List of mayors of Portland, Maine

Mayor of Portland

City of Portland Seal
Incumbent
Ethan Strimling

since December 7, 2015
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder Jonathan Dow
Formation 1832
Salary $65,400 (2011)[1]
Website

The Mayor of Portland is the official head of the city of Portland, Maine, United States, as stipulated in the Charter of the City of Portland. [2] This article is a listing of past (and present) Mayors of Portland.

Before 1923, the city's leader was known as the mayor. From 1923 to 1969, the position was named "Chairman of the City Council."[3] In 1969, the "Mayor" title was reinstated, but the office continued to be held by the leader of the city council, chosen by a vote of its members. In 2011, the city returned to the practice of popularly electing a mayor for the first time since 1923.

This is a list of mayors of Portland, Maine. This information is obtained from the website of the city council.

  1. Andrew L. Emerson 1832
  2. Jonathan Dow 1832
  3. John Anderson (Jacksonian) 1833
  4. Levi Cutter 1834–1840
  5. James C. Churchill 1841
  6. John Anderson (Dem) 1842
  7. Eliphalet Greeley (Whig) 1843–1848
  8. James B. Cahoon (Whig) 1849–1850
  9. Neal Dow (Whig) 1851–1852
  10. Albion K. Parris (Dem) 1852–1853
  11. James B. Calhoon (Dem) 1853–1854
  12. Neal Dow (Rep) 1855–1856
  13. James T. McCobb 1856
  14. William Willis 1857
  15. Jedediah Jewett 1858–1859
  16. Joseph Howard 1860
  17. William W. Thomas 1861–1862
  18. Jacob McLellan 1863–65
  19. Augustus E. Stevens 1866–1867
  20. Jacob McLellan 1868
  21. William Lebaron Putnam 1869–1870
  22. Benjamin Kingsbury, Jr. 1870–1872
  23. George P. Wescott 1873–1874
  24. Roswell M. Richardson 1875
  25. Francis Fessenden 1876
  26. Moses M. Butler 1877–1878
  27. George Walker 1879
  28. William Senter 1880–1881
  29. Charles F. Libby 1882
  30. John W. Deering 1883
  31. Marquis F. King 1884
  32. John W. Deering 1885
  33. Charles J. Chapman 1886–1888
  34. Holman S. Melcher 1889–1890
  35. George W. True 1891
  36. Darius H. Ingraham 1892
  37. James Phinney Baxter 1893–1896
  38. Charles H. Randall 1897–1898
  39. Frank W. Robinson 1899–1900
  40. Frederic E. Boothby 1901–1903
  41. James Phinney Baxter 1904–1905
  42. Nathan Clifford 1906–1907
  43. Adam P. Leighton 1908–1909
  44. Charles A. Strout 1910
  45. Oakley C. Curtis 1911–1914
  46. William Moulton Ingraham, Democrat 1915[4]
  47. Wilford G. Chapman 1916–1917
  48. Charles B. Clarke 1918–1921
  49. Carroll S. Chaplin 1922–1923
  50. Philip J. Deering, 1924
  51. Neal W. Allen, 1925–1926
  52. Philip J. Deering, 1927
  53. Lester F. Wallace, 1928–1929
  54. Ralph D. Brooks, 1930
  55. Arthur W. Jordan, 1931
  56. Ralph D. Brooks, 1932
  57. Arthur E. Craig, 1933
  58. Philip J. Deering, 1934–1935
  59. Edward C. Berry, 1936
  60. Adam P. Leighton, 1937
  61. Edward C. Berry, 1938
  62. Arthur E. Craig, 1939
  63. Harry E. Martin, 1940
  64. Edward C. Berry, 1941
  65. Adam P. Leighton, 1942
  66. Herman B. Libby, 1943
  67. George A. Harrison, 1944
  68. Harry C. Libby, 1945
