The Political Graveyard: Mayors of Philadelphia (including Kensington, Moyamensing, Northern Liberties, Southwark, Spring Garden), Pennsylvania

Mayors of Philadelphia (including Kensington, Moyamensing, Northern Liberties, Southwark, Spring Garden), Pennsylvania

Mayors of Philadelphia, 1701-2008 (may be incomplete!)
Edward Shippen 1701-02 Thomas Willing 1763- Samuel Rhoads 1774 Matthew Clarkson 1792-96 George M. Dallas 1829 William Milnor 1829- Robert Taylor Conrad 1854-56 Richard Vaux 1856-58 Alexander Henry 1858-65 Morton McMichael 1866-68 Daniel Fox 1869-71 William S. Stokley 1872-81 Samuel King 1881-84 William Burns Smith 1884-87 Edwin H. Fitler 1887-91 Edwin S. Stuart 1891-95 Charles Franklin Warwick 1895-99 Samuel H. Ashbridge 1899-1903 John Weaver 1903-07 John E. Reyburn 1907-11 Rudolph Blankenburg 1911-16 Thomas B. Smith 1916-20 J. Hampton Moore 1920-24 W. Freeland Kendrick 1924-28 Harry A. Mackey 1928-32 J. Hampton Moore 1932-36 S. Davis Wilson 1936-39 George Connell 1939 Robert E. Lamberton 1940-41 Bernard Samuel 1941-52 Joseph S. Clark, Jr. 1952-56 Richardson K. Dilworth 1956-62 James H. J. Tate 1962-72 Frank L. Rizzo 1972-80 William J. Green 1980-84 W. Wilson Goode 1984-92 Edward G. Rendell 1992-2000 John F. Street 2000- Michael Nutter 2008-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1854: Robert Taylor Conrad (Whig), elected; Richard Vaux (Dem), defeated.

1856: Richard Vaux (Dem), elected; Henry D. Moore, defeated.

1858: Alexander Henry, elected; Richard Vaux (Dem), defeated.

1860: Alexander Henry (Rep), elected; John Robbins (Dem), defeated.

1862: Daniel Fox (Dem), defeated; Alexander Henry (Rep), elected.

1865: Morton McMichael (Rep), elected; Daniel Fox (Dem), defeated.

1868: Daniel Fox (Dem), elected; Hector Tynsdale (Rep), defeated.

1871: William S. Stokley (Rep), elected; James S. Biddle, defeated.

1874: William S. Stokley (Rep), elected; Alexander K. McClure, defeated.

1877: William S. Stokley (Rep), elected; Joseph L. Caven, defeated.

1881: Samuel King, elected; William S. Stokley (Rep), defeated; A. C. Baird (Greenback), defeated.

1884: William Burns Smith (Rep), elected; Samuel King, defeated.

1887: Edwin H. Fitler (Rep), elected; George deBenneville Keim (Dem), defeated.

1891: Albert H. Lardner (Dem), defeated; Edwin S. Stuart (Rep), elected.

1895: Charles Franklin Warwick (Rep), elected; Robert E. Pattison (Dem), defeated.

1899: L. L. Eavenson (Prohibition), defeated; Hoskins (Dem), defeated; Bryan (People's), defeated; Hetzel, defeated; Samuel H. Ashbridge, elected.

1903: John Weaver (Rep), elected; Howard H. Caldwell (Socialist), defeated; Alfred D. Calvert (Prohibition), defeated; Francis F. Kane (Dem), defeated.

1907: John E. Reyburn, elected; Charles Sehl (Socialist), defeated; L. L. Eavenson (Prohibition), defeated; William Potter, defeated.

1911: William S. Vare, defeated for nomination; Rudolph Blankenburg, elected; George H. Earle, Jr. (Rep), defeated.

1915: B. Gordon Bromley (Dem), defeated; George D. Porter, defeated; Thomas B. Smith (Rep), elected.

1919: J. Hampton Moore (Rep), elected; Harry Wescott (Dem), defeated; Joseph S. McLaughlin, defeated; Charles J. Bauer (Socialist), defeated.

1923: W. Freeland Kendrick (Rep), elected; A. Raymond Raff (Dem), defeated.

1927: Thomas A. Logue (Dem), defeated; Joseph S. McLaughlin, defeated.

1927 Nov 8: J. Hampton Moore, defeated; Harry A. Mackey (Rep), elected.

1931: Michael Donohoe (Dem), defeated; J. Hampton Moore (Rep), elected.

