List of mayors of New York City
For a list of the Dutch Directors General who governed
New Amsterdam as part of New Netherland between 1625 and 1664, see: Director-General of New Netherland
The Mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the government of New York City, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of New York.
This list through 1897 includes the mayors of (roughly) what is now considered Manhattan and portions of The Bronx only. The five boroughs were consolidated in 1898. See History of New York City.
The 108th and current Mayor of New York City is Michael Bloomberg, twice elected as a Republican and now an independent.
17th century
Office Term Number |
Name |
Office |
Political Party |
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1 |
Thomas Willett |
1665–1666 |
First person to be specifically appointed Mayor |
2 |
Thomas Delavall |
1666–1667 |
|
3 |
Thomas Willett |
1667–1668 |
|
4 |
Cornelius Van Steenwyk |
1668–1671 |
|
5 |
Thomas Delavall |
1671–1672 |
|
6 |
Matthias Nicholls |
1672–1673 |
|
7 |
John Lawrence |
1673–1675 |
|
8 |
William Dervall |
1675–1676 |
|
9 |
Nicholas De Mayer |
1676–1677 |
|
10 |
Stephanus Van Cortlandt |
1677–1678 |
|
11 |
Thomas Delavall |
1678–1679 |
|
12 |
Francis Rombouts |
1679–1680 |
|
13 |
William Dyre |
1680–1682 |
|
14 |
Cornelius Van Steenwyk |
1682–1684 |
|
15 |
Gabriel Minvielle(*) |
1684–1685 |
|
16 |
Nicholas Bayard(*) |
1685–1686 |
|
17 |
Stephanus Van Cortlandt |
1686–1688 |
|
18 |
Peter Delanoy |
1688–1691 |
|
19 |
John Lawrence(*) |
1691–1692 |
|
20 |
Abraham DePeyster |
1692–1694 |
|
21 |
Charles Lodwik |
1694–1696 |
|
22 |
William Hamilton Merritt |
1696–1698 |
|
23 |
Johanness De Peyster |
1698–1699 |
|
24 |
David Provost |
1699–1700 |
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Notes
- During the Dutch colonial period from 1625 to 1664, New Amsterdam was governed by a Director-General.
- For the year prior to the establishment of the office of Mayor of New York in 1665, New York was run by Richard Nicolls, who was the British Military Governor of the Province of New York.
- Prior to 1680, Mayors served one year terms. As of 1680, they served two year terms. Exceptions are noted thus (*).
18th century
Office Term Number |
Name |
Office |
Political Party |
|
25 |
Isaac De Reimer |
1700–1701 |
|
26 |
Thomas Noell |
1701–1702 |
|
27 |
Thomas Hood |
1702 |
|
28 |
Phillip French |
1702–1703 |
|
29 |
William Peartree |
1703–1707 |
|
30 |
Ebenezer Wilson |
1707–1710 |
|
31 |
Jacobus Van Cortlandt |
1710–1711 |
|
32 |
Caleb Heathcote |
1711–1714 |
|
33 |
John Johnstone |
1714–1719 |
|
34 |
Jacobus Van Cortlandt |
1719–1720 |
|
35 |
Robert Walters |
1720–1725 |
|
36 |
Johannes Jansen |
1725–1726 |
|
37 |
Robert Lurting |
1726–1735 |
|
38 |
Paul Richard |
1735–1739 |
|
39 |
John Cruger |
1739–1744 |
|
40 |
Stephen Bayard |
1744–1747 |
|
41 |
Edward Holland |
1747–1757 |
|
42 |
John Cruger, Jr. |
1757–1766 |
|
43 |
Whitehead Hicks |
1766–1776 |
|
44 |
David Matthews |
1776–1783 |
|
45 |
James Duane |
1784–1789 |
|
46 |
Richard Varick |
1789–1801 |
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Notes
- Mayors served two year terms.
