Spanish era (1781–1821)

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Mexican era (1821–1848)

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Alcalde (1821–1839)

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Notes
Term start Term end
  Abel Stearns
(1798–1871)
September 27, 1821

Jueces de Paz (1841–1844)

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Notes
Term start Term end
  Ygnacio Palomares
(1811–1864)
Ygnacio Alvarado
(1807–1876)
1841 1842
  Manuel Dominguez
(1803–1882)
  José L. Sepúlveda
(1815–1881)
1842 1843
  Antonio F. Coronel
(1817–1894)
1843 January 1844

American Territorial era (1848–1850)

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Notes
Term start Term end
  Stephen C. Foster
(1820–1898)
January 1, 1848 May 21, 1849 Democratic [1][A]
Vacant
May 21, 1849 – January 1, 1850
  Ygnacio del Valle
(1808–1880)
January 1, 1850 July 1, 1850 Democratic [3]

Post-incorporation (1850–present)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Notes
Term start Term end
1   Alpheus P. Hodges
(1821–1858)
July 1, 1850 May 7, 1851 Democratic [4]
2   Benjamin D. Wilson
(1811–1878)
May 7, 1851 May 4, 1852 Democratic
3   John G. Nichols
(1812–1898)
May 4, 1852 May 3, 1853 Democratic
4   Antonio F. Coronel
(1817–1894)
May 3, 1853 May 4, 1854 Democratic
5   Stephen C. Foster
(1820–1898)
May 4, 1854 January 13, 1855 Democratic
Vacant
January 13, 1855 – January 25, 1855
(5)   Stephen C. Foster
(1820–1898)
January 25, 1855 May 9, 1855 Democratic
6 Thomas Foster May 9, 1855 May 7, 1856 Democratic
(5)   Stephen C. Foster
(1820–1898)
May 7, 1856 September 22, 1856 Democratic
Vacant
September 22, 1856 – October 4, 1856
(3)   John G. Nichols
(1812–1898)
October 4, 1856 May 9, 1859 Democratic
7   Damien Marchesseault
(1818–1868)
May 9, 1859 May 9, 1860 Democratic
8   Henry Mellus
(1816–1860)
May 9, 1860 December 26, 1860 Democratic
Vacant
December 26, 1860 – January 7, 1861
(7)   Damien Marchesseault
(1818–1868)
January 7, 1861 May 5, 1865 Democratic
9   José Mascarel
(1816–1899)
May 5, 1865 May 10, 1866 Republican
10   Cristobal Aguilar
(1816–1886)
May 10, 1866 May 8, 1867 Democratic
(7)   Damien Marchesseault
(1818–1868)
May 8, 1867 August 8, 1867 Democratic
(10)   Cristobal Aguilar
(1816–1886)
August 8, 1867 December 7, 1868 Democratic
11   Joel Turner
(1820–1888)
December 9, 1868 December 9, 1870 Democratic
(10)   Cristobal Aguilar
(1816–1886)
December 9, 1870 December 5, 1872 Democratic
12   James R. Toberman
(1836–1911)
December 5, 1872 December 18, 1874 Democratic
13   Prudent Beaudry
(1819–1893)
December 18, 1874 December 8, 1876 Democratic
14   Frederick A. MacDougall
(1818–1878)
December 8, 1876 November 16, 1878 Democratic
Vacant
November 16, 1878 – November 21, 1878
14   Bernard Cohn
(1835–1889)
November 21, 1878 December 5, 1878 Democratic
(12)   James R. Toberman
(1836–1911)
December 5, 1878 December 9, 1882 Democratic
16   Cameron E. Thom
(1825–1915)
December 9, 1882 December 9, 1884 Democratic
17   Edward F. Spence
(1832–1892)
December 9, 1884 December 14, 1886 Republican
18   William H. Workman
(1839–1918)
December 14, 1886 December 10, 1888 Democratic
19   John Bryson
(1852–1915)
December 10, 1888 February 25, 1889 Democratic
20   Henry T. Hazard
(1844–1921)
February 25, 1889 December 5, 1892 Republican
Vacant
December 5, 1892 – December 12, 1892
21   Thomas E. Rowan
(1842–1901)
December 12, 1892 December 12, 1894 Democratic
22   Frank Rader
(1848–1897)
