Mayors of Atlantic City, New Jersey

Mayors of Atlantic City, New Jersey:[1]

Term Mayor Born/died Notes
11/12/2008–present Lorenzo Tyrone Langford born 1955 [2]
11/21/2007–11/12/2008 Scott K. Evans born 1965

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10/10/2007–11/21/2007 William H. Marsh born 1954 [4]
2006–10/10/2007 Robert W. Levy, Sr. born 1947
2002–2005 Lorenzo Tyrone Langford born 1955 [5]
1990–2001 Jim Whelan born 1948
1984–1990 James Leroy Usry 1922–2002 He was the first African American mayor of Atlantic City.[6]
1982–1984 Michael J. Matthews born 1934
1976–1982 Joseph Lazarow 1923–2008 [7]
1972–1976 Joseph Bradway, Jr. born 1942
1969–1972 William T. Somers 1917–1994 26th mayor
1967–1969 Richard S. Jackson 1908–1988
1944–1967 Joseph Altman 1891–1969
1940–1944 Thomas D. Taggart 1903–1950
1935–1940 Charles D. White 1875–1962
1930–1935 Harry Bacharach 1873–1947 [8]
1930 (3 weeks) Joseph A. Paxson 1882–1963
1927–1930 Anthony M. Ruffu 1875–1930
1920–1927 Edward Lawrence Bader 1874–1927
1916–1920 Harry Bacharach 1873–1947 [8]
1912–1916 William Riddle 1860–1928
1912 (6 months) Harry Bacharach 1873–1947 [8]
1911 (6 months) George Carmany
1900–1911 Franklin Pierce Stoy 1854–1911 [9]
1898–1899 Joseph Thompson 1854–1940
1894–1897 Franklin Pierce Stoy 1854–1911
1892–1893 Willard Wright 1832–1895
1887–1891 Samuel D. Hoffman [5]
1886 Thomas C. Garrett [5]
1882–1885 Charles Maxwell
1881 Willard Wright
1880 Harry L. Slape [3]
1879 Willard Wright 1832–1895
1878 John L. Bryant [5]
1876–1877 Willard Wright
1874–1875 John James Gardner 1845–1921
1873 Charles Souder [5]
1868–1872 John James Gardner 1845–1921
1868 (3 months) Lemuel C. Eldridge
1866–1867 David W. Belisle
1865 Robert T. Evard
1863–1864 Jacob Middleton
1862 Chalkley Steelman Leeds
1858–1861 Lewis Reed
1856–1857 John G.W. Avery
1856 (1 month) Richard Hackett
1854–1856 Chalkley Steelman Leeds

References

  1. ^ "Mayors of Atlantic City, New Jersey". Atlantic City, New Jersey. http://www.acfpl.org/index.php?view=items&cid=2%3AAC+FAQs&id=11%3AMayors&option=com_quickfaq&Itemid=919. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  2. ^ "Langford back as Atlantic City mayor", The Press of Atlantic City, November 5, 2008
  3. ^ "New AC mayor promises stability", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 21, 2007
  4. ^ "And the newly sworn-in Atlantic City mayor is ... William 'Speedy' Marsh", The Press of Atlantic City, October 10, 2007
  5. ^ "Mayoral Showdown: Interview with Lorenzo Langford", Gros, Roger, Casino Connection, May 2005
  6. ^ "James L. Usry, the first Black mayor of Atlantic City, Succumbs At 79"
  7. ^ Atlantic City Free Public Library FAQ
  8. ^ a b c "Died". Time magazine. May 26, 1947. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,793765,00.html#ixzz1ZeVkQAre. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Harry Bacharach, 73, five times mayor (1911-20, 1930-35) and longtime "No. 1 Booster" of Atlantic City; in Atlantic City. An ardent publicity-grabber (he once carried on the city's business in an amusement-pier office flanked by an educated chimpanzee and a half-man-half-woman), he nonetheless worked noisily at keeping his resort free of known thugs and 'undesirables.'" 
  9. ^ "The Dandy Mayor", Schwartz, David G., Casino Connection, January 2007, 62