List of mayors of Freetown

There have been a number of mayors of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Until the municipality of Freetown was established in 1895, the post of mayor was effectively in the gift of the colonial Governor, so some mayors have been appointees rather than elected representatives of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Pre-Municipality era

• John Ezzidio - Nigerian-born mayor from 1845

Municipality Era

• Sir Samuel Lewis - mayor from 1865, a Krio
• William John Campbell - Nigerian-born mayor during the 19th century
• Emmanuel Cummings - mayor during the 19th century, a Krio
• John Henry Malamah Thomas - mayor from 1904 to 1912
• Claudius Wright
• Eustace Henry Taylor Cummings- mayor from 1948 to 1954, a Krio
• Siaka Stevens - later president of Sierra Leone
• Constance Cummings-John, first woman mayor, appointed by Albert Margai, held office in 1966 only^[1]
• Winstanley Bankole Johnson, current mayor since July 2004

Notes

1. Hakim Adi, Marika Sherwood, Pan-African History: Political Figures from Africa and the Diaspora since 1787 (2003, ISBN 0203417801), pp. 29–31