List of mayors of Alexandria, Virginia
The mayor of Alexandria, Virginia serves as the ceremonial head of government of the independent City of Alexandria, Virginia.[1] Elected at large by the voters of the city, the mayor serves a three-year term. The incumbent, Justin Wilson, was first elected in the 2018 election.
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Inaugural holder | Robert T. Hooe |
| Formation | 1780 |
| Deputy | Vice Mayor of Alexandria |
| Website | Official website |
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Before joining the District of Columbia (1780–1801)
[edit]- Robert T. Hooe 1780–1781
- James Hendricks 1781–1782
- William Herbert 1782–1783
- Richard Conway 1783–1784
- James Keith 1784–1785
- James Kirk 1785–1786
- David Arell 1786
- John Fitzgerald 1786–1787
- William Hunter, Jr. 1787–1788
- Jesse Taylor 1788–1789
- Dennis Ramsay 1789–1790
- William Hunter, Jr. 1790–1791
- Philip Marsteller 1791–1792
- Jesse Taylor 1792–1793
- Dennis Ramsay 1793–1794
- Robert Mease 1794–1795
- John Dundas 1795–1796
- Jonah Thompson 1796–1797
- Francis Peyton 1797–1798
- John Dundas 1798–1799
- Francis Peyton 1799–1800
- Amos Alexander 1800–1801
While included within the District of Columbia
(1801-1847)
[edit]- George Taylor 1801-1802
- Alexander Smith 1802
- George Washington Slacum 1802-1803
- Jacob Hoffman 1803-1804
- Elisha C. Dick 1804-1805
- Jonah Thompson 1805-1808
- Cuthbert Powell 1808-1809
- William Herbert 1809-1812
- Charles Simms 1812-1815
- Edmund J. Lee 1815-1818
- Jacob Hoffman 1818-1821
- Christopher Neale 1821-1824
- John Roberts 1824-1827
- Thomson Francis Mason 1827-1830
- John Roberts 1830-1833
- Bernard Hooe Jr. 1833-1836
- George Wise 1836-1837
- Bernard Hooe Jr. 1837-1840
- Edgar Snowden 1840-1843
- Robert G. Violett 1843
- Joseph Eaches 1843-1846
- William Veitch 1846-1847
After Retrocession of the City of Alexandria and Alexandria County back to Virginia
(1847–Present)
[edit]- William Veitch 1847–1849
- Isaac Buckingham 1849–1850
- Lawrence Berry Taylor 1850–1853
- John Muir 1853–1854
- George P. Wise 1854–1857
- William Duncan Massey 1857–1860
- William B. Price 1860–1861
- Lewis McKenzie 1861–1863
- Charles A. Ware 1863–1866
- Hugh Latham 1866–1868
- William Norris Berkley 1868–1869
- Hugh Latham 1869–1872
- William Norris Berkley 1872–1874
- Kosciusko Kemper 1874–1876
- J. B. Johnson 1876–1877[3]
- Kosciusko Kemper 1877–1878
- Courtland H. Smith 1878–1881
- James T. Beckham 1881–1885
- John B. Smoot 1885–1887
- Emanuel Downham 1887–1891
- Henry Strauss 1891–1897
- George L. Simpson 1897–1903
- F. J. Paff 1903–1912
- Thomas Fisher 1912–1920
- James M. Duncan 1920–1922
- William Albert Smoot 1922–1930
- Robert Simpson Jones 1930
- Carroll Pierce 1930–1931
- Edmund F. Ticer 1931–1934
- Emmett C. Davison 1934–1937
- Richard Ruffner 1937–1940
- William T. Wilkins 1940–1949
- Franklin P. Backus 1949–1952
- Marshall J. Beverley 1952–1955
- Leroy S. Bendheim 1955–1961
- Frank E. Mann 1961–1967
- Charles E. Beatley 1967–1976
- Frank E. Mann 1976–1979
- Charles E. Beatley 1979–1985
- Jim Moran 1985–1991
- Patsy Ticer 1991–1996, first female mayor
- Kerry J. Donley 1996–2003
- William D. Euille 2003–2016,[4] first African-American mayor
- Allison Silberberg 2016–2019
- Justin Wilson 2019–Present, first biracial mayor
- Alyia Gaskins elect
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Alexandria City Council". City of Alexandria, VA. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Mayors and Postmasters of Alexandria, Virginia". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Chataigne's Alexandria city directory, 1877 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Cities", Report of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 2005-2006 (PDF), pp. 500–630 – via bluebook.virginia.gov