List of mayors of Holyoke, Massachusetts
The Mayor of Holyoke is the head of the executive branch of the municipal government of Holyoke, Massachusetts responsible for presenting an initial budget to the city council, and appointing key office holders such as the chief of police and fire commissioners.

List of mayors of Holyoke, Massachusetts

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Table Section Text: The Mayor of Holyoke is the head of the executive branch of the municipal government of Holyoke, Massachusetts responsible for presenting an initial budget to the city council, and appointing key office holders such as the chief of police and fire commissioners.

#	Mayor	Picture	Term	Notes

1st	William B. C. Pearsons	-	1874-1876

2nd	Roswell P. Crafts	-	1877

3rd	William Whiting II	-	1878-1879

4th	William Ruddy	1880

5th	Franklin P. Goodall	-	1881

6th	Roswell P. Crafts	-	1882-1883

7th	James E. Delaney	-	1884-1885

8th	James J. O'Connor	-	1886-1887

9th	James E. Delaney	-	1888

10th	Jeremiah F. Sullivan	-	1889-1890

11th	Michael J. Griffin	-	1891

12th	Jeremiah F. Sullivan	-	1892

13th	Dennie L. Farr	-	1893

14th	Marciene H. Whitcomb	-	1894

15th	Henry A. Chase	-	1895

16th	James J. Curran	-	1896

17th	George H. Smith	-	1897

18th	Michael Connors	-	1898

19th	Arthur B. Chapin	-	1899–1904

20th	Nathan P. Avery	-	1904–1910

21st	John J. White	-	1911–1913

22nd	John H. Woods	-	1914–1915

23rd	John J. White	-	1916–1917

24th	John D. Ryan	-	1918–1919

25th	John F. Cronin	-	1920–1925

26th	Gregory J. Scanlon	-	1926

27th	John F. Cronin	-	1927

28th	Fred G. Burnham	-	1928–1929

29th	William T. Dillon	-	1930–1931

30th	Fred G. Burnham	-	1932	Died in office

Acting	William M. Hart	-	1932	Acting mayor.

31st	Henry J. Toepfert	-	1932–1935	First elected in special election to finish Burnham's term.

32nd	William P. Yoerg	-	1936–1939

33rd	Henry J. Toepfert	-	1940–1953	Died in office

Acting	James T. Doherty	-	1953	Acting mayor.

34th	Edwin A. Seibel	-	1953–1957	First elected in special election to finish Toepfert's term. Died in office

35th	Samuel Resnic	-	1957–1963	Acting mayor following Seibel's death. Elected in special election to finish Seibel's term. Holyoke's first Jewish mayor.

36th	Daniel F. Dibble	-	1964–1967

37th	William Taupier	-	1968–1975	Resigned to become City Manager of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Acting	Thomas Monahan	-	1975	Acting mayor.

38th	Ernest E. Proulx	-	1976–1986

39th	Martin J. Dunn	-	1987–1991	Resigned to become a State Senator.

Acting	Joseph M. McGiverin	1991	Acting mayor.

40th	William Hamilton	-	1991–1995	First elected in special election to finish Dunn's term.

41st	Daniel Szostkiewicz	1995–1999

42nd	Michael J. Sullivan	2000–2009

43rd	Elaine A. Pluta	2010–2011	First female mayor.

44th	Alex B. Morse	-	2012–present	Youngest mayor in city history (elected at the age of 22). First openly gay mayor.

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Roswell Parsons Crafts was the second and sixth mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts.

final_sentence: Roswell Parsons Crafts was the second and sixth mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts.