List of mayors of Erie, Pennsylvania
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Mayor
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of the city of Erie
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000...
, Erie County
Erie County, Pennsylvania
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 280,566. Its county seat is the City of Erie.- Geography :...
, in northwestern Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Erie's city government consists of a mayor and a city council
City council
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. The mayor's office includes an elected city treasurer
Treasurer
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and city controller. The mayor also served as the President of the Select Council for the first nine years of Erie's incorporation.
A mayor was limited to only one term of two years until 1890, when the it was lengthened to three years during the second term of Charles S. Clarke. After 1890, mayors were an unlimited number of terms. The most notable example of the unlimited number of terms was Mayor Louis J. Tullio
Louis J. Tullio
Louis J. Tullio was the Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania for eight terms from 1966 until 1989. He was the first Italian-American elected to this position.Tullio had a childhood goal of becoming Mayor of Erie...
who was in office for eight consecutive terms from 1966 to 1989.
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| 47 | Joseph E. Sinnott Joseph E. Sinnott Joseph E. "Joe" Sinnott is the incumbent mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania. A Democrat, he has served as mayor since January 2006.A lifelong resident of Erie, Sinnott graduated from Academy High School in 1984, and Gannon University in 1988 with a B.S. in chemistry. He worked as a chemist at the Erie... |
January 2, 2006 – present | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 46 | Richard E. Filippi | 2001 – 2005 | Democratic | |
| 45 | Joyce A. Savocchio | 1991 – 2000 | Democratic | |
| * | Patricia Liebel | November 12, 1989 – 1990 | Democratic | Served as Acting mayor |
| 44 | Louis J. Tullio Louis J. Tullio Louis J. Tullio was the Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania for eight terms from 1966 until 1989. He was the first Italian-American elected to this position.Tullio had a childhood goal of becoming Mayor of Erie... |
1966 – November 12, 1989 | Democratic | Unable to complete term |
| 43 | Charles B. Williamson | 1962 – 1965 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| 42 | Arthur J. Gardner | 1955 – 1962 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Appointed mayor after Flatley was removed from office |
| * | George J. Brabender | December 14, 1954 – January 5, 1955 | Served as Acting Mayor | |
| 41 | Thomas W. Flatley | 1952–1954 | Democratic | Removed from office |
| 40 | Clairence K. Pulling | 1950 – 1952 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| 39 | Joseph C. Martin | 1948 – 1949 | Replaced Hickey, who died of a heart attack | |
| 38 | Sherman T. Hickey, Jr. | 1948 – August 28, 1948 | Democratic | Died in office |
| 37 | Gale H. Ross | 1947 – 1948 | Appointed for remainder of Barber's unexpired term |
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| 36 | Charlie R. Barber | 1936 – 1947 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Appointed State Secretary of Welfare in 1947 |
| 35 | James Patrick Rossiter James Patrick Rossiter James Patrick Rossiter was a prominent politician in Pennsylvania.-Family:... |
1932 – 1936 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 34 | Joseph Crane Williams | 1924 – 1932 | ||
| 33 | Miles Brown Kitts Miles Brown Kitts Miles Brown Kitts was a Republican mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania who served as mayor during World War I and the Roaring Twenties... |
1916 – 1924 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| 32 | Bernard J. Veit | 1915 | Died before taking office | |
| 31 | William J. Stern | 1911–1915 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 30 | Bernard Cochran | 1910–1910 | ||
| 29 | Michael Liebel, Jr. Michael Liebel, Jr. Michael Liebel, Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Michael Liebel, Jr. was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. He was an accountant in the office of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad at... |
1908–1911 | Democratic | |
| * | Michael Liebel, Jr. | 1906–1907 | Democratic | Appointed in September 1906 then elected in February 1907 to complete Saltsman's unexpired term |
| 28 | Robert J. Saltsman | 1905–1906 | Democratic | Died in office |
| 27 | William Hardwick | 1902–1904 | ||
| 26 | John Depinet | 1900–1901 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| 25 | Robert J. Saltsman | 1896-04-06–1899 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 24 | Walter Scott Walter Scott (disambiguation) Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish poet and novelist.Walter Scott may also refer to:*Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch , Scottish nobleman*Sir Walter Scott of Branxholme and Buccleuch Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a Scottish poet and novelist.Walter Scott may also refer to:*Walter Scott, 1st... |
1893–1896 | ||
| 23 | Charles S. Clarke | 1890–1893 | ||
| Term length extended to 3 years in 1890 | ||||
| 23 | Charles S. Clarke | 1889–1889 | ||
| 22 | John C. Brady | February 1887–1888 | Democratic | |
| 21 | Frank A. Mizener | 1886–1886 | Appointed for remainder of Adams' unexpired term | |
| 20 | Franklin Farrar Adams | 1885–1885 | Resigned | |
| 19 | Philip August Becker | 1883–1884 | ||
