List of mayors of Minneapolis
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This is a list of mayors of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Minneapolis merged with St. Anthony in 1872.
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
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| 1 | Henry T. Welles | April 13, 1855 | April 9, 1856 | Democrat |
| 2 | Alvaren Allen | April 9, 1856 | August 23, 1856 | Democrat * |
| 3 | William W. Wales | April 7, 1857 | April 6, 1858 | Republican |
| 4 | Orrin Curtis | April 6, 1858 | April 5, 1860 | Democrat |
| 5 | R.B. Graves | April 5, 1860 | April 8, 1861 | Republican |
| 6 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 8, 1861 | April 1863 | Democrat |
| 7 | Edwin S. Brown | April 1863 | April 11, 1864 | Democrat |
| 8 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 11, 1864 | April 7, 1865 | Democrat |
| 9 | William W. Wales | April 7, 1865 | April 10, 1866 | Republican |
| 10 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 10, 1866 | April 7, 1868 | Democrat |
| 11 | Winthrop Young | April 7, 1868 | April 10, 1869 | Democrat |
| 12 | William W. McNair | April 10, 1869 | April 4, 1871 | Democrat |
| 13 | Edwin S. Brown | April 4, 1871 | April 8, 1872 | Democrat ** |
(*) David A. Secombe served as Mayor Pro-Temp. August 23, 1856, to April 7, 1857. (**) St. Anthony, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, merged with Minneapolis on the west bank in 1872.
- Tony L. Hill, "Mayors of Minneapolis Since Incorporation," 1986.
- Ray Marshall, "Who Governed - In Minneapolis and St. Paul," 1968.
- Proceedings of the City Council of St. Anthony, 1855-1862.
- Proceedings of the City Council of St. Anthony, Sept. 7, 1863-April 8, 1872.
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