James Mather was mayor of New Orleans from March 9, 1807 to May 23, 1812, at which time he resigned. Mather's five-year administration overlapped, by a few weeks, the transition from the United States' Territory of Orleans period to the State of Louisiana's antebellum period, with New Orleans serving as the first state capital.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Mayor of New Orleans
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1750
- Died
- October 8, 1821, October 7, 1821
