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The cities of Washington and Georgetown had separate mayors from 1802 - 1871.
From 1871 through 1874, the District of Columbia was administered by Governors.
From 1874 to 1974, the District was administered by a Board of Commissioners that
was appointed by the President of the United States.
From 1975 to the present day, the District, given home rule, has been administered by a
popularly elected mayor and city council.
The mayor of Washington, D.C. can be thought of as analogous to the city mayors of other cities in the United States,
but in some manners can also be thought of as analogous to governors of other states.
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PAST MAYORS
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Term Served |
Mayor |
Birthplace |
Induction Date |
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1802-1812 |
Robert Brent |
Virginia |
June 1, 1802 |
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1812-1813 |
Daniel Rapine |
Philadelphia |
June 8, 1812 |
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1813-1817 |
James H. Blake |
Maryland |
June 14, 1813 |
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1817-1819 |
Benjamin G. Orr |
Virgina |
June 9, 1817 |
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1819-1822 |
Samuel N.
Smallwood |
Maryland |
June 14, 1819 |
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1822-1824 |
Thomas Carbery |
Maryland |
June 14, 1822 |
| 1824
deceased |
Samuel N.
Smallwood |
Maryland |
June 14, 1824 |
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1824-1827 |
Roger C.
Weightman |
Virgina |
Oct 4, 1824 |
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1827-1830 |
Joseph Gales Jr. |
England |
June 11, 1827 |
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1830-1834 |
John P. Van Ness |
New York |
June 14, 1830 |
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1834-1836 |
William A.
Bradley |
Conneticut |
June 9, 1834 |
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1836-1840 |
Peter Force |
New Jersey |
June 13, 1836 |
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1840-1850 |
William Winston
Seaton |
Virginia |
June 8,1840 |
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1850-1852 |
Walter Lenox |
Washington DC |
June 10, 1850 |
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1852-1854 |
John W. Maury |
Virgina |
June 14,1852 |
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1854-1856 |
John Thomas
Towers |
Virgina |
June 12, 1854 |
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1856-1858 |
William B.
Magruder |
Maryland |
June 9, 1856 |
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1858-1861 |
James G. Berret |
Maryland |
June 14, 1858 |
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1861-1868 |
Richard Wallach |
Virgina |
August 26, 1861 |
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1868-1870 |
Sayles J. Bowen |
New York |
June 8, 1868 |
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1870-1871 |
Matthew Gault
Emery |
New Hampshire |
June 13, 1870 |
The office of Mayor was abolished in 1871 in
favor of Territorial Government
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Governors of the District of Columbia |
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1871-1873 |
Henry D. Cooke |
Ohio |
Feb 28, 1871 |
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1873-1874 |
Alexander R.
Shepherd |
Washington DC |
Sept 13, 1873 |
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Presidents of the Board of Commissioners |
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1874-1878 |
William Dennison |
Cincinnati |
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1878-1879 |
Seth Ledyard
Phelps |
Ohio |
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1879-1882 |
Josiah Dent |
Maryland |
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1882-1883 |
Joseph Rodman
West |
Louisiana |
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1883-1886 |
James Barker
Edmonds |
New York |
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1886-1889 |
William Benning
Webb |
Washington DC |
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1889-1893 |
John Watkinson
Douglass |
Pennsylvania |
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1893-1898 |
John Wesley Ross |
Illinois |
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1898-1900 |
John Brewer
Wright |
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1898-1900 |
Henry Brown
Floyd Macfarland |
Pennsylvania |
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1910-1913 |
Cuno Hugo
Rudolph |
Maryland |
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1913-1917 |
Oliver Peck
Newman |
Iowa |
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1917-1920 |
Louis Brownlow |
Missouri |
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1920 |
Charles Willauer
Kutz |
Pennsylvania |
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1920-1926 |
Cuno Hugo
Rudolph |
Maryland |
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1926-1930 |
Proctor L.
Dougherty |
Massachusetts |
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1930-1933 |
Luther Halsey
Reichelderfer |
Ohio |
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1933-1941 |
Melvin Colvin
Hazen |
Virginia |
died in office |
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1941 |
Guy Mason |
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took over for
Hazen |
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1941-1952 |
John Russell
Young |
Phladelphia |
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1952-1953 |
F. Joseph
Donohue |
Pennsylvania |
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1953-1956 |
Samuel Spencer |
Washington DC |
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1956-1961 |
Robert E.
McLaughlin |
Illinois |
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1961-1967 |
Walter Nathan
Tobriner |
Washington DC |
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1967-1975 |
Walter
Washington |
Georgia |
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On December 24, 1973, Congress enacted the District
of Columbia Home Rule Act, providing for
an elected mayor and the 13-member Council of the
District of Columbia.
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Mayors |
BIRTHPLACE |
DATE
INDUCTED |
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1975-1979 |
Walter
Washington |
Georgia |
Jan 2,.1975 |
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1979-1991 |
Marion S. Barry |
Mississippi |
Jan 2,.1979 |
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1991-1995 |
Sharon Pratt
(Dixon) Kelly |
Washington DC |
Jan 2,.1991 |
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1995-1999 |
Marion S. Barry |
Mississippi |
Jan 2,.1995 |
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1999-2007 |
Anthony A.
Williams |
California |
Jan 2,.1999 |
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2007- 2011 |
Adrian M Fenty |
Washington DC |
Jan 2,. 2007 |
| 2011 |
Vincent C Gray |
Washington DC |
Jan 2, 2011 |
[sources" Library of Congress, District of Columbia.
gov, New York Times. Submitted by J. Rice]
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