19th century
Office Term Number |
Name |
Office |
Political Party |
|
47 |
Edward Livingston |
1801–1803 |
Democratic-Republican |
48 |
DeWitt Clinton |
1803–1807 |
Democratic-Republican |
49 |
Marinus Willett |
1807–1808 |
|
50 |
De Witt Clinton |
1808–1810 |
Democratic-Republican |
51 |
Jacob Radcliff |
1810–1811 |
|
52 |
DeWitt Clinton |
1811–1815 |
Democratic-Republican |
53 |
John Ferguson |
1815 |
|
54 |
Jacob Radcliff |
1815–1818 |
|
55 |
Cadwallader D. Colden |
1818–1821 |
Federalist |
56 |
Stephen Allen |
1821–1824 |
|
57 |
William Paulding, Jr. |
1825–1826 |
Democratic |
58 |
Philip Hone |
1826–1827 |
Whig |
59 |
William Paulding Jr. |
1827–1829 |
Democratic |
60 |
Walter Bowne |
1829–1833 |
|
61 |
Gideon Lee |
1833–1834 |
Democratic |
62 |
Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence |
1834–1837 |
Democratic |
63 |
Aaron Clark |
1837–1839 |
Whig |
64 |
Isaac Varian |
1839–1841 |
Democratic |
65 |
Robert Morris |
1841–1844 |
Democratic |
66 |
James Harper |
1844–1845 |
American Republican |
67 |
William Havemeyer |
1845–1846 |
Democratic |
68 |
Andrew H. Mickle |
1846–1847 |
|
69 |
William Brady |
1847–1848 |
|
70 |
William Havemeyer |
1848–1849 |
Democratic |
71 |
Caleb Smith Woodhull |
1849–1851 |
|
72 |
Ambrose Kingsland |
1851–1853 |
|
73 |
Jacob Westervelt |
1853–1855 |
|
74 |
Fernando Wood |
1855–1858 |
Democratic |
75 |
Daniel F. Tiemann |
1858–1860 |
|
76 |
Fernando Wood |
1860–1862 |
Democratic |
77 |
George Opdyke |
1862–1864 |
Republican |
78 |
Charles Godfrey Gunther |
1864–1866 |
Democratic |
79 |
John T. Hoffman |
1866–1868 |
Democratic |
80 |
Thomas Coman[1] |
1868 |
|
81 |
Abraham Oakley Hall |
1869–1872 |
|
82 |
William F. Havemeyer |
1873–1874 |
Republican |
83 |
Samuel B. H. Vance[1] |
1874 |
|
84 |
William H. Wickham |
1875–1876 |
Democratic |
85 |
Smith Ely, Jr. |
1877–1878 |
Democratic |
86 |
Edward Cooper |
1879–1880 |
Democratic |
87 |
William Russell Grace |
1881–1882 |
|
88 |
Franklin Edson |
1883–1884 |
Democratic |
89 |
William Russell Grace |
1885–1886 |
|
90 |
Abram S. Hewitt |
1887–1888 |
Democratic |
91 |
Hugh L. Grant |
1889–1892 |
|
92 |
Thomas F. Gilroy |
1893–1894 |
Democratic |
93 |
William L. Strong |
1895–1897 |
Fusion |
Notes
- Until 1821, mayors were appointed by state. From 1821 to 1834, the Common Council appointed the mayor. In 1834, Cornelius Lawrence became the first popularly-elected mayor of New York City.
- Mayors were elected to one-year terms from 1834 to 1849. From 1850 to Consolidation in 1898, they served two-year terms. Because of the impending shift with Consolidation to odd-year elections in 1897, no election was held in 1896, so William L. Strong served as Mayor for an extra year.