  69. Helen C. Frost, 1946
  70. Herman B. Libby, 1947
  71. Robert L. Getchell, 1948–1949
  72. Edward T. Colley, 1950
  73. Helen C. Frost, 1952
  74. H. Merrill Luthe, 1953
  75. Edward T. Colley, 1954
  76. Ben B. Wilson, 1955
  77. H. Merrill Luthe, 1956
  78. Carleton G. Lane, 1957
  79. Perley J. Lessard, 1958
  80. Sumner S. Clark, 1959
  81. Mitchell Cope, 1960[5]
  82. Harold E. Frank, 1961
  83. Daniel B. Felix, 1962
  84. Ralph Amerigan, 1963
  85. J. Weston Walch, 1964–1965
  86. Charles W. Allen, 1966
  87. Harold E. Loring, 1967
  88. Donald Slipp, 1969-1970
  89. Dr. William L. MacVane 1970–1971
  90. Gerard P. Conley, Sr. (Dem) 1971–1972
  91. Edward I. Bernstein (Rep) 1973[6]
  92. William B. Troubh (Dem) 1974–1975
  93. Harold Loring 1975–1976
  94. Matthew I. Barron 1976–1978
  95. Bruce Taliento 1978 [7] [8]
  96. Edward I. Bernstein (Rep), 1978–1979[9]
  97. Llewellyn Smith 1979–1980
  98. John O'Leary (Dem) 1980–1981
  99. Pamela P. Plumb 1981–1982
  100. Linda Abromson (Dem) 1982–1983
  101. William B. Troubh (Dem) 1983–1984
  102. David H. Brenerman (Dem) 1984–1985
  103. Joseph D. Casale (Dem?) 1985–1986
  104. Philip J. Dawson (?) 1986–1987
  105. Ronald J. Dorler 1987–1988
  106. Cheryl A. Leeman (Rep) 1988–1989
  107. Esther Clenott (Dem) 1989–1990
  108. Peter O'Donnell (Dem) 1990–1991
  109. Thomas H. Allen (Dem) 1991–1992
  110. Charles Harlow (Dem) 1992–1993
  111. Anne B. Pringle (Dem) 1993–1994
  112. Richard W. "Dick" Paulson, Jr. (Dem) 1994–1995
  113. Philip "Jack" Dawson (Dem) 1995–1996
  114. John F. McDonough (Dem) 1996–1997
  115. George N. Campbell (?) 1997–1998
  116. Thomas V. Kane (Dem) 1998–1999
  117. Nicholas Mavodones, Jr. (Dem) 1999–2000
  118. Cheryl A. Leeman (Rep) 2000–2001
  119. Karen Geraghty (Dem) 2001–2002
  120. James F. "Jim" Cloutier (Dem) 2002–2003
  121. Nathan Smith (Dem) 2003–2004
  122. Jill Duson (Dem) 2004–2005
  123. James I. Cohen (Dem) 2005–2006
  124. Nicholas Mavodones, Jr. (Dem) 2006–2007
  125. Edward Suslovic (Dem) 2007–2008
  126. Jill C. Duson (Dem) 2008–2010
  127. Nicholas Mavodones, Jr. (Dem) 2010–2011
  128. Michael F. Brennan (Dem) 2011–2015
  129. Ethan Strimling (Dem) 2015– (incumbent)

References

  1. "Portland's mayor will earn $65,400". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. "City Charter of Portland, Maine". City of Portland. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. "Donald R. Slipp Obituary: View Donald Slipp's Obituary by Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F40D1EFE3F5C13738DDDA10894DA415B848DF1D3
  5. "MITCHELL COPE". Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  6. Kennebec Journal, 7 December 1972, p. 7
  7. "Ex-Portland mayor draws jail sentence". The Telegraph. September 11, 1980. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  8. Bangor Daily News, 20 December 1999 http://archive.bangordailynews.com/1999/12/20/former-mayor-of-portland-dies-bruce-taliento-48-found-dead-at-old-orchard-beach-home/
  9. Portland Press Herald, August 30, 2000, page 3B
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