List of mayors of Portland, Maine

Mayor of Portland
City of Portland Seal
Incumbent Ethan Strimling since December 7, 2015
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Jonathan Dow
Formation	1832
Salary	$65,400 (2011)[1]
Website

The Mayor of Portland is the official head of the city of Portland, Maine, United States, as stipulated in the Charter of the City of Portland. ^[2] This article is a listing of past (and present) Mayors of Portland.

Before 1923, the city's leader was known as the mayor. From 1923 to 1969, the position was named "Chairman of the City Council."^[3] In 1969, the "Mayor" title was reinstated, but the office continued to be held by the leader of the city council, chosen by a vote of its members. In 2011, the city returned to the practice of popularly electing a mayor for the first time since 1923.

This is a list of mayors of Portland, Maine. This information is obtained from the website of the city council.

1. Andrew L. Emerson 1832
2. Jonathan Dow 1832
3. John Anderson (Jacksonian) 1833
4. Levi Cutter 1834–1840
5. James C. Churchill 1841
6. John Anderson (Dem) 1842
7. Eliphalet Greeley (Whig) 1843–1848
8. James B. Cahoon (Whig) 1849–1850
9. Neal Dow (Whig) 1851–1852
10. Albion K. Parris (Dem) 1852–1853
11. James B. Calhoon (Dem) 1853–1854
12. Neal Dow (Rep) 1855–1856
13. James T. McCobb 1856
14. William Willis 1857
15. Jedediah Jewett 1858–1859
16. Joseph Howard 1860
17. William W. Thomas 1861–1862
18. Jacob McLellan 1863–65
19. Augustus E. Stevens 1866–1867
20. Jacob McLellan 1868
21. William Lebaron Putnam 1869–1870
22. Benjamin Kingsbury, Jr. 1870–1872
23. George P. Wescott 1873–1874
24. Roswell M. Richardson 1875
25. Francis Fessenden 1876
26. Moses M. Butler 1877–1878
27. George Walker 1879
28. William Senter 1880–1881
29. Charles F. Libby 1882
30. John W. Deering 1883
31. Marquis F. King 1884
32. John W. Deering 1885
33. Charles J. Chapman 1886–1888
34. Holman S. Melcher 1889–1890
35. George W. True 1891
36. Darius H. Ingraham 1892
37. James Phinney Baxter 1893–1896
38. Charles H. Randall 1897–1898
39. Frank W. Robinson 1899–1900
40. Frederic E. Boothby 1901–1903
41. James Phinney Baxter 1904–1905
42. Nathan Clifford 1906–1907
43. Adam P. Leighton 1908–1909
44. Charles A. Strout 1910
45. Oakley C. Curtis 1911–1914
46. William Moulton Ingraham, Democrat 1915^[4]
47. Wilford G. Chapman 1916–1917
48. Charles B. Clarke 1918–1921
49. Carroll S. Chaplin 1922–1923
50. Philip J. Deering, 1924
51. Neal W. Allen, 1925–1926
52. Philip J. Deering, 1927
53. Lester F. Wallace, 1928–1929
54. Ralph D. Brooks, 1930
55. Arthur W. Jordan, 1931
56. Ralph D. Brooks, 1932
57. Arthur E. Craig, 1933
58. Philip J. Deering, 1934–1935
59. Edward C. Berry, 1936
60. Adam P. Leighton, 1937
61. Edward C. Berry, 1938
62. Arthur E. Craig, 1939
63. Harry E. Martin, 1940
64. Edward C. Berry, 1941
65. Adam P. Leighton, 1942
66. Herman B. Libby, 1943
67. George A. Harrison, 1944
68. Harry C. Libby, 1945
69. Helen C. Frost, 1946
70. Herman B. Libby, 1947
71. Robert L. Getchell, 1948–1949
72. Edward T. Colley, 1950
73. Helen C. Frost, 1952
74. H. Merrill Luthe, 1953
75. Edward T. Colley, 1954
76. Ben B. Wilson, 1955
77. H. Merrill Luthe, 1956
78. Carleton G. Lane, 1957
79. Perley J. Lessard, 1958
80. Sumner S. Clark, 1959
81. Mitchell Cope, 1960^[5]
82. Harold E. Frank, 1961
83. Daniel B. Felix, 1962
84. Ralph Amerigan, 1963
85. J. Weston Walch, 1964–1965
86. Charles W. Allen, 1966
87. Harold E. Loring, 1967
88. Donald Slipp, 1969-1970
89. Dr. William L. MacVane 1970–1971
90. Gerard P. Conley, Sr. (Dem) 1971–1972
91. Edward I. Bernstein (Rep) 1973^[6]
92. William B. Troubh (Dem) 1974–1975
93. Harold Loring 1975–1976
94. Matthew I. Barron 1976–1978
95. Bruce Taliento 1978 ^{[7] [8]}
96. Edward I. Bernstein (Rep), 1978–1979^[9]
97. Llewellyn Smith 1979–1980
98. John O'Leary (Dem) 1980–1981
99. Pamela P. Plumb 1981–1982
100. Linda Abromson (Dem) 1982–1983
101. William B. Troubh (Dem) 1983–1984
102. David H. Brenerman (Dem) 1984–1985
103. Joseph D. Casale (Dem?) 1985–1986
104. Philip J. Dawson (?) 1986–1987
105. Ronald J. Dorler 1987–1988
106. Cheryl A. Leeman (Rep) 1988–1989
107. Esther Clenott (Dem) 1989–1990
108. Peter O'Donnell (Dem) 1990–1991
109. Thomas H. Allen (Dem) 1991–1992
110. Charles Harlow (Dem) 1992–1993
111. Anne B. Pringle (Dem) 1993–1994
112. Richard W. "Dick" Paulson, Jr. (Dem) 1994–1995
113. Philip "Jack" Dawson (Dem) 1995–1996
114. John F. McDonough (Dem) 1996–1997
115. George N. Campbell (?) 1997–1998
116. Thomas V. Kane (Dem) 1998–1999
117. Nicholas Mavodones, Jr. (Dem) 1999–2000
118. Cheryl A. Leeman (Rep) 2000–2001
119. Karen Geraghty (Dem) 2001–2002
120. James F. "Jim" Cloutier (Dem) 2002–2003
121. Nathan Smith (Dem) 2003–2004
122. Jill Duson (Dem) 2004–2005
123. James I. Cohen (Dem) 2005–2006
124. Nicholas Mavodones, Jr. (Dem) 2006–2007
125. Edward Suslovic (Dem) 2007–2008
126. Jill C. Duson (Dem) 2008–2010
127. Nicholas Mavodones, Jr. (Dem) 2010–2011
128. Michael F. Brennan (Dem) 2011–2015
129. Ethan Strimling (Dem) 2015– (incumbent)

References

1. "Portland's mayor will earn $65,400". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
2. "City Charter of Portland, Maine". City of Portland. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
3. "Donald R. Slipp Obituary: View Donald Slipp's Obituary by Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
4. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F40D1EFE3F5C13738DDDA10894DA415B848DF1D3
5. "MITCHELL COPE". Retrieved 23 December 2014.
6. Kennebec Journal, 7 December 1972, p. 7
7. "Ex-Portland mayor draws jail sentence". The Telegraph. September 11, 1980. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
8. Bangor Daily News, 20 December 1999 http://archive.bangordailynews.com/1999/12/20/former-mayor-of-portland-dies-bruce-taliento-48-found-dead-at-old-orchard-beach-home/
9. Portland Press Herald, August 30, 2000, page 3B