List of mayors of Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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This is a list of mayors of the Pittsburgh suburb and "twin city" of Allegheny, Pennsylvania which was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907 and is currently the North Side of the city.
- John Irwin 1829-34
- Hugh Davis 1835-38
- John Morrison 1839-40
Mayors of the City of Allegheny
Mayoral terms were for one year until 1868, two years from 1868-1872, and three years from 1872 on.
| Mayor | Party | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Robinson Jr. | Whig | 17 Jul 1840 | 15 Jan 1841 | First white child born on the site of Allegheny City |
| Thomas Sample | Whig | 15 Jan 1841 | 28 Jan 1842 | |
| William Barclay Foster | Independent | 28 Jan 1842 | 12 Jan 1844 | Father of songwriter Stephen Foster |
| Hezekiah Nixon | Whig | 12 Jan 1844 | 16 Jan 1846 | |
| Robert Simpson Cassatt | Whig | 16 Jan 1846 | 15 Jan 1847 | Father of painter Mary Cassatt |
| Henry Campbell | Whig | 15 Jan 1847 | 12 Jan 1849 | |
| Jonathan Rush | Whig | 12 Jan 1849 | 11 Jan 1850 | |
| Hugh S. Fleming | Whig | 11 Jan 1850 | 14 Jan 1853 | |
| Robert W. Park | Whig | 14 Jan 1853 | 13 Jan 1854 | |
| William B. Adams | Independent | 13 Jan 1854 | 16 Jan 1857 | |
| Herman Jeremiah DeHaven | Independent Republican | 16 Jan 1857 | 15 Jan 1858 | |
| Jacob Stuckrath | Democratic | 15 Jan 1858 | 14 Jan 1859 | |
| John Morrison | Republican | 14 Jan 1859 | 11 Jan 1861 | |
| Simon Drum | Republican | 11 Jan 1861 | 12 Aug 1862 | Greeted Abraham Lincoln in his visit here on 14 February 1861; resigned to enter Civil War |
| James Miller | 12 Aug 1862 | 4 Sep 1862 | Acting mayor for 24 days upon Drum's departure | |
| Alexander C. Alexander | Republican | 4 Sep 1862 | 13 Jan 1865 | Completed Drum's unexpired term, then re-elected twice |
| John Morrison | Republican | 13 Jan 1865 | 17 Jan 1868 | |
| Simon Drum | Republican | 17 Jan 1868 | 14 Jan 1870 | |
| Alexander Purviance Callow | Republican | 14 Jan 1870 | 18 Apr 1874 | Only mayor to die in office |
| David Neillie | Republican | 18 Apr 1874 | 21 May 1874 | Appointed to temporary office upon the death of Callow |
| Hugh S. Fleming | Republican | 21 May 1874 | 5 Jan 1875 | Completed Callow's unexpired term |
| Ormsby Phillips | Independent | 5 Jan 1875 | 8 Jan 1878 | |
| Thomas Megraw | Republican | 8 Jan 1878 | 4 Apr 1881 | |
| Lewis Peterson, Jr. | Republican | 4 Apr 1881 | 7 Apr 1884 | |
| James G. Wyman | Republican | 7 Apr 1884 | 4 Apr 1887 | |
| Richard Turner Pearson | Republican | 4 Apr 1887 | 7 Apr 1890 | |
| James G. Wyman | Republican | 7 Apr 1890 | 24 Feb 1892 | Only mayor to be impeached and put in jail while in office |
| Nicholas H. Voegtly | Republican | 24 Feb 1892 | 2 May 1892 | Served as mayor during Wyman's impeachment and imprisonment |
| William M. Kennedy | Republican | 2 May 1892 | 6 Apr 1896 | Completed Wyman's unexpired term, then re-elected |
| Charles Geyer | Republican | 6 Apr 1896 | 3 Apr 1899 | |
| James G. Wyman | Republican | 3 Apr 1899 | 28 May 1901 | Ousted by state government's "ripper bill" |
| John R. Murphy | Republican | 28 May 1901 | 6 Apr 1903 | Appointed by Gov. William A. Stone under the ripper bill; title of office changed to "Recorder" |
| James G. Wyman | Citizens / Democratic | 6 Apr 1903 | 2 Apr 1906 | Title of office restored to Mayor on 24 April 1903 |
| Charles Frederick Kirschler | Republican | 2 Apr 1906 | 6 Dec 1907 | Last two years of his term served as Deputy Mayor of Pittsburgh |
