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(From January 14, 1865, to January 18, 1867, Seattle was incorporated as a town and was run by a board of trustees, the president of which was Charles C. Terry . Seattle disincorporated in 1867 and was reincorporated as a city on December 2, 1869.)
| Name: | Term began: | Term ended: |
|---|---|---|
| Henry A. Atkins | 1869 | 1871 |
| John T. Jordan | 1871 | 1872 |
| Corliss P. Stone | 1872 | 1873 |
| John T. Jordan | 1873 | 1873 |
| Moses R. Maddocks | 1873 | 1873 |
| John Collins | 1873 | 1874 |
| Henry L. Yesler | 1874 | 1875 |
| Bailey Gatzert | 1875 | 1876 |
| Gideon A. Weed | 1876 | 1878 |
| Beriah Brown | 1878 | 1879 |
| Orange Jacobs | 1879 | 1880 |
| Levi P. Smith | 1880 | 1882 |
| Henry G. Struve | 1882 | 1884 |
| John Leary | 1884 | 1885 |
| Henry L. Yesler | 1885 | 1886 |
| William H. Shoudy | 1886 | 1887 |
| Thomas T. Minor | 1887 | 1888 |
| Robert Moran | 1888 | 1890 |
| Harry White | 1890 | 1891 |
| George Hall | 1891 | 1892 |
| James T. Ronald | 1892 | 1894 |
| Byron Phelps | 1894 | 1896 |
| Frank D. Black | 1896 | 1896 |
| W. D. Wood | 1896 | 1897 |
| Thomas D. Humes | 1897 | 1904 |
| Richard A. Ballinger | 1904 | 1906 |
| William Hickman Moore | 1906 | 1908 |
| John F. Miller | 1908 | 1910 |
| Hiram C. Gill | 1910 | 1911 |
| George W. Dilling | 1911 | 1912 |
| George F. Cotterill | 1912 | 1914 |
| Hiram C. Gill | 1914 | 1918 |
| Ole Hanson | 1918 | 1919 |
| C. B. Fitzgerald | 1919 | 1920 |
| Hugh M. Caldwell | 1920 | 1922 |
| Edwin J. Brown | 1922 | 1926 |
| Bertha Knight Landes | 1926 | 1928 |
| Frank E. Edwards | 1928 | 1931 |
| Robert H. Harlin | 1931 | 1932 |
| John F. Dore | 1932 | 1934 |
| Charles L. Smith | 1934 | 1936 |
| John F. Dore | 1936 | 1938 |
| Arthur B. Langlie | 1938 | 1941 |
| John E. Carroll | 1941 | 1941 |
| Earl Millikin | 1941 | 1942 |
| William F. Devin | 1942 | 1952 |
| Allan Pomeroy | 1952 | 1956 |
| Gordon S. Clinton | 1956 | 1964 |
| J. D. Braman | 1964 | 1969 |
| Floyd C. Miller | 1969 | 1969 |
| Wesley C. Uhlman | 1969 | 1978 |
| Charles Royer | 1978 | 1990 |
| Norm Rice | 1990 | 1998 |
| Paul Schell | 1998 | 2002 |
| Greg NickelsGregory J. Greg" Nickels born August 7, 1955, is the 55th and current mayor of Seattle, Washington. His four-year term as mayor began on January 1, 2002. Prior to becoming mayor, he was legislative assistant to Seattle City Council member and future mayor | 2002 |