List of mayors of Erie, Pennsylvania

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This is a list of the people who have served as mayor of the city of Erie , Erie County, in northwestern Pennsylvania.

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Erie's city government consists of a mayor and a city council. The mayor's office includes an elected city treasurer and city controller. The mayor also served as the President of the Select Council for the first nine years of Erie's incorporation. [1]

A mayor was limited to only one term of two years until 1890, when it was then lengthened to three years during the second term of Charles S. Clarke. [2] After 1890, mayors were an unlimited number of terms. The most notable example of the unlimited number of terms was Mayor Louis J. Tullio who was in office for eight consecutive terms from 1966 to 1989.

#NameTerm Party Notes
48 Joseph Schember January 2, 2018- present Democratic Incumbent
47 Joseph E. Sinnott January 2, 2006–January 2, 2018 Democratic
46 Richard E. Filippi 2002–2006Democratic
45 Joyce A. Savocchio 1990–2002Democratic
* Patricia Liebel November 12, 1989–1990DemocraticServed as Acting mayor [3]
44 Louis J. Tullio 1966–November 12, 1989DemocraticUnable to complete term [3]
43 Charles B. Williamson 1962–1965 Republican [3]
42 Arthur J. Gardner 1955–1962 Democratic Appointed mayor after Flatley was removed
from office [4] [5]
* George J. Brabender December 14, 1954–January 5, 1955Served as Acting Mayor [4]
41 Thomas W. Flatley 1952–1954DemocraticRemoved from office [3] [6]
40 Clairence K. Pulling 1950–1952 Republican [4]
39 Joseph C. Martin 1948–1949Replaced Hickey, who died of a heart attack [4] [7]
38 Sherman T. Hickey, Jr. 1948–August 28, 1948DemocraticDied in office [4] [7]
37 Gale H. Ross 1947–1948Appointed for remainder of Barber's
unexpired term [4] [8]
36 Charles R. Barber 1936–1947 Republican Appointed State Secretary of Welfare in 1947 [3] [4] [9]
35 James Patrick Rossiter 1932–1936 Democratic [4]
34 Joseph Crane Williams 1924–1932 [3] [10]
33 Miles Brown Kitts 1916–1924 Republican [3] [11]
32 Bernard J. Veit 1915Died before taking office [12]
31 William J. Stern 1911–1915 Democratic [13]
30 Bernard Cochran 1910–1910
29 Michael Liebel, Jr. 1908–1911Democratic [3] [14]
*Michael Liebel, Jr.1906–1907DemocraticAppointed in September 1906 then elected in February 1907 to complete Saltsman's unexpired term
28 Robert J. Saltsman 1905–1906DemocraticDied in office [4] [15]
27 William Hardwick 1902–1904 [4]
26 John Depinet 1900–1901 Republican [4]
25 Robert J. Saltsman 1896-04-06–1899 Democratic [16]
24 Walter Scott 1893–1896 [17]
23 Charles S. Clarke 1890–1893 [2]
Term length extended to 3 years in 1890
23 Charles S. Clarke 1889–1889 [2]
22 John C. Brady February 1887–1888Democratic [18] [19]
21 Frank A. Mizener 1886–1886Appointed for remainder of Adams' unexpired term [4] [20]
20 Franklin Farrar Adams 1885–1885Resigned [21]
19 Philip August Becker 1883–1884 [22] [23] [24]
18 Joseph McCarter 1881–1882 [25]
17 David T. Jones 1878–1880 [25]
16 Selden Marvin 1877–1877 [25] [26]
15 John W. Hammond 1876–1876 [27] [28]
14 Henry Rawle 1874–1875 [27]
13 Charles Manning Reed 1872–1873 Republican [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]
12 William L. Scott 1871–1871 Democratic
11 Orange Noble 1867–1870 [32] [33]
10 William L. Scott 1866–1866Democratic
9 Fernando Freeman Farrar 1865–1865 [32] [34]
8 Prescott Metcalf 1862 – 1864 Republican [35]
7 Sherburn Smith 1859–1861 [36] [37]
6 Wilson Laird 1858–1858 [36]
5 James Hoskinson 1857–1857 [36]
4 Wilson Laird 1855–1856 [36] [38]
3 Alfred King 1853–1854 [39] [40]
2 Murray Whallon 1852–1852 [36]
1 Thomas G. Colt 1851–1851First mayor of Erie [1] [41]

Burgesses

From 1805 until 1850, the Borough of Erie was headed by a burgess. The title of mayor has been used since the City of Erie was incorporated on April 14, 1851.

NameStarting YearEnding YearDate of BirthDate of Death
B. B. Vincent 18501850August 4, 1803July 21, 1876
Alexander W. Brewster 184918491795May 26, 1851
Charles W. Kelso 18481848
William Kelley 18461847
Charles W. Kelso 18451845
Thomas H. Sill 18431844October 11, 1783February 7, 1856
Thomas Stewart 18421842
Rufus S. Reed 18411841October 11, 1775June 1, 1846
Myron Goodwin 18401840
William Kelley 18391839
James L. White 18381838
J. B. Laughead 18361837
Joseph M. Sterrett 18341835
Thomas H. Sill 18331833October 11, 1783February 7, 1856
Tabor Beebe (acted for Forster)18321832
Thomas Forster (elected but did not serve)18321832May 16, 17621836
George A. Eliot 18311831
William Johns 18301830
Thomas H. Sill 18291829October 11, 1783February 17, 1856
Tabor Beebe 18281828
John C. Wallace 18251827February 14, 1771December 8, 1827
John Morris18221824
Judah Colt 18201821
George Moore 18181819
Thomas H. Sill 18161817October 11, 1783February 7, 1856
George Moore 18141815
Judah Colt 18131813
Samuel Hays 18121812
John C. Wallace 18101811February 14, 1771December 8, 1827
George Buehler 18081809
Thomas Wilson 180718071772October 4, 1824
John C. Wallace May 5, 18061806February 14, 1771December 8, 1827

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