The Mayor of Annapolis is the chief political figure in the city of

Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...

, which is the capital city of

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

. The mayor is elected to a four-year term.

List of Mayors of Annapolis

*1708–1720

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*1720–1721 Thomas Larkin *1721–1722 Benjamin Tasker *1722–1726 Vachel Denton *1726–1727 Benjamin Tasker *1727–1745 Vachel Denton *1745–1746

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*1746–1747

Michael MacNamara Michael MacNamara (? – November 4, 1767) was an Irish-American lawyer and politician in Colonial Maryland, who had three terms as mayor of Annapolis. He was a Loyalist, his interests aligned with those of the ruling Calvert family, the Baron ...

*1747–1748 Benjamin Tasker *1748–1749 John Ross *1749–1750 John Bullen *1750–1753 Benjamin Tasker *1753–1754

*1754–1755 Benjamin Tasker, Jr. *1755–1756 John Brice, Jr. *1756–1757 Benjamin Tasker *1757–1758 John Bullen *1758–1759 John Ross *1759–1760

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*1760–1761

(MacNamara left Annapolis for England in April, 1761) *1761–1762 Stephen Bordley (elected to serve out the rest of MacNamara's term) *1762–1763 John Brice, Jr. *1763–1764

*1764–1765 Daniel Dulany *1765–1766 John Ross *1766–1767

Walter Dulany Walter Dulany (died 1773) was a politician in Colonial Maryland, who was mayor of Annapolis from 1766 to 1767. His family house and land at Windmill Point later became the location for the United States Naval Academy. Early life Dulany was th ...

*1767–1768

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*1771–1772 Thomas Jennings *1773–1780 Allen Quynn *1780–1781

John Brice III John Brice III (September 22, 1738 – July 1820) was an American lawyer, businessman and political leader from Annapolis, Maryland. He served on the Maryland state council and as mayor of Annapolis. Early life John was born in Annapolis and was ...

*1781–1782 John Bullen *1782–1783

James Brice James Brice (August 26, 1746 – July 11, 1801) was an American planter, lawyer, and politician from Annapolis, Maryland. He was Governor of Maryland in 1792, and one of the largest land owners on the east coast. James was born in Annapolis an ...

*1783–1784

Jeremiah Townly Chase Jeremiah Townley Chase (May 23, 1748 – May 11, 1828) was an American lawyer, jurist, and land speculator from Annapolis, Maryland. He served as a delegate for Maryland in the Continental Congress of 1783 and 1784, and for many years was c ...

*1784–1785

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*1785–1786

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*1786–1787 Allen Quynn *1787–1788

*1788–1789 John Bullen *1789–1790

*1790–1791

*1791–1792 Allen Quynn *1792–1793 John Bullen *1793–1794 James Williams *1794–1795

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*1795–1796 Allen Quynn *1796–1797 John Bullen *1797–1798

Philip Barton Key Philip Barton Key (April 12, 1757 – July 28, 1815), was an American Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War and later was a United States Circuit Judge and Chief United States Circuit Judge of the United States circuit court for the F ...

*1798–1799

*1799–1800 John Davidson *1800–1801 James Williams *1801–1802 Allen Quynn *1802–1803

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*1803–1804 John Johnson *1804–1805 James Williams *1805–1806

*1806–1807 Burton Whetcroft *1807–1808 John Kilty *1808–1809 Burton Whetcroft *1809–1810 John Johnson *1810–1811 Nicholas Brewer *1811–1812 Gideon White *1812–1813 Nicholas Brewer *1813–1814 John Randall *1814–1815 Nicholas Brewer *1815–1816 John Randall *1816–1817 Nicholas Brewer *1817–1818 John Randall *1818–1819 Nicholas Brewer *1819–1823

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*1823–1825 James Boyle *1825–1828 Richard Harwood of Thomas *1828–1837 Dr.

Dennis Claude Dennis Claude (ca. 1782 – 1863) was a 2-time mayor of Annapolis, Maryland (1828–1837, 1853–1854). He was the father of 4-time mayor of Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, a ...

*1837–1840 John Miller *1840–1843

Alexander Contee Magruder Alexander Contee Magruder (c. 1779–1853) was a Maryland politician and judge. He served as a member of the Governor's Council from 1812 to 1815.

*1843–1845 Richard Swann *1845–1846 William Bryan *1846–1848 Richard Swann *1848–1849 Richard Goodwin *1849–1851 Dr. Abram Claude *1851–1852 Brice Worthington *1852–1853 Richard Goodwin *1853–1854 Dr.

