Between 18, the city's mayors were then selected by a city council. From 1802 to 1812, the mayor was appointed by the President of the United States. The Mayor of Washington had authority over city services, appointments, and local tax assessments however, the duties of the mayor mostly consisted of requesting appropriations from Congress to finance the city. The persons listed below are the mayors of the now-defunct City of Washington, which was officially granted a formal government in 1802. 1802–1871: Mayors of the City of Washington Some reports name Thomas Johnson as the chairman of the Board of Commissioners, but it appears there was no chair, even if Johnson acted in the manner of a chair. 214, set up a board of three commissioners to survey and define the territory of the Federal City, and to purchase land for development and oversee the construction of all federal buildings. The 1790 Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States, Act of March 3, 1791, 1 Stat. The lists on this page include all of the chief executives of the District of Columbia in their various forms.ġ791–1802: Board of Commissioners of the Federal City The current mayor of the District of Columbia is Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, who has served in the role since January 2, 2015. Even though District of Columbia is not a state, the district government also has certain state-level responsibilities, making some of the mayor's duties analogous to those of United States governors. Finally, in 1974, the District of Columbia Home Rule Act allowed for District residents to elect their own mayor.Ĭurrently, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is popularly elected to a four-year term with no term limits. The board was made permanent in 1878 and this system continued until 1967, when it was replaced by a single mayor-commissioner and city council appointed by the President. As listed below, only two served before this office was abolished in 1874, and replaced with a temporary three-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the President. In 1871, with the District of Columbia Organic Act, those three subdivisions within the District were unified into a single government, whose chief executive was a territorial Governor. In 1846, Alexandria County and the City of Alexandria returned to Virginia, leaving the District with two independent cities and one county. (Both counties were governed by levy courts made of providentially appointed Justices of the Peace, whose members do not appear below.) Finally to the east and outside the cities, formerly Maryland, lay Washington County, D.C.
The rural county west of the Potomac, formerly Virginia, was Alexandria County. And the new City of Washington was chartered shortly after the District, in 1802. The pre-existing city of Alexandria, Virginia, had its own list of mayors before, during and after its inclusion in the District. The pre-existing city of Georgetown and its mayors are listed below. The District consisted of five political subdivisions: three cities with their own municipal governments, and two rural counties. That Act made no provision for an executive for the District as a whole. The Board of Commissioners was dissolved. With the passage of the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, the District was brought under the direct political control of Congress. From 1791 to 1802 the District was managed by that three-member Board of Commissioners of the Federal City as listed below. That Act designated that the President could appoint three commissioners to locate, define and survey an area not exceeding ten miles square as the capital district, following the Constitutional mandate to do so.
The federal district of the United States was first designated by the amended Residence Act of 1790. 1.8 1975–present: Mayors of the District of Columbia.1.6 1878–1967: Presidents of the Board of Commissioners.1.5 1874–1878: Commissioners of the District of Columbia.1.4 1871–1874: Governors of the District of Columbia.1.2 1802–1871: Mayors of the City of Washington.1.1 1791–1802: Board of Commissioners of the Federal City.
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