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Mayor of New Orleans
Seal of City of New Orleans
StyleThe Honorable
Term length4 years
renewable once
Inaugural holderÉtienne de Boré
Formation1803
Salary$140,000[1]
WebsiteMayor's office website
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The post of Mayor of the City of New Orleans (French: Maire de La Nouvelle-Orléans) has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the Louisiana Purchase — the acquisition by the U.S. of 828,800 square miles (2,147,000 km2) of the French province La Louisiane in 1803.

List

All mayors of New Orleans since 1872 have been Democrats.

# Mayor Term start Term end Terms   Party
1 Étienne de Boré December 20, 1803 May 26, 1804 1 bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| None
2 Cavelier Petit May 26, 1804 June 5, 1804 Acting bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| None
3 James Pitot June 6, 1804 July 26, 1805 1 bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| None
4 John Watkins July 27, 1805 March 8, 1807 1 bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| None
5 James Mather March 9, 1807 May 23, 1812 1 bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| None
6 Charles Trudeau May 24, 1812 October 8, 1812 Acting bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| None
7 Nicholas Girod[2] October 8, 1812 November 5, 1812 Partial bgcolor=Template:Democratic-Republican Party/meta/color| Democratic-Republican
8 LeBreton Dorgenois November 6, 1812 December 4, 1812 Acting bgcolor=Template:Democratic-Republican Party/meta/color| Democratic-Republican
(7) Nicholas Girod December 5, 1812 September 4, 1815 1 1⁄2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic-Republican Party/meta/color| Democratic-Republican
9 Augustin de Macarty September 4, 1815 May 13, 1820 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic-Republican Party/meta/color| Democratic-Republican
10 Louis Philippe de Roffignac May 14, 1820 May 10, 1828 4 bgcolor=Template:Democratic-Republican Party/meta/color| Democratic-Republican
11 Denis Prieur May 12, 1828 April 9, 1838 6 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
12 Paul Bertus April 10, 1838 May 12, 1838 Acting bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| None
13 Charles Genois May 12, 1838 May 10, 1840 1 bgcolor=Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color| Whig[3]
14 William Freret May 11, 1840 April 4, 1842 1 bgcolor=Template:Know Nothing/meta/color| Native American[4]
(11) Denis Prieur April 4, 1842 February 7, 1843 1⁄2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
(12) Paul Bertus February 7, 1843 February 26, 1843 Acting bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| None
(14) William Freret February 27, 1843 May 12, 1844 Partial bgcolor=Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color| Whig
15 Joseph Montegut May 13, 1844 April 5, 1846 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
16 Abdiel Crossman May 11, 1846 March 26, 1854 4 bgcolor=Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color| Whig
17 John L. Lewis April 10, 1854 June 17, 1856 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
18 Charles M. Waterman June 17, 1856 June 3, 1858 1 bgcolor=Template:Know Nothing/meta/color| American
19 Henry M. Summers[5] June 5, 1858 June 21, 1858 Partial bgcolor=Template:Know Nothing/meta/color| American
20 Gerald Stith June 21, 1858 June 18, 1860 1 bgcolor=Template:Know Nothing/meta/color| American
21 John T. Monroe June 18, 1860 May 16, 1862 1 bgcolor=Template:Constitutional Union Party (United States)/meta/color| Constitutional Union
Office suspended; city occupied by Union Army
(21) John T. Monroe May 12, 1866 March 27, 1867 1⁄2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
22 Edward Heath March 28, 1867 June 10, 1868 1⁄2 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
23 John R. Conway June 10, 1868 April 4, 1870 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
24 Benjamin Flanders April 4, 1870 November 29, 1872 1 bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| Republican
25 Louis A. Wiltz November 30, 1872 November 30, 1874 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
26 Charles J. Leeds November 30, 1874 December 19, 1876 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
27 Edward Pilsbury December 19, 1876 November 18, 1878 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
28 Isaac W. Patton November 18, 1878 December 16, 1880 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
29 Joseph A. Shakspeare December 16, 1880 November 20, 1882 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
30 William J. Behan November 20, 1882 April 28, 1884 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
31 Joseph V. Guillotte April 29, 1884 April 23, 1888 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
(29) Joseph A. Shakspeare April 23, 1888 April 25, 1892 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
32 John Fitzpatrick April 25, 1892 April 27, 1896 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
33 Walter C. Flower April 27, 1896 May 7, 1900 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
34 Paul Capdevielle May 7, 1900 December 5, 1904 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
35 Martin Behrman December 5, 1904 December 6, 1920 3 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
36 Andrew J. McShane December 6, 1920 May 4, 1925 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
(35) Martin Behrman † May 4, 1925 January 12, 1926 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
37 Arthur J. O'Keefe January 12, 1926 July 15, 1929 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
38 Thomas S. Walmsley July 15, 1929 June 30, 1936 3 1⁄2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
39 Albert M. Pratt June 30, 1936 July 15, 1936 Acting bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
40 Fred A. Earhart July 15, 1936 July 15, 1936 Acting bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
41 Jesse S. Cave July 15, 1936 August 17, 1936 Acting bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
42 Robert Maestri August 18, 1936 April 4, 1946 4 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
43 Chep Morrison April 4, 1946 July 17, 1961 3 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
44 Victor H. Schiro July 17, 1961 May 2, 1970 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
45 Maurice Landrieu May 2, 1970 May 1, 1978 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
46 Ernest N. Morial May 1, 1978 May 5, 1986 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
47 Sidney Barthelemy May 5, 1986 May 2, 1994 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
48 Marc Morial May 2, 1994 May 6, 2002 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
49 Ray Nagin May 6, 2002 May 3, 2010 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
50 Mitch Landrieu May 3, 2010 May 7, 2018 2 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic
51 LaToya Cantrell May 7, 2018 Incumbent — bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| Democratic

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mayors of New Orleans.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Girod administration at New Orleans Public Library site, accessed 09 Sept 2015.
  3. ^ Genois administration at New Orleans Public Library site, accessed 09 Sept 2015.
  4. ^ John Kendall's History of New Orleans, 1922, Chapter IX, accessed 22 Nov 2015.
  5. ^ Thomas Watkins Campbell, Manual of the city of New Orleans, comprising city charter of 1896, New Orleans, Louisiana City Council
  • Cahoon, Benjamin M. "Mayors of U.S. Cities M-W". Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  • Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Mayors of New Orleans, Louisiana". Retrieved 2008-01-21.
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