This is a list of mayors of Edmonton, a city in Alberta, Canada.
Edmonton was incorporated as a town on January 9, 1892, with Matthew McCauley acclaimed as its first mayor during the town's first election, held February 10, 1892. On October 8, 1904, Edmonton became a city during the tenure of Mayor William Short. Edmonton was part of the North-West Territories until September 1, 1905, when it became the capital of the newly created province of Alberta, during the tenure of Mayor Kenneth W. MacKenzie. The longest serving mayor is William Hawrelak, who was elected as mayor seven times, serving for a total of 10 years 4 months over three periods: four consecutive terms starting 1951, resigned in 1959 during last month of fourth term; two consecutive terms starting 1963, expelled by the courts in 1964; one term starting in 1974, died in office in 1975.
Mayors of Edmonton
Mayors of Edmonton| Mayor | Date of birth | Term began | Age at term start | Term Ended | Previous office | Date of death and age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew McCauley | July 11, 1850 | February 10, 1892 | 41 years, 214 days | January 14, 1895 | Co-founder of the Edmonton Board of Trade | October 30, 193080 years, 111 days | |
| 2 | Herbert Charles Wilson | December 7, 1859 | January 14, 1895 | 35 years, 38 days | October 6, 1896 | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories (1888–1891) | December 17, 190950 years, 10 days | |
| 3 | Cornelius Gallagher | December 31, 1854 | October 27, 18962 | 41 years, 301 days | December 14, 1896 | Alderman (1893–1895) | October 27, 193277 years, 301 days | |
| 4 | John Alexander McDougall | May 20, 1854 | December 14, 1896 | 42 years, 208 days | December 13, 1897 | Alderman (1893–1895) | December 17, 192874 years, 211 days | |
| 5 | William S. Edmiston | November 10, 1857 | December 13, 1897 | 40 years, 33 days | December 11, 1899 | Alderman (1895–1896) | July 24, 190345 years, 256 days | |
| 6 | Kenneth W. MacKenzie | February 3, 1862 | December 11, 1899 | 37 years, 311 days | December 9, 1901 | Alderman (1898–1899) | October 9, 192967 years, 248 days | |
| 7 | William Short | January 11, 1866 | December 9, 1901 | 35 years, 332 days | December 12, 1904 | Public school trustee (1899–1901) | January 27, 192660 years, 16 days | |
| – | Kenneth W. MacKenzie | February 3, 1862 | December 12, 1904 | 42 years, 313 days | December 11, 1905 | Mayor of Edmonton (1899–1901) | October 9, 192967 years, 248 days | |
| 8 | Charles May | June 30, 1858 | December 11, 1905 | 47 years, 164 days | December 10, 1906 | Alderman (1903–1905) | March 1, 193273 years, 245 days | |
| 9 | William Antrobus Griesbach | January 3, 1878 | December 10, 1906 | 28 years, 341 days | December 9, 1907 | Alderman (1904–1906) | January 21, 194567 years, 18 days | |
| – | John Alexander McDougall | May 20, 1854 | December 9, 1907 | 53 years, 203 days | December 14, 1908 | Mayor of Edmonton (1896–1897) | December 17, 192874 years, 211 days | |
| 10 | Robert Lee | March 10, 1862 | December 14, 1908 | 46 years, 279 days | December 12, 1910 | Alderman (1899–1901 & 1907–1908) | August 5, 192563 years, 148 days | |
| 11 | George S. Armstrong | May 16, 1867 | December 12, 1910 | 43 years, 210 days | December 9, 1912 | Alderman (1907–1910) | June 9, 194780 years, 24 days | |
| – | William Short | January 11, 1866 | December 9, 1912 | 46 years, 333 days | December 8, 1913 | Mayor of Edmonton (1901–1904) | January 27, 192660 years, 16 days | |
| 12 | William J. McNamara | December 27, 1879 | December 8, 1913 | 33 years, 346 days | October 27, 1914 | Mayor of Wetaskiwin (1909–1910) | January 1, 194767 years, 5 days | |
| 13 | William Thomas Henry | January 2, 1872 | December 14, 1914 | 42 years, 346 days | December 10, 1917 | Alderman (1900–1902) | September 11, 195280 years, 253 days | |
| 14 | Harry Marshall Erskine Evans | August 17, 1876 | December 10, 1917 | 41 years, 115 days | December 9, 1918 | President of Edmonton Board of Trade (1916–1917) | September 20, 197397 years, 34 days | |
| 15 | Joseph Clarke | September 20, 1869 | December 9, 1918 | 49 years, 80 days | December 13, 1920 | Alderman (1912 & 1913–1915) | July 27, 194171 years, 310 days | |
| 16 | David Milwyn Duggan | May 5, 1879 | December 13, 1920 | 41 years, 222 days | December 10, 1923 | None | May 4, 194262 years, 364 days | |
| 17 | Kenny Blatchford | March 5, 1882 | December 10, 1923 | 41 years, 280 days | December 13, 1926 | Alderman (1921–1923) | April 20, 193351 years, 46 days | |
| 18 | Ambrose Bury | August 1, 1869 | December 13, 1926 | 57 years, 134 days | December 9, 1929 | Member of Parliament for Edmonton East (1925–1926) | March 29, 195181 years, 240 days | |
