List of mayors of Lawrence, Massachusetts

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Mayor of Lawrence
Flag of Lawrence, Massachusetts.svg
Flag of Lawrence
Incumbent
Brian De Peña
since November 12, 2021
Style His/Her Honor
Type Chief executive
Member ofSchool Committee
Residence None official
Seat Lawrence City Hall
Nominator Non-partisan nominating petition
Appointer Popular vote
Term length Four years
Constituting instrumentLawrence City Charter
PrecursorLawrence Board of Selectmen
(1847-1853)
Formation1853
First holder Charles Storer Storrow
Website www.cityoflawrence.com/27/Office-of-The-Mayor

The mayor of Lawrence is the head of the municipal government in Lawrence, Massachusetts. There was no mayor of Lawrence from April 14, 1847 until March 21, 1853, because up to that point Lawrence was still incorporated as a town. The town of Lawrence was administered by the board of selectmen.

Contents

List of mayors

#MayorPictureTermPartyNotes
1st