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 (after 1874) portions of The Bronx only. The five boroughs (Manhattan, the Bronx, Kings, Queens and Staten Island) were consolidated in 1898. See History of New York City.

The current Mayor of New York City, and 108th person to be mayor, is Michael Bloomberg, once elected as a Republican and now an independent.

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 (*). Thomas Willett was the first person to be specifically appointed mayor.

Mayors were appointed by provincial governors until 1777 when a Council of Appointment was formed by New York State. In 1821 the New York City Council (then known as the Common Council) began appointing mayors. Since 1834 mayors have been elected by direct popular vote.

#[1] Name Starting year of Office Ending year of Office Political Party Status
1 Thomas Willett 1665 1666 Official Mayor
2 Thomas Delavall 1666 1667
3 Thomas Willett 1667 1668
4 Cornelius Van Steenwyk 1668 1671
5 Thomas Delavall 1671 1672
6 Matthias Nicoll 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(*) May 1691 October 1691
20 Abraham de Peyster October 1691 1694
21 Charles Lodwik 1694 1696
22 William Merritt 1696 1698
23 Johannes de Peyster 1698 1699
24 David Provost 1699 1700
25 Isaac De Reimer 1700 1701
26 Thomas Noell 1701 1702
  Thomas Hood 1702
27 Phillip French 1702 1703
28 William Peartree 1703 1707
29 Ebenezer Wilson 1707 1710
30 Jacobus Van Cortlandt 1710 1711
31 Caleb Heathcote 1711 1714
32 John Johnstone 1714 1719
33 Jacobus Van Cortlandt 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 Matthews 1776 1783
43 James Duane 1784 1789
45 Richard Varick 1789 1801
46 Edward Livingston 1801 1803 Democratic-Republican
47 DeWitt Clinton 1803 1807
48 Marinus Willett 1807 1808
49 DeWitt Clinton 1808 1810 Democratic-Republican
50 Jacob Radcliff 1810 1811
51 DeWitt Clinton 1811 1815 Democratic-Republican
52 John Ferguson 1815
53 Jacob Radcliff 1815 1818
54 Cadwallader D. Colden 1818 1821 Federalist
55 Stephen Allen 1821 1824
56 William Paulding, Jr. 1825 1826 Democratic
57 Philip Hone 1826 1827 Whig
58 William Paulding Jr. 1827 1829 Democratic
59 Walter Bowne 1829 1832 Democratic
60 Gideon Lee 1833 1834 Democratic
61 Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence 1834 1837
62 Aaron Clark 1837 1839 Whig
63 Isaac Varian 1839 1841 Democratic
64 Robert Morris 1841 1844
65 James Harper 1844 1845 American Republican
66 William Havemeyer 1845 1846 Democratic
67 Andrew H. Mickle 1846 1847
68 William Brady 1847 1848 Whig
69 William Havemeyer 1848 1849 Democratic
70 Caleb Smith Woodhull 1849 1851 Whig
71 Ambrose Kingsland 1851 1853
72 Jacob Aaron Westervelt 1853 1855 Democratic
73 Fernando Wood 1855 1858
74 Daniel F. Tiemann 1858 1860 Coalition (People's Union, American, Democratic)
75 Fernando Wood 1860 1862 Democratic
76 George Opdyke 1862 1864 Republican
76 Charles Godfrey Gunther 1864 1866 Democratic
78 John T. Hoffman 1866 1868
  Thomas Coman 1868 Acting Mayor
79 Abraham Oakley Hall 1869 1872 Republican Official Mayor
80 William F. Havemeyer 1873 1874
  Samuel B. H. Vance 1874 1874 Acting Mayor
81 William H. Wickham 1875 1876 Democratic Official Mayor
82 Smith Ely, Jr. 1877 1878
83 Edward Cooper 1879 1880
84 William Russell Grace 1881 1882 Democratic (anti-Tammany)
85 Franklin Edson 1883 1884 Democratic
86 William Russell Grace 1885 1886 Independent
87 Abram S. Hewitt 1887 1888 Democratic
88 Hugh L. Grant 1889 1892
89 Thomas F. Gilroy 1893 1894
90 William L. Strong 1895 1897 Fusion

Mayors since the 1898 Consolidation

#[1] Name Start day
& month		 Start
year		 End day
& month		 End
year		 Time in office Status Political Party
91 Robert A. Van Wyck January 1 1898 December 31 1901 &100000000000000040000004 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected Democratic
92 Seth Low January 1 1902 December 31 1903 &100000000000000020000002 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected Citizens Union/Rep./Anti-Tammany Dem.
93 George B. McClellan Jr. January 1 1904 December 31 1909 &100000000000000060000006 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected Democratic
94 William Jay Gaynor January 1 1910 September 10 1913 &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000253000000253 days Elected
  Ardolph Loges Kline September 10 1913 December 31 1913 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000113000000113 days Acting,not elected Republican
95 John Purroy Mitchel January 1 1914 December 31 1917 &100000000000000040000004 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected Fusion
96 John F. Hylan January 1 1918 December 31 1925 &100000000000000080000008 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected Democratic
97 James J. Walker January 1 1926 September 1 1932 &100000000000000060000006 years, &10000000000000244000000244 days Elected
  Joseph V. McKee September 1 1932 December 31 1932 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000121000000121 days Acting
98 John P. O'Brien January 1 1933 December 31 1933 &100000000000000010000001 year, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected
99 Fiorello H. La Guardia January 1 1934 December 31 1945 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected Republican / Fusion
100 William O'Dwyer January 1 1946 August 31 1950 &100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000243000000243 days Elected Democratic
101 Vincent R. Impellitteri August 31 1950 December 31 1953 &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000123000000123 days Acting / Elected Democratic / Independent
102 Robert F. Wagner Jr. January 1 1954 December 31 1965 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected Democratic
103 John V. Lindsay January 1 1966 December 31 1973 &100000000000000080000008 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected Republican / Liberal 1966–69;
Liberal 1969–70;
Democratic / Liberal 1970–73
104 Abraham D. Beame January 1 1974 December 31 1977 &100000000000000040000004 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected Democratic
105 Edward I. Koch January 1 1978 December 31 1989 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected
106 David N. Dinkins January 1 1990 December 31 1993 &100000000000000040000004 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected
107 Rudolph W. Giuliani January 1 1994 December 31 2001 &100000000000000080000008 years, &100000000000000000000000 days Elected Republican
108 Michael R. Bloomberg January 1 2002 Elected Republican 2002–07;
Independent since 2007.
  1. ^ a b "The Green Book: Mayors of the City of New York" on the official NYC website

Notes:

Living former mayors

As of January 2012, 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 start year Mayoral term end year Day of birth Month of birth Year of birth
Edward I. Koch 1978 1989 12 December 1924
David N. Dinkins 1990 1993 10 July 1927
Rudolph W. Giuliani 1994 2001 28 May 1944

See also