List of mayors of Philadelphia
Mayors
Table:
Colonial mayors elected by the Common Council

No.

Mayor

Term start

Term end

Mayorship

Term[5]

1
Humphrey Morrey
May 20, 1691
October 25, 1701
1
1

2
Edward Shippen I
October 25, 1701
October 24, 1702
2
2

October 24, 1702
October 5, 1703
3

3
Anthony Morris I
October 5, 1703
October 3, 1704
3
4

4
Griffith Jones
October 3, 1704
October 2, 1705
4
5

5
Joseph Willcox
October 2, 1705
October 1, 1706
5
6

6
Nathan Stanbury
October 1, 1706
October 7, 1707
6
7

7
Thomas Masters
October 7, 1707
October 5, 1708
7
8

October 5, 1708
October 4, 1709
9

8
Richard Hill
October 4, 1709
October 3, 1710
8
10

9
William Carter
October 3, 1710
October 2, 1711
9
11

10
Samuel Preston
October 2, 1711
October 7, 1712
10
12

11
Jonathan Dickinson
October 7, 1712
October 6, 1713
11
13

12
George Roch
October 6, 1713
October 5, 1714
12
14

(8)
Richard Hill
October 5, 1714
October 4, 1715
13
15

October 4, 1715
October 2, 1716
16

October 2, 1716
October 1, 1717
17

(11)
Jonathan Dickinson
October 1, 1717
October 7, 1718
14
18

October 7, 1718
October 6, 1719
19

13
William Fishbourn
October 6, 1719
October 4, 1720
15
20

October 4, 1720
October 3, 1721
21

October 3, 1721
October 2, 1722
22

14
James Logan
October 2, 1722
October 1, 1723
16
23

15
Clement Plumsted
October 1, 1723
October 6, 1724
17
24

16
Isaac Norris
October 6, 1724
October 5, 1725
18
25

17
William Hudson
October 5, 1725
October 4, 1726
19
26

18
Charles Read
October 4, 1726
October 3, 1727
20
27

19
Thomas Lawrence I
October 3, 1727
October 2, 1728
21
28

October 2, 1728
October 7, 1729
29

20
Thomas Griffitts
October 7, 1729
October 6, 1730
22
30

October 6, 1730
October 6, 1731
31

21
Samuel Hasell
October 6, 1731
October 3, 1732
23
32

October 3, 1732
October 2, 1733
33

(20)
Thomas Griffitts
October 2, 1733
October 1, 1734
24
34

(19)
Thomas Lawrence I
October 1, 1734
October 7, 1735
25
35

22
William Allen
October 7, 1735
October 5, 1736
26
36

(15)
Clement Plumsted
October 5, 1736
October 4, 1737
27
37

(20)
Thomas Griffitts
October 4, 1737
October 3, 1738
28
38

23
Anthony Morris II
October 3, 1738
October 2, 1739
29
39

24
Edward Roberts
October 2, 1739
October 7, 1740
30
40

(21)
Samuel Hasell
October 7, 1740
October 6, 1741
31
41

(15)
Clement Plumsted
October 6, 1741
October 5, 1742
32
42

25
William Till
October 5, 1742
October 4, 1743
33
43

26
Benjamin Shoemaker
October 4, 1743
October 2, 1744
34
44

27
Edward Shippen III
October 2, 1744
October 1, 1745[a]
35
45

28
James Hamilton
October 1, 1745
October 7, 1746
36
46

29
William Attwood
October 7, 1746
October 6, 1747[b]
37
47

October 9, 1747
October 4, 1748
48

30
Charles Willing
October 4, 1748
October 3, 1749
38
49

(19)
Thomas Lawrence I
October 3, 1749
October 2, 1750
39
50

31
William Plumsted
October 2, 1750
October 1, 1751
40
51

32
Robert Strettell
October 1, 1751
October 3, 1752
41
52

(26)
Benjamin Shoemaker
October 3, 1752
October 2, 1753
42
53

(19)
Thomas Lawrence I
October 2, 1753
April 25, 1754[c]
43
54

(30)
Charles Willing
April 25, 1754
October 1, 1754
44
55

October 1, 1754
December 4, 1754[c]
56

(31)
William Plumsted
December 4, 1754
October 7, 1755
45
57

October 7, 1755
October 5, 1756
58

33
Attwood Shute
October 5, 1756
October 4, 1757
46
59

October 4, 1757
October 3, 1758[d]
60

34
Thomas Lawrence II
October 15, 1758
October 2, 1759
47
61

35
John Stamper
October 2, 1759
October 7, 1760
48
62

(26)
Benjamin Shoemaker
October 7, 1760
October 6, 1761[e]
49
63

36
Jacob Duché
October 6, 1761
October 5, 1762[f]
50
64

37
Henry Harrison
October 5, 1762
October 4, 1763
51
65

38
Thomas Willing
October 4, 1763
October 2, 1764
52
66

(34)
Thomas Lawrence II
October 2, 1764
October 1, 1765
53
67

39
John Lawrence
October 1, 1765
October 7, 1766
54
68

October 7, 1766
October 6, 1767
69

40
Isaac Jones
October 6, 1767
October 4, 1768
55
70

October 4, 1768
October 3, 1769
71

41
Samuel Shoemaker
October 3, 1769
October 2, 1770
56
72

October 2, 1770
October 1, 1771
73

42
John Gibson
October 1, 1771
October 6, 1772
57
74

October 6, 1772
October 5, 1773
75

43
William Fisher
October 5, 1773
October 4, 1774
58
76

44
Samuel Rhoads
October 4, 1774
October 5, 1775
59
77

45
Samuel Powel
October 5, 1775
July 4, 1776[g]
60
78

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