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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.

Contents

17th century

Office Term Number Name Office Political Party
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  

Notes

  • 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  

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. ^ a b c d Acting Mayor
  2. ^ First mayor of The City of New York after the consolidation of the five boroughs on January 1, 1898
  3. ^ Previously served as Mayor of the City of Brooklyn, 1882-1885
  4. ^ Died September 10, 1913
  5. ^ Resigned September 1, 1932
  6. ^ Resigned August 31, 1950
  7. ^ Acting Mayor from August 31, 1950 to November 14, 1950. Elected Mayor on November 7, 1950
  8. ^ 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

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