The Mayor of Chester is the chief executive of the government of the city of

Chester, Pennsylvania Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, it is the only city in Delaware County and had a population of 32,605 as of the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1682, Chester is ...

as stipulated by the city charter. This article is a listing of past (and present) mayors of Chester. On March 5, 1795, the borough of Chester, which had been governed under the charter granted by

William Penn William Penn ( – ) was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy a ...

in 1701, was incorporated by the

Pennsylvania Assembly The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times (1682–1776), the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania ...

. Chester was incorporated as a city on February 4, 1866 with a mayor-council government system, consisting of a popularly elected city mayor and city council. The terms of the mayor and city council members are four years.

Mayors (1866–present)

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