List of mayors of Wilmington, Delaware

The mayor of Wilmington is the chief executive of the government of Wilmington, Delaware, as stipulated by the charter. The current mayor of Wilmington is Mike Purzycki.

City of Wilmington

First mayor Richard H. Bayard

20th mayor William G. Whiteley

Mayors of Wilmington, Delaware
Rank	Mayor	Start	End	Party	Note
1	Richard Bayard^[1]	1832	1834	Whig	Wilmington incorporated in 1832.
2	Nicholas Williamson	1834	1843	Whig
3	David C. Wilson	1843	1845	Whig
4	Alexander Porter	1845	1848	Whig
5	William Huffington	1848	1850	Democratic
6	Joshua Driver	1850	1851
7	Columbus Evans	1851	1852	Whig	Editor of the Delaware Republican.
8	William Hemphill Jones	1852	1853		First mayor elected by popular vote.
9	John Alderdice	1853	1854		Publisher of The Journal.
10	Heyward, James F.	1854	1855
11	William Wiggins	1855	1856
12	William Huffington	1856	1857	Democratic	Non-continuous terms.
13	George Sparks	1857	1858
14	Thomas Young	1858	1860
15	Vincent Glipin	1860	1863
16	John Turner	1863	1865
17	Joshua Maris	1865	1867
18	Joshua Valentine	1867	1872
19	Joshua Simms	1872	1875	Democratic
20	William G. Whiteley	1875	1878	Democratic
21	John Allmond	1878	1882
22	John Wales	1882	1885		Son of Senator John Wales.
23	Calvin Rhoads	1885	1891	Democratic	Choir director
	Sandsbury Wiley	1891	1893	Republican	Term changed to two years, Saturday election in June.
	E. G. Shortridge	1893	1894	Republican
	Charles Jefferies	1895	?	Democratic
	John Fahey	1899	?	Democratic
	George Fisher	1903	1903
	Charles Bird	1903	?	Democratic
	Horace Wilson	1905	1907	Republican
	Harrison Howell	1911	1915	Republican
	John Lawson	1919	?
	LeRoy Harvey	1921	1923?		Founded Wilmington Music School.
	William Taylor	?	1925	Republican	Lost at Sea
	George Forrest	1923	1931		First intern at Delaware Hospital.
	Frank Sparks	1931	1933	Republican
	William Speer	1933	1935	Democratic
	Walter Bacon	1935	1940	Republican	Resigned when elected governor.
	Albert James	1941	1944	Republican	Filled term of Gov. Bacon.
	Thomas Herlihy	1945	1946	Republican	Resigned when appointed Chief Judge of Municipal Court.
	Joseph Wilson	1947	1949	Republican
	James Hearn	1949	1953	Republican
	August Walz	1954	1955	Republican
47	Eugene Lammot	1957	1960	Democratic	Resigned when elected Lt. Gov. Election Tues. in Nov.
48	John Baribarz	1961	1969	Democratic	1968 Occupation
49	Harry Haskell^[2]	1969	1973	Republican
50	Thomas Maloney	1973	1977	Democratic
51	William McLaughlin	1977	1984	Democratic
52	Daniel Frawley	1985	1993	Democratic	Stadium named after.
53	James Sills^[3]	1993	2001	Democratic	First African American Mayor
54	James Baker	2001	2013	Democratic	First 3-Term Mayor with 4-year terms
55	Dennis Williams	2013	2017	Democratic	Served in the Delaware House of Representatives
56	Mike Purzycki^[4]	2017	Currently Serving	Democratic	Spearheaded successful Riverfront redevelopment

Borough of Wilmington

Chief Burgesses of Wilmington, Delaware
Rank	Chief Burgess	Year	Note
1	Shipley, William	1739	William Penn granted charter on November 16, 1739.
2	Way, Joseph	1742
3	Shipley, William	1743	2nd non-consecutive term.
4	Hannum, Robert	1744
5	Peters, Joseph	1745
6	Stapler, John	1748	Stapler Park named after
7	Few, James	1750
8	Littler, Joshua	1751
9	Stapler, John	1752	2nd non-consecutive term.
10	Littler, Joshua	1753	2nd non-consecutive term.
11	Littler, Joshua	1754	3rd term.
12	Dawes, Edward	1755
13	Stapler, John	1756	3rd non-consecutive term.
14	Gilpin, Thomas	1757
15	Stapler, John	1758	4th non-consecutive term.
16	McKinly, John	1759
17	Dawes, Edward	1762
18	Lea, John	1764	Lea Blvd. named after.
19	Way, Joseph	1765
20	McKinly, John	1767
21	Bennet, Joseph	1770	Bennet Street named after.
22	McKinly, John	1771
23	Robinson, Nicholas	1774
24	McKinly, John	1775
25	Bennett, Joseph	1777
26	Stidham, Joseph	1778
27	Broom, Jacob	1783	Broom Street named after.
28	Kean, Thomas	1784
29	Broom, Jacob	1785
30	Gibbson, James	1786
31	Way, Thomas	1788
32	Shallcross, Joseph	1790	Shallcross Avenue named after.
33	Bush, David	1792
34	Broom, Jacob	1794
35	Brynberg, Peter	1796
36	Warner, Joseph	1798
37	Tilton, Hehemiah	1799
38	Brobson, James	1801
39	Hendrickson, Isaac	1802
40	Brobson, James	1803
41	Lea, James	1806
42	Dixon, Isaac	1807
43	Brobson, James	1808

References

^ Noonan, Kevin (March 21, 2017). "Your Ultimate Guide to First State National Historical Park". Delaware Today. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ Affo, Marina (January 17, 2020). "Former Wilmington mayor and congressmen Hal Haskell dies at 98". The News Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Wilmington honors former mayor with bridge dedication". Delaware Public Media. July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ Read, Zoë (January 4, 2017). "Mike Purzycki sworn in as mayor of Wilmington". Philadelphia, PA: WHYY-TV. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

External links

Office of the Mayor

[1] Noonan, Kevin (March 21, 2017). "Your Ultimate Guide to First State National Historical Park". Delaware Today. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[2] Affo, Marina (January 17, 2020). "Former Wilmington mayor and congressmen Hal Haskell dies at 98". The News Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[3] "Wilmington honors former mayor with bridge dedication". Delaware Public Media. July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[4] Read, Zoë (January 4, 2017). "Mike Purzycki sworn in as mayor of Wilmington". Philadelphia, PA: WHYY-TV. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

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List of mayors of Wilmington, Delaware

Contents

City of Wilmington

Borough of Wilmington

See also

References

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