List of mayors of Duluth, Minnesota explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Duluth
Insignia:Seal of the City of Duluth, Minnesota.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Incumbent:Roger Reinert
Incumbentsince:January 4, 2024
Seat:Duluth City Hall
Termlength:Four years
Inaugural:Joshua B. Culver

The Mayor of Duluth is the chief executive officer of Duluth, Minnesota, and is responsible for overseeing the city's administration. The Mayor's Office is located in the Duluth Civic Center Historic District. This article is a list of people who have served as mayor.

List

No.MayorTermPartyRef
1Joshua B. Culver1870–1871Democratic[1]
2Sidney Luce1872[2]
3Vespasian Smith1873–1874[3]
4Peter Dean1875[4]
5John Drew1876–1879[5]
6Peter Dean1880
7Josaiah Davis Ensign1881–1882[6]
8Charles Hinman Graves1882–1883Republican[7]
9Joshua B. Culver1883 Democratic
10Josaiah Davis Ensign1884
11H.B. Moore1885
12John B. Sutphin1886–1889
13M.J. Davis1890–1891
14Charles d’Autremont, Jr.1892–1893
15Ray T. Lewis1894–1895
16Henry Truelsen1896–1900People's[8]
17Trevanion W. Hugo1900–1903Republican
18Dr. Marcus B. Cullo1904–1907Democratic[9]
19R.D. Haven1908–1909Republican
20Dr. Marcus B. Cullo1910–1911 Democratic
21John A. McCuen1912
22William I. Prince1913–1917
23Clarence R. Magney1917–1920
24Trevanion W. Hugo1920–1921 Republican
25Samuel F. Snively1921–1937Farmer–Labor[10]
26Carl Rudolf Berghult1937–1941Republican
27Edward H. Hatch1941–1945
28George W. Johnson1945–1953Republican
29George D. Johnson1953–1956
30Eugene R. Lambert1956–1959[11]
31E. Clifford Mork1959–1962[12] [13]
32George D. Johnson1963–1967
33Ben Boo1967–1975Republican[14]
34Robert Beaudin1975–1979Democratic–Farmer–Labor[15]
35John Fedo1979–1992Democratic–Farmer–Labor[16]
36Gary Doty1992–2004Democratic–Farmer–Labor[17]
37Herb Bergson2004–2008Democratic–Farmer–Labor
38Don Ness2008–2016Democratic–Farmer–Labor[18]
39Emily Larson2016–2024Democratic–Farmer–Labor[19]
40Roger Reinert2024–Democratic–Farmer–Labor[20]

‡ = second time in office

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-03-09 . Joshua B. Culver: Duluth’s first mayor and leader of ‘The Ring’ . 2024-07-08 . Duluth News Tribune.
  2. Web site: 2024-07-08 . Portrait of Sidney Luce, Mayor 1872, Duluth, Minnesota . 2024-07-08 . Minnesota Digital Library.
  3. Web site: Portrait of Vespasian Smith, Mayor, 1873-1874 Duluth, Minnesota . 2024-07-09 . collection.mndigital.org . en.
  4. Web site: Portrait of Peter Dean, Mayor 1875, 1880, Duluth, Minnesota . 2024-07-09 . Minnesota Immigrants: People on the Move - Minnesota Digital Library . en.
  5. Web site: Portrait of John Drew, Mayor 1876-1879, Duluth, Minnesota . 2024-07-09 . collection.mndigital.org . en.
  6. Web site: Portrait of Josaiah Davis Ensign, Mayor 1881-1882, 1884, Duluth, Minnesota . 2024-07-09 . collection.mndigital.org . en.
  7. Web site: (Still Image) Portraits of Mayors Charles Hinman Graves, Marcus B. Cullum, and Clinton Markell, Duluth, Minnesota, . 2024-07-09 . mndigital.org . Duluth Public Library.
  8. Web site: Mayor of Duluth Re-elected. . NYTimes.com . 1962-12-10 . 2024-07-16.
  9. News: 1910-02-02 . DULUTH IS DEMOCRATIC.; Republican Mayor In Minnesota Ousted by a Plurality of 791. . 2024-07-16 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: Tribune . Curt Brown Star . Four-term Duluth mayor laid down roots for renaissance . 2024-07-16 . Star Tribune.
  11. News: President Invited to Duluth . 2024-07-16 . The New York Times . en . 0362-4331.
  12. Web site: (Still Image) Portrait of Emil Clifford Mork, Mayor 1959-1962, Duluth, Minnesota,(1959) . Powers . 2024-08-18 . Duluth Public Library.
  13. News: E. CLIFFORD MORK . 2024-08-19 . The New York Times . en . 0362-4331.
  14. Web site: Portrait of Ben Boo, Mayor 1967-1975 Duluth, Minnesota . 2024-07-09 . collection.mndigital.org . en.
  15. Web site: 2013-01-14 . Former Duluth Mayor Robert Beaudin dies at age 72 . 2024-07-09 . Duluth News Tribune . en.
  16. Web site: Portrait of John Fedo, Mayor 1979-1992, Duluth, Minnesota . 2024-07-09 . collection.mndigital.org . en.
  17. Web site: Portrait of Gary Doty, Mayor 1992-2004, Duluth, Minnesota . 2024-07-09 . collection.mndigital.org . en.
  18. Web site: Kimball . Joe . 2009-06-18 . Duluth poll shows they like Mayor Don Ness . 2024-07-09 . MinnPost . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2022-12-13 . Duluth mayor to seek third term, citing unfinished business, including new library . 2024-07-09 . Duluth News Tribune . en.
  20. Web site: 2023-11-08 . Reinert trounces Larson to become Duluth mayor . 2024-07-09 . MinnPost . en-US.