1935: S. Davis Wilson (Rep), elected; John B. Kelly (Dem), defeated.

1939: Robert E. Lamberton (Rep), elected; Robert C. White (Dem), defeated.

1939 Aug 19: S. Davis Wilson, died in office.

1941 Aug 22: Robert E. Lamberton, died in office.

1943: Bernard Samuel (Rep), elected; William C. Bullitt (Dem), defeated.

1947: Richardson K. Dilworth (Dem), defeated; Bernard Samuel (Rep), elected.

1951: Joseph S. Clark, Jr. (Dem), elected; Daniel A. Poling (Rep), defeated.

1955: Richardson K. Dilworth (Dem), elected; W. Thacher Longstreth (Rep), defeated.

1959: Harold E. Stassen (Rep), defeated; Richardson K. Dilworth (Dem), elected.

1962 Feb 12: Richardson K. Dilworth, resigned.

1963: James T. McDermott (Rep), defeated; James H. J. Tate (Dem), elected.

1967: Alexander Hemphill (Dem), defeated in primary.

1967: Arlen Specter (Rep), defeated; Joseph J. Frieri (Constitution), defeated; James H. J. Tate (Dem), elected.

1971: William J. Green (Dem), defeated in primary; David B. Cohen (Dem), defeated in primary.

1971: Frank L. Rizzo (Dem), elected; Joseph J. Frieri (Constitution), defeated; W. Thacher Longstreth (Rep), defeated.

1975: Thomas M. Foglietta (Rep), defeated; Frank L. Rizzo (Dem), elected; Charles W. Bowser, defeated.

1979: Charles W. Bowser (Dem), defeated in primary.

1979: William J. Green (Dem), elected; Lucien E. Blackwell (Consumer), defeated; David W. Marston (Rep), defeated.

1983: Frank L. Rizzo (Dem), defeated in primary.

1983: Charles F. Dougherty (Rep), defeated in primary; Tom Gola (Rep), defeated in primary.

1983 Nov 8: W. Wilson Goode, elected; John Egan (Rep), defeated; Thomas Leonard, defeated.

1987: Edward G. Rendell (Dem), defeated in primary.

1987: John J. Egan, Jr. (Rep), defeated in primary.

1987 Nov 3: W. Wilson Goode (Dem), elected; Frank L. Rizzo (Rep), defeated; Richard Gaeta (Consumer), defeated.

1991: Lucien E. Blackwell (Dem), defeated in primary.

1991: Samuel P. Katz (Rep), defeated in primary; Frank L. Rizzo (Rep), nominated, but died before the election; Ron Castille (Rep), defeated in primary.

1991 Nov 5: Edward G. Rendell (Dem), elected; Joseph M. Egan, Jr. (Rep), defeated; Dennis Wesley (New Philadelphia), defeated.

1995 Nov 7: Edward G. Rendell (Dem), elected; M. Joseph Rocks (Rep), defeated; Lance S. Haver (Consumer), defeated.

1999 May 18: John F. Street (Dem), nominated; Marty Weinberg (Dem), defeated in primary; John White, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary; Happy Fernandez (Dem), defeated in primary; Dwight E. Evans (Dem), defeated in primary; Queena R. Bass (Dem), defeated in primary.

1999 May 18: Samuel P. Katz (Rep), nominated unopposed.

1999 Nov 2: John F. Street (Dem), elected; Samuel P. Katz (Rep), defeated; John McDermott (Constitution), defeated.

2007 May 15: Michael Nutter (Dem), nominated; Tom Knox (Dem), defeated in primary; Robert A. Brady (Dem), defeated in primary; Chaka Fattah (Dem), defeated in primary; Dwight E. Evans (Dem), defeated in primary; Queena R. Bass (Dem), defeated in primary; Jesus White (Dem), defeated in primary.

2007 May 15: Ale Taubenberger (Rep), nominated unopposed.

2007 Nov 6: Michael Nutter (Dem), elected; Ale Taubenberger (Rep), defeated; John Staggs (Socialist Workers), defeated.

Kensington
(annexed to Philadelphia 1854)

Mayors of Kensington (may be incomplete!)

Moyamensing
(annexed to Philadelphia 1854)

Mayors of Moyamensing (may be incomplete!)

Northern Liberties
(annexed to Philadelphia 1854)

Mayors of Northern Liberties (may be incomplete!)

Southwark
(annexed to Philadelphia 1854)

Mayors of Southwark (may be incomplete!)

Spring Garden
(annexed to Philadelphia 1854)

Mayors of Spring Garden (may be incomplete!)

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