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List of mayors of Pittsburgh

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Mayor of Pittsburgh
City of Pittsburgh coat of arms
Flag of the mayor of Pittsburgh
since January 5, 2026
Style"The Honorable"
Term length4 years, no term limits
Inaugural holderEbenezer Denny
Formation1816
Salary$113,942 (2020)[1]
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor

Themayor of Pittsburgh is the chief executive of the government of the city ofPittsburgh,Pennsylvania, United States, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Pittsburgh.[2]

Prior to the 1816 city charter, theBorough of Pittsburgh had its council elect a chief burgess among themselves. After the borough was rechartered as a city, its first seven mayors were selected in a similar fashion as the chief burgesses had been under borough council. It was not until MayorSamuel Pettigrew in the 1830s that general elections of popular vote were conducted among all the city's voters to determine who would hold the mayor's office. Pettigrew was both the last mayor selected by council and the first generally elected mayor of Pittsburgh. From 1901 to 1903 the state legislature took control of the city on the grounds of corruption by former MayorWilliam J. Diehl with the passage of the so-called "ripper bill" and appointed the unelected "recorders" Joseph Brown and Adam Brown, who were answerable only to the state government. Since 1903, all mayors have been popularly elected. As of 2026, the current mayor isCorey O'Connor.

Chief burgesses (1794–1813)

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No.Chief BurgessTermPartyNotes
1George Robinson1794–c. 1800Arrested on orders from PresidentGeorge Washington for rebel activity during theWhiskey Rebellion.
2John Park1800–1801
3Dr. George Stevenson1801–1802
4Isaac Craig1802–1803Federalist[3]
5James O'Hara1803–1804FederalistFormerly 6thQuartermaster General of the United States Army andRevolutionary War veteran.
6General Pressley Neville1804–1805Revolutionary War veteran.
7General John Wilkinsc. 1805–c. 1812Formerly 7th and last Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army
8William Steele1812–1813

Mayors (since 1816)

