The Mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts has been the head of the municipal government in Gloucester, Massachusetts since 1874, with the exception of February 10, 1954 to July 1, 1976 when the head of government was the city manager and the mayor was a ceremonial position appointed by the city council.
This is a list of mayors of Gloucester, Massachusetts .
# | Mayor | Picture | Term | Party | Notes |
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1st | Robert R. Fears | ![]() | 1874–1876 | Democratic | |
2nd | Allan Rogers | ![]() | 1876–1878 | Republican | |
3rd | J. Franklin Dyer | ![]() | 1878–1879 | Republican | |
4th | William Williams | ![]() | 1879–1880 | Greenback Party | |
5th | Joseph Garland | ![]() | 1880–1882 | Republican | |
6th | William Williams | ![]() | 1882–1883 | Greenback Party | |
7th | William H. Wonson III | ![]() | 1883–1885 | Republican | |
8th | John S. Parsons | ![]() | 1885–1887 | Citizen's | |
9th | David I. Robinson | ![]() | 1887–May 24, 1888 | Republican | Chose to resign rather comply with writ of mandamus issued by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ordering him to sign a liquor license. |
Acting | Charles Piper | May 24, 1888–May 29, 1888 | Republican | Served as acting mayor in his capacity as president of the board of aldermen. | |
10th | William Wesley French | ![]() | May 29, 1888-1891 | Republican | Elected mayor by a joint session of the board of aldermen and common council to fill the unexpired term of David I. Robinson. Later elected to a full term. |
11th | Asa G. Andrews | ![]() | 1891-1894 | Republican | |
12th | Benjamin F. Cook | ![]() | 1894-1896 | Republican | |
13th | David I. Robinson | ![]() | 1896–1897 | Republican | |
14th | Benjamin F. Cook | ![]() | 1897-1898 | Republican | |
15th | Frank E. Davis | 1898–1899 | Republican | ||
16th | William Wesley French | ![]() | 1899-1900 | Republican | |
17th | George E. MacDonald | ![]() | 1900-1901 | Republican | |
18th | William Wesley French | ![]() | 1901-1903 | Republican | |
19th | James E. Tolman | ![]() | 1903–1905 | Independent Republican | |
20th | George E. MacDonald | ![]() | 1905-1908 | Republican | |
21st | Henry H. Parsons | 1908-1911 | No Party Affiliation | ||
22nd | Isaac Patch | 1911–1912 | Republican | ||
23rd | Harry C. Foster | ![]() | 1912–1915 | Republican | |
24th | C. Homer Barrett | 1915–1917 | Republican | ||
25th | John A. Stoddart | 1917–1919 | First mayor elected in a non-partisan election. | ||
26th | John J. Burke | 1919–1920 | |||
27th | Charles D. Brown | 1920–1921 | |||
28th | Percy W. Wheeler | ![]() | 1921–1923 | ||
29th | William MacInnis | 1923–1925 | |||
30th | Henry H. Parsons | 1925–1930 | |||
31st | John E. Parker | 1930–1934 | |||
32nd | George H. Newell | 1934–1936 | |||
33rd | Weston U. Friend | 1936–1938 | |||
34th | Elmer W. Babson | 1938–1939 | |||
35th | Sylvester Whalen | 1939–1942 | |||
36th | Donald J. Ross | 1942–1943 | |||
Acting | Weston U. Friend | 1943–1944 | Served as acting mayor after Donald J. Ross entered the United States Navy. | ||
37th | Weston U. Friend | 1944–1950 | |||
38th | John J. Burke, Jr. | 1950–1951 | |||
39th | Joseph Grillo | 1951–1954 | |||
40th | Benjamin A. Smith II | ![]() | 1954–1955 | Beginning of Plan E Government. City's head of government was the city manager, and the position of mayor was a ceremonial one appointed by the city council. | |
41st | Beatrice Corliss | 1955–1959 | |||
42nd | J. Stanley Boudreau | 1960–1961 | |||
43rd | Ralph B. O'Maley | 1962–1965 | |||
44th | J. Stanley Boudreau | 1965–1966 | |||
45th | Donald H. Lowe | 1966–1968 | |||
46th | Joseph F. Grace | 1968–1970 | |||
47th | J. Stanley Boudreau | 1970–1972 | |||
48th | Robert L. French | 1972–1974 | |||
49th | Norman C. Ross | 1974–1975 | |||
50th | J. Stanley Boudreau | 1975–1976 | |||
51st | Stephen A. Moynahan, Jr. | ![]() | 1976–July 1, 1976 | Final ceremonial mayor under Plan E Government. | |
52nd | Leo Alper | July 1, 1976-1984 | |||
53rd | Richard R. Silva | ![]() | 1984-1988 | ||
54th | William Squillace | 1988-1991 | Resigned to become Assistant State Treasurer. | ||
Interim | Bruce Tobey | 1991-1992 | Completed the term of William Squillace. | ||
55th | William Rafter | 1992-1994 [1] | |||
56th | Bruce Tobey | 1994-2002 | |||
57th | John Bell | 2002-2008 | |||
58th | Carolyn Kirk | 2008-January 6, 2015 | Resigned to become the state's Deputy Secretary of Housing and Community Development. | ||
Acting | Paul McGeary | January 6, 2015-January 9, 2015 | Served as acting mayor in his capacity as president of the city council. | ||
Interim | Sefatia Romeo Theken | January 9, 2015-January 1, 2016 | Chosen by the city council to complete the term of Carolyn Kirk. | ||
59th | Sefatia Romeo Theken | January 1, 2016-January 1, 2022 | |||
60th | Gregory P. Verga | January 1, 2022-Present | |||
# | City Manager | Term | Notes |
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1st | Dean C. Cushing | February 10, 1954–June 1, 1956 | |
Acting | Kenneth S. Webster | June 1, 1956– July 31, 1956 | |
2nd | Richard Walden Mayo | July 31, 1956-1958 | |
3rd | Philip Tartas | October 13, 1958–September 25, 1967 | |
4th | Paul Talbot | March 11, 1968–July 1, 1976 | |
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