List of mayors of New York City
Colonial mayors
Before 1680, mayors served one-year terms. As of 1680, they served two-year terms.

List of mayors of New York City

Section Title: Colonial mayors
Table Section Text: Before 1680, mayors served one-year terms. As of 1680, they served two-year terms.

No.	Name	Starting year of office	Ending year of office

1	Thomas Willett (1st term)	1665	1666

2	Thomas Delavall (1st term)	1666	1667

3	Thomas Willett (2nd term)	1667	1668

4	Cornelius Van Steenwyk (1st term)	1668	1671

5	Thomas Delavall (2nd term)	1671	1672

6	Matthias Nicoll	1672	1673

7	John Lawrence (1st term)	1673	1675

8	William Dervall	1675	1676

9	Nicholas De Mayer	1676	1677

10	Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1st term)	1677	1678

11	Thomas Delavall (3rd term)	1678	1679

12	Francis Rombouts	1679	1680

13	William Dyre	1680	1682

14	Cornelius Van Steenwyk (2nd term)	1682	1684

15	Gabriel Minvielle (*)	1684	1685

16	Nicholas Bayard (*)	1685	1686

17	Stephanus Van Cortlandt (2nd term)	1686	1688

18	Peter Delanoy 1	1689	1691

19	John Lawrence (2nd term *)	1691	1691

20	Abraham de Peyster	1691	1694

21	Charles Lodwik	1694	1695

22	William Merritt	1695	1698

23	Johannes de Peyster	1698	1699

24	David Provost	1699	1700

25	Isaac De Reimer	1700	1701

26	Thomas Noell	1701	1702

27	Phillip French	1702	1703

28	William Peartree	1703	1707

29	Ebenezer Wilson	1707	1710

30	Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1st term)	1710	1711

31	Caleb Heathcote	1711	1714

32	John Johnstone	1714	1719

33	Jacobus Van Cortlandt (2nd term)	1719	1720

34	Robert Walters	1720	1725

35	Johannes Jansen	1725	1726

36	Robert Lurting †	1726	1735

37	Paul Richard	1735	1739

38	John Cruger †	1739	1744

39	Stephen Bayard	1744	1747

40	Edward Holland †	1747	1757

41	John Cruger Jr.	1757	1766

42	Whitehead Hicks	1766	1776

43	David Mathews	1776	1783

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David Mathews was the 43rd and last Colonial Mayor of New York City from 1776 until 1783.
David Mathews was the 43rd and last Colonial Mayor of New York City from 1776 until 1783.
David Mathews was the 43rd Colonial Mayor of New York City serving from 1776 until 1783.

final_sentence: David Mathews was the 43rd and last Colonial Mayor of New York City from 1776 until 1783.
final_sentence: David Mathews was the 43rd and last Colonial Mayor of New York City from 1776 until 1783.
final_sentence: David Mathews was the 43rd Colonial Mayor of New York City serving from 1776 until 1783.