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Holli's Top 10 Big City Mayors in U.S. History*
1. Fiorello La Guardia
-- New York, 1934-45
2. Tom L. Johnson
-- Cleveland, 1901-9
3. David Lawrence
-- Pittsburgh, 1946-59
4. Hazen S. Pingree
-- Detroit, 1890-97
5. Samuel M. Jones
-- Toledo, 1897-1904
6. Richard J. Daley
-- Chicago, 1955-76
7. Frank Murphy
-- Detroit, 1930-33
8. Daniel Hoan
-- Milwaukee, 1916-40
9. Tom Bradley
-- Los Angeles, 1973-93
10. Josiah Quincy, III
-- Boston, 1823-28
* from Melvin Holli's book, The American Mayor
-- covering 1820-1993
Answer to Which Three U.S. Presidents Served as Mayors
1.
Calvin Coolidge was Mayor of Northampton, Massachuseets,
served from 1910-11.
2.
Grover Cleveland was Mayor of Buffalo, New York,
served only in 1882.
3.
Andrew Johnson was Mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee,
served only in 1834.
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