List of mayors of New York City

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For a list of the Dutch Directors General who governed New Amsterdam as part of New Netherland between 1624 and 1664, see: Director-General of New Netherland

The Mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the New York City Government, 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 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, a Republican.

It is interesting to note that although New York City voters are overwhelmingly registered Democrats, the city has elected a Republican in the last 4 mayoral elections.

1 17th century
- 1.1 Notes
2 18th century
- 2.1 Notes
3 19th century
4 20th century
5 21st century
6 Notes
7 See also

[edit] 17th century

Richard Nicolls	1664–1665	(as British Colonial Governor of New York)
Thomas Willett	1665–1666	First to be specifically appointed mayor
Thomas Delavall	1666–1667
Thomas Willett	1667–1668
Cornelius Van Steenwyk	1668–1671
Thomas Delavall	1671–1672
Matthias Nicholls	1672–1673
John Lawrence	1673–1675
William Dervall	1675–1676
Nicholas De Mayer	1676–1677
Stephanus Van Cortlandt	1677–1678
Thomas Delavall	1678–1679
Francis Rombouts	1679–1680
William Dyre	1680–1682
Cornelius Van Steenwyk	1682–1684
Gabriel Minvielle(*)	1684–1685
Nicholas Bayard(*)	1685–1686
Stephanus Van Cortlandt	1686–1688
Peter Delanoy	1688–1691
John Lawrence(*)	1691–1692
Abraham DePeyster	1692–1694
Charles Lodwik	1694–1696
William Merritt	1696–1698
Johanness De Peyster	1698–1699
David Provost	1699–1700

[edit] Notes

Prior to the establishment of the office of Mayor of the City of New York, New Amsterdam had been governed by Burgomasters.
Prior to 1680, Mayors served one year terms. As of 1680, they served two year terms. Exceptions are noted thus (*).

[edit] 18th century

Isaac De Reimer	1700–1701
Thomas Noell	1701–1702
Thomas Hood	1702
Phillip French	1702–1703
William Peartree	1703–1707
Ebenezer Wilson	1707–1710
Jacobus Van Cortlandt	1710–1711
Caleb Heathcote	1711–1714
John Johnstone	1714–1719
Jacobus Van Cortlandt	1719–1720
Robert Walters	1720–1725
Johannes Jansen	1725–1726
Robert Lurting	1726–1735
Paul Richard	1735–1739
John Cruger	1739–1744
Stephen Bayard	1744–1747
Edward Holland	1747–1757
John Cruger, Jr.	1757–1766
Whitehead Hicks	1766–1776
David Matthews	1776–1784
James Duane	1784–1789
Richard Varick	1789–1801

[edit] Notes

Mayors served two year terms.

[edit] 19th century

Edward Livingston	1801–1803	Democratic-Republican
DeWitt Clinton	1803–1807	Democratic-Republican
Marinus Willett	1807–1808
De Witt Clinton	1808–1810	Democratic-Republican
Jacob Radcliff	1810–1811
DeWitt Clinton	1811–1815	Democratic-Republican
John Ferguson	1815
Jacob Radcliff	1815–1818
Cadwallader D. Colden	1818–1821	Federalist
Stephen Allen	1821–1824
William Paulding Jr.	1825–1826	Democratic
Philip Hone	1826–1827	Whig
William Paulding Jr.	1827–1829	Democratic
Walter Browne	1829–1833
Gideon Lee	1833–1834	Democratic
Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence<ref>First New York mayor elected by popular vote</ref>	1834–1837	Democratic
Aaron Clark	1837–1839
Isaac L. Varian	1839–1841
Robert Morris	1841–1844
James Harper	1844–1845
William Havemeyer	1845–1846	Democratic
Andrew H. Mickle	1846–1847
William Brady	1847–1848
William Havemeyer	1848–1849	Democratic
Caleb Smith Woodhull	1849–1851
Ambrose Kingsland	1851–1853
Jacob Westervelt	1853–1855
Fernando Wood	1855–1858	Democratic
Daniel F. Tiemann	1858–1860
Fernando Wood	1860–1862	Democratic
George Opdyke	1862–1864	Republican
Charles Godfrey Gunther	1864–1866	Democratic
John T. Hoffman	1866–1868	Democratic
Thomas Coman<ref name=actingm>Acting Mayor</ref>	1868
Abraham Oakey Hall	1869–1872
William F. Havemeyer	1873–1874	Republican
Samuel B. H. Vance<ref name=actingm />	1874
William H. Wickham	1875–1876	Democratic
Smith Ely, Jr.	1877–1878	Democratic
Edward Cooper	1879–1880	Democratic
William Russell Grace	1881–1882
Franklin Edson	1883–1884	Democratic
William Russell Grace	1885–1886
Abram S. Hewitt	1887–1888	Democratic
Hugh L. Grant	1889–1892
Thomas F. Gilroy	1893–1894	Democratic
William L. Strong	1895–1897	Fusion

[edit] 20th century


Robert A. Van Wyck<ref>First mayor of The City of New York after the consolidation of the five boroughs on January 1, 1898</ref>	1898–1901	Democratic
Seth Low<ref>Previously served as Mayor of the City of Brooklyn</ref>	1902–1903	Republican/Citizens Union Party
George B. McClellan Jr.	1904–1909	Democratic
William Jay Gaynor	1910–1913	Democratic
Ardolph Loges Kline <ref name=actingm />	1913	Republican
John Purroy Mitchel	1914–1917	Fusion
John F. Hylan	1918–1925	Democratic
James J. Walker<ref>Resigned September 1, 1932</ref>	1926–1932	Democratic
Joseph V. McKee <ref name=actingm />	1932 (Sept. 1–Dec. 31)	Democratic
John P. O'Brien	1933 (Jan. 1–Dec. 31)	Democratic
Fiorello H. LaGuardia	1934–1945	Republican/Fusion
William O'Dwyer<ref>Resigned August 31, 1950</ref>	1946–1950	Democratic
Vincent R. Impellitteri<ref>Acting Mayor from September 1, 1950 to November 14, 1950. Elected Mayor on November 7, 1950</ref>	1950–1953	Democratic
Robert F. Wagner Jr.	1954–1965	Democratic
John V. Lindsay	1966–1973	Republican/Liberal 1966–69; Democratic/Liberal 1970–73
Abraham D. Beame	1974–1977	Democratic
Edward I. Koch	1978–1989	Democratic
David N. Dinkins	1990–1993	Democratic
Rudolph W. Giuliani	1994–2001	Republican

[edit] 21st century

Michael R. Bloomberg

2002—

Republican

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

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