List of mayors of Providence, Rhode Island
The following is a list of mayors of Providence, Rhode Island. Originally the term for the mayor was one year, from June to June.

List of mayors of Providence, Rhode Island

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Table Section Text: The following is a list of mayors of Providence, Rhode Island. Originally the term for the mayor was one year, from June to June.

#	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

5	-	Edward P. Knowles	June 1854–June 1855	Whig

6	-	James Y. Smith	June 1855–June 1857	Republican

7	-	William M. Rodman	June 1857–June 1859	American

8	-	Jabez C. Knight	June 1859–June 1864	Republican

9	-	Thomas A. Doyle	June 1864–June 1869	Republican

10	-	George L. Clarke	June 1869–June 1870	Republican

11	-	Thomas A. Doyle	June 1870–June 1881	Republican

12	-	William S. Hayward	January 1881–January 1884	Republican

13	-	Thomas A. Doyle	January 1884–June 9, 1886	Republican

14	-	Gilbert F. Robbins	June 9, 1886–January 1889	Republican

15	-	Henry R. Barker	January 1889–January 1891	Republican

16	-	Charles Sydney Smith	January 1891–January 1892	Republican

17	-	William Knight Potter	January 1892–January 1894	Democrat

18	-	Frank F. Olney	January 1894–January 1896	Republican

19	-	Edwin D. McGuinness	January 6, 1896–January 3, 1898	Democrat

20	-	William C. Baker	January 1898–January 1901	Democrat

21	-	Daniel L. D. Granger	January 1901–January 1903	Democrat

22	-	Augustus S. Miller	January 1903–September 26, 1905	Democrat

23	-	Elisha Dyer, Jr.	January 1906–November 29, 1906	Republican

24	-	Patrick J. McCarthy	January 1907–January 1909	Democratic

25	-	Henry Fletcher	January 1909–January 1913	Republican

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

29	-	Dennis J. Roberts	January 1941–January 1951	Democratic

30	-	Walter H. Reynolds	January 1951–January 1965	Democratic

31	-	Joseph A. Doorley, Jr.	January 5, 1965–January 6, 1975	Democratic

32	-	Vincent Cianci	January 1975–April 25, 1984	Republican (1974-1982) Independent (1982-1984)

33	Joseph R. Paolino, Jr. 1985.jpeg	Joseph R. Paolino	April 25, 1984–January 1991	Democratic

34	-	Vincent Cianci	January 1991–September 6, 2002	Independent

35	-	John J. Lombardi	September 6, 2002–January 6, 2003	Democratic

36	-	David Cicilline	January 6, 2003–January 3, 2011	Democratic

37	-	Angel Taveras	January 3, 2011–January 5, 2015	Democratic

38	-	Jorge Elorza	January 5, 2015–present	Democratic

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James Y. Smith was Mayor of Providence from 1855 to 1857.

final_sentence: James Y. Smith was Mayor of Providence from 1855 to 1857.