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Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

. The current mayor is

Jacob Frey Jacob Lawrence Frey ( ; born July 23, 1981) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota since 2018. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he served on the Minneapolis City C ...

(DFL).

Minneapolis

From 1867 to 1878 mayors were elected for a 1-year term. Beginning in 1878 the term was extended to 2 years. As the city became larger and more complex, expectations of voters for mayors increased. The term was extended to 4 years beginning in January 1982, to provide mayors with more time to achieve their programs.

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Dorilus Morrison Dorilus Morrison (December 27, 1814 – June 26, 1897) was an American banker, businessman, and Republican politician. He was the first and third Mayor of Minneapolis and was a member of the Minnesota Senate. Life and career Morrison was born i ...

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Hugh G. Harrison Hugh Galbraith Harrison (April 23, 1822 – August 12, 1891) was a real estate investor and banker who served as the second List of mayors of Minneapolis, mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Life and career Harrison was born in 1822 in Bellevil ...

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Eli B. Ames Eli B. Ames (August 3, 1820 – February 12, 1897) was a lawyer, postmaster, judge, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who served as the fourth List of mayors of Minneapolis, mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Life and ...

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Eugene McLanahan Wilson Eugene McLanahan Wilson (December 25, 1833 – April 10, 1890) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served in various legal and political offices in Minnesota including as a member of Congress and as the fifth and seventh ...

" fontsize:XS from:1873 till:1874 color:Rep $right text:" George A. Brackett" fontsize:XS from:1874 till:1875 color:Dem $left text:"

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John De Laittre John De Laittre (March 5, 1832 – September 19, 1912) was a businessman and the 10th List of mayors of Minneapolis, mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Early life De Laittre was born in 1832 to Charles De Laittre and Rosalie Levalle Desisles. ...

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A. C. Rand A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet. A may also refer to: Science and technology Quantities and units * ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation * ''A'' value, a measure of ...

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George A. Pillsbury George Alfred Pillsbury (August 29, 1816 – July 17, 1898) was a businessman and miller associated with the formation of the Pillsbury Company. He was also a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician active in both New Hampshi ...

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E. C. Babb E is the fifth letter of the Latin alphabet. E or e may also refer to: Commerce and transportation * €, the symbol for the euro, the European Union's standard currency unit * ℮, the estimated sign, an EU symbol indicating that the weigh ...

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Phillip B. Winston Philip Bickerton Winston (August 12, 1845 – July 1, 1901) was an American Civil War veteran who fought for the Confederate States of America and a businessman who served as the 16th mayor of Minneapolis. Life and career Winston was born ne ...

" from:1893 till:1895 color:Rep $left text:" William H. Eustis" from:1895 till:1899 color:Rep $right text:" Robert Pratt" from:1899 till:1901 color:Dem $left text:"

James Gray James, Jim, or Jimmy Gray may refer to: Politicians * James Gray (Australian politician) (1820–1889), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly * James Gray (British politician) (born 1954), British politician * James Gray (mayor) (1862–1916 ...

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David P. Jones David Percy Jones (July 6, 1860 – August 3, 1927) was a banker and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who served as the 21st and 23rd List of mayors of Minneapolis, mayor of Minneapolis. Life and career Jones was born i ...

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J. C. Haynes James Clark Haynes (September 22, 1848 – April 14, 1913) was a lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 22nd and 24th mayor of Minneapolis. Life and career Haynes was born in Baldwinsville, New York. He was largely raised on t ...

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Thomas Van Lear Thomas H. Van Lear (April 26, 1869 – March 4, 1931) was an American politician who served as the 28th Mayor of Minneapolis from January 1, 1917 to January 6, 1919. Van Lear was a member of the Socialist Party of America. Early life Van Lear ...

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J. E. Meyers J. Edward Meyers (December 22, 1862 – June 11, 1944) was an American insurance salesman, philanthropist, and politician and the 27th mayor of Minneapolis. Early life and education Meyers was born in Dayton, Ohio and moved to Minneapolis to at ...

" from:1921 till:1929 color:Rep $right text:" George E. Leach" from:1929 till:1931 color:Rep $left text:" William F. Kunze" from:1931 till:1933 color:FL $right text:" Wiliam A. Anderson" from:1933 till:1935 color:Rep $left text:"

A. G. Bainbridge Alexander Gilbert "Buzz" Bainbridge (September 4, 1885 – March 14, 1936) was a theater manager who also served as the 31st List of mayors of Minneapolis, mayor of Minneapolis. Life and career Bainbridge was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in ...

" from:1935 till:1937 color:FL $right text:" Thomas E. Latimer" from:1937 till:1941 color:Rep $left text:" George E. Leach" from:1941 till:1945 color:Rep $right text:" Marvin L. Kline" from:1945 till:1948 color:DFL $left text:"

Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Mi ...

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Eric G. Hoyer Eric G. Hoyer (March 3, 1898 – March 17, 1990) was an American interior designer and politician who served as mayor of Minneapolis from 1948 to 1957. Life and career Hoyer was born in Sweden and emigrated to Minnesota in 1919 to settle th ...

" from:1957 till:1961 color:Rep $left text:" P. Kenneth Peterson" from:1961 till:1969 color:DFL $right text:"

Arthur Naftalin Arthur Naftalin (June 28, 1917 – May 16, 2005) was an American political scientist and politician. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), he served as mayor of Minneapolis from July 3, 1961, to July 6, 1969. He was the ...

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Charles Stenvig Charles A. Stenvig (January 16, 1928 – February 22, 2010) served as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota for two two-year terms from 1969 to 1973 and a third term from 1976 to 1978. He was a police officer with the Minneapolis Police Department befo ...

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Richard Erdall Richard M. Erdall (January 13, 1933 – July 3, 2018) was an American politician. He was the 40th Mayor of Minneapolis, mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving for one day, on December 31, 1973; as such, he is the shortest-serving mayor of ...

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Albert Hofstede Albert "Al" J. Hofstede (September 25, 1940 – September 3, 2016) was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, both times representing the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Polit ...

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Sharon Sayles Belton Sharon Sayles Belton (born May 13, 1951) is an American community leader, politician and activist. She is Vice President of Community Relations and Government Affairs for Thomson Reuters Legal business. She served as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnes ...

" from:2002 till:2014 color:DFL $right text:" R. T. Rybak" from:2014 till:2018 color:DFL $left text:"

Betsy Hodges Elizabeth A. Hodges (born September 7, 1969) is an American politician who served as the 47th Mayor of Minneapolis from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented Ward 13 on the Minneapolis Ci ...

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St. Anthony

Minneapolis merged with St. Anthony in 1872.

References

*Tony L. Hill, "Mayors of Minneapolis Since Incorporation," 1986. *Ray Marshall, "Who Governed - In Minneapolis and St. Paul," 1968. *Proceedings of the City Council of St. Anthony, 1855-1862. *Proceedings of the City Council of St. Anthony, Sept. 7, 1863-April 8, 1872. {{Minneapolis, Minnesota