List of mayors of Rochester, New York
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The following is the complete list of the mayors of the city of Rochester, New York.
Rochester's city charter defines the mayor as the chief executive of the city, empowered to enforce all local laws and make appointments to all appointed local offices.[1]
When Rochester was incorporated in 1834, the mayor was initially appointed by the city council and had few responsibilities beyond presiding over council meetings. In 1840, the New York state legislature passed a law making the mayors of all incorporated cities elective. Various amendments to the city charter during the 19th century gave the mayor additional powers of appointment.[2] In 1898, the state legislature adopted a uniform charter for all cities, establishing a mayor-council government where the mayor controlled all executive functions and appointments.[3] In 1925, Rochester modified its charter in a referendum to switch to a council-manager government, where the mayor was ceremonial and executive functions were handled by a city manager appointed by the council.[4] A second referendum in 1984 changed the city charter back to a mayor-council government.[5]
List of Mayors of Rochester
| # | Term | Mayor | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 1834 - 1835 | Jonathan Child | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Whig |
| 2 | July 1835 - December 1836 | Jacob Gould | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 3 | December 1836 - 1837 | Abraham M. Schermerhorn | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Whig |
| 4 | March 1837 - 1838 | Thomas Kempshall | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Whig |
| 5 | 1838 - December 1838 | Elisha Johnson | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 6 | December 1838 - December 1839 | Thomas H. Rochester | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Whig |
| 7 | December 1839 - 1840 | Samuel G. Andrews | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Whig |
| 8 | 1840 - 1842 | Elijah F. Smith | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Whig |
| 9 | March 1842 - 1843 | Charles J. Hill | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 10 | 1843 - 1844 | Isaac Hills | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 11 | March 1844 - March 1845 | John Allen | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Whig |
| 12 | March 1845 - 1847 | William Pitkin | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Whig |
| 13 | 1847 - 1848 | John B. Elwood | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 14 | 1848 - 1849 | Joseph Field | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 15 | March 1849 - 1850 | Levi A. Ward | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Whig |
| 16 | March 1850 - 1851 | Samuel Richardson | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 17 | 1851 - 1852 | Nicholas E. Paine | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 18 | 1852 - 1853 | Hamblin Stillwell | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 19 | 1853 - 1854 | John Williams | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 20 | 1854 - 1855 | Maltby Strong | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Whig |
| 21 | 1855 - 1856 | Charles J. Hayden | American |
| 22 | 1856 - 1857 | Samuel G. Andrews | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 23 | 1857 - 1858 | Rufus Keeler | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 24 | 1858 - 1859 | Charles H. Clark | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 25 | 1859 - 1860 | Samuel W. D. Moore | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 26 | 1860 - 1861 | Hamlet D. Scrantom | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 27 | March 1861 - April 1862 | John C. Nash | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 28 | April 1862 - April 1863 | Michael Filon | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 29 | April 1863 - March 1864 | Nehemiah C. Bradstreet | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 30 | March 1864 - March 1865 | James Brackett | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 31 | March 1865 - 1866 | Daniel D. T. Moore | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 32 | 1866 - 1867 | Samuel W. D. Moore | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 33 | March 1867 - 1869 | Henry L. Fish | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 34 | 1869 - 1870 | Edward M. Smith | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 35 | 1870 - 1871 | John Lutes | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 36 | April 1871 - April 1872 | Charles W. Briggs | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 37 | April 1872 - 1873 | Abel Carter Wilder | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 38 | 1873 - 1874 | George W. Aldridge, Sr. (acting) | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 39 | 1874 - 1876 | George G. Clarkson | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 40 | 1876 - 1890 | Cornelius R. Parsons | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 41 | 1890 - 1892 | William Carroll | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 42 | 1892 - 1894 | Richard J. Curran | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 43 | April 1, 1894 - January 22, 1895 | George W. Aldridge | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 44 | January 22, 1895 - December 31, 1895 | Merton E. Lewis (acting) | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 45 | January 1, 1896 - December 31, 1899 | George E. Warner | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 46 | January 1, 1900 - December 31, 1901 | George A. Carnahan | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 47 | January 1, 1902 - December 31, 1903 | Adolph J. Rodenbeck | style="background: Template:Party color;" | Republican |
| 48 | January 1, 1904 - December 31, 1907 | James G. Cutler | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 49 | January 1, 1908 - December 31, 1921 | Hiram Edgerton | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 50 | January 1, 1922 - June 17, 1926 | Clarence D. Van Zandt | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 51 | June 22, 1926 - January 3, 1928 | Martin B. O'Neil | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 52 | January 3, 1928 - March 5, 1930 | Joseph C. Wilson | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 53 | March 5, 1930 - January 2, 1932 | Vice Mayor Isaac Adler & City Manager Stephen B. Story (acting) | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 54 | January 2, 1932 - April 28, 1933 | Charles S. Owen | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 55 | April 28, 1933 - January 2, 1934 | Percival D. Oviatt | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 56 | January 2, 1934 - December 31, 1937 | Charles Stanton | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 57 | January 1, 1938 - December 31, 1938 | Lester B. Rapp | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 58 | January 10, 1939 - June 14, 1955 | Samuel B. Dicker | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 59 | June 14, 1955 - December 31, 1961 | Peter Barry | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 60 | January 1, 1962 - December 31, 1963 | Henry E. Gillette | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 61 | January 1, 1964 - December 31, 1969 | Frank Lamb | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 62 | January 1, 1970 - December 31, 1973 | Stephen May | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Republican |
| 63 | January 1, 1974 - December 31, 1993 | Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 64 | January 1, 1994 - December 31, 2005 | William A. Johnson, Jr. | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 65 | January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2010 | Robert "Bob" J. Duffy | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 66 | January 1, 2011 - January 18, 2011 | Thomas S. Richards (interim) | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 67 | January 18, 2011 - April 11, 2011 | R. Carlos Carballada (interim) | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 68 | April 11, 2011 - December 31, 2013 | Thomas S. Richards | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 69 | January 1, 2014 - December 1, 2021 | Lovely Warren | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 70 | December 2, 2021 - December 31, 2021 | James Smith (interim) | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
| 71 | January 1, 2022 – present | Malik Evans | style="background: Template:Party color;"| Democrat |
References
- World Statesmen.org Mayors of U.S. Cities M – W
- Political Graveyard
- History of Rochester and Monroe County, New York