List of mayors of Salt Lake City
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This is a list of mayors of Salt Lake City
, Utah
, USA. Salt Lake City was incorporated on January 6, 1851. The mayor of Salt Lake City is a non-partisan
position.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, USA. Salt Lake City was incorporated on January 6, 1851. The mayor of Salt Lake City is a non-partisan
Non-partisan democracy
Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:...
position.
| No. | Name | Term began | Term ended | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jedediah M. Grant Jedediah M. Grant Jedediah Morgan Grant was a leader and an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was member of the First Council of the Seventy from 1845 to 1854. He also served in the First Presidency under Church President Brigham Young from 1854 to 1856... |
1851 | 1857 | Unknown |
| 2 | Abraham O. Smoot Abraham O. Smoot Abraham Owen Smoot was a Mormon pioneer, the second mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, mayor of Provo, Utah, and an early supporter of Brigham Young Academy .-Early life:... |
1857 | 1866 | Republican Party 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... |
| 3 | Daniel H. Wells Daniel H. Wells Daniel Hanmer Wells was an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the third mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States.... |
1866 | 1876 | People's Party of Utah |
| 4 | Feramorz Little | 1876 | 1882 | Unknown |
| 5 | William Jennings | 1882 | 1884 | Unknown |
| 6 | James Sharp James Sharp (mayor) James Sharp was sixth mayor of Salt Lake City, serving from 1884 to 1886.... |
1884 | 1886 | Unknown |
| 7 | Francis Armstrong Francis Armstrong -Francis Armstrong:. Methodist pioneer and missionary to Aborigines in WA.Youngest son of Captain Adam Armstrong, Francis Armstrong arrived in the Swan River Colony with his father, four brothers and sister on 15 Dec. 1829 aboard Gilmore from Dalkeith, Scotland... |
1886 | 1890 | Unknown |
| 8 | George Montgomery Scott George Montgomery Scott George Montgomery Scott was a U.S. politician and entrepreneur, notable for being the first non-Mormon mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as mayor of Salt Lake City from 1890 to 1892.Scott was not a native of Utah, but was born in Chazy, New York to a... |
1890 | 1892 | Utah Liberal Party |
| 9 | R. N. Baskin R. N. Baskin Robert Newton Baskin was born December 20, 1837, in Hillsboro, Ohio. He attended Salem Academy, near Chillicothe, Ohio and studied law with the firm of James H. Thompson in Salem, Ohio... |
1892 | 1895 | Utah Liberal Party |
| 10 | James Glendinning | 1896 | 1897 | Unknown |
| 11 | John Clark | 1898 | 1899 | Unknown |
| 12 | Ezra Thompson Ezra Thompson Ezra Thompson was the 12th and 14th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah who was elected three times and served two non-consecutive terms. He was mayor in 1900–1903 and 1906–1907.-First term:... |
1900 | 1903 | 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... |
| 13 | Richard P. Morris | 1904 | 1905 | Unknown |
| 14 | Ezra Thompson Ezra Thompson Ezra Thompson was the 12th and 14th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah who was elected three times and served two non-consecutive terms. He was mayor in 1900–1903 and 1906–1907.-First term:... |
1906 | 1907 | American American Party (Utah) The American Party was a political party in Utah from 1904 to 1911. It was designed to counter the influence of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah politics.-Creation:... |
| 15 | John S. Bransford John S. Bransford John Samuel Bransford was the 15th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1907 to 1911.Bransford was born in Richmond, Missouri. As a child, Bransford had traveled the Mormon Trail with his family on their journey to California in 1864, stopping temporarily in Salt Lake City... |
1908 | 1911 | American American Party (Utah) The American Party was a political party in Utah from 1904 to 1911. It was designed to counter the influence of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah politics.-Creation:... |
| 16 | Samuel C. Park | 1912 | 1916 | Unknown |
| 17 | W. Mont Ferry W. Mont Ferry William Montague Ferry was a Utah State Senator and the 17th mayor of Salt Lake City.Ferry was born in Grand Haven, Michigan and was the son of Edward P. Ferry and Clara White. Ferry was named after his grandfather, who was a Presbyterian minister and missionary in Michigan.Ferry moved to Utah and... |
1916 | 1919 | 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... |
| 18 | Edmund A. Bock | 1920 | 1920 | Unknown |
