List of mayors of Houston
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The following is a list of people who have been the mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas.
| Mayor of Houston | |
|---|---|
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once (effective 2016) |
| Inaugural holder | James S. Holman 1837 |
| Formation | Houston City Charter |
| Salary | $236,189 (2019) |
| Website | Official website |
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List
change| No. | Term | Mayor | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 2024–present | John Whitmire | Democratic | |
| 62 | 2016–2024 | Sylvester Turner | Democratic | |
| 61 | 2010–2016 | Annise Parker | Democratic | |
| 60 | 2004–2010 | Bill White | Democratic | |
| 59 | 1998–2004 | Lee Brown | Democratic | |
| 58 | 1992–1998 | Bob Lanier | Democratic | |
| 57 | 1982–1992 | Kathy Whitmire[1] | Democratic | |
| 56 | 1978–1982 | Jim McConn | Republican | |
| 55 | 1974–1978 | Fred Hofheinz | Democratic | |
| 54 | 1964–1974 | Louie Welch | Republican | |
| 53 | 1958–1964 | Lewis Cutrer | Democratic | |
| 52 | 1956–1958 | Oscar F. Holcombe (5th) | Democratic | |
| 51 | 1953–1956 | Roy Hofheinz | Democratic | |
| 50 | 1947–1953 | Oscar F. Holcombe (4th) | Democratic | |
| 49 | 1943–1947 | Otis Massey | Democratic | |
| 48 | 1941–1943 | Neal Pickett | Democratic | |
| 47 | 1939–1941 | Oscar F. Holcombe (3rd) | Democratic | |
| 46 | 1937–1939 | Richard H. Fonville | ||
| 45 | 1933–1937 | Oscar F. Holcombe (2nd) | Democratic | |
| 44 | 1929–1933 | Walter E. Monteith | ||
| 43 | 1921–1929 | Oscar F. Holcombe | Democratic | |
| 42 | 1918–1921 | A. Earl Amerman | ||
| 41 | 1917–1918 | Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. | ||
| 40 | 1917 | J. J. Pastoriza (died in office) | ||
| 39 | 1913–1917 | Ben Campbell | ||
| 38 | 1905–1913 | H. Baldwin Rice (2nd) | ||
| 37 | 1904–1905 | Andrew L. Jackson | ||
| 36 | 1902–1904 | O. T. Holt | ||
| 35 | 1901–1902 | John D. Woolford | ||
| 34 | 1898–1901 | Samuel H. Brashear | ||
| 33 | 1896–1898 | Horace Baldwin Rice | ||
| 32 | 1892–1896 | John T. Browne | ||
| 31 | 1890–1892 | Henry Scherffius | ||
| 30 | 1886–1890 | Daniel C. Smith | ||
| 29 | 1880–1886 | William R. Baker | ||
| 28 | 1879–1880 | Andrew Jackson Burke | ||
| 27 | 1877–1878 | James T. D. Wilson (2nd) | ||
| 26 | 1875–1876 | I. C. Lord | ||
| 25 | 1874 | James T. D. Wilson | ||
| 24 | 1870–1873 | Thomas H. Scanlan | ||
| 23 | 1868–1870 | Joseph Robert Morris | ||
| 22 | 1867–1868 | Alexander McGowan (2nd) | ||
| 21 | 1866 | Horace D. Taylor | ||
| 20 | 1863–1865 | William Anders | ||
| 19 | 1862 | Thomas W. House | ||
| 18 | 1861 | William J. Hutchins | ||
| 17 | 1860 | Thomas W. Whitmarsh | ||
| 16 | 1859 | William King | ||
| 15 | 1858 | Alexander McGowan | ||
| 14 | 1856–1857 | Cornelius Ennis | ||
| 13 | 1855–1856 | James H. Stevens | ||
| 12 | 1853–1854 | Nathan Fuller | ||
| 11 | 1849–1852 | Francis W. Moore Jr. (3rd) | ||
| 10 | 1847–1848 | Benjamin P. Buckner | ||
| 9 | 1846 | James Bailey | ||
| 8 | 1845 | William Swain | ||
| 7 | 1844 | Horace Baldwin | ||
| 6 | 1843 | Francis W. Moore Jr. (2nd) | ||
| 5 | 1841–1842 | John Day Andrews | ||
| 4 | 1840 | Charles Bigelow | ||
| 3 | 1839 | George W. Lively | ||
| 2 | 1838–1839 | Francis W. Moore Jr. | ||
| 1 | 1837 | James S. Holman |
References
change- ↑ "Timeline". Women in Texas History. Austin: Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation for Texas Women's History. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
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