List of Minneapolis Mayors

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The list of mayors of Minneapolis names both the mayors of the largest city in Minnesota and those of the town of Saint Anthony, which merged with Minneapolis in 1872. The electoral term was set for four years in January 1982.

Minneapolis

Mayor of Minneapolis
# Surname Taking office End of office Party affiliation
01 Dorilus Morrison February 26, 1867 April 14, 1868 Republican
02 Hugh G. Harrison April 14, 1868 April 13, 1869 Republican
03 Dorilus Morrison April 13, 1869 April 12, 1870 Republican
04th Eli B. Ames April 12, 1870 April 9, 1872 Democratic
05 Eugene McLanahan Wilson April 9, 1872 April 8, 1873 Democratic
06th George A. Brackett April 8, 1873 April 14, 1874 Republican
07th Eugene McLanahan Wilson April 14, 1874 April 13, 1875 Democratic
08th Orlando C. Merriman April 13, 1875 April 11, 1876 Democratic
09 AA (Doc.) Ames April 11, 1876 April 10, 1877 Democratic
10 John De Laittre April 10, 1877 April 9, 1878 Republican
11 AC edge April 9, 1878 April 11, 1882 Republican
12 AA (Doc.) Ames April 11, 1882 April 8, 1884 Democratic
13 George A. Pillsbury April 8, 1884 April 13, 1886 Republican
14th AA (Doc.) Ames April 13, 1886 January 7, 1889 Democratic
15th EC Babb January 7, 1889 January 5, 1891 Republican
16 Phillip B. Winston January 5, 1891 January 2, 1893 Democratic
17th William H. Eustis January 2, 1893 January 7, 1895 Republican
18th Robert Pratt January 7, 1895 January 2, 1899 Republican
19th James Gray January 2, 1899 January 7, 1901 Democratic
20th AA (Doc.) Ames January 7, 1901 August 27, 1902 Republican
21st David P. Jones August 27, 1902 January 5, 1903 Republican
22nd JC Haynes January 5, 1903 January 2, 1905 Democratic
23 David P. Jones January 2, 1905 January 7, 1907 Republican
24 JC Haynes January 7, 1907 January 6, 1913 Democratic
25th Wallace G. Nye January 6, 1913 January 1, 1917 Republican
26th Thomas Van Lear January 1, 1917 January 6, 1919 Socialist
27 JE Meyers January 6, 1919 July 3, 1921 Loyalist
28 George E. Leach 4th July 1921 July 7, 1929 Republican
29 William F. Kunze July 8, 1929 July 5, 1931 Republican
30th William A. Anderson July 6, 1931 July 2, 1933 Farmer laboratory
31 AG Bainbridge July 3, 1933 July 7, 1935 Republican
32 Thomas E. Latimer 8th of July 4th July 1937 Farmer laboratory
33 George E. Leach July 5, 1937 July 6, 1941 Republican
34 Marvin L. Kline July 7, 1941 July 1, 1945 Republican
35 Hubert Humphrey July 2, 1945 November 30, 1948 Democratic Farmer Laboratory
36 Eric G. Hoyer December 1, 1948 July 7, 1957 Democratic Farmer Laboratory
37 P. Kenneth Peterson July 8, 1957 July 2nd, 1961 Republican
38 Arthur Naftalin 3rd July 1961 July 6, 1969 Democratic Farmer Laboratory
39 Charles Stenvig 7th July 1969 December 31, 1973 Independent
40 Richard Erdall December 31, 1973 Republican
41 Albert Hofstede 1st January 1974 December 31, 1975 Democratic Farmer Laboratory
42 Charles Stenvig January 1, 1976 December 31, 1977 Independent
43 Albert J. Hofstede January 1, 1978 December 31, 1979 Democratic Farmer Laboratory
44 Donald M. Fraser January 1, 1980 December 31, 1993 Democratic Farmer Laboratory
45 Sharon Sayles Belton January 1, 1994 December 31, 2001 Democratic Farmer Laboratory
46 RT Rybak January 1, 2002 December 31 2013 Democratic Farmer Laboratory
47 Betsy Hodges 1st of January 2014 2nd January 2018 Democratic Farmer Laboratory
48 Jacob Frey 2nd January 2018 officiating Democratic Farmer Laboratory
Number of Minneapolis Mayors by party affiliation
Political party Number of mayors
Republican 22nd
Democratic 10
Democratic Farmer Laboratory 8th
Farmer Laboratory 2
Independent 2
Loyalist 1
Socialist 1
R. T. Rybak Sharon Sayles Belton Donald M. Fraser Albert Hofstede Charles Stenvig Albert Hofstede Richard Erdall Charles Stenvig Arthur Naftalin P. Kenneth Peterson Eric G. Hoyer Hubert Humphrey Marvin L. Kline George E. Leach Thomas E. Latimer A. G. Bainbridge Wiliam A. Anderson William F. Kunze George E. Leach J. E. Meyers Thomas Van Lear Wallace G. Nye J. C. Haynes David P. Jones J. C. Haynes David P. Jones Doc Ames James Gray Robert Pratt (mayor) William H. Eustis Phillip B. Winston E. C. Babb Doc Ames George A. Pillsbury Doc Ames A. C. Rand John De Laittre Doc Ames Orlando C. Merriman Eugene McLanahan Wilson George A. Brackett Eugene McLanahan Wilson Eli B. Ames Dorilus Morrison Hugh G. Harrison Dorilus Morrison

St. Anthony

Minneapolis merged with St. Anthony in 1872 . Below is the list of St. Anthony's Mayors.

# Surname Taking office End of office Party affiliation
01 Henry T. Welles April 13, 1855 April 9, 1856 Democratic
02 Alvaren Allen April 9, 1856 August 23, 1856 Democratic
David A. Secombe (Mayor Pro-Temp) August 23, 1856 April 7, 1857
03 William W. Wales April 7, 1857 April 6, 1858 Republican
04th Orrin Curtis April 6, 1858 April 5, 1860 Democratic
05 RB Graves April 5, 1860 April 8, 1861 Republican
06th Orlando C. Merriman April 8, 1861 April 1863 Democratic
07th Edwin S. Brown April 1863 April 11, 1864 Democratic
08th Orlando C. Merriman April 11, 1864 April 7, 1865 Democratic
09 William W. Wales April 7, 1865 April 10, 1866 Republican
10 Orlando C. Merriman April 10, 1866 April 7, 1868 Democratic
11 Winthrop Young April 7, 1868 April 10, 1869 Democratic
12 William W. McNair April 10, 1869 April 4, 1871 Democratic
13 Edwin S. Brown April 4, 1871 April 8, 1872 Democratic

supporting documents

  • Tony L. Hill, Mayors of Minneapolis Since Incorporation, 1986.
  • Ray Marshall, "Who Governed - In Minneapolis and St. Paul," 1968.
  • Proceedings of the City Council of St. Anthony, 1855-1862.
  • Proceedings of the City Council of St. Anthony, Sept. 7, 1863-April 8, 1872.