwin1838–1839
Needham M. Standart1840–1841
Francis A. Burrows (second)1842
Richard Lord1843
Daniel H. Lamb1844–1846
David Griffith1847
John Beverlin1848
Thomas Burnham1849–1850
Benjamin Sheldon1851–1852
William B. Castle1853–1854

See also

References
  2. "Former Cleveland Mayors | City of Cleveland". www.city.cleveland.oh.us.

Sources
  • The Encyclopedia Of Cleveland History by Cleveland Bicentennial Commission (Cleveland, Ohio), David D. Van Tassel (Editor), and John J. Grabowski (Editor) ISBN 0-253-33056-4
  • Cleveland: A Concise History, 1796–1996 by Carol Poh Miller and Robert Anthony Wheeler ISBN 0-253-21147-6
  • Seven Making History: A Mayoral Retrospective by The League of Women Voters of Cleveland
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