List of mayors of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
| Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 | |
since January 2, 2018 | |
| Inaugural holder | John Passmore |
| Formation | 1818 |
The Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is the elected, chief executive of the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. The mayor is elected for a four-year term. The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania has had 43 mayors since 1818.[1]
Mayors of Lancaster
[edit]| Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Passmore | 1818 | 1820 | |
| Samuel Carpenter | 1821 | 1823 | |
| Nathaniel Lightner | 1824 | 1830 | |
| John Mathiot | 1831 | 1843 | |
| Michael Carpenter | 1843 | 1851 | |
| Christian Kieffer | 1852 | 1854 | |
| Jacob Albright | 1855 | 1855 | |
| John Zimmerman | 1856 | 1857 | |
| Thomas Henry Burrowes | 1858 | 1858 | |
| George Sanderson | 1859 | 1868 | |
| William Atlee | 1869 | 1871 | |
| Fredrick Pyfer | 1871 | 1873 | |
| William Stauffer | 1873 | 1877 | |
| John MacGonigle | 1877 | 1884 | |
| David Rosenmiller | 1884 | 1886 | |
| William Morton | 1886 | 1888 | |
| Edward Edgerly | 1888 | 1890 | |
| Robert Clark | 1890 | 1894 | |
| Edwin Smeltz | 1894 | 1898 | |
| Simon Shissler | 1898 | 1900 | |
| Henry Muhlenberg | 1900 | 1902 | |
| Chester Cummings | 1902 | 1906 | |
| John Piersol McCaskey | 1906 | 1910 | |
| Frank B. McClain | 1910 | 1915 | |
| Harry L. Trout | 1915 | 1920 | |
| Horace E. Kennedy | 1920 | 1922 | |
| Frank Musser | 1922 | 1930 | |
| T. Warren Metzger | 1930 | 1934 | |
| James Ross | 1934 | 1938 | |
| Dale Cary | 1938 | 1950 | |
| Kendig C. Bare | 1950 | 1950 | |
| Howard Bare | 1950 | 1951 | |
| Kendig C. Bare | 1951 | 1958 | |
| Thomas J. Monaghan | 1958 | 1962 | |
| George Coe | 1962 | 1966 | |
| Thomas J. Monaghan | 1966 | 1974 | |
| Richard M. Scott | 1974 | 1979 | |
| Albert Wohlsen | 1979 | 1980 | |
| Arthur E. Morris | Republican | 1980 | 1990 |
| Janice Stork | Democratic | 1990 | January 1998 |
| Charlie Smithgall | Republican | January 1998 | January 3, 2006 |
| Rick Gray | Democratic | January 3, 2006 | January 2, 2018[2] |
| Danene Sorace | Democratic | January 2, 2018[2] | Incumbent |
References
[edit]- ^ Mayors of the City of Lancaster, PA Archived 2007-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ a b Janesch, Sam (January 3, 2018). "Danene Sorace sworn in as Lancaster's new mayor, pledges to work for 'every neighborhood'". LNP. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.