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Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...
. Originally the term for the mayor was one year, from June to June. In 1873, the term was lengthened to January, and then from January to January. In 1913, the term was lengthened to two years, and in January 1967 to four years. {, class="wikitable sortable" ! # !! Image !! Name !! Term !! Party , - , 1 , , Samuel W. Bridgham , June 1832–December 28, 1840 , Whig , - , 2 , , Thomas M. Burgess , February 2, 1841–June 1852 , Whig , - , 3 , , Amos C. Barstow , June 1852–June 1853 , Whig , - , 4 , , Walter R. Danforth , June 1853–June 1854 ,
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
, - , 5 , , Edward P. Knowles , June 1854–June 1855 , Whig , - , 6 , , James Y. Smith , June 1855–June 1857 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 7 , , William M. Rodman , June 1857–June 1859 ,
American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...
, - , 8 , , Jabez C. Knight , June 1859–June 1864 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 9 , , Thomas A. Doyle , June 1864–June 1869 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 10 , , George L. Clarke , June 1869–June 1870 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 11 , , Thomas A. Doyle , June 1870–June 1881 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 12 , , William S. Hayward , January 1881–January 1884 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 13 , , Thomas A. Doyle , January 1884–June 9, 1886 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 14 , , Gilbert F. Robbins , June 9, 1886–January 1889 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 15 , , Henry R. Barker , January 1889–January 1891 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 16 , ,
Charles Sydney Smith Charles Sydney Smith (26 January 1879 – 6 April 1951) was born in Wigan, the ninth of eleven children born to Thomas Smith and Elizabeth née Sayer. He was a British water polo player who competed as goalkeeper for the England Wa ...
, January 1891–January 1892 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 17 , , William Knight Potter , January 1892–January 1894 ,
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
, - , 18 , , Frank F. Olney , January 1894–January 1896 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 19 , , Edwin D. McGuinness , January 6, 1896–January 3, 1898 ,
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
, - , 20 , , William C. Baker , January 1898–January 1901 ,
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
, - , 21 , , Daniel L. D. Granger , January 1901–January 1903 ,
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
, - , 22 , , Augustus S. Miller , January 1903–September 26, 1905 ,
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
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Elisha Dyer, Jr. Elisha Dyer Jr. (November 29, 1839November 29, 1906) was a Rhode Island politician who was 45th Governor of Rhode Island from 1897 to 1900. He was the son of Elisha Dyer, Governor of Rhode Island from 1857 to 1859. Early life Dyer was born i ...
, January 1906–November 29, 1906 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 24 , , Patrick J. McCarthy , January 1907–January 1909 , Democratic , - , 25 , , Henry Fletcher , January 1909–January 1913 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 26 , , Joseph H. Gainer , January 1913–January 1927 , Democratic , - , 27 , , James E. Dunne , January 1927–January 1939 , Democratic , - , 28 , , John F. Collins , January 2, 1939–January 6, 1941 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - , 29 , , Dennis J. Roberts , January 1941–January 1951 , Democratic , - , 30 , , Walter H. Reynolds , January 1951–January 5, 1965 , Democratic , - , 31 , , Joseph A. Doorley, Jr. , January 5, 1965–January 6, 1975 , Democratic , - , 32 , , Vincent "Buddy" Cianci , January 7, 1975–April 25, 1984 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
(1974-1982)
Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
(1982-1984) , - , 33 , , Joseph R. Paolino , April 25, 1984–January 7, 1991 , Democratic , - , 34 , , Vincent "Buddy" Cianci , January 7, 1991–September 6, 2002 ,
Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
, - , 35 , , John J. Lombardi , September 6, 2002–January 6, 2003 , Democratic , - , 36 , ,
David Cicilline David Nicola Cicilline (; born July 15, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 36th mayor of Providence from 2003 to 2011, the first openly ...
, January 6, 2003–January 3, 2011 , Democratic , - , 37 , ,
Angel Taveras Angel Taveras (born August 18, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 37th mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, from 2011 to 2015. Taveras was the first Hispanic mayor of the city and the third elected and fourth serving Domin ...
, January 3, 2011–January 5, 2015 , Democratic , -{{Party shading/Democratic , 38 , ,
Jorge Elorza Jorge O. Elorza (born November 24, 1976) is an American law professor and mayor of Providence, Rhode Island. He defeated former mayor Buddy Cianci in the 2014 mayoral election and on January 5, 2015, was sworn in as mayor of the city. Early lif ...
, January 5, 2015–present , Democratic


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Mayoral elections in Providence, Rhode Island Elections are held in Providence, Rhode Island to elect the city's mayor. Such elections are regularly scheduled to be held in United States midterm election years. Elections before 1998 1998 The 1998 Providence, Rhode Island mayoral e ...


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Mayors of the Town of Cumberland at Cityof.ProvidenceRI.com


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Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...