List of mayors of Holyoke, Massachusetts
The Mayor of Holyoke is the head of the municipal government in Holyoke, Massachusetts. This is a list of Mayors of Holyoke, Massachusetts.
City Seal
| # | Mayor | Picture | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | William B. C. Pearsons | 1874-1876 | ||
| 2nd | Roswell P. Crafts | 1877 | ||
| 3rd | William Whiting II | _picture2.png) |
1878-1879 | |
| 4th | William Ruddy | 1880 | ||
| 5th | F. P. Goodall | 1881 | ||
| 6th | Roswell P. Crafts | 1882-1883 | ||
| 7th | James E. Delaney | 1884-1885 | ||
| 8th | James J. O'Connor | 1886-1887 | ||
| 9th | James E. Delaney | 1888 | ||
| 10th | Jeremiah F. Sullivan | 1889-1890 | ||
| 11th | Michael J. Griffin | 1891 | ||
| 12th | Jeremiah F. Sullivan | 1892 | ||
| 13th | Dennie L. Farr | 1893 | ||
| 14th | Marciene H. Whitcomb | 1894 | ||
| 15th | Henry A. Chase | 1895 | ||
| 16th | James J. Curran | 1896 | ||
| 17th | George H. Smith | 1897 | ||
| 18th | Michael Connors | 1898 | ||
| 19th | Arthur B. Chapin |  |
1899–1904 | |
| 20th | Nathan P. Avery | 1904–1910 | ||
| 21st | John J. White | 1911–1913 | ||
| 22nd | John H. Woods | 1914–1915 | ||
| 23rd | John J. White | 1916–1917 | ||
| 24th | John D. Ryan | 1918–1919 | ||
| 25th | John F. Cronin | 1920–1925 | ||
| 26th | Gregory J. Scanlon | 1926 | ||
| 27th | John F. Cronin | 1927 | ||
| 28th | Fred G. Burnham | 1928–1929 | ||
| 29th | William T. Dillon | 1930–1931 | ||
| 30th | Fred G. Burnham | 1932 | Died in office | |
| Acting | William M. Hart | 1932 | Acting mayor. | |
| 31st | Henry J. Toepfert | 1932–1935 | First elected in special election to finish Burnham's term. | |
| 32nd | William P. Yoerg | 1936–1939 | ||
| 33rd | Henry J. Toepfert | 1940–1953 | Died in office | |
| Acting | James T. Doherty | 1953 | Acting mayor. | |
| 34th | Edwin A. Seibel | 1953–1957 | First elected in special election to finish Toepfert's term. Died in office | |
| 35th | Samuel Resnic | 1957–1963 | Acting mayor following Seibel's death. Elected in special election to finish Seibel's term. Holyoke's first Jewish mayor.[1] | |
| 36th | Daniel F. Dibble | 1964–1967 | ||
| 37th | William Taupier | 1968–1975 | Resigned to become City Manager of Lowell, Massachusetts. | |
| Acting | Thomas Monahan | 1975 | Acting mayor. | |
| 38th | Ernest E. Proulx | 1976–1986 | ||
| 39th | Martin J. Dunn | 1987–1991 | Resigned to become a State Senator. | |
| Acting | Joseph M. McGiverin | 1987–1991 | Acting mayor. | |
| 40th | William Hamilton | 1991–1995 | First elected in special election to finish Dunn's term. | |
| 41st | Daniel Szostkiewicz | 1995–1999 | ||
| 42nd | Michael J. Sullivan | 2000–2009 | ||
| 43rd | Elaine A. Pluta | 2010–2011 | First female mayor. | |
| 44th | Alex B. Morse | 2012–present | Youngest mayor in city history (elected at the age of 22). First openly gay mayor. | |
References
- ↑ Feinberg, Mark (November 10, 1957). "Holyoke's Mayor-Elect Created 500 Jobs in City". The Boston Globe.
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