Mayor of San Diego
# President Term start Term end
1 Charles P. Noell March 25 , 1852 June 9 , 1852
2 James W. Robinson July 31 , 1852 September 10 , 1853
3 Louis Rose September 10 , 1853 April 24 , 1855
4 Jesse Julian Ames April 24 , 1855 March 20 , 1856
5 Thomas Collins March 20 , 1856 July 14 , 1857
6 Henry H. Whaley July 14 , 1857 May 4 , 1858
7 Thomas Whaley May 4 , 1858 March 23 , 1859
8 Jacob C. Bogart March 23 , 1859 March 18 , 1860
9 Rufus B. Tebbetts March 18 , 1860 June 30 , 1862
10 David B. Kurtz June 30 , 1862 March 30 , 1865
11 Andrew Cassidy March 30 , 1865 April 30 , 1867
12 Joseph S. Manasse April 30 , 1867 April 29 , 1868
13 Jose G. Estudillo April 29 , 1868 March 5 , 1869
14 James McCoy March 5 , 1869 May 13 , 1872
15 William J. McCormick May 13 , 1872 March 31 , 1873
16 David W. Briant April 21 , 1873 May 21 , 1874
17 E. A. Veazie May 21 , 1874 December 18 , 1874
18 William A. Begole February 1 , 1875 May 22 , 1876
19 J. M. Boyd May 22 , 1876 March 7 , 1877
20 D. O. McCarthy April 2 , 1877 June 1 , 1880
Presidents of the Board of Trustees
After San Diego 's bankruptcy in 1852 , the State of California took over city government and ran the city with an appointed Board of Trustees during 1852–1888 . The President of the Board was called mayor by courtesy , although there was no official office of mayor . [ 2 ] When the office of president was vacated due to death or resignation , the board of trustees would choose a president pro tempore to preside over meetings until a permanent president could be elected by the board . [ 13 ] [ 14 ]
The mayor of the City of San Diego is the official head and chief executive officer of the U.S. city of San Diego, California. The mayor has the duty to enforce and execute the laws enacted by the San Diego City Council, the legislative branch. The mayor serves a four-year term and is limited to two successive terms. There have been 35 individuals who have served as mayor. Joshua Bean, elected in 1850, was the first mayor of the city. Edwin M. Capps, who served as mayor in the late 1800s and early 1900s, is the only person who served two non-consecutive terms. From 1852 to 1888, the city was run by a Board of Trustees and there was no elected mayor. However, the president of the board was called mayor as a courtesy. In 2013, mayor Bob Filner resigned under pressure amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment. In so doing, Filner joined several other recent San Diego mayors who resigned due to scandal, including Roger Hedgecock, Dick Murphy and acting mayor Michael Zucchet. City council president Todd Gloria served as interim mayor until a special election could be held. Kevin Faulconer was elected to serve the remainder of Filner's term and assumed the office on March 3, 2014.