Longest serving mayor in the United States
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Longest serving mayors in the United States
- Joseph P. Riley, Jr.Joseph P. Riley, Jr.Joseph P. Riley, Jr. is an American politician who is the long-time Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. He is the longest serving mayor in the United States that is still living and in office.-Biography:...
, is the Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina since December 1975. He is the longest serving mayor still in office. - Robert P. Linn (1908–2004), mayor of Beaver, PennsylvaniaBeaver, PennsylvaniaBeaver is a borough in and the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 4,775, having dropped from 5,641 in 1940....
from January 2, 1946 – August 22, 2004. He served 21,418 days from the inauguration to his death if both those days are counted as full days. That is 58 years, 7 months, and 21 days when you include his last and first days as full days.
- John H. Land (mayor)John H. Land (mayor)John H. Land is the longest serving Mayor in the history of Florida and one of the longest serving mayors in the United States .-Background:John Land is the current mayor of the city of Apopka, Florida. He was born in Plant City, and he moved to Apopka at a very young age. He served in the U.S....
was first elected as Mayor of Apopka, Florida in 1949, and he served in this capacity until 1968. In 1970 he was once again elected as mayor and he has served ever since. In January 2007, Land celebrated his 55th year as mayor.