Mayors of New Bedford, Massachusetts
# | Term | Name | Picture | Party | Notes |
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1st | 1847–1851 | Abraham H. Howland | |||
2nd | 1852 | William J. Rotch | |||
3rd | 1853–1854 | Rodney French | |||
4th | 1855–1856 | George Howland Jr. | |||
5th | 1857–1858 | George H. Dunbar | |||
6th | 1859 | Willard Nye | |||
7th | 1860–1862 | Isaac C. Taber | |||
8th | 1862 (3 months), 1863–1865 | George Howland Jr. | |||
9th | 1866–1867 | John H. Perry | |||
10th | 1868–1869 | Andrew G. Pierce | Republican | ||
11th | 1870–1872 | George B. Richmond | |||
12th | 1873 | George H. Dunbar | |||
13th | 1874 | George B. Richmond | |||
14th | 1875–1876 | Abraham H. Howland Jr. | |||
15th | 1877 | Alanson Borden | |||
16th | 1878 | George B. Richmond | |||
17th | 1879–1880 | William T. Soule | |||
18th | 1881–1884 | George Wilson | |||
19th | 1885–1888 | Morgan Rotch | Republican | ||
20th | 1889–1890 | Walter Clifford | |||
21st | 1891–1892 | Charles S. Ashley | Democratic | ||
22nd | 1893 | Jethro C. Brock | |||
23rd | 1894 | Stephen Allen Brownell | |||
24th | 1895–1896 | David Parker | |||
25th | 1897–1905 | Charles S. Ashley | Democratic | ||
26th | 1906 | Thomas Thompson | |||
27th | 1907 | Charles S. Ashley | Democratic | ||
28th | 1908–1909 | William J. Bullock | Republican | ||
29th | 1910–1914 | Charles S. Ashley | Democratic | ||
30th | 1915–1916 | Edward R. Hathaway | |||
31st | 1917–1921 | Charles S. Ashley | Democratic | ||
32nd | 1922 - 1924(2 Year Terms Started 1923) | Walter H.B. Remington | |||
33rd | 1925–1926 | Edward R. Hathaway | |||
34th | 1927–1936 | Charles S. Ashley | Democratic | ||
35th | 1937–1940 | Leo E.J. Carney | |||
36th | 1941–1942 | Mathew A. Glynn | |||
37th | 1943–1951 | Arthur N. Harriman | |||
38th | 1952 - 1953 | Edward C. Peirce | |||
Interim | 1953 | Francis J. Lawler | Served As Interim Mayor From May To December 1953 while Peirce was in prison. | ||
39th | 1954–1955 | Arthur N. Harriman | |||
40th | 1956–1961 | Francis J. Lawler | |||
41st | 1962–1969 | Edward F. Harrington | |||
42nd | 1970–1971 | George Rogers | Democrat | ||
43rd | 1972–1982 | John A. Markey | Resigned to accept a judicial appointment | ||
Acting | 1982 - 1983 | Cynthia G. Kruger | Served as acting Mayor following Markey's resignation | ||
Acting | 1983 | Nelson Macedo | Succeeded Kruger as council president. Served as acting Mayor until a special election was held. | ||
44th | 1983–1985 | Brian J. Lawler | |||
45th | 1986–1991 | John K. Bullard | |||
46th | 1992–1998 | Rosemary S. Tierney | |||
47th | 1998–2006 | Frederick M. Kalisz Jr. | |||
48th | 2006–2012 | Scott W. Lang | |||
49th | 2012- | Jon Mitchell |
References
- "Mayors of New Bedford". New Bedford, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- Borden, Alanson (1899-01-01). Our Country and Its People: A Descriptive and Biographical Record of Bristol County, Massachusetts. Boston History Company.
- "New Bedford Refuses to Let Him Retire After 25 Terms". New York Times. December 7, 1932. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
It is part of the life of Charles S. Ashley to be Mayor of New Bedford, and part of New Bedford's official life to have Mr. Ashley as Mayor. ...