| 18 | Joseph McCarter | 1881–1882 | ||
| 17 | David T. Jones | 1878–1880 | ||
| 16 | Selden Marvin | 1877–1877 | ||
| 15 | John W. Hammond | 1876–1876 | ||
| 14 | Henry Rawle | 1874–1875 | ||
| 13 | Charles M. Reed, Jr. | 1872 – 1873 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| 12 | William L. Scott William Lawrence Scott William Lawrence Scott was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. His body is buried at Erie Cemetery.-Family:... |
1871 – 1871 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 11 | Orange Noble | 1867 – 1870 | ||
| 10 | William L. Scott William Lawrence Scott William Lawrence Scott was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. His body is buried at Erie Cemetery.-Family:... |
1866 – 1866 | Democratic | |
| 9 | F. F. Farrar | 1865 – 1865 | ||
| 8 | Prescott Metcalf Prescott Metcalf Prescott Metcalf was a prominent businessman and one of the first Republican mayors of Erie, Pennsylvania, a post he held from 1862 to 1864. His children were Joseph P. Metcalf, Windham W. Metcalf, Frederick Wilder Metcalf, Nellie Metcalf, and George Ralph Metcalf... |
1862 – 1864 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| 7 | Sherburn Smith | 1859–1861 | ||
| 6 | Wilson Laird | 1858–1858 | ||
| 5 | James Hoskinson | 1857–1857 | ||
| 4 | Wilson Laird | 1855–1856 | ||
| 3 | Alfred King | 1853–1854 | ||
| 2 | Murray Whallon | 1852–1852 | ||
| 1 | Thomas G. Colt | 1851–1851 | First mayor of Erie | |
Burgesses
From 1805 until 1850, the Borough of Erie was headed by a burgess. The title of mayor has been used since the City of Erie was incorporated on April 14, 1851.| Name | Starting Year | Ending Year | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
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| B. B. Vincent | 1850 | 1850 | August 4, 1803 | July, 21 1876 |
| Alexander W. Brewster | 1849 | 1849 | 1795 | May 26, 1851 |
| Charles W. Kelso | 1848 | 1848 | ||
| William Kelley William Kelley William Donald Kelley, DDS, MS , was an orthodontist who developed the Kelley cancer therapy, an alternative cancer treatment based on the concepts that "wrong foods malignancy to grow, while proper foods ..... |
1846 | 1847 | ||
| Charles W. Kelso | 1845 | 1845 | ||
| Thomas H. Sill | 1843 | 1844 | October 11, 1783 | February 7, 1856 |
| Thomas Stewart Thomas Stewart Thomas Stewart was an illegitimate son of King Robert II of Scotland. In 1380, Avignon Pope Clement VII provided Thomas with the Archdeaconry of the Bishopric of St. Andrews, as well as the canonry of Stobo in the Bishopric of Glasgow... |
1842 | 1842 | ||
| Rufus S. Reed | 1841 | 1841 | October 11, 1775 | June 1, 1846 |
| Myron Goodwin | 1840 | 1840 | ||
| William Kelley William Kelley William Donald Kelley, DDS, MS , was an orthodontist who developed the Kelley cancer therapy, an alternative cancer treatment based on the concepts that "wrong foods malignancy to grow, while proper foods ..... |
1839 | 1839 | ||
| James L. White James L. White James L. White was an American poet, editor and teacher.-Biography:Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, White attended Indiana University and Colorado State University where he attained an MA in Literary Criticism.... |
1838 | 1838 | ||
| J. B. Laughead | 1836 | 1837 | ||
| Joseph M. Sterrett | 1834 | 1835 | ||
| Thomas H. Sill | 1833 | 1833 | October 11, 1783 | February 7, 1856 |
| Tabor Beebe (acted for Forster) | 1832 | 1832 | ||
| Thomas Forster Thomas Forster Thomas Forster was a Northumbrian politician and landowner, who served as general of the Jacobite army in the 1715 Uprising.-Life:... (elected but did not serve) |
1832 | 1832 | May 16, 1762 | 1836 |
| George A. Eliot | 1831 | 1831 | ||
| William Johns | 1830 | 1830 | ||
| Thomas H. Sill | 1829 | 1829 | October 11, 1783 | February 17, 1856 |
| Tabor Beebe | 1828 | 1828 | ||
| John C. Wallace | 1825 | 1827 | February 14, 1771 | December 8, 1827 |
| John Morris | 1822 | 1824 | ||
| Judah Colt Judah Colt Judah Colt was an early pioneer of Erie County.-Hill country:Colt was born on July 1, 1761 in Lyme, Connecticut. He left Connecticut in 1795 and moved to Erie County. He soon decided that the lake shore was inhospitable, so he looked to join earlier pioneers in the hill country south of Erie... |
1820 | 1821 | ||
| George Moore | 1818 | 1819 | ||
| Thomas H. Sill | 1816 | 1817 | October 11, 1783 | February 7, 1856 |
| George Moore | 1814 | 1815 | ||
| Judah Colt Judah Colt Judah Colt was an early pioneer of Erie County.-Hill country:Colt was born on July 1, 1761 in Lyme, Connecticut. He left Connecticut in 1795 and moved to Erie County. He soon decided that the lake shore was inhospitable, so he looked to join earlier pioneers in the hill country south of Erie... |
1813 | 1813 | ||
| Samuel Hays Samuel Hays Samuel Hays was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel Hays was born in County Donegal, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States with his mother, and settled in Franklin, Pennsylvania, in 1792. He served as treasurer of Venango County, Pennsylvania... |
1812 | 1812 | ||
| John C. Wallace | 1810 | 1811 | February 14, 1771 | December 8, 1827 |
| George Buehler | 1808 | 1809 | ||
| Thomas Wilson Thomas Wilson (Pennsylvania) Thomas Wilson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas Wilson was born near Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He had the contract for supplying the western forts of the United States from Niagara to New Orleans. He was engaged in shipbuilding in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1805... |
1807 | 1807 | 1772 | October 4, 1824 |
| John C. Wallace | May 5, 1806 | 1806 | February 14, 1771 | December 8, 1827 |