Chicago Mayors 1837-2011
Inauguration dates and times were gathered from the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago. In a few cases no formal inauguration was held and dates given reflect the mayor’s first council meeting and the installation of new aldermen.
Mayors served two year terms up to 1907 when it was changed to four year terms. Carter Harrison, Sr, Anton Cermak, Richard J. Daley and Harold Washington all died while in office.
Number of votes indicated. As of April, 2023, Chicago had 48 mayors serving 86 terms.
1 William Ogden
Walton, N.Y.
15 Jun 1805-3 Aug 1877
Woodlawn
2 Buckner Morris
Augusta, Ky.
19 Aug 1800-16 Dec 1879
Rosehill
3 Benjamin Raymond
Rome, N.Y.
15 Jun 1801-6 Apr 1883
Graceland
4 Alexander Lloyd
Orange County, N.Y.
18 Aug 1805-7 May 1872
Rosehill
5 Francis Sherman
Newton, Conn
18 Sep 1805-7 Nov 1870
Graceland
6 Augustus Garrett
New York, N.Y.
1801-30 Nov 1848
Rosehill
7 Alson Sherman
Barre, Vt.
21 Apr 1811
22 Sep 1903
Oakwood
8 John Chapin
Rutland, Vt.
21 Apr 1810-27 Jun 1864
Graceland
9 James Curtiss
Weathersford, Vt.
7 Apr 1803-2 Nov 1859
Unknown
10 James Woodworth
Greenwich, N.Y.
4 Dec 1804-26 Mar 1869
Oakland
11 Walter S. Gurnee
Haverstraw, N.Y.
9 Mar 1813-17 Apr 1903
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
12 Charles Gray
Sherburne, N.Y.
7 Mar 1807-17 Oct 1885
Graceland
13 Isaac Miliken
Saco, Maine
29 Aug 1815-2 Dec 1889
Rosehill
14 Levi Day Boone
Lexington, Ky.
8 Dec 1808-24 Jan 1882
Rosehill
15 Thomas Dyer
Canton, Conn.
13 Jan 1805-6 Jun 1862
Unknown
16-John Wentworth
Sandwich, N.H.
5 Mar 1815-16 Oct 1888
Rosehill
17 John Haines
Deerfield, N.Y.
26 May 1816-4 Jul 1896
Rosehill
18 Julian Rumsey
Batavia, N.Y.
3 Apr 1823-20 Apr 1886
Graceland
19 John Rice
Easton, Md.
28 May 1809-17 Dec 1874
Rosehill
20 Roswell Mason
New Hartford, N.Y.
19 Sep 1805-1 Jan 1892
Rosehill
21 Joseph Medill
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
6 Apr 1823-16 Mar 1899
Graceland
22 Harvey Colvin
Herkimer County, N.Y
18 Dec 1818-16 Apr 1892
Rosehill
23 Monroe Heath
Grafton, N.H.
27 Mar 1828-21 Oct 1894
Oakwoods
24 Carter H. Harrison, Sr.
Lexington, Ky.
15 Feb 1825-28 Oct 1893
Graceland
25 John A. Roche
Utica, N.Y.
12 Aug 1844-10 Feb 1904
Rosehill
26 DeWitt Clinton Cregier
New York, N.Y.
1 Jun 1829-9 Nov 1898
Rosehill
27 Hempstead Washburne
Galena, Ill.
11 Nov 1852-13 Apr 1918
Graceland
28 George Bell Swift
Cincinnati, Ohio
14 Dec 1845-2 Jul 1912
Rosehill
29 John Patrick Hopkins
Buffalo, N.Y.
29 Oct 1858-13 Oct 1918
Calvary
30 Carter Harrison, Jr
Chicago
23 Apr 1860-25 Dec 1953
Graceland
31 Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
Waterville, Conn.
12 Oct 1853-24 May 1937
Calvary
32 Fred A. Busse
Chicago
3 Mar 1866-9 Jul 1914
Graceland
33 William Hale Thompson
Boston, Mass
14 May 1869-19 Mar 1944
Oak Woods
34 William Emmett Dever
Woburn, Mass.
13 Mar 1862-3 Sep 1929
Calvary
35 Anton J. Cermak
Kladno, Czechoslovakia
9 May 1873-6 Mar 1933
Bohemian National
36 Frank J. Corr
Brooklyn, N.Y.
12 Jan 1877-3 Jun 1934
Holy Sepulchre
37 Edward Joseph Kelly
Chicago
1 May 1876-20 Oct 1950
Calvary
38 Martin H. Kennelly
Chicago
11 Aug 1887-29 Nov 1961
Calvary
39 Richard J. Daley
Chicago
15 May 1902-20 Dec 1976
Calvary
40 Michael A. Bilandic
Chicago
13 Feb 1923-15 Jan 2002
St. Mary Catholic
41 Jane M. Byrne
Chicago
24 May 1934
42 Harold Washington
Chicago
15 Apr 1922-25 Nov 1987
Oak Woods
43 David D. Orr
Bloomington, Ill.
4 Oct 1944
44 Eugene Sawyer
Greensboro, Ala.
3 Sep 1934-19 Jan 2008
Oak Woods
45 Richard M. Daley
Chicago
24 Apr 1942
46 Rahm Emanuel
Chicago
29 Nov 1959
47 Lori Lightfoot
Massillon, Ohio
4 Aug 1962
48 Brandon Johnson
Elgin, Ill.
27 Mar 1976
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