Mayor of Cleveland
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The mayor of Cleveland is the head of the executive branch of government of the City of Cleveland, Ohio. As the chief executive in Cleveland's mayor–council (strong mayor) system, the mayor oversees all city services and is "responsible for enforcing the city charter, city ordinances, and the laws of the State of Ohio."[1] The mayor's office is located at Cleveland City Hall at 601 Lakeside Avenue in Downtown Cleveland. Since 1836, the city has had a total of 54 mayors, including the city's current mayor, Justin Bibb, encompassing 58 mayoral administrations, as four mayors have served in non-consecutive terms.[2]
History
Cleveland was established by General Moses Cleaveland and surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796.[3] The settlement (then known as "Cleaveland", after its founder) was incorporated as a village on December 23, 1814.[3] At this time, the position of municipal executive was the village president. Alfred Kelley was the first to be elected to that post in June 1815.[4] When Cleveland became a city in 1836, it adopted a mayor–council form of government.[1] John W. Willey was the city's first mayor.[5]
Initially, Cleveland City Council had greater power in Cleveland's city government, but this changed with the adoption of the 1892 Federal Plan, which significantly strengthened the office of the mayor. When the plan was ruled unconstitutional in 1902 by the Supreme Court of Ohio, the powers of the mayor were lessened in the city's new municipal code.[1] However, after the state granted Cleveland municipal home rule in 1912, the role of the mayor was enhanced in the 1913 municipal charter.[1] When the city adopted a council–manager government in 1924, the city manager, selected by council, assumed the role of the municipal executive.[6] However, the council–manager experiment was brief and, in November 1931, voters approved returning to the mayor–council system.[6]
For much of Cleveland's history, mayoral elections were partisan, but in 1971, under the mayoral administration of Ralph Perk, the city amended its charter to make elections nonpartisan.[7] The term of office for the mayor and members of council was traditionally two years, but was extended to four years in 1981 under Mayor George Voinovich.[1] According to the Cleveland City Charter, there are currently no term limits for the mayor.[8]
Presidents, 1815–1835
| # | President[9] | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Alfred Kelley | 1815 | 1816 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Daniel Kelley | 1816 | 1819 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Horace Perry | 1820 | 1821 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Reuben Wood | 1821 | 1821 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Leonard Case, Sr. | 1821 | 1825 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Eleazur Waterman | 1825 | 1828 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Oirson Cathan | 1828 | 1829 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | David Long | 1829 | 1830 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Richard Hilliard | 1830 | 1832 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | John W. Allen | 1832 | 1835 |
Mayors since 1836
| # | Image | Mayor[5][2] | Term start | Term end | Terms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:John W. Willey 002.png | John W. Willey | March 6, 1836 | December 31, 1837 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Joshua Mills | January 1, 1838 | December 31, 1839 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Whig | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Nicholas Dockstader.png | Nicholas Dockstader | January 1, 1840 | December 31, 1840 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Whig |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:John W Allen.jpg | John W. Allen | January 1, 1841 | December 31, 1841 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Whig |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Joshua Mills | January 1, 1842 | December 31, 1842 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Whig | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Nelson Hayward.jpg | Nelson Hayward | January 1, 1843 | December 31, 1843 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Samuel Starkweather.png | Samuel Starkweather | January 1, 1844 | December 31, 1845 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:George Hoadley (Ohio politician).png | George Hoadley | January 1, 1846 | December 31, 1846 | 1 | None | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Josiah A. Harris | January 1, 1847 | December 31, 1847 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Whig | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Lorenzo A. Kelsey.png | Lorenzo A. Kelsey | January 1, 1848 | December 31, 1848 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Flavel W. Bingham | January 1, 1849 | December 31, 1849 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Whig | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:William-case.jpg | William Case | January 1, 1850 | December 31, 1851 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Whig |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Abner C. Brownell | January 1, 1852 | December 31, 1854 | 3 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:William B. Castle 002.png | William B. Castle | January 1, 1855 | December 31, 1856 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Samuel Starkweather.png | Samuel Starkweather | January 1, 1857 | December 31, 1858 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | George B. Senter | January 1, 1859 | December 31, 1860 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Edward S. Flint | January 1, 1861 | December 31, 1862 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Irvine U. Masters | January 1, 1863 | May 1864 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | George B. Senter | May 1864 | December 31, 1864 | Script error: No such module "sort". | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Herman M. Chapin | January 1, 1865 | December 31, 1866 | 1 | None | ||