*1854–1855 Dr. Abram Claude *1855–1856 Nicholas Brewer, III *1856–1858 Richard Swann *1858–1859 Joseph Brown *1859–1860 William Harwood *1860–1862 John Magruder *1862–1863

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*1863–1864 John Magruder *1864–1865 Solomon Phillips *1865–1866 Richard Goodwin *1866–1867 Richard Swann *1867–1869 Dr. Abram Claude *1869–1870 Augustus Gassaway *1870–1871

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(D) *1871–1875 James Munroe *1875–1877 Arthur Wells *1877–1879

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*1879–1883

Thomas Martin Thomas or Tom Martin may refer to: Born 16th century *Thomas Martin (politician, died 1583) (1530–1583), MP for Dorchester *Thomas Martin (lawyer) (1521–1593), MP for Ludgershall, Saltash and Hindon Born 17th century *Thomas Martin of Pal ...

*1883–1889 Dr. Abram Claude *1889–1893

*1893–1897 John Thomas *1897–1899 Dr. Richard Green *1899

Nevett Steele Nevett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Billy Nevett (1906–1992), English flat racing jockey *Elijah Nevett (born 1944), American football player *Lisa Nevett Lisa C. Nevett is a Professor of Classical Archaeology in the ...

(Steele was elected mayor February 13, 1899, to fill the unexpired term of Green, who had died the month before. Steele served until the election of Seidewitz in July.) *1899–1901 Edwin Seidewitz *1901–1903 Charles Dubois (R) *1903–1905 Samuel Jones *1905–1907 John Douw *1907–1909

Gordon Claude Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

(D) *1909–1919

James F. Strange James French Strange (February 9, 1872 – September 9, 1926) was a politician, banker and merchant from Maryland. He served as Mayor of Annapolis from 1909 to 1919 and as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1924 to 1925. Early life James Fren ...

(D) *1919–1921 John Levy (D) *1921–1923 Samuel Jones *1923–1925 Charles Smith *1925–1927 Allen Bowie Howard (D) *1927–1929 Charles Smith *1929–1935

Walter Quenstedt Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

(R) *1935–1939 Louis Phipps (D) *1939–1941

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(acting mayor, Jan. 17, 1939 to July 21, 1941) *1941–1949 William McCready (D) *1949–1952

Roscoe Rowe Roscoe, also spelled Rosco or Roscow, may refer to: People * Roscoe (name) Places United States *Roscoe, California (disambiguation) *Roscoe Township (disambiguation) *Roscoe, Georgia, an unincorporated community *Roscoe, Illinois, a village *Ro ...

(R) *1952 Robert Campbell, Sr. (acting mayor following Rowe's death, nine months of 1952) *1952–1961 Arthur Ellington (D, acting mayor, Jan. 15 to July 20, 1953) *1961–1965 Joseph Griscom, Sr. (R) *1965–1973

Roger Moyer Roger W. "Pip" Moyer (August 16, 1934 – January 10, 2015) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Annapolis, Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland, from 1965 to 1973 for two consecutive terms. Moyer is credited with calming race relations ...

(D) *1973 Noah Hillman (D, Served June 2 to 11; Moyer resigned 10 days before the end of his term as a way to honor Hillman, a long-time City Councilmen). *1973 – March 9, 1981 John Apostol (R, resigned March 3, 1981) *March 9, 1981 – April 12, 1981

Gustav Akerland Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: * Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short car ...

(R, Alderman and acting mayor following Apostol's resignation; died April 15, 1981). *April 12, 1981 – June 7, 1981

John Thomas Chambers, Jr. John Thomas Chambers Jr. (February 29, 1928 – February 25, 2011) was an American politician from Maryland. hambers served on the Annapolis, Maryland City Council for fourteen years. In 1981, the city council named Chambers mayor of Annapolis a ...

(R, Alderman and acting mayor following Akerland's suicide; Annapolis’ first African-American Mayor). *1981–1985

Richard Lazer Hillman Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

(R) *1985–1989

Dennis Callahan Dennis Michael Callahan (September 3, 1941 – February 8, 2012)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''. Social Security Administration. was an American politician from Annapolis, Maryland. A native of Baltimore, Callahan was mayor of Annapo ...

(D) *1989– December 1, 1997

Alfred Hopkins Alfred Harral Hopkins (March 14, 1870 – May 5, 1941) was an American architect, an "estate architect" who specialized in country houses and especially in model farms in an invented "vernacular" style suited to the American elite. He was a me ...

(D) *December 1, 1997 – December 3, 2001 Dean Johnson (R) *December 3, 2001 – December 7, 2009

Ellen Moyer Ellen Oosterling Moyer (born February 12, 1936) is an American politician and a member of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Annapolis, Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland, having been elec ...

(D) *December 7, 2009 – December 2, 2013 Joshua Cohen (D) *December 2, 2013 – December 4, 2017 Mike Pantelides (R) *December 4, 2017 – Present

Gavin Buckley Gavin Buckley (born 8 February 1963) is a South African-born Australian-American politician and former restaurateur who has been the mayor of Annapolis, Maryland since 2017. Born in South Africa and raised primarily in Perth, Western Australia ...

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References

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Mayors In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities ...

1708 establishments in Maryland