List of mayors of Alexandria, Virginia explained

The mayor of Alexandria, Virginia serves as the ceremonial head of government of the independent City of Alexandria, Virginia.^[1] Elected at large by the voters of the city, the mayor serves a three-year term. The incumbent, Justin Wilson, was first elected in the 2018 election.

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Alexandria
Insignia:	Seal of Alexandria, Virginia.svg
Insigniasize:	100px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the City of Alexandria
Flag:	Flag of Alexandria, Virginia.svg
Flagsize:	110px
Flagcaption:	Flag of the City of Alexandria
Incumbent:	Justin Wilson
Incumbentsince:	January 2, 2019
Style:	The Honorable
Termlength:	3 years
Formation:	1780
Inaugural:	Robert T. Hooe
Deputy:	Vice Mayor of Alexandria

List of Mayors of Alexandria (1780–)^[2]

Before joining the District of Columbia (1780–1801)

• Robert T. Hooe 1780–1781
• James Hendricks 1781–1782
• William Herbert 1782–1783
• Richard Conway 1783–1784
• James Keith 1784–1785
• James Kirk 1785–1786
• David Arell 1786
• John Fitzgerald 1786–1787
• William Hunter, Jr. 1787–1788
• Jesse Taylor 1788–1789
• Dennis Ramsay 1789–1790
• William Hunter, Jr. 1790–1791
• Philip Marsteller 1791–1792
• Jesse Taylor 1792–1793
• Dennis Ramsay 1793–1794
• Robert Mease 1794–1795
• John Dundas 1795–1796
• Jonah Thompson 1796–1797
• Francis Peyton 1797–1798
• John Dundas 1798–1799
• Francis Peyton 1799–1800
• Amos Alexander 1800–1801

While included within the District of Columbia
(1801-1847)

• George Taylor 1801-1802
• Alexander Smith 1802
• George Washington Slacum 1802-1803
• Jacob Hoffman 1803-1804
• Elisha C. Dick 1804-1805
• Jonah Thompson 1805-1808
• Cuthbert Powell 1808-1809
• William Herbert 1809-1812
• Charles Simms 1812-1815
• Edmund J. Lee 1815-1818
• Jacob Hoffman 1818-1821
• Christopher Neale 1821-1824
• John Roberts 1824-1827
• Thomson Francis Mason 1827-1830
• John Roberts 1830-1833
• Bernard Hooe Jr. 1833-1836
• George Wise 1836-1837
• Bernard Hooe, Jr. 1837-1840
• Edgar Snowden 1840-1843
• Robert G. Violett 1843
• Joseph Eaches 1843-1846
• William Veitch 1846-1847

After Retrocession of the City of Alexandria and Alexandria County back to Virginia
(1847–Present)

• William Veitch 1847–1849
• Isaac Buckingham 1849–1850
• Lawrence Berry Taylor 1850–1853
• John Muir 1853–1854
• George P. Wise 1854–1857
• William Duncan Massey 1857–1860
• William B. Price 1860–1861
• Lewis McKenzie 1861–1863
• Charles A. Ware 1863–1866
• Hugh Latham 1866–1868
• William Norris Berkley 1868–1869
• Hugh Latham 1869–1872
• William Norris Berkley 1872–1874
• Kosciusko Kemper 1874–1876
• J. B. Johnson 1876–1877
• Kosciusko Kemper 1877–1878
• Courtland H. Smith 1878–1881
• James T. Beckham 1881–1885
• John B. Smoot 1885–1887
• Emanuel Downham 1887–1891
• Henry Strauss 1891–1897
• George L. Simpson 1897–1903
• F. J. Paff 1903–1912
• Thomas Fisher 1912–1920
• James M. Duncan 1920–1922
• William Albert Smoot 1922–1930
• Robert Simpson Jones 1930
• Carroll Pierce 1930–1931
• Edmund F. Ticer 1931–1934
• Emmett C. Davison 1934–1937
• Richard Ruffner 1937–1940
• William T. Wilkins 1940–1949
• Franklin P. Backus 1949–1952
• Marshall J. Beverley 1952–1955
• Leroy S. Bendheim 1955–1961
• Frank E. Mann 1961–1967
• Charles E. Beatley 1967–1976
• Frank E. Mann 1976–1979
• Charles E. Beatley 1979–1985
• Jim Moran 1985–1991
• Patsy Ticer 1991–1996
• Kerry J. Donley 1996–2003
• William D. Euille 2003–2016, first African-American mayor
• Allison Silberberg 2016–2019
• Justin Wilson 2019–Present, first biracial mayor

See also

• Timeline of Alexandria, Virginia
• History of Alexandria, Virginia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alexandria City Council . 2023-07-04 . City of Alexandria, VA . en.
2. Web site: Mayors and Postmasters of Alexandria, Virginia . Political Graveyard . 15 January 2019.