List of mayors of Washington, D.C.
1802–1871: Mayors of the City of Washington
The persons listed below are the mayors of the now-defunct City of Washington, which was officially granted a formal government in 1802.

List of mayors of Washington, D.C.

Section Title: 1802–1871: Mayors of the City of Washington
Table Section Text: The persons listed below are the mayors of the now-defunct City of Washington, which was officially granted a formal government in 1802.

Image	Mayor	Term Began	Term Ended

-	Robert Brent	1802	1812

-	Daniel Rapine	1812	1813

JamesHeigheBlake.jpeg	James H. Blake	1813	1817

-	Benjamin G. Orr	1817	1819

-	Samuel N. Smallwood	1819	1822

-	Thomas Carbery	1822	June 1824

-	Samuel N. Smallwood	June 1824	September 30, 1824

-	Roger C. Weightman	September 30, 1824	1827

-	Joseph Gales	1827	1830

-	John Peter Van Ness	1830	1834

-	William A. Bradley	1834	1836

-	Peter Force	1836	1840

-	William Winston Seaton	1840	1850

-	Walter Lenox	1850	1852

-	John W. Maury	1852	1854

-	John T. Towers	1854	1856

-	William B. Magruder	1856	1858

-	James G. Berret	1858	September 14, 1861

-	Richard Wallach	September 14, 1861	1868

-	Sayles J. Bowen	1868	June 7, 1870

-	Matthew G. Emery	June 7, 1870	February 28, 1871

Sentence(s)

Benjamin G Orr was the fourth mayor of Washington, D.C., in 1817, and served for two years.

final_sentence: Benjamin G Orr was the fourth mayor of Washington, D.C., in 1817, and served for two years.