List of mayors of Baltimore, Maryland

Mayor of the
City of Baltimore
Incumbent
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
since February 4, 2010
Term length Four years
Inaugural holder James Calhoun
1794
Website Office of the Mayor
Elections in Maryland

This is a list of mayors of Baltimore, Maryland.

Mayor Term Began Term Ended Political Party
James Calhoun 1794 1804
Thorowgood Smith 1804 1808
Edward Johnson 1808 1816
George Stiles 1816 1819
Edward Johnson 1819 1820
John Montgomery 1820 1822
Edward Johnson 1822 1824
John Montgomery 1824 1826
Jacob Small 1826 1831
William Steuart 1831 1832
Jesse Hunt 1832 1835
Samuel Smith 1835 1838 Democrat
Sheppard C. Leakin 1838 1840
Samuel Brady 1840 1842
Solomon Hillen, Jr. 1842 1843 Democrat
James O. Law 1843 1844
Jacob G. Davies 1844 1848
Elijah Stansbury, Jr. 1848 1850
John Hanson Thomas Jerome 1850 1852
John Smith Hollins 1852 1854
Samuel Hinks 1854 1856 American
Thomas Swann 1856 1860 American
George William Brown 1860 1861
John C. Blackburn 1861 1862
John Lee Chapman 1862 1867
Robert T. Banks 1867 1871
Joshua Van Sant 1871 1875 Democrat
Ferdinand C. Latrobe 1875 1877 Democrat
George Proctor Kane 1877 1878
Ferdinand C. Latrobe 1878 1881 Democrat
William P. Whyte 1881 1883 Democrat
Ferdinand C. Latrobe 1883 1885 Democrat
James Hodges 1885 1887
Ferdinand C. Latrobe 1887 1889 Democrat
Robert C. Davidson 1889 1891
Ferdinand C. Latrobe 1891 1895 Democrat
Alcaeus Hooper 1895 1897 Republican
William T. Malster 1897 1899 Democrat
Thomas Gordon Hayes 1899 1903
Robert McLane 1903 1904 Democrat
E. Clay Timanus 1904 1907
J. Barry Mahool 1907 1911
James H. Preston 1911 1919 Democrat
William Frederick Broening 1919 1923 Republican
Howard W. Jackson 1923 1927 Democrat
William Frederick Broening 1927 1931 Republican
Howard W. Jackson 1931 1943 Democrat
Theodore R. McKeldin 1943 1947 Republican
Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr. 1947 1959 Democrat
J. Harold Grady 1959 1962 Democrat
Philip H. Goodman 1962 1963 Democrat
Theodore R. McKeldin 1963 1967 Republican
Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III 1967 1971 Democrat
William Donald Schaefer 1971 1987 Democrat
Clarence H. Burns January 26, 1987 1988 Democrat
Kurt L. Schmoke January 10, 1988 December 7, 1999 Democrat
Martin J. O'Malley December 7, 1999 January 17, 2007 Democrat
Sheila Dixon January 17, 2007 February 4, 2010 Democrat
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake February 4, 2010 – Democrat

Note: As of January 1, 2011, the Office of Mayor of Baltimore City has changed hands 59 times with 49 different individuals assuming that office. Six individuals are credited with multiple non-consecutive returns to the office after completing an initial term. Edward Johnson returned twice, John Montgomery once, Ferdinand Latrobe 4 times, Howard Jackson once, William Broening once and Theodore McKeldin once.

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