Mayors since the 1898 Consolidation
# |
Name |
Office |
Political Party |
94 |
Robert A. Van Wyck[2] |
January 1, 1898 – December 31, 1901 |
Democratic |
95 |
Seth Low[3] |
January 1, 1902 – December 31, 1903 |
Republican/Citizens Union |
96 |
George B. McClellan Jr. |
January 1, 1904 – December 31, 1909 |
Democratic |
97 |
William Jay Gaynor[4] |
January 1 1910 – September 10, 1913 |
Democratic |
98 |
Ardolph Loges Kline[1] |
September 10, 1913 – December 31, 1913 |
Republican |
99 |
John Purroy Mitchel |
January 1, 1914 – December 31, 1917 |
Fusion |
100 |
John F. Hylan |
January 1, 1918 – December 31, 1925 |
Democratic |
101 |
James J. Walker[5] |
January 1, 1926 – September 1, 1932 |
Democratic |
102 |
Joseph V. McKee[1] |
September 1, 1932 - December 31, 1932 |
Democratic |
103 |
John P. O'Brien |
January 1, 1933 - December 31, 1933 |
Democratic |
104 |
Fiorello H. La Guardia |
January 1, 1934 – December 31, 1945 |
Republican/Fusion |
105 |
William O'Dwyer[6] |
January 1, 1946 – August 31, 1950 |
Democratic |
106 |
Vincent R. Impellitteri[7] |
August 31, 1950 – December 31, 1953 |
Democratic |
107 |
Robert F. Wagner Jr. |
January 1, 1954 – December 31, 1965 |
Democratic |
108 |
John V. Lindsay |
January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1973 |
Republican/Liberal 1966–69;
Liberal 1969-70;
Democratic/Liberal 1970–73
|
109 |
Abraham D. Beame |
January 1, 1974 – December 31, 1977 |
Democratic |
110 |
Edward I. Koch |
January 1, 1978 – December 31, 1989 |
Democratic |
111 |
David N. Dinkins |
January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1993 |
Democratic |
112 |
Rudolph W. Giuliani |
January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001 |
Republican |
113 |
Michael R. Bloomberg |
January 1 2002 – |
Republican 2002—2007/
Independent 2007—[8] |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Acting Mayor
- ↑ First mayor of The City of New York after the consolidation of the five boroughs on January 1, 1898
- ↑ Previously served as Mayor of the City of Brooklyn, 1882-1885
- ↑ Died September 10, 1913
- ↑ Resigned September 1, 1932
- ↑ Resigned August 31, 1950
- ↑ Acting Mayor from August 31, 1950 to November 14, 1950. Elected Mayor on November 7, 1950
- ↑ Statement by Mayor Bloomberg on Party Affiliation
Living former mayors
As of March 2008, three former mayors were alive, the oldest being Edward I. Koch (1978–1989, born 1924). The most recent mayor to die was Abraham D. Beame (1974–1977), on February 10 2001.
Name |
Mayoral term |
Date of birth |
Edward I. Koch |
1978–1989 |
December 12 1924 |
David N. Dinkins |
1990–1993 |
July 10 1927 |
Rudolph W. Giuliani |
1994–2001 |
May 28 1944 |
See also
External links
Mayors of New York from inception to consolidation (June 12, 1665 – December 31, 1897) |
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T. Willett • Delavall • T. Willett • Van Steenwyk • Delavall • Nicholls • J. Lawrence • Dervall • De Mayer • S. Van Cortlandt • Delavall • Rombouts • Dyre • Van Steenwyk • Minvielle • N. Bayard • S. Van Cortlandt • Delanoy • J. Lawrence • A. De Peyster • Lodwik • Merritt • J. De Peyster • Provost • De Reimer • Noell • Hood • French • Peartree • Wilson • J. Van Cortlandt • Heathcote • Johnstone • J. Van Cortlandt • Walters • Jansen • Lurting • Richard • Cruger • S. Bayard • Holland • Cruger, Jr • Hicks • Mathews • Duane • Varick • Livingston • Clinton • M. Willett • Clinton • Radcliff • Clinton • Ferguson • Radcliff • Colden • Allen • Paulding • Hone • Paulding • Bowne • Lee • C. Lawrence • Clark • Varian • Morris • Harper • Havemeyer • Mickle • Brady • Havemeyer • Woodhull • Kingsland • Westervelt • Wood • Tiemann • Wood • Opdyke • Gunther • Hoffman • Coman • Hall • Havemeyer • Vance • Wickham • Ely • Cooper • Grace • Edson • Grace • Hewitt • Grant • Gilroy • Strong
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Mayors of the City of New York since the 1898 Consolidation |
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