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Stephen Buhrer 001.png | Stephen Buhrer | January 1, 1867 | December 31, 1870 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Frederick W. Pelton 002.png | Frederick W. Pelton | January 1, 1871 | December 31, 1872 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Charles Augustus Otis.jpg | Charles A. Otis | January 1, 1873 | December 31, 1874 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Nathan P. Payne (1875).png | Nathan P. Payne | January 1, 1875 | December 31, 1876 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:William G. Rose 001.png | William G. Rose | January 1, 1877 | December 31, 1878 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Rensselaer R. Herrick 002.png | Rensselaer R. Herrick | January 1, 1879 | December 31, 1882 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:John-farley.jpg | John H. Farley | January 1, 1883 | December 31, 1884 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:George W. Gardner 001 (cropped).png | George W. Gardner | January 1, 1885 | December 31, 1886 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Brenton D. Babcock 002.png | Brenton D. Babcock | January 1, 1887 | December 31, 1888 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:George W. Gardner 001 (cropped).png | George W. Gardner | January 1, 1889 | December 31, 1890 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:William G. Rose 001.png | William G. Rose | January 1, 1891 | December 31, 1892 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Robert Blee.JPG | Robert Blee | January 1, 1893 | December 31, 1894 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Mckisson-cropped.jpeg | Robert E. McKisson | January 1, 1895 | December 31, 1898 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:John-farley.jpg | John H. Farley | January 1, 1899 | December 31, 1900 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Tljohnson.jpg | Tom L. Johnson | January 1, 1901 | December 31, 1909 | 5 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Herman C Baehr 1906.jpg | Herman C. Baehr | January 1, 1910 | December 31, 1911 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Newton Baker, Bain bw photo portrait.jpg | Newton D. Baker | January 1, 1912 | December 31, 1915 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:HarryLDavis.jpg | Harry L. Davis | January 1, 1916 | December 31, 1919 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:William Sinton FitzGerald 1910.jpg | William S. Fitzgerald | January 1, 1920 | December 31, 1921 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Fred Kohler | January 1, 1922 | December 31, 1923 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:William Rowland Hopkins 1906.jpg | William R. HopkinsTemplate:Efn | January 1, 1924 | December 31, 1929 | 3 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Daniel E. MorganTemplate:Efn | January 1, 1930 | December 31, 1931 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Former Cleveland Mayor argues against proposed rail wage cut. Washington, D.C., Oct. 17. Roy T. Miller, former Mayor of Cleveland, today argues against the proposed rail wage cut for the LCCN2016874162 (cropped).jpg | Ray T. Miller | January 1, 1932 | December 31, 1933 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:HarryLDavis.jpg | Harry L. Davis | January 1, 1934 | December 31, 1935 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Harold Burton.jpg | Harold H. Burton | January 1, 1936 | January 2, 1941 | 2 Script error: No such module "sort". | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Edward J. Blythin | January 3, 1941 | December 31, 1941 | Script error: No such module "sort". | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Frank Lausche (OH).png | Frank Lausche | January 1, 1942 | December 31, 1945 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:ThomasBurke.jpg | Thomas A. Burke | January 1, 1946 | December 31, 1953 | 4 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Celebrez.jpg | Anthony J. Celebrezze | January 1, 1954 | December 31, 1961 | 4 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Ralph S. Locher | January 1, 1962 | December 31, 1967 | 3 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Carlstokes (1).jpg | Carl Stokes | January 1, 1968 | December 31, 1971 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Ralph Perk.jpg | Ralph Perk | January 2, 1972 | December 31, 1977 | 3 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Dennis Kucinich, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg | Dennis Kucinich | January 1, 1978 | December 31, 1979 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:George Voinovich, 1990.jpg | George Voinovich | January 1, 1980 | December 31, 1989 | 3 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Republican |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Michael White, former mayor of Cleveland.jpg | Michael R. White | January 1, 1990 | December 31, 2001 | 3 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Jcampbell.jpg | Jane L. Campbell | January 1, 2002 | December 31, 2005 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson (47929591013) (a).jpg | Frank G. Jackson | January 2, 2006 | January 2, 2022 | 4 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Mayoral candidate Justin M. Bibb 02 (cropped).jpg | Justin M. Bibb | January 3, 2022 | Incumbent | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Democratic |
Longest-serving mayors
| Years in office | Term | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | January 2, 2006 – January 2, 2022 | Frank G. Jackson |
| 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, 1836–1854
Prior to its annexation on June 5, 1854, Ohio City was a separate municipality and a fierce rival of Cleveland.[10] It had twelve mayoral administrations from 1836 to 1854.[11]
| # | Mayor[11] | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josiah Barber | 1836 |
| 2 | Francis A. Burrows | 1837 |
| 3 | Norman C. Baldwin | 1838–1839 |
| 4 | Needham M. Standart | 1840–1841 |
| 5 | Francis A. Burrows (second) | 1842 |
| 6 | Richard Lord | 1843 |
| 7 | Daniel H. Lamb | 1844–1846 |
| 8 | David Griffith | 1847 |
| 9 | John Beverlin | 1848 |
| 10 | Thomas Burnham | 1849–1850 |
| 11 | Benjamin Sheldon | 1851–1852 |
| 12 | William B. Castle | 1853–1854 |
See also
Notes
References
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