List of mayors of Wilmington, Delaware

The Mayor of Wilmington is the chief executive of the government of Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

, as stipulated by the Charter. The current Mayor of Wilmington is James M. Baker

James M. Baker

James M. Baker is the 54th Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. He took office in January, 2001, during a Special Meeting of the Wilmington City Council.-Early life:...

City of Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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s of Wilmington, Delaware
Rank	Mayor	Start	End	Party	Note
1	Bayard, Richard H Richard H. Bayard Richard Henry Bayard was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as the first Mayor of Wilmington, Chief Justice of the Delaware Superior Court, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:Bayard...	1832	1834	Whig	Wilmington incorporated in 1832.
2	Williamson, Nicholas G.	1834	1843	Whig
3	Wilson, David C.	1843	1845	Whig
4	Porter, Alexander	1845	1848	Whig
5	Huffington, William	1848	1850	Democratic
6	Driver, Joshua E.	1850	1851
7	Evans, Columbus P., Capt.	1851	1852	Whig	Editor of the Delaware Republican.
8	Jones, William Hemphill	1852	1853		First mayor elected by popular vote.
9	Alderdice, John A.	1853	1854		Publisher of The Journal.
10	Heyward, James F.	1854	1855
11	Wiggins, William B.	1855	1856
12?	Huffington, William	1856	1857	Democratic	Non-continuous terms.
13	Sparks, George W.	1857	1858
14	Young, Thomas	1858	1860
15	Gilpin, Vincent C.	1860	1863
16	Turner, John M	1863	1865
17	Maris, Joshua	1865	1867
18	Valentine, Joshua S.	1867	1872
19	Simms, Joshua L.	1872	1875	Democratic
20	Whitely, William G. William G. Whiteley William Gustavus Whiteley was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U. S...	1875	1878	Democratic
21	Allmond, John P.	1878	1882
22	Wales, John Patton	1882	1885		Son of Senator John Wales John Wales John Wales was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:... .
23	Rhoads, Calvin B.	1885	18?	Democratic	Choir director
	Willey, Stansbury	1891	1893		Term changed to two years, Saturday election in June.
	Harvey, LeRoy	1921	1923?		Founded Wilmington Music School.
	Taylor, William G.	?	1925		Lost at Sea
	Forrest, Dr. George	1923	1931		First intern at Delaware Hospital.
	Bacon, Walter W. Walter W. Bacon Walter Wolfkiel Bacon was an American accountant and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served three terms as Mayor of Wilmington and two terms as Governor of Delaware...	1935	1940	Republican	Resigned when elected Governor.
	James, Albert	1940	194?		Filled term of Gov. Bacon.
	Herlihy, Thomas, Jr.	1945	1946	Republican	Resigned when appointed Chief Judge of Municipal Court.
	Hearn, James F.	1951	1953
	Walz, August	1954	1954
47	Lammot, Eugene Eugene Lammot Eugene Lammot is an American politician who served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, from January 17, 1961, to January 19, 1965, under Governor Elbert N. Carvel.-External links:*...	1960	1960	Democratic	Resigned when elected Lt. Gov Lieutenant Governor of Delaware The Lieutenant Governor of Delaware is the second ranking executive officer of the U.S. state of Delaware. Lieutenant Governors are elected for a term of four years in the same general election as the U.S. President and take office the following January.... . Election Tues. in Nov.
48	Babiarz, John E.	1961	1969	Democrat	1968 Occupation
49	Haskell, Harry G., Jr. Harry G. Haskell, Jr. Harry Garner Haskell, Jr. is an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware.-Early life and family:...	1969	1973	Republican
50	Maloney, Thomas C.	1973	1977	Democratic
51	McLaughlin, William T.	1977	1984	Democratic
52	Frawley, Daniel S.	1985	1993	Democratic	Stadium Daniel S. Frawley Stadium Daniel S. Frawley Stadium is a stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball team. The park was originally known as Legends Stadium when it was built in 1993. It was renamed in 1994 for Wilmington mayor... named after.
53	Sills, James	1993	2001	Democratic	First African American Mayor
54	Baker, James M. James M. Baker James M. Baker is the 54th Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. He took office in January, 2001, during a Special Meeting of the Wilmington City Council.-Early life:...	2001	Present	Democratic	First 3-Term Mayor with 4-year terms.

Burough of Wilmington, Delaware Colony
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Chief Burgesses of Wilmington, Delaware
Rank	Chief Burgess	Term	Note
1	Shipley, William	1739	William Penn William Penn William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful... granted charter on November 16, 1739.
2	Way, Joseph	1742
3	Shipley, William	1743	2nd non-consecutive term.
4	Hannum, Robert	1744
5	Peters, Joseph	1745
6	Stapler, John	1748	Stapler Park named after
7	Few, James	1750
8	Littler, Joshua	1751
9	Stapler, John	1752	2nd non-consecutive term.
10	Littler, Joshua	1753	2nd non-consecutive term.
11	Littler, Joshua	1754	3rd term.
12	Dawes, Edward	1755
13	Stapler, John	1756	3rd non-consecutive term.
14	Gilpin, Thomas	1757
15	Stapler, John	1758	4th non-consecutive term.
16	McKinley, John John McKinley John McKinley was a U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama and an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, his family moved to Kentucky when he was an infant...	1759
17	Dawes, Edward	1762
18	Lea, John	1764	Lea Blvd. named after.
19	Way, Joseph	1765
20	McKinley, John	1767
21	Bennet, Joseph	1770	Bennet Street named after.
22	McKinley, John	1771
23	Robinson, Nicholas	1774
24	McKinley, John	1775

Burough of Wilmington, Delaware
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Chief Burgesses of Wilmington, Delaware
Rank	Chief Burgess	Note
25	Bennett, Joseph	1777
26	Stidham, Joseph	1778
27	Broom, Jacob	1783	Broom Street named after.
28	Kean, Thomas	1784
29	Broom, Jacob	1785
30	Gibbson, James	1786
31	Way, Thomas	1788
32	Shallcross, Joseph	1790	Shallcross Avenue named after.
33	Bush, David	1792
34	Broom, Jacob	1794
35	Brynberg, Peter	1796
36	Warner, Joseph	1798
37	Tilton, Hehemiah	1799
38	Brobson, James	1801
39	Hendrickson, Isaac	1802
40	Brobson, James	1803
41	Lea, James	1806
42	Dixon, Isaac	1807
43	Brobson, James	1808

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City of Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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