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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 later 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 Cleveland City Council was traditionally two years, and was extended to four years in 1981.
Cleveland has had a total of 57 mayoral administrations, including the city's current mayor, Frank G. Jackson. Seven of these were nonconsecutive served terms by earlier mayors. Cleveland's official website lists 53 mayors; it does not count the second nonconsecutive terms of Joshua Mills, George B. Senter, and John H. Farley, and does not list Mayor Jackson. During the 2005 mayoral election, most media sources including The Plain Dealer and the city's major local news networks (WKYC, WEWS, WJW, and WOIO) all mistakenly referred to Jackson as Cleveland's 56th mayor.[original research?]
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19th century
John W. Willey 1836–1837 Democrat Joshua Mills 1838–1839 Whig Nicholas Dockstader 1840 Whig John W. Allen 1841 Whig Joshua Mills (second) 1842 Whig Nelson Hayward 1843 Democrat Samuel Starkweather 1844–1845 Democrat George Hoadley 1846 Independent Josiah A. Harris 1847 Whig Lorenzo A. Kelsey 1848 Democrat Flavel W. Bingham 1849 Republican William Case 1850–1851 Republican Abner C. Brownell 1852–1854 Democrat William B. Castle 1855–1856 Whig Samuel Starkweather (second) 1857–1858 Democrat George B. Senter 1859–1860 Republican Edward S. Flint 1861–1862 Democrat Irvine U. Masters 1863–1864 Republican George B. Senter (second) 1864 Republican Herman M. Chapin 1865–1866 Independent Stephen Buhrer 1867–1870 Democrat Frederick W. Pelton 1871–1872 Republican Charles A. Otis Sr. 1873–1874 Democrat Nathan P. Payne 1875–1876 Democrat William G. Rose 1877–1878 Republican Rensselaer R. Herrick 1879–1882 Republican John H. Farley 1883–1884 Democrat George W. Gardner 1885–1886 Republican Brenton D. Babcock 1887–1888 Democrat George W. Gardner (second) 1889–1890 Republican William G. Rose (second) 1891–1892 Republican Robert Blee 1893–1894 Democrat Robert E. McKisson 1895–1898 Republican John H. Farley (second) 1899–1900 Democrat 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 20th century
Tom L. Johnson 1901–1909 Democrat Herman C. Baehr 1910–1911 Republican Newton D. Baker 1912–1915 Democrat Harry L. Davis 1916–1919 Republican William S. Fitzgerald 1920–1921 Republican Frederick Kohler 1922–1923 Republican William R. Hopkins (city manager) 1924–1929 Republican Daniel E. Morgan (city manager) 1930–1931 Republican Raymond T. Miller 1932–1933 Democrat Harry L. Davis (second) 1934–1935 Republican Harold H. Burton 1936–1940 Republican Edward J. Blythin 1941 Republican Frank J. Lausche 1942–1945 Democrat Thomas A. Burke 1946–1953 Democrat Anthony J. Celebrezze 1954–1961 Democrat Ralph S. Locher 1962–1967 Democrat Carl B. Stokes 1968–1971 Democrat Ralph J. Perk 1972–1977 Republican Dennis J. Kucinich 1977–1979 Democrat George V. Voinovich 1980–1989 Republican Michael R. White 1990–2001 Democrat 21st century
Jane L. Campbell January 7, 2002 – January 2, 2006 Democrat Frank G. Jackson January 2, 2006–Present Democrat See also
References
- 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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