List of mayors of Washington, D.C.
1802–1871: Mayors of the City of Washington
Table:
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Mayor[3]
Term Began
Term Ended

Robert Brent
1802
1812

Daniel Rapine
1812
1813

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[4]
June 7, 1870
February 28, 1871

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