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Mayors of New Orleans, 1803 - Present

See also Administrations of the Mayors of New Orleans, 1803-1936


Dates of Administration Name of Mayor
11/30/1803 - 5/26/1804 Jean Etienne Bore
6/2/1804 - 7/26/1805 James Pitot
7/27/1805 - 3/8/1807 John Watkins
3/9/1807 - 5/16/1812 James J. Mather
5/16/1812 - 10/8/1812 Charles Trudeau (Acting)
10/8/1812 - 9/4/1815 Nicholas Girod
11/6/1812 - 12/4/1812 LeBreton Dorgenois (Acting)
9/4/1815 - 5/13/1820 Augustin Macarty
5/14/1820 - 5/10/1828 Joseph Roffignac
5/12/1828 - 4/9/1838 Denis Prieur
4/10/1838 - 5/12/1838 Paul Bertus (Acting)
5/12/1838 - 5/10/1840 Charles Genois
5/11/1840 - 4/4/1842 William Freret
4/4/1842 - 2/7/1843 Denis Prieur
2/7/1843 - 2/26/1843 Paul Bertus (acting)
2/27/1843 - 5/12/1844 William Freret
5/13/1844 - 4/5/1846 Joseph E. Montegut
5/11/1846 -3/26/1854 Abial D. Crossman
4/10/1854 - 6/17/1856 John L. Lewis
6/17/1856 - 6/8/1858 Charles W. Waterman
6/21/1858 - 6/18/1860 Gerald Stith
6/18/1860 - 5/16/1862 John T. Monroe
Military Mayors (all acting)
5/20/1862 - 7/11/1862 George F. Shepley
7/14/1862 - 8/5/1862 Godfrey Weitzel
8/6/1862 - 8/20/1862 Jonas 8. French
8/21/1861 - 9/30/1862 Godfrey Weitzel
10/2/1862 - 1/30/1863 Henry C. Deming
1/30/1863 - 9/12/1663 James F. Miller
9/12/1863 - 10/30/1863 Edward Henry Durell
11/6/1863 - 2/2/1864 James F. Miller
2/9/1864 - 3/21/1865 Stephen Hoyt
3/21/1865 - 5/5/1865 Hugh Kennedy
5/5/1865 - 6/8/1865 Samuel Miller Quincy
6/8/1865 - 6/28/1865 Glendy Burke
6/28/1865 - 3/18/1866 Hugh Kennedy
3/19/1866 - 3/20/1866 J. Ad. Rozier
3/20/1866 - 5/11/1866 George Clark
End of Military Mayors
5/12/1866 - 3/28/1867 John T. Monroe
3/28/1867 - 6/10/1868 Edward Heath
6/10/1868 - 4/4/1870 John R. Conway
4/4/1870 -11/29/1872 Benjamin P. Flanders
11/30/1872 - 11/30/1874 Louis A. Wiltz
11/30/1874 - 12/19/1876 Charles J. Leeds
12/19/1876 - 11/18/1878 Edward Pilsbury
11/18/1878 - 12/16/1880 Isaac W. Patton
12/16/1880 - 11/20/1882 Joseph A. Shakspeare
11/20/1882 - 4/28/1884 W.J. Behan
4/29/1884 - 4/23/1888 J. Valsin Guillotte
4/24/1888 - 4/25/l892 Joseph A. Shakspeare
4/25/1892 - 4/27/1896 John Fitzpatrick
4/27/1896 - 5/7/1900 Walter C. Flower
5/7/1900 - 12/5/1904 Paul Capdevielle
12/5/1904 - 12/6/1920 Martin Behrman
12/6/1920 - 5/4/1925 Andrew J. McShane
5/4/1925 - 1/12/1926 Martin Behrman
1/12/1926 - 3/15/1926 Arthur J. O'Keefe
3/15/1926 - 2/14/1930 Arthur J. O'Keefe [took leave of absence on 7/15/1929, and later resigned on 2/14/1930. T. Semmes Walmsley acted in his place from 7/15/1929 until he took office in his own right on 5/5/1930]
7/15/1929 - 5/5/1930 T. Semmes Walmsley (Acting)
5/5/1930 - 6/30/1936 T. Semmes Walmsley (Resigned)
6/30/1936 - 7/15/1936 A. Miles Pratt (Acting)
7/15/1936 Fred A. Earhart (Acting)
7/15/1936 - 8/17/1936 Jesse S. Cave (Acting)
8/18/1936 - 4/4/1946 Robert S. Maestri
4/4/1946 - 7/17/1961 deLesseps S. Morrison
7/17/1961 - 7/20/1961 Victor H. Schiro (Acting)
7/20/1961-5/2/1970 Victor H. Schiro
5/2/1970 - 5/1/1978 Moon Landrieu
5/1/1978 - 5/5/1986 Ernest N. Morial
5/5/1986 - 5/2/1994 Sidney J. Barthelemy
5/2/1994 - 5/6/2002 Marc H. Morial
5/6/2002 - 5/2/2010 C. Ray Nagin
5/3/2010 - Mitchell J. Landrieu

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