Name Picture Elected Term began Term ended
Henry A. Atkins
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appointed December 2, 1869

elected July 11, 1870[3]

1869 1871
John T. Jordan
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elected July 10, 1871[4] 1871 1872
Corliss P. Stone elected July 8, 1872[5]

abandoned office: left for San Francisco February 23, 1873 after allegedly embezzling $15,000[6]

1872 1873
John T. Jordan appointed[6] 1873 1873
Moses R. Maddocks
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Elected[6] 1873 1873
John Collins Seattle mayor John Collins.jpg elected July 14, 1873[7] 1873 1874
Henry Yesler Henry Yesler 1890.jpg elected July 13, 1874[8] 1874 1875
Bailey Gatzert Bailey-Gatzert-Portrait.jpg elected August 2, 1875[9] 1875 1876
Gideon A. Weed G. A. Weed 1890.jpg elected July 10, 1876[10]

and July 9, 1877[11]

1876 1878
Beriah Brown elected July 8, 1878[12] 1878 1879
Orange Jacobs Orange Jacobs 1890.jpg elected July 14, 1879[13] 1879 1880
Leonard Purley Smith elected July 12, 1880[14]

and July 11, 1881[15]

1880 1882
Henry G. Struve Henry G. Struve 1890.jpg elected July 10, 1882[16]

and July 9, 1883[17]

1882 1884
John Leary
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elected July 14, 1884[18] 1884 1885
Henry Yesler Henry Yesler 1890.jpg elected July 13, 1885[19] 1885 1886
William H. Shoudy elected July 12, 1886[20] 1886 1887
Dr. Thomas T. Minor Thomas T. Minor.jpg elected July 11, 1887[21] 1887 1888
Robert Moran Robert Moran portrait 1903.jpg elected July 9, 1888[22]

and July 8, 1889[23]

1888 1890
Harry White Harry White 1890.jpg elected July 14, 1890[24]

resigned under pressure November 30, 1891.[24]

1890 1891
George W. Hall appointed December 9, 1891[25] 1891 1892
James T. Ronald
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elected March 8, 1892[26] 1892 1894
Byron Phelps elected March 12, 1894[27] 1894 1896
Frank D. Black elected March 9, 1896[28]

resigned after three weeks in office[28]

1896 1896
W. D. Wood appointed April 6, 1896[29]

resigned July 1897[29]

1896 1897
Thomas J. Humes Seattle Mayor Thomas J. Humes, circa 1900.gif appointed November 19, 1897[30]

and elected March 13, 1900[31]

1897 1904
Richard A. Ballinger RABallinger.jpg elected March 8, 1904[32] 1904 1906
William Hickman Moore elected March 6, 1906[33] 1906 1908
John F. Miller John Franklin Miller (congressman).jpg elected March 3, 1908[34] 1908 1910
Hiram C. Gill
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elected March 8, 1910[35]

recalled February 9, 1911[1][35]

1910 1911
George W. Dilling
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appointed February 10, 1911[citation needed] 1912
George F. Cotterill elected March 5, 1912[36] 1912 1914
Hiram C. Gill
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elected March 3, 1914[37] 1914 1918
Ole Hanson Hanson-Ole-1919.jpg elected March 5, 1918[38]

resigned August 28, 1919 after several months out of town[38]

1918 1919
C. B. Fitzgerald appointed August 28, 1919[39] 1919 1920
Hugh M. Caldwell Hugh M. Caldwell 1920.jpg elected March 2, 1920[40] 1920 1922
Edwin J. Brown Edwin J. Brown c1923.jpg elected May 2, 1922[41]

and March 4, 1924[42]

1922 1926
Bertha Knight Landes
Seattle Mayor Bertha Knight Landes, circa 1926.gif
elected March 9, 1926[43] 1926 1928
Frank E. Edwards elected March 6, 1928[44]

and March 4, 1930[45]

recalled July 13, 1931[46]

1928 1931
Robert H. Harlin appointed July 14, 1931[46] 1931 1932
John F. Dore Seattle Mayor John F. Dore, 1936.gif elected March 8, 1932[47] 1932 1934
Charles L. Smith Seattle Mayor Charles L. Smith, circa 1935.jpg elected March 6, 1934[48] 1934 1936
John F. Dore Seattle Mayor John F. Dore, 1936.gif elected March 3, 1936[49]

became gravely ill and was relieved of office April 13, 1938, already a lame duck after the 1938 election. He died five days later.[1]

1936 1938
Arthur B. Langlie Arthur Bernard Langlie.jpg elected March 8, 1938[50]

appointed to take office early, April 27, 1938, after Dore's death.
elected March 5, 1940[51]
resigned January 11, 1941, to become Governor of Washington[51]

1938 1941
John E. Carroll appointed January 27, 1941[52] 1941 1941
Earl Millikin elected March 4, 1941[53] 1941 1942
William F. Devin Seattle Mayor William F. Devin, 1949.jpg elected March 3, 1942,[54] March 7, 1944,[55] March 5, 1946,[56] and March 2, 1948[57] 1942 1952
Allan Pomeroy Seattle Mayor Allan Pomeroy, 1953.gif elected March 4, 1952[58] 1952 1956
Gordon S. Clinton Seattle mayor Gordon Clinton 1961.gif elected March 6, 1956[59]

and March 8, 1960[60]

1956 1964
James d'Orma Braman Seattle Mayor Braman greeting President Johnson at Sea-Tac Airport, 1966 - cropped.jpg elected March 10, 1964[61]

resigned March 23, 1969, to accept an appointment as an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Transportation in the Nixon administration.

1964 1969
Floyd C. Miller appointed March 23, 1969[62] 1969 1969
Wesley C. Uhlman Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman in Pike Place Market, 1976.gif elected November 4, 1969[63]

and November 6, 1973[64]
survived recall attempt on July 1, 1975 [65]

December 1, 1969 January 1, 1978
Charles Royer
Seattle Mayor Charles Royer, 1978.gif
elected November 8, 1977,[66] November 3, 1981,[67] and November 5, 1985[68] January 1, 1978 January 1, 1990
Norman B. Rice Norm Rice.jpg elected November 7, 1989[69] January 1, 1990 January 1, 1998
Paul Schell
Seattle Mayor Paul Schell, 1999.jpg
elected November 4, 1997[70] January 1, 1998 January 1, 2002
Gregory J. Nickels Greg Nickels 01.jpg elected November 6, 2001[71]

and November 8, 2005[72]

January 1, 2002 January 1, 2010
Michael McGinn
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elected November 3, 2009[73] January 1, 2010 January 1, 2014
Ed Murray
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elected November 5, 2013[74] January 1, 2014 present