| 19 | Charles Clarence Neslen Charles Clarence Neslen Charles Clarence Neslen was the 19th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1920 to 1928.From 1913 to 1938, Neslen was also the bishop of the 20th Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , which was located in the Avenues area of Salt Lake City.Neslen was raised in Salt Lake City... |
1920 | 1928 | Democrat 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... |
| 20 | John F. Bowman | 1928 | 1931 | Unknown |
| 21 | Louis Marcus Louis Marcus Louis Marcus was elected in 1932 as the first Jewish mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, and served until his death on July 6, 1936. He is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.... |
1932 | 1935 | 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... |
| 22 | E. B. Erwin | 1936 | 1938 | Unknown |
| 23 | John M. Wallace | 1938 | 1940 | Unknown |
| 24 | Ab Jenkins Ab Jenkins David Abbott "Ab" Jenkins was the 24th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1940 to 1944 and was a professional race car driver. Jenkins' interest in motorsports began with racing motorcycles on dirt tracks and cross country. He then became interested in land speed records at the Bonneville Salt... |
1940 | 1944 | Unknown |
| 25 | Earl J. Glade Earl J. Glade Earl J. Glade was the 25th Mayor of Salt Lake City.Glade was born in Ogden, Utah. A Latter-day Saint, he served a mission in Germany from 1904-1907, some of this time serving as president of the Breslau Conference... |
1944 | 1956 | 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... |
| 26 | Adiel F. Stewart | 1956 | 1959 | Unknown |
| 27 | J. Bracken Lee J. Bracken Lee Joseph Bracken Lee was a political figure in the state of Utah, United States. A Republican, he served two terms as the ninth Governor of Utah , six two-year terms as mayor of Price, Utah , and three terms as the 27th mayor of Salt Lake City ., Lee is the most recent Governor of Utah who was not a... |
1960 | 1971 | 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... |
| 28 | Jake Garn Jake Garn Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn is an American politician, a member of the Republican Party, and served as a U.S. Senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993... |
1972 | 1974 | 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... |
| 29 | Conrad B. Harrison Conrad B. Harrison Conrad Bullen Harrison was the 29th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, from 1974 to 1976. He was appointed as a replacement for Jake Garn, who was elected to the United States Senate in 1974.- Personal life :... |
1974 | 1976 | Unknown |
| 30 | Ted Wilson | 1976 | 1985 | 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... |
| 31 | Palmer DePaulis Palmer DePaulis Palmer DePaulis is a politician in the US state of Utah. DePaulis served as the 31st mayor of Salt Lake City from 1985 to 1991. He was the first Roman Catholic mayor of Salt Lake City. He subsequently served as Chief of Staff to Utah Attorney General Jan Graham, as a Commissioner at the Utah State... |
1985 | 1992 | 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... |
| 32 | Deedee Corradini Deedee Corradini Deedee Corradini served as mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1992 to 2000. Corradini was Salt Lake City's first and to date only female mayor.... |
1992 | January 3, 2000 | 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... |
| 33 | Rocky Anderson Rocky Anderson Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson served two terms as the 33rd mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, between 2000 and 2008. He is the Executive Director of High Road for Human Rights... |
January 3, 2000 | January 7, 2008 | 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... |
| 34 | Ralph Becker Ralph Becker (Utah) Ralph Elihu Becker Jr. is an American politician and attorney who is the former Minority Leader of the Utah State House of Representatives, the 34th and current mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah.- Early life and career :... |
January 7, 2008 | 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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- Harold SchindlerHarold SchindlerHarold Moroni "Hal" Schindler was an American journalist and historian, known for his articles and books on the American west...
, (November 10, 1991) "Mayoral History Awaits Corradini Chapter: Colorful Mayoral History Awaits Unprecedented Corradini Chapter". The Salt Lake TribuneThe Salt Lake TribuneThe Salt Lake Tribune is the largest-circulated daily newspaper in the U.S. city of Salt Lake City. It is distributed by Newspaper Agency Corporation, which also distributes the Deseret News. The Tribune — or "Trib," as it is locally known — is currently owned by the Denver-based MediaNews Group....
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