List of mayors of Detroit
First incorporation
Two mayors served under the 1806 charter.

List of mayors of Detroit

Section Title: First incorporation
Table Section Text: Two mayors served under the 1806 charter.

#	Name	Term	Party	Notes

1	-	Solomon Sibley	1806	Democratic	Solomon Sibley was the author of Detroit's first city charter in 1806, and became the city's first mayor under the charter.

2	-	Elijah Brush	1806	Elijah Brush was appointed to the mayor's chair after Sibley's resignation, but like Sibley found the position powerless and soon resigned himself.

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Sibley was elected under the first city charter of 1806 as the first mayor of Detroit.

final_sentence: Sibley was elected under the first city charter of 1806 as the first mayor of Detroit.