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List of mayors of Somerville, Massachusetts
From 1841 until 1872 Somerville was run by the Board of Selectmen, because up to that point Somerville was still incorporated as a town. The Mayor is the current head of the municipal government in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Mayors of Somerville, Massachusetts
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Mayor |
Picture |
Term |
Party
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| 1st
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George O. Brastow
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January 1, 1872 – January 5, 1874
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| 2nd
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William Henry Furber
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January 5, 1874 – January 3, 1876
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| 3rd
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Austin Belknap
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January 3, 1876 – January 1878
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| 4th
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George A. Bruce
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January 1878 – 1880
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Republican
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| 5th
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John Adams Cummings
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1881–1884
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| 6th
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Mark F. Burns
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1885–1888
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Republican
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| 7th
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Charles G. Pope
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1889–1891
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Republican
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| 8th
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William H. Hodgkins
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1892 – January 6, 1896
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Republican
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| 9th
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Albion A. Perry
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January 6, 1896 – 1898
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Citizens and Republican
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| 10th
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George O. Proctor
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1899–1900
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Republican
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| 11th
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Edward Glines
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January, 1901 – January 4, 1904
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Republican
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| 12th
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Leonard B. Chandler
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January 4, 1904 – January 1, 1906
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Republican
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| 13th
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Charles Arnold Grimmons
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January 1, 1906 – January 4, 1909
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Republican
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| 14th
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John M. Woods
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January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
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Republican
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| 15th
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Charles A. Burns
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January 2, 1911 – January 5, 1914
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Republican
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| 16th
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Zebedee E. Cliff
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January 5, 1914 – January 7, 1918
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Republican
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| 17th
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Charles W. Eldridge
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January 7, 1918 – January 1922
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Republican
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| 18th
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John M. Webster
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January 1922 – January 4, 1926
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Republican
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| 19th
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Leon Martin Conwell
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January 4, 1926 – January 6, 1930
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Republican
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| 20th
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John J. Murphy
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January 6, 1930 – January 1, 1934
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Democratic
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| 21st
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James E. Hagan
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January 1, 1934 – January 6, 1936
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Democratic
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| 22nd
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Leslie E. Knox
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January 6, 1936 – January 3, 1938
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Republican
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| 23rd
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John M. Lynch
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January 3, 1938 – January 1943
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Democratic
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| 24th
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G. Edward Bradley
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January 1943 – January 1950
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Democratic
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| 25th
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John M. Lynch
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January 1950 – January 1954
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Democratic
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| 26th
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William J. Donovan
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January 1954 – November 24, 1959
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| (Acting)
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Paul M. Haley
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November 24, 1959 – January 1960
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| 27th
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Harold W. Wells
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January 1960 – January 1, 1962
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Democratic
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| 28th
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Lawrence F. Bretta
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January 1, 1962 – July 17, 1967
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Democratic
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| (Acting)
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John R. Havican
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July 17, 1967[1] – January 1968
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| 29th
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James F. Brennan
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January 1968 – January 1970
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| 30th
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S. Lester Ralph
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January 1970 – January 1978
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Democratic
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| 31st
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Thomas F. August
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January 1978 – January 1980
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| 32nd
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Eugene C. Brune
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January 1980 – January 1990
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Democratic
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| 33rd
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Michael Capuano
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January 1, 1990 – January 5, 1999
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Democratic
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| (Acting)
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William M. Roche
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January 5, 1999 – May 20, 1999
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| 34th
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Dorothy Kelly Gay
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May 21, 1999 – January 5, 2004
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Democratic
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| 35th
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Joseph Curtatone
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January 5, 2004 — January 3, 2022
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Democratic
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| 36th
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Katjana Ballantyne
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January 3, 2022
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Democratic
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References
- ^ "Havican Takes Over As Somerville Mayor". The Boston Globe. July 17, 1967.
- City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901.), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, pages. 175–180; 189–204.
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