December 12, 1894 December 16, 1896 Republican
23   Meredith P. Snyder
(1859–1937)
December 16, 1896 December 15, 1898 Democratic
24   Frederick Eaton
(1856–1934)
December 15, 1898 December 12, 1900 Republican
(23)   Meredith P. Snyder
(1859–1937)
December 12, 1900 December 8, 1904 Democratic
25   Owen McAleer
(1858–1944)
December 8, 1904 December 13, 1906 Republican
26   Arthur C. Harper
(1866–1948)
December 13, 1906 March 11, 1909 Democratic
Vacant
March 11, 1909 – March 15, 1909
27   William Stephens
(1859–1944)
March 15, 1909 March 26, 1909 Republican
28   George Alexander
(1839–1923)
March 26, 1909 July 1, 1913 Republican
29   Henry H. Rose
(1856–1923)
July 1, 1913 July 1, 1915 Independent
30   Charles E. Sebastian
(1873–1929)
July 1, 1915 September 2, 1916 Democratic
Vacant
September 2, 1916 – September 5, 1916
31   Frederic T. Woodman
(1871–1949)
September 5, 1916 July 1, 1919 Republican
(23)   Meredith P. Snyder
(1859–1937)
July 1, 1919 July 1, 1921 Democratic
32   George E. Cryer
(1875–1961)
July 1, 1921 July 1, 1929 Republican
33   John C. Porter
(1871–1959)
July 1, 1929 July 1, 1933 Democratic
34   Frank L. Shaw
(1877–1958)
July 1, 1933 September 26, 1938 Republican
35   Fletcher Bowron
(1887–1968)
September 26, 1938 July 1, 1953 Republican
36   Norris Poulson
(1895–1982)
July 1, 1953 July 1, 1961 Republican
37   Sam Yorty
(1909–1998)
July 1, 1961 July 1, 1973 Democratic
38   Tom Bradley
(1917–1998)
July 1, 1973 July 1, 1993 Democratic
39   Tom Bradley
(1930–2023)
July 1, 1993 July 1, 2001 Republican
40   James Hahn
(born 1950)
July 1, 2001 July 1, 2005 Democratic
41   Antonio Villaraigosa
(born 1953)
July 1, 2005 July 1, 2013 Democratic [5][6]
42   Eric Garcetti
(born 1971)
July 1, 2013 December 11, 2022 Democratic [7][8][B]
43   Karen Bass
(born 1953)
December 11, 2022 Incumbent Democratic [10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Foster resigned as alcalde on May 21, 1849, and for the remainder of that year, served as the city's prefect.[2]
  2. ^ Garcetti served an extended second term after his re-election in 2017 because the city's election dates were changed to align with state and federal elections.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Stephen C. Foster". Annual Publication of the Historical Society of Southern California and Pioneer Register, Los Angeles. Vol. 5. 1900. p. 91.
  2. ^ "Supervisor Stephen Clark Foster" (PDF). Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2011.
  3. ^ Barrows, H. D. (1899). "Don Ygnacio del Valle". Annual Publication of the Historical Society of Southern California and Pioneer Register, Los Angeles. Vol. 4. p. 213–215.
  4. ^ Simon, Richard (March 15, 1993). "Alpheus Hodges: a Name to Remember for Obscure Reasons". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Jaffe, Ina (July 1, 2005). "L.A.'s Villaraigosa Becomes New Mayor". NPR.
  6. ^ Orlov, Rick (September 6, 2017). "Villaraigosa sworn in for second term as mayor". Daily Breeze.
  7. ^ Rokhy, Ron (July 1, 2013). "Eric Garcetti Officially Begins His Term as LA's 42nd Mayor". NBC Los Angeles.
  8. ^ Chou, Elizabeth (July 1, 2017). "Mayor Eric Garcetti, other city leaders sworn in at Los Angeles City Hall". Los Angeles Daily News.
  9. ^ "After Re-Election As LA Mayor, Garcetti Declines To Say He'll Serve Full 2nd Term". CBS News. March 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Chen, Shiyin (December 11, 2022). "Karen Bass Sworn In as Los Angeles' First Female Mayor". Bloomberg News.