The mayor of Wilmington is the chief executive of the government of Wilmington, Delaware , as stipulated by the charter. The current mayor of Wilmington is Mike Purzycki .
First mayor Richard H. Bayard 20th mayor William G. Whiteley Mayors of Wilmington, Delaware Rank Image Mayor Start End Party Note 1 Richard Bayard [ 1] 1832 1834 Whig Wilmington incorporated in 1832. 2 Nicholas Williamson 1834 1843 Whig 3 David C. Wilson 1843 1845 Whig 4 Alexander Porter 1845 1848 Whig 5 William Huffington 1848 1850 Democratic 6 Joshua Driver 1850 1851 7 Columbus Evans 1851 1852 Whig Editor of the Delaware Republican . 8 William Hemphill Jones 1852 1853 First mayor elected by popular vote. 9 John Alderdice 1853 1854 Publisher of The Journal 10 Heyward, James F. 1854 1855 11 William Wiggins 1855 1856 12 William Huffington 1856 1857 Democratic Non-continuous terms. 13 George Sparks 1857 1858 14 Thomas Young 1858 1860 15 Vincent Glipin 1860 1863 16 John Turner 1863 1865 17 Joshua Maris 1865 1867 18 Joshua Valentine 1867 1872 19 Joshua Simms 1872 1875 Democratic 20 William G. Whiteley 1875 1878 Democratic 21 John Allmond 1878 1882 22 John Wales 1882 1885 Son of Senator John Wales . 23 Calvin Rhoads 1885 1891 Democratic Choir director Sandsbury Wiley 1891 1893 Republican Term changed to two years, Saturday election in June. E. G. Shortridge 1893 1894 Republican Charles Jefferies 1895 ? Democratic John Fahey 1899 ? Democratic George Fisher 1903 1903 Charles Bird 1903 ? Democratic Horace Wilson 1905 1907 Republican Harrison Howell 1911 1915 Republican John Lawson 1919 ? LeRoy Harvey 1921 1923? Founded Wilmington Music School. William Taylor ? 1925 Republican Lost at Sea George Forrest 1923 1931 First intern at Delaware Hospital. Frank Sparks 1931 1933 Republican William Speer 1933 1935 Democratic Walter Bacon 1935 1940 Republican Resigned when elected governor . Albert James 1941 1944 Republican Filled term of Gov. Bacon. Thomas Herlihy 1945 1946 Republican Resigned when appointed Chief Judge of Municipal Court. Joseph Wilson 1947 1949 Republican James Hearn 1949 1953 Republican August Walz 1954 1955 Republican 47 Eugene Lammot 1957 1960 Democratic Resigned when elected Lt. Gov . Election Tues. in Nov. 48 John Baribarz 1961 1969 Democratic 1968 Occupation 49 Harry Haskell [ 2] 1969 1973 Republican 50 Thomas Maloney 1973 1977 Democratic 51 William McLaughlin 1977 1984 Democratic 52 Daniel Frawley 1985 1993 Democratic Stadium named after. 53 James Sills [ 3] 1993 2001 Democratic First African American Mayor 54 James Baker 2001 2013 Democratic First 3-Term Mayor with 4-year terms 55 Dennis Williams 2013 2017 Democratic Served in the Delaware House of Representatives 56 Mike Purzycki [ 4] 2017 Currently Serving Democratic Spearheaded successful Riverfront redevelopment
Chief Burgesses of Wilmington, Delaware Rank Chief Burgess Year Note 1 Shipley, William 1739 William Penn granted charter on November 16, 1739. 2 Way, Joseph 1742 3 Shipley, William 1743 2nd non-consecutive term. 4 Hannum, Robert 1744 5 Peters, Joseph 1745 6 Stapler, John 1748 Stapler Park named after 7 Few, James 1750 8 Littler, Joshua 1751 9 Stapler, John 1752 2nd non-consecutive term. 10 Littler, Joshua 1753 2nd non-consecutive term. 11 Littler, Joshua 1754 3rd term. 12 Dawes, Edward 1755 13 Stapler, John 1756 3rd non-consecutive term. 14 Gilpin, Thomas 1757 15 Stapler, John 1758 4th non-consecutive term. 16 McKinly, John 1759 17 Dawes, Edward 1762 18 Lea, John 1764 Lea Blvd. named after. 19 Way, Joseph 1765 20 McKinly, John 1767 21 Bennet, Joseph 1770 Bennet Street named after. 22 McKinly, John 1771 23 Robinson, Nicholas 1774 24 McKinly, John 1775 25 Bennett, Joseph 1777 26 Stidham, Joseph 1778 27 Broom, Jacob 1783 Broom Street named after. 28 Kean, Thomas 1784 29 Broom, Jacob 1785 30 Gibbson, James 1786 31 Way, Thomas 1788 32 Shallcross, Joseph 1790 Shallcross Avenue named after. 33 Bush, David 1792 34 Broom, Jacob 1794 35 Brynberg, Peter 1796 36 Warner, Joseph 1798 37 Tilton, Hehemiah 1799 38 Brobson, James 1801 39 Hendrickson, Isaac 1802 40 Brobson, James 1803 41 Lea, James 1806 42 Dixon, Isaac 1807 43 Brobson, James 1808
^ Noonan, Kevin (March 21, 2017). "Your Ultimate Guide to First State National Historical Park" . Delaware Today . Retrieved March 11, 2024 . ^ Affo, Marina (January 17, 2020). "Former Wilmington mayor and congressmen Hal Haskell dies at 98" . The News Journal . Retrieved March 11, 2024 . ^ "Wilmington honors former mayor with bridge dedication" . Delaware Public Media . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .^ Read, Zoë (January 4, 2017). "Mike Purzycki sworn in as mayor of Wilmington" . Philadelphia, PA: WHYY-TV . Retrieved March 11, 2024 . 
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