| 19 | James McCrie Douglas | February 5, 1867 | December 9, 1929 | 62 years, 307 days | November 11, 1931 | Alderman (1923–1926) | March 16, 195083 years, 39 days | |
| 20 | Dan Knott | July 1, 1879 | November 11, 1931 | 52 years, 133 days | November 14, 1934 | Alderman (1922–1926 & 1929–1931) | November 26, 195980 years, 148 days | |
| – | Joseph Clarke | September 20, 1869 | November 14, 1934 | 65 years, 55 days | November 10, 1937 | Alderman (1924–1925) | July 27, 194171 years, 310 days | |
| 21 | John Wesley Fry | December 5, 1876 | November 10, 1937 | 60 years, 340 days | November 7, 1945 | Alderman (1932–1937) | December 23, 194670 years, 18 days | |
| 22 | Harry Ainlay | January 3, 1887 | November 7, 1945 | 58 years, 308 days | November 2, 1949 | Alderman (1931–1935 & 1941–1945) | March 12, 197083 years, 68 days | |
| 23 | Sidney Parsons | April 11, 1893 | November 2, 1949 | 56 years, 205 days | November 7, 1951 | Alderman (1938–1949) | April 22, 195562 years, 11 days | |
| 24 | William Hawrelak | October 3, 1915 | November 7, 1951 | 36 years, 35 days | September 9, 1959 | Alderman (1949–1951) | November 7, 197560 years, 35 days | |
| 25 | Frederick John Mitchell | December 4, 1893 | September 9, 1959 | 65 years, 279 days | October 14, 1959 | Alderman (1940–1959) | December 25, 197986 years, 21 days | |
| 26 | Elmer Ernest Roper | June 4, 1893 | October 14, 1959 | 66 years, 132 days | October 16, 1963 | Leader of Alberta Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1942–1955) | November 12, 1994101 years, 161 days | |
| – | William Hawrelak | October 3, 1915 | October 16, 1963 | 48 years, 13 days | March 11, 1965 | Mayor of Edmonton (1951–1959) | November 7, 197560 years, 35 days | |
| 27 | Vincent Dantzer | October 2, 1923 | March 11, 1965 | 41 years, 160 days | October 16, 1968 | Alderman (1962–1965) | March 13, 200177 years, 162 days | |
| 28 | Ivor Dent | February 7, 1924 | October 16, 1968 | 44 years, 252 days | October 16, 1974 | Alderman (1963–1968) | March 29, 200984 years, 164 days | |
| – | William Hawrelak | October 3, 1915 | October 16, 1974 | 59 years, 13 days | November 7, 1975 | Mayor of Edmonton (1951–1959 & 1963–1965) | November 7, 197560 years, 35 days | |
| 29 | Terry Cavanagh | July 19, 1926 | November 14, 1975* | 49 years, 118 days | October 19, 1977 | Alderman (1971–1975) | December 17, 201791 years, 151 days | |
| 30 | Cec Purves | October 18, 1933 | October 19, 1977 | 44 years, 1 day | October 17, 1983 | Alderman (1966–1974) | Living(91 years, 150 days) | |
| 31 | Laurence Decore | June 28, 1940 | October 17, 1983 | 43 years, 111 days | October 17, 1988 | Alderman (1974–1977) | November 6, 199959 years, 131 days | |
| – | Terry Cavanagh | July 19, 1926 | October 17, 1988* | 62 years, 90 days | October 16, 1989 | Alderman (1983–1988) | December 17, 201791 years, 151 days | |
| 32 | Jan Reimer | May 23, 1952 | October 16, 1989 | 37 years, 146 days | October 16, 1995 | Alderman (1980–1989) | Living(72 years, 298 days) | |
| 33 | Bill Smith | December 11, 1935 | October 16, 1995 | 59 years, 309 days | October 26, 2004 | None | Living(89 years, 96 days) | |
| 34 | Stephen Mandel | July 18, 1945 | October 26, 2004 | 59 years, 100 days | October 29, 2013 | City Councillor (2001–2004) | Living(79 years, 242 days) | |
| 35 | Don Iveson | May 30, 1979 | October 29, 20133 | 34 years, 152 days | October 26, 2021 | City Councillor (2007–2013) | Living(45 years, 291 days) | |
| 36 | Amarjeet Sohi | March 8, 1964 | October 25, 2021 | 61 years, 9 days | Present | City Councillor (2007–2015) | Living(61 years, 9 days) | |
- Terry Cavanagh was never elected to the mayor's spot. Twice he sat in the mayor's chair. He was interim or acting mayor after Hawrelak's death and after Decore's resignation.
See also
Notes
References
"Location and History Profile: City of Edmonton". Alberta Municipal Profiles (PDF) (Report). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2021-10-15. p. 50. Retrieved 2021-10-19. Ordinance of the North-West Territories, Ordinance #7 1891-92, Effective Date January 9, 1892 http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/CITY.PDF ↩
"Local". The Edmonton Bulletin. Edmonton, Alberta. October 26, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved February 6, 2014. http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/EDB/1896/10/26/1/Ar00105.html?query=newspapers%7C%22Mayor+Gallagher%22%7C%7Cscore ↩
"Don Iveson is sworn-in as Edmonton's new mayor". CBC News. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/don-iveson-is-sworn-in-as-edmonton-s-new-mayor-1.2287248 ↩