List of mayors of New Bedford, Massachusetts
Mayors of New Bedford, Massachusetts

List of mayors of New Bedford, Massachusetts

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Table Section Text: Mayors of New Bedford, Massachusetts

#	Term	Name	Picture	Party	Notes

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 resigation

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-	Jonathan F. Mitchell

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