List of mayors of Philadelphia
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List of mayors of Philadelphia, arranged chronologically.
| Mayor | Term | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| Humphrey Morrey | 1691-1701 | (appointed by William Penn) |
| Edward Shippen | 1701-1703 | (two one-year terms) |
| Anthony Morris | 1703-1704 | |
| Griffith Jones | 1704-1705 | |
| Joseph Willcox | 1705-1706 | |
| Nathan Stanbury | 1706-1707 | |
| Thomas Masters | 1707-1709 | (two one-year terms) |
| Richard Hill | 1709-1710 | |
| William Carter | 1710-1711 | |
| Samuel Preston | 1711-1712 | |
| Jonathan Dickinson | 1712-1713 | |
| George Roch | 1713-1714 | |
| Richard Hill | 1714-1717 | (three one-year terms) |
| Jonathan Dickinson | 1717-1719 | (two one-year terms) |
| William Fishbourn | 1719-1722 | (three one-year terms) |
| James Logan | 1722-1723 | |
| Clement Plumsted | 1723-1724 | |
| Isaac Norris | 1724-1725 | |
| William Hudson | 1725-1726 | |
| Charles Read | 1726-1727 | |
| Thomas Lawrence | 1727-1729 | (two one-year terms) |
| Thomas Griffitts | 1729-1731 | (two one-year terms) |
| Samuel Hasell | 1731-1733 | (two one-year terms) |
| Thomas Griffitts | 1733-1734 | |
| Thomas Lawrence | 1734-1735 | |
| William Allen | 1735-1736 | |
| Clement Plumsted | 1736-1737 | |
| Thomas Griffitts | 1737-1738 | |
| Anthony Morris | 1738-1739 | |
| Edward Roberts | 1739-1740 | |
| Samuel Hasell | 1740-1741 | |
| Clement Plumsted | 1741-1742 | |
| William Till | 1742-1743 | |
| Benjamin Shoemaker | 1743-1744 | |
| Edward Shippen | 1744-1745 | |
| James Hamilton | 1745-1746 | |
| William Attwood | 1746-1748 | (two one-year terms) |
| Charles Willing | 1748-1749 | |
| Thomas Lawrence | 1749-1750 | |
| William Plumsted | 1750-1751 | |
| Robert Strettell | 1751-1752 | |
| Benjamin Shoemaker | 1752-1753 | |
| Thomas Lawrence | 1753-1754 | |
| Charles Willing | 1754 | (Replaced Thomas Lawrence, deceased) |
| William Plumsted | 1754-1756 | (Replaced Charles Willing, deceased) (two one-year terms) |
| Attwood Shute | 1756-1758 | (two one-year terms) |
| Thomas Lawrence | 1758-1759 | |
| John Stamper | 1759-1760 | |
| Benjamin Shoemaker | 1760-1761 | |
| Jacob Duche | 1761-1762 | |
| Henry Harrison | 1762-1763 | |
| Thomas Willing | 1763-1764 | |
| Thomas Lawrence | 1764-1765 | |
| John Lawrence | 1765-1767 | (two one-year terms) |
| Isaac Jones | 1767-1769 | (two one-year terms) |
| Samuel Shoemaker | 1769-1771 | (two one-year terms) |
| John Gibson | 1771-1773 | (two one-year terms) |
| William Fisher | 1773-1774 | |
| Samuel Rhoads | 1774-1775 | |
| Samuel Powel | 1775-1776 | |
| (vacant) | 1776-1789 | |
| Samuel Powel | 1789-1790 | |
| Samuel Miles | 1790-1791 | |
| John Barclay | 1791-1792 | |
| Matthew Clarkson | 1792-1796 | |
| Hilary Baker | 1796-1798 | |
| Robert Wharton | 1798-1800 | |
| John Inskeep | 1800-1801 | |
| Matthew Lawler | 1801-1805 | |
| John Inskeep | 1805-1806 | |
| Robert Wharton | 1806 - 1807 | |
| John Barker | 1807 - 1810 | |
| Robert Wharton | 1810 - 1811 | |
| Michael Keppele | 1811 - 1812 | |
| John Barker | 1812 - 1813 | |
| John Geyer | 1813 - 1814 | |
| Robert Wharton | 1814 - 1819 | |
| James Nelson Barker | 1819 - 1820 | |
| Robert Wharton | 1820 - 1824 | |
| Joseph Watson | 1824 - 1828 | |
| George Mifflin Dallas | 1828 - 1829 | |
| Benjamin Wood Richards | 1829 - 1829 | |
| William Milnor | 1829 - 1830 | |
| Benjamin Wood Richards | 1830 - 1832 | |
| John Swift | 1832 - 1838 | |
| Isaac Roach | 1838 - 1839 | |
| John Swift | 1839 - 1841 | |
| John Morin Scott | 1841 - 1844 | |
| Peter McCall | 1844 - 1845 | |
| John Swift | 1845 - 1849 | Whig (1st popularly elected) |
| Joel Jones | 1849 - 1850 | |
| Charles Gilpin | 1850 - 1854 | Whig |
| Robert Thomas Conrad | 1854 - 1856 | Whig |
| Richard Vaux | 1856 - 1858 | Democratic |
| Alexander Henry | 1858 - 1866 | Republican |
| Morton McMichael | 1866 - 1869 | Republican |
| Daniel Fox | 1869 - 1872 | Democratic |
| William Strumberg Stokley | 1872 - 1881 | Republican |
| Samuel George King | 1881 - 1884 | |
| William Burns Smith | 1884 - 1887 | Republican |
| Edwin Henry Fitler | 1887 - 1891 | Republican |
| Edwin Sydney Stuart | 1891 - 1895 | Republican |
| Charles Franklin Warwick | 1895 - 1899 | Republican |
| Samuel Howell Ashbridge | 1899 - 1903 | Republican |
| John Weaver | 1903 - 1907 | Republican |
| John E. Reyburn | 1907 - 1911 | Republican |
| Rudolph Blankenburg | 1911 - 1916 | Republican elected on Democratic ticket |
| Thomas B. Smith | 1916 - 1920 | Republican |
| J. Hampton Moore | 1920 - 1924 | Republican |
| W. Freeland Kendrick | 1924 - 1928 | Republican |
| Harry Arista Mackey | 1928 - 1932 | Republican |
| J. Hampton Moore | 1932 - 1936 | Republican |
| Samuel Davis Wilson | 1936 - 1939 | Republican |
| George Connell | 1939 - 1940 | |
| Robert Eneas Lamberton | 1940 - 1941 | Republican |
| Bernard Samuel | 1941 - 1952 | Republican |
| Joseph S. Clark Jr. | 1952 - 1956 | Democratic |
| Richardson Dilworth | 1956 - 1962 | Democratic (resigned) |
| James Hugh Joseph Tate | 1962 - 1972 | Democratic (succeeded Dilworth, resigned; elected to two four-year terms) |
| Frank L. Rizzo | 1972 - 1980 | Democratic (two four-year terms) |
| William J. Green III | 1980 - 1984 | Democratic |
| W. Wilson Goode | 1984 - 1992 | Democratic (two four-year terms) |
| Edward G. Rendell | 1992 - 1999 | Democratic (two four-year terms) |
| John F. Street | December 21, 1999 - present | Democratic |
