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List of mayors of Taunton, Massachusetts
This is a list of mayors of Taunton in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Taunton was led by a Board of Selectmen from 1639 until its re-incorporation as a city in 1864. The first city government was inaugurated on January 2, 1865.
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Mayor
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Term Began
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Term Ended
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Notes
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| 1st
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Edmund H. Bennett
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January 2, 1865
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June 19, 1867
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First mayor of Taunton; resigned June 19, 1867.[1]
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| 2nd
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Stephen H. Rhodes
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June 19, 1867
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1870
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[1]
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| 3rd
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Daniel L. Mitchell
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1870
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1873
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[1]
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| 4th
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William H. Fox
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1873
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1874
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[1]
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| 5th
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George H. Babbitt
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1874
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1876
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[1][2]
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| 6th
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Onias S. Paige
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1877
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1879
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[2]
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| 7th
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Charles F. Johnson
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1880
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1882
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[2]
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| 8th
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Horatio Cushman
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1883
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[2]
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| 9th
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Charles Hanson
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1884
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1885
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| 10th
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Richard Henry Hall
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1886
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1886
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| 11th
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Everett D. Godfrey
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1887
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| 12th
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Richard Henry Hall
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1888
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1889
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| 13th
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Arthur Alger
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1890
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| 14th
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Francis Babbitt
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1891
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1892
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| 15th
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Willis Hodgman
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1894
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| 16th
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Charles A. Reed
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1895
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| 17th
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Benjamin Morris
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1896
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| 18th
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Nathaniel J.W. Fish
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1897
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1899
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| 19th
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Arthur Alger
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1900
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| 20th
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John O'Hearn
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1901
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| 21st
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Richard Everett Warner
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1902
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1905
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| 22nd
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John H. Eldredge
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1905
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1906
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| 23rd
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John B. Tracey
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1906
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1907
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| 24th
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Edgar Crossman
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1908
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1909
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| 25th
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William S. Woods
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1910
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1912
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| 26th
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Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth Fish
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1912
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1916
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| 27th
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William Flood
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1916
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1919
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His son, Joseph E. Flood, Sr., was Mayor in 1970–1972
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| 28th
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Leo Coughlin
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1919
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1925
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| 29th
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Andrew McGraw
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1926
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1929
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| 30th
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Wllis K. Hodgman, Jr.
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1930
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1932
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| 31st
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Andrew McGraw
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1932
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1935
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| 32nd
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Arthur Poole
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1936
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1939
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| 33rd
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John Fitzgerald
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1940
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February 20, 1941
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Died in Office
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| Acting
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Harold B. Johnston
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February 20, 1941
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April 30, 1941
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| 34th
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Merrill Aldrich
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April 30, 1941
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November 25, 1946
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Won special election to succeed Fitzgerald.
Resigned to serve prison sentence for Cohabitation.[3]
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| Acting
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Frederick H. Smith
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November 25, 1946
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February 7, 1947
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| 35th
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John F. Parker
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1947
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1953
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Won special election to succeed Aldrich.
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| 36th
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Joseph C. Chamberlain
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1953
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1960
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[3]
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| 37th
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Bernard F. Cleary
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1960
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1963
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Died in office shortly before completing his final term.[3]
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| 38th
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Benjamin A. Friedman
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1963
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1970
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[3]
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| 39th
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Joseph E. Flood
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1970
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1972
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[3]
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| 40th
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Rudolph H. De Silva
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1972
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1974
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[3]
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| 41st
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Theodore J. Aleixo, Jr.
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1974
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1976
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[3]
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| 42nd
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Benjamin A. Friedman
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1976
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1978
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[3]
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| 43rd
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Joseph L. Amaral
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1978
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1982
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[3]
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| 44th
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Richard Johnson
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1982
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1992
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| 45th
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Robert G. Nunes
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1992
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1999
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| 46th
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Thaddeus M. Strojny
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2000
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2003
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| 47th
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Robert G. Nunes
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2004
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March 12, 2007
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Resigned to serve as Director of Municipal Affairs for Gov. Deval Patrick.[4] First mayor of Taunton to leave the office voluntarily before his term ended.
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| 48th
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Charles E. Crowley
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March 12, 2007
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January 2, 2012
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| 49th
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Thomas Hoye, Jr.
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January 2, 2012
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November 13, 2019
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Resigned to become interim Register of Probate for Bristol County, appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker.[5]
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| Acting
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Jeffrey Postell
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November 13, 2019
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November 23, 2019
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Taunton city council president; became acting mayor until the council voted to select one of its members as acting mayor.[6]
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| 50th
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Donald Cleary
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November 23, 2019
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January 6, 2020
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City councilor, elected by a 5–4 vote of the council to serve the balance of Mayor Hoye's term.[6]
Pursuant to the City Charter, if the office of mayor becomes vacant, the city council will select one of its members by a majority vote to serve as mayor for the remainder of that term.[7]
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| 51st
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Shaunna O'Connell
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January 6, 2020
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Incumbent
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First elected female mayor of Taunton.[6] Former State Representative for the 3rd Bristol district, which includes most of Taunton (wards 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8, as well as precinct A of ward 3) and precinct 6 of Easton.[8]
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References
- ^ a b c d e The City Charter, Laws and Ordinances, Rules and Orders of the City Council, and City Governments from 1865 to 1876, of the City of Taunton. Taunton: Republican Steam Printing Rooms, 1876.
- ^ a b c d Municipal Register Containing the Mayor's Address and Annual Reports for 1909, with the City Officers for 1910, Taunton: 1910.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Spitler, Scott. "History points to big battle". Taunton Daily Gazette. August 26, 2007
- ^ Gay, Ted. "A look back at 'Kid Bob, Boy Mayor'". Taunton Daily Gazette. February 17, 2007
- ^ Winokoor, Charles. "'An amazing ride' - Wednesday is Hoye's last day as Taunton mayor". Taunton Daily Gazette. November 13, 2019
- ^ a b c Winokoor, Charles. "City Council votes for Donald Cleary to serve as Taunton’s mayor". Taunton Daily Gazette. November 23, 2019
- ^ "REVISED ORDINANCES CITY OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS Section 21" (PDF).
- ^ Overview of the 3rd Bristol District, Massachusetts (Lower State Legislative District). The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States.
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