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Baltimore City Hall, the meeting place of the council, in 2010
Current composition of the council:
  •   Democratic (15)

The Baltimore City Council is the legislature of Baltimore, Maryland. It was bicameral from its founding in 1797 until its branches merged to form a unicameral legislature in 1923.[1] The First Branch, the lower house, initially had two members from each of its eight wards with year-long terms. Wards became single-member in 1846 and terms were increased to two years in 1899, then four years in 1911. The First Branch had 28 wards when it was merged.[2] The Second Branch, the upper house, was originally composed of eight members with two-year terms elected by an electoral college. In 1807, the branch became directly elected, with one member elected from each ward. From 1846 to 1900, members represented two wards; wards were replaced with six districts and an at-large president in 1900.[3]

After the merger of the two branches, the unicameral council had three members from each of its six districts and an at-large president with four-year terms. A fourth member was added to the fifth and third districts in 1947 and 1951, respectively; these extra members were removed in 1967. After Question P was passed in 2002, the council was reorganized to have a single member from 14 districts and an at-large president.[4] After the 2020 election, its members – Zeke Cohen, Danielle McCray, Ryan L. Dorsey, Mark Conway, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, Kristerfer A. L. Burnett, John T. Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Eric T. Costello, Robert R. Stokes, Sr., Antonio Glover, and Odette Ramos – as well as its president, Nick Mosby, are all from the Democratic Party.[5]

First Branch

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Two-member wards (1797–1845)

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First ward

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Members of the First Branch of the Baltimore City Council from the first ward (1797–1845)
Term Members[nb 1]
Name[6] Party Name[6] Party
1797 James Carey Ephraim Robinson
1798
1799 Henry Stouffer
1800 George Reinecker
1801 Caleb Hewit Richardson Stewart
1802 William Jessop George F. Warfield
1803
1804 Henry Stouffer
1805
1806 George Decker
1807 Henry Stouffer
1808 William Cook
1809 Samuel Frey Thomas Mummey
1810
1811 Peter Forney
1812 David Fulton Aaron Levering
1813
1814 Samuel Frey
1815 Talbot Jones
1816 John Berry John Reese
1817
1818
1819 Isaac Atkinson James H. Clarke
1820
1821
1822
1823
1824 Ebenezer L. Finley
1825 John H. Browning
1826 Isaac Atkinson William Inloes
1827 Thomas C. Morris Daniel Perrigo
1828
1829 John Mallory James W. Mitchell
1830 John H. Browning
1831 Peter Fenby Robert Millholland
1832 John H. Browning Henry R. Lauderman
1833 William Inloes
1834 Carey Southcomb
1835 Peter Fenby Robert Millholland
1836 John F. Monmonier
1837 Joshua Atkinson
1838 John W. Randolph
1839
1840 Henry R. Louderman John F. Monmonier
1841 Peter Fenby Jacob Myers
1842 Henry R. Lauderman Joseph A. Ramsey
1843 Peter Wells
1844 James Grieves John Hughes
1845 Hugh A. Cooper John W. Groney

Second ward

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Members of the First Branch of the Baltimore City Council from the second ward (1797–1845)
Term Members[nb 1]
Name[7] Party Name[7] Party
1797 George Buchanan Samuel Owings
1798 George Prestman
1799 David Poe
1800 Samuel Owings
1801 John Stricker
1802 Luke Tiernan
1803 Emanuel Kent Walter Simpson
1804 James Carey
1805 Jacob Small
1806 Walter Simpson
1807 James Carey
1808
1809
1810 Eli Hewitt
1811 Benjamin Berry
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816 Richard B. Magruder Alexander Russell
1817 Peter Levering
1818 Richard B. Magruder
1819 Peter Gault Thomas Sheppard
1820 William Baartcher Frederick Schaffer
1821 James Biays Jr.
1822
1823 William Hubbard
1824
1825
1826
1827 Joesph Summwalt
1828 Thomas Curtain
1829
1830 James Fields John E. Stansbury
1831 William Hubbard
1832
1833 James H. Thomas
1834 James Fields
1835 John E. Stansbury Thomas P. Stran
1836 James H. Thomas
1837 T.P. Stone William H. Watson
1838 John E. Stansbury James H. Thomas
1839 George P. Knotts Daniel Metzger
1840 James Hooper John E. Stansbury
1841 James Fields James A. Ramsey
1842 William R. Rochester
1843
1844 James Fields David W. Hudson
1845

Third ward

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Members of the First Branch of the Baltimore City Council from the third ward (1797–1845)
Term Members[nb 1]
Name[8] Party Name[8] Party
1797
1798
1799
1800
1801 Zebulon Hollingsworth Robert Smith
1802 Walter Dorsey[nb 2] William Jolley Figure
out why
the hell
1802
becomes
Job Smith[nb 2] a single
row when
I merge
these cells
1803 Luke Tiernon
1804 James A. Buchanan William Lorman
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
1810
1811 James Mosher
1812 Luke Tiernon
1813
1814 Thomas C. Jenkins
1815
1816 John Brevett
1817 James W. McCulloch
1818 Nathaniel Williams
1819 Daniel Conn William Steuart
1820 Thomas Kell
1821 Daniel Conn
1822 John Mackenheimer
1823
1824 Jonathan Fitch Hezekiah Niles
1825 Charles Diffenderffer
1826 Hugh McElderry
1827
1828
1829
1830 Thomas P. Alricks William H. Hanson
1831 Charles Diffenderffer
1832 Thomas P. Alricks
1833 Isaac F. Lightner
1834 Samuel Bradey John Collum
1835 Samuel Boyd Benedict I. Sanders
1836 John L. Yeates
1837 Samuel D. Legrand Henry Powell
1838 Thomas P. Alricks Samuel D. Legrand
1839 Adi Pindell Henry Powell
1840
1841 Peregrine Gorsuch Elijah Hutton
1842 William D. Roberts
1843 Benjamin J. Clark
1844 James Whiteford
1845 John H. Hall Thomas Hynes

Single-member wards (1845–1923)

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First ward

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Members of the First Branch of the Baltimore City Council from the first ward (1845–1923)
Term Name[6] Party
1846 William Colton Democratic[9]
1847
1848
1849 Edward Horney Democratic[10]
1850
1851
1852
1853 William Colton Democratic[9]
1854 John France Democratic[11]
1855
1856
1857 Frederick S. Turner Know Nothing[12]
1858 Caleb B. Hynes Know Nothing[13]
1859
1860 Emanuel Irons Know Nothing[14]
1861 Jacob Yeisley[nb 3] [nb 4]
1862 William Williams[nb 5] Unknown
1863 Stephen Whalen Unknown
1864 Joshua Lynch Unknown
1865 Henry O. Larrabee
1866 Joshua Lynch
1867 Thomas B. Burch
1868 Frederick Wehr
1869 George W. Bishop
1870
1871
1872 William A. Massicott
1873 Charles Streeper
1874 James T. Kirby
1875 Andrew F. Schroeder
1876
1877 Richard Wells
1878 George M.D. Wood
1879
1880 John D. Fiske
1881
1882 Nicholas Togges
1883 Benjamin Glenn
1884
1885 Patrick J. Leavy
1886 William S. Brusstar
1887 George M.D. Wood
1888 Charles F. Riehl
1889
1890 William H. Daiger
1891 Hanson P. Barnes
1892
1893
1894 John F. Langhammer
1895
1896 James S. Allison
1897
1898 Charles E. Wright
1899–1900 Albert M. Sproesser
1901–1902 Alfred M. Touchton
1903–1904 George Koning
1905–1906
1907–1910 John H. Trautfelter
1911–1914 George L. Durn
1915–1918 William H.E. Chase
1919–1923 Charles Holzman

Second ward

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Members of the First Branch of the Baltimore City Council from the second ward (1845–1923)
Term Name[7] Party
1846 John Dutton
1847 Richard Wells
1848 Hugh A. Cooper
1849 John E. Stansbury
1850 Hugh H. Cooper
1851 David Blandford
1852
1853 John W. Croney
1854 Harry S. Hunt
1855 James Mullen
1856
1857 Matthias A. Danger
1858 Leonard J. Bandel
1859 John W. Bradford
1860 Samuel M. Adams
1861 George W. Wolfe
1862 Andrew Schuatz
1863 Frederick C. Meyer
1864
1865 Richard F. Henneberry
1866
1867 J.B. Herold
1868 Thomas J. Charles
1869 Charles Hergesheimer
1870 Henry Weitzell Sr.
1871
1872
1873 Elijah Hergesheimer
1874
1875 Henry Cashmeyer
1876 James Cloke
1877
1878 Henry Cashmeyer
1879
1880 Thomas H. Hamilton
1881
1882
1883
1884 Louis Beck
1885
1886
1887
1888 Andrew Brown
1889
1890
1891
1892 Henry Manken
1893
1894 John Heineman
1895
1896 Conrad Dickhaut
1897 Henry W. Laurman
1898
1899–1900 Thomas Sudler
1901–1902 John A. Janetzke
1903–1904 William B. Smith
1905–1906
1907–1910 George Heller
1911–1914 James J. Jung
1915–1918 William F. Jacobs
1919–1923 Jacob L. Antonie

Second Branch

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Unicameral council

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Members of multi-member districts had no order of precedence; in this list, they are sorted alphabetically from left to right, however, if a member served multiple consecutive terms, they will remain in a single cell.
  2. ^ a b Dorsey resigned; Smith was elected to replace him in March.[8]
  3. ^ While the Maryland State Archives report Jacob's surname as "Wiley",[6] newspapers of the time wrote it as "Yeisley".[15][16]
  4. ^ Although their individual affiliations are unknown, the members of the 1861 council were nominated by the Central Independent Reform Committee to contest the Know Nothings.[15][16]
  5. ^ Sources conflict on Williams's middle initial; newspapers of the time reported his name as "William J. Williams",[17][18] while the Maryland State Archives report it as "William T. Williams".[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Baltimore City Council". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Baltimore City Council, First Branch". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Baltimore City Council, Second Branch". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Baltimore CIty Council, 1923–present". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for Baltimore City". Maryland State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Baltimore City Council, First Branch, First Ward". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Baltimore City Council, First Branch, Second Ward". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Baltimore City Council, First Branch, Third Ward". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "First Ward – Democratic Nominations for City Council". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1845. p. 2. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "First Ward Democratic Nomination for the First Branch of City Council". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1849. p. 2. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "City Council Nominations". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1853. p. 1. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "The Candidates for City Council—First Branch". The Baltimore Sun. October 8, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Council Nominations". The Daily Exchange. September 27, 1858. p. 1. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Nominations". The Baltimore Sun. September 1, 1859. p. 1. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ a b "To the Voters of the City of Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1860. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ a b "City Intelligence". The Daily Exchange. October 11, 1860. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Nominations". The Baltimore Sun. September 20, 1861. p. 1. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "The Vote Yesterday". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1861. p. 1. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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