Alexander Gilbert "Buzz" Bainbridge (September 4, 1885 – March 14, 1936) was a theater manager who also served as the 31st mayor of Minneapolis.

He also founded and managed a company of actors called the Bainbridge Players which became one of the city's leading theater ensembles.

Playing on his theatrical roots, he announced his candidacy on Friday the 13th while standing under a ladder with an open umbrella and his fingers crossed.

Campaigning on ideas like creating government projects to fight unemployment and attracting more tourists and businesses to the city, Bainbridge defeated Anderson in an upset.

[2] During Bainbridge's term in office, tensions between the city's labor unions and the anti-union Citizen's Alliance led to a general strike.