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No.MayorTermPartyNotesOpposition
1Ebenezer Denny #1816–1817FederalistFirst "appointed" mayor after city charter, resigned from office with health concerns, Revolutionary War veteran.
2John Darragh1817–1825FederalistAppointed by City Council, formerly president of the bank of Pittsburgh.
3John M. Snowden1825–1828Democratic-Republican,JacksonianAppointed by City Council, formerly president of the bank of Pittsburgh and county treasurer, edited thePittsburgh Mercury.
4Magnus Miller Murray1828–1830Jacksonian,DemocratAppointed by City Council
5Matthew B. Lowrie1830–1831Anti-MasonicAppointed by City Council, brother was aU.S. Senator and son became Chief Justice of thePennsylvania Supreme Court.
6Magnus Miller Murray1831–1832DemocratAppointed by City Council
7Samuel Pettigrew1832–1836DemocratAppointed by City Council, later won the first mayoral election
Jackson and Clay[4](1834–35)
Democratic and Workingmen's(1835–36)
8Dr. Jonas R. McClintock1836–1839Democrat(1836–37)Elected mayor at the age of 28, became the first man to assume the office from a general election. Later led a Union company in theAmerican Civil War.
City(1837–38)
City Improvement(1838–39)
9William Little1839–1840Independent[a]
10William W. Irwin1840–1841Whig (and Anti-Masonic)[b]Elected to congress and appointedUnited States Ambassador to Denmark after leaving office.
11James Thomson1841–1842Whig
12Alexander Hay1842–1845Whig(1842–43)After office he was commander in theMexican War, and captain in the Civil War.
Volunteer(1843–44)
Independent/Volunteer(1844–45)
13William J. Howard1845–1846WhigLongtime president of the "Guardians of the Poor", forerunner of theSalvation Army
14William Kerr1846–1847Democrat
15Gabriel Adams1847–1849WhigAfter office was appointed state judge
16John Herron1849–1850WhigBefore office was a captain in the Mexican War, hero of theSiege of Veracruz.
17Joseph Barker1850–1851People's and Anti-CatholicElected while in jail for inciting anti-Catholic and anti-Masonic riots. The itinerant preacher was released to serve his one-year mayoral term. Barker repeatedly sought re-election, but failed. Later, he was decapitated when he got too close to a train.
18John B. Guthrie1851–1853DemocratFather of future mayorGeorge W. Guthrie, served in Mexican War, was the longtime Customs Collector for Pittsburgh
19Robert M. Riddle1853–1854WhigFormerly Postmaster of Pittsburgh, edited theCommercial Journal
20Ferdinand E. Volz1854–1856Whig(1854–55)Oversawcholera epidemic response
Whig-Democratic fusion (anti-Know Nothing)(1855–56)
21William Bingham1856–1857American
22Henry A. Weaver1857–1860RepublicanAfter office served as U.S. Collector of Revenue for Pittsburgh
23George Wilson1860–1862RepublicanFormerlyPittsburgh Public Schools Director
24Benair C. Sawyer1862–1864RepublicanAfter office moved toColorado then toCalifornia making a fortune in mining
25James Lowry, Jr.1864–1866Union City
26William C. McCarthy1866–1868RepublicanFormerly a legend as aCity fire fighter and commander, during administration ended the police practice of assuring "All is Well" on the hour, later served as city controller.
27James Blackmore1868–1869Workingmen'sFormerly Chief Clerk of City
28Jared M. Brush1869–1872RepublicanFormerly city councilor, served as a minister during the Civil War.
29James Blackmore1872–1875DemocratFormerly Chief Clerk of City
30William C. McCarthy1875–1878RepublicanFormerly a legend as a Pittsburgh Fire Fighter and commander, during administration ended the police practice of assuring "All is Well" on the hour, later served as city controller.
31Robert Liddell1878–1881DemocratBefore and after office was a brewer and liquor dealer.Miles S. Humphreys
32Robert W. Lyon1881–1884DemocratEarned twoPurple Hearts in the Civil War, oil businessman before being elected, worked in a steel mill after leaving office.Miles S. Humphreys
33Andrew Fulton1884–1887RepublicanFormer city councilman; temporarily retired to breed horses in Colorado; later served as county director of the Division of Weights and MeasuresRobert Liddell
34William McCallin1887–1890RepublicanFormer County Coroner and County SheriffBernard J. McKenna
35Henry I. Gourley1890–1893RepublicanFormer city councilman; became city clerk after officeJohn H. Bailey
36Bernard J. McKenna1893–1896DemocratFormer city councilman and firefighterJohn S. Lambie &
F.C. Beinhauer
37Henry P. Ford1896–1899RepublicanIndustrialist, with interests in knife manufacturing.George W. Guthrie
38William J. Diehl #1899–1901RepublicanFormer Deputy Sheriff; impeached on corruption chargesJohn C. O'Donnell
39Adam M. Brown1901RepublicanFormer Court of Common Pleas judge;California Gold Rush speculator; earned the nickname of "Major" due to his military servicenon-elected
40Joseph O. Brown †1901–1903RepublicanFormer Allegheny County Prothonotary and city Director of Public Safety; died in office of a heart attacknon-elected
41William B. Hays1903–1906Citizens / DemocratIndustrialist, with interests in coal and lumberJohn C. Haymaker
42George W. Guthrie1906–1909DemocratAttorney; son of former mayorJohn B. Guthrie; served asUnited States Ambassador to Japan after office.Alexander M. Jenkinson
43William A. Magee1909–1914RepublicanFormer Allegheny County Assistant District Attorney and city councilman
44Joseph G. Armstrong1914–1918Republican[c]Former city councilman and Allegheny County Coroner; nicknamed "Joe the Builder" for his extensive public works projectsStephen G. Porter[c]
45Edward V. Babcock1918–1922Republican[c]Former city councilman; later served as Allegheny County Commissioner; personally purchased 4,000 acres (16 km2) for county parklands. Purchased thousands of acres of southFlorida timberland, estate sold to the state for conservation in the 1990s.William A. Magee[c]
46William A. Magee1922–1926RepublicanFormer City Council PresidentWilliam N. McNair
47Charles H. Kline #1926–1933RepublicanFormer State Representative and State Senator; convicted in 1932 by jury on 49 counts of corruption, but charges later overturned on appeal; resigned due to party pressure over corruption chargesJames F Malone, Tom Dunn
48John S. Herron1933–1934RepublicanFormer City Council Presidentnon-elected
49William N. McNair #1934–1936DemocratIdealistic attorney; commended for his honesty, but criticized for his inability to get along with city council or the bureaucracy; arrested in 1935 for failing to authorize the return of a fine to an illegal gambler whose conviction had been overturned; resigned due to political infightingJohn Herron
50Cornelius D. Scully1936–1946DemocratFormer City Council PresidentBob Waddell
Harmar Denny
51David L. Lawrence #1946–1959DemocratNamed one of the all-time 50 greatest American mayors; elected governor in 1958; former Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and U.S. Collector of Revenue; considered a "king maker" by Democratic Party Conventions due to his crafting of compromise candidates of U.S. PresidentsTruman and theKennedy/Johnson tickets.Bob Waddell
Tice Ryan
Leo Kane
John Drew
52Thomas Gallagher1959DemocratFormer State Representative and City Council President; became mayor at age 75non-elected
53Joseph M. Barr1959–1970DemocratFormer State SenatorWill Crehan
Vince Rovitto
54Peter F. Flaherty #1970–1977DemocratFormer city councilman; resigned after he was appointed DeputyU.S. Attorney General byPresident Carter; Democratic nominee for governor in 1978, and for U.S. Senate in 1974 and 1980, losing all three races by close marginsJohn K. Tabor
"Fusion" Democrat[d]Unopposed
55Richard Caliguiri †1977–1988Independent DemocratFormer City Council President; won 1978 election as an independent, after initially deciding not to run due to a lack of support from party leaders; died in office fromamyloidosisTom Foerster &
Vince Cosetti
DemocratFred Goehringer
Henry Sneath
56Sophie Masloff1988–1994DemocratFormer City Council President; began her career in Pittsburgh politics as a Court secretary in 1938 at age 18Uncontested
57Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. ♥1994–2006DemocratFormer State Representative; lectures internationally on cities as a senior fellow at Washington, DC–basedUrban Land InstituteDuane Darkins &
Kathy Matta
Harry Frost
James Carmine
58Bob O'Connor †2006DemocratFormer City Council President; died in office from a brain tumor.Joe Weinroth &
Titus North
59Luke Ravenstahl ♥2006–2014DemocratFormer City Council President; became mayor at age 26, making him the youngest mayor of a top 100 city.Mark DeSantis
Dok Harris &
Kevin Acklin
60Bill Peduto ♥2014–2022DemocratFormer city councilmanJoshua Wander
Unopposed
61Ed Gainey ♥2022–2026DemocratFormer state representative; became the first African-American mayor of the cityTony Moreno
62Corey O'Connor ♥2026–PresentDemocratFormer controller of Allegheny County and city councilmanTony Moreno

†Died in office; #Resigned from office ; ♥Still living

Longest tenures

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  • 13 years (1946–1959) – David L. Lawrence
  • 12 years (1994–2006) – Thomas J. Murphy, Jr.
  • 11 years and 1 month (1977–1988) – Richard Caliguiri
  • 10 years and 1 month (1959–1970) – Joseph M. Barr
  • 9 years and 3 months (1936–1946) – Cornelius D. Scully
  • 8 years and 9 months (1909–1914, 1922–1926) – William A. Magee
  • 8 years (2014–2022) – Bill Peduto
  • 7 years and 11 months (1817–1825) – John Darragh
  • 7 years and 4 months (2006–2014) – Luke Ravenstahl
  • 7 years and >3 months (1970–1977) – Peter F. Flaherty
  • 7 years and <3 months (1926–1933) – Charles H. Kline

The listed terms are rounded to the nearest month.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Nominated by the firemen of Pittsburgh.
  2. ^Mayors labeled as "Whig" on this list were also called "Whig and Anti-Masonic," to a lessening degree over the years.
  3. ^abcdDid not officially run as a Republican, as a non-partisan ballot law was in force.
  4. ^Nominated by both major parties.

References

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  1. ^"City of Pittsburgh 2013 Operating Budget"(PDF). City of Pittsburgh. RetrievedJanuary 6, 2014.
  2. ^"Code of Ordinances of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania". City of Pittsburgh. RetrievedJanuary 6, 2014.
  3. ^Pencak, William (2010).Pennsylvania's Revolution. State College, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. p. 245.ISBN 978-0-271-03579-6.... in 1802, as a member of the Federalist Party, was elected ... chief burgess of the borough of Pittsburgh. This was an important position, roughly equivalent to a present-day mayoralty.
  4. ^Curry, Leonard P. (1997).The Corporate City: The American City as a Political Entity, 1800–1850. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 98.

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