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Interesting facts about the mayors
| Name (Party) | Date of birth | Birthplace | Died | Age | Age Became Mayor | Assumed Office1 | Left Office | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorilus Morrison (R) | Dec 27 1814 | Livermore, Mass. (now Maine) | Jun 26 1897 | 82 | 52 | Feb 26 1867 2 | Apr 14 1868 | banker |
| 2 | Hugh G. Harrison (R) | Apr 22 1822 | Belleville, Ill. | Aug 12 1891 | 69 | 45 | Apr 14 1868 | Apr 13 1869 | banker |
| 3 | Dorilus Morrison (R) | Dec 27 1814 | Livermore, Mass. (now Maine) | Jun 26 1897 | 82 | 54 | Apr 13 1869 | Apr 12 1870 | banker |
| 4 | Eli B. Ames (D) | Aug 3 1820 | Colchester, Vt. | Feb 12 1897 | 76 | 49 | Apr 12 1870 | Apr 9 1872 | lawyer |
| 5 | Eugene M. Wilson (D) | Dec 25 1833 | Morgantown, Va. (now W. Va.) | Apr 10 1890 | 56 | 38 | Apr 9 1872 | Apr 8 1873 | lawyer |
| 6 | George A. Brackett (R) | Sep 16 1836 | Calais, Maine | May 17 1921 | 84 | 36 | Apr 8 1873 | Apr 14 1874 | flour mill owner |
| 7 | Eugene M. Wilson (D) | Dec 25 1833 | Morgantown, Va. (now W. Va.) | Apr 10 1890 | 56 | 40 | Apr 14 1874 | Apr 13 1875 | lawyer |
| 8 | Orlando C. Merriman (R) | Jul 27 1827 | Somerville, N.Y. | Aug 2 1906 | 79 | 47 | Apr 13 1875 | Apr 11 1876 | lawyer; lumber mill owner |
| 9 | A. A. Ames (D) | Jan 18 1842 | Boone County, Ill. | Nov 16 1911 | 69 | 34 | Apr 11 1876 | Apr 10 1877 | physician |
| 10 | John de Laittre (R) | Mar 5 1832 | Ellsworth, Maine | Sep 19 1921 | 89 | 45 | Apr 10 1877 | Apr 9 1878 | banker |
| 11 | A. C. Rand (R) | Dec 31 1832 | Boston, Mass. | Jul 12 1885 | 52 | 45 | Apr 9 1878 | Apr 11 1882 | gas company executive |
| 12 | A. A. Ames (D) | Jan 18 1842 | Boone County, Ill. | Nov 16 1911 | 69 | 40 | Apr 11 1882 | Apr 8 1884 | physician |
| 13 | George A. Pillsbury (R) | Aug 29 1816 | Sutton, N.H. | Jul 17 1898 | 81 | 67 | Apr 8 1884 | Apr 13 1886 | flour mill owner |
| 14 | A. A. Ames (D) | Jan 18 1842 | Boone County, Ill. | Nov 16 1911 | 69 | 44 | Apr 13 1886 | Jan 7 1889 3 | physician |
| 15 | E. C. Babb (R) | Feb 1 1834 | Portland, Maine | Mar 9 1899 | 65 | 54 | Jan 7 1889 | Jan 5 1891 | ice company owner |
| 16 | Philip B. Winston (D) | Aug 12 1845 | Hanover County, Va. | Jul 1 1901 | 55 | 45 | Jan 5 1891 | Jan 2 1893 | contractor |
| 17 | William H. Eustis (R) | Jul 17 1845 | Oxbow, N.Y. | Nov 29 1928 | 83 | 47 | Jan 2 1893 | Jan 7 1895 | railroad executive |
| 18 | Robert Pratt (R) | Dec 12 1845 | Rutland, Vt. | Aug 8 1908 | 62 | 49 | Jan 7 1895 | Jan 2 1899 | fuel dealer |
| 19 | James Gray (D) | Feb 18 1862 | Falkirk, Scotland | Sep 8 1916 | 54 | 36 | Jan 2 1899 | Jan 7 1901 | newspaper editor |
| 20 | A. A. Ames (R) | Jan 18 1842 | Boone County, Ill. | Nov 16 1911 | 69 | 58 | Jan 7 1901 | Aug 27 1902 4 | physician |
| 21 | David P. Jones (R) | Jul 6 1860 | Minneapolis | Aug 3 1927 | 67 | 42 | Aug 27 1902 5 | Jan 5 1903 | real estate |
| 22 | James C. Haynes (D) | Sep 22 1848 | Baldwinsville, N.Y. | Apr 15 1913 | 64 | 54 | Jan 5 1903 | Jan 2 1905 | lawyer |
| 23 | David P. Jones (R) | Jul 6 1860 | Minneapolis | Aug 3 1927 | 67 | 44 | Jan 2 1905 | Jan 7 1907 | real estate |
| 24 | James C. Haynes (D) | Sep 22 1848 | Baldwinsville, N.Y. | Apr 15 1913 | 64 | 58 | Jan 7 1907 | Jan 6 1913 | lawyer |
| 25 | Wallace G. Nye (R) | Oct 17 1859 | Hortonville, Wisc. | Mar 4 1926 | 66 | 53 | Jan 6 1913 | Jan 1 1917 | pharmacist |
| 26 | Thomas Van Lear (PO) | Apr 26 1864 | Frostburg, Md. | Mar 4 1931 | 66 | 52 | Jan 1 1917 | Jan 6 1919 | mechanic |
| 27 | J. Edward Meyers (Loy) | Dec 22 1862 | Dayton, O. | Jun 11 1944 | 81 | 56 | Jan 6 1919 | Jul 4 1921 6 | lawyer |
| 28 | George E. Leach (R) | Jul 14 1876 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Jul 17 1955 | 79 | 44 | Jul 4 1921 | Jul 8 1929 | insurance agent |
| 29 | William F. Kunze (R) | Jun 1 1872 | Sleepy Eye, Minn. | Feb 14 1962 | 89 | 57 | Jul 8 1929 | Jul 6 1931 | banker |
| 30 | William A. Anderson (F-L) | Oct 16 1873 | Adams County, Wisc. | Dec 12 1954 | 81 | 57 | Jul 6 1931 | Jul 3 1933 | lawyer |
| 31 | A. G. Bainbridge (R) | Sep 4 1885 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Mar 14 1936 | 50 | 47 | Jul 3 1933 | Jul 8 1935 | theatrical producer |
| 32 | Thomas E. Latimer (F-L) | Apr 6 1879 | Hilliard, O. | Nov 6 1937 | 58 | 56 | Jul 8 1935 | Jul 5 1937 | lawyer |
| 33 | George E. Leach (R) | Jul 14 1876 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Jul 17 1955 | 79 | 60 | Jul 5 1937 | Jul 7 1941 | National Guard official |
| 34 | Marvin L. Kline (R) | Aug 9 1903 | Brunswick, Nebr. | Apr 9 1974 | 70 | 37 | Jul 7 1941 | Jul 2 1945 | architectural engineer |
| 35 | Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. (DFL) | May 27 1911 | Wallace, S.D. | Jan 13 1978 | 66 | 34 | Jul 2 1945 | Nov 30 1948 7 | pharmacist; political science |
| 36 | Eric G. Hoyer (DFL 8) | Mar 3 1898 | Lidkoping, Sweden | Mar 17 1990 | 92 | 50 | Dec 1 1948 9 | Jul 8 1957 10 | landscape architect & interior designer |
| 37 | P. Kenneth Peterson (R) | Apr 13 1915 | Minneapolis | Dec 31 1993 | 78 | 42 | Jul 8 1957 | Jul 3 1961 | lawyer |
| 38 | Arthur Naftalin (DFL) | Jun 28 1917 | Fargo, N.D. | May 16 2005 | 87 | 44 | Jul 3 1961 | Jul 7 1969 | journalist; political scientist |
| 39 | Charles Stenvig (Ind) | Jan 16 1928 | Minneapolis | Feb 22 2010 | 82 | 41 | Jul 7 1969 | Dec 31 1973 11 12 | police officer |
| 40 | Richard M. Erdall (R) | Jan 13 1933 | Minneapolis | Jul 3 2018 | 85 | 40 | Dec 31 1973 | Jan 2 197413 | lawyer |
| 41 | Albert J. Hofstede (DFL) | Sep 25 1940 | Minneapolis | Sep 3 2016 | 75 | 33 | Jan 2 1974 | Jan 2 1976 | public servant |
| 42 | Charles Stenvig (Ind) | Jan 16 1928 | Minneapolis | Feb 22 2010 | 82 | 47 | Jan 2 1976 | Jan 3 1978 | police officer |
| 43 | Albert J. Hofstede (DFL) | Sep 25 1940 | Minneapolis | Sep 3 2016 | 75 | 37 | Jan 3 1978 | Jan 2 1980 | public servant |
| 44 | Donald M. Fraser (DFL) | Feb 20 1924 | Minneapolis | Jun 2 2019 | 95 | 55 | Jan 2 1980 | Jan 3 199414 | lawyer |
| 45 | Sharon Sayles Belton (DFL) | May 13 1951 | St. Paul, Minn. | 42 | Jan 3 1994 | Jan 2 2002 | parole officer | ||
| 46 | R.T. Rybak (DFL) | Dec 11 1955 | Minneapolis | 46 | Jan 2 2002 | Jan 2 2014 | journalist; business executive | ||
| 47 | Elizabeth Ashley (Betsy) Hodges (DFL) | Sep 7 1969 | Baltimore, Md. | 44 | Jan 2 2014 | Jan 2 2018 | non-profit fundraiser | ||
| 48 | Jacob Frey (DFL) | Jul 23 1981 | Virginia | 36 | Jan 2 2018 | 15 | lawyer |
1. Date given is the date the Mayor assumed office. The Oath of Office was not necessarily given on this date.
2. City incorporated February 6, 1867. A special organizational election was held on February 19, 1867. Thereafter, elections were held annually on the 1st Tuesday in April. The term of office was one year.
3. Election day moved from April to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The Mayor took office on the first Monday in January. The term of office was changed to two years. Ames's term was extended accordingly.
4. Resigned August 27, 1902 in the wake of a scandal.
5. Succeeded Ames, who resigned.
7. Resigned November 30, 1948 to become a U.S. Senator.
8. Hoyer had been part of the Farmer-Labor Party prior to the creation of the DFL in 1944 and opposed the merger up until his death.
9. Succeeded Humphrey, who resigned.
10. Election day moved to the second Tuesday in June.
11. Election day moved to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, odd years. The Mayor took office on January 1. Stenvig's term was extended accordingly.
12. Resigned December 31, 1973 to become Acting Chief of Police.
13. Succeeded Stenvig, who resigned.
14. Term changed to four years beginning with the 1981 election.
15. Incumbent. Term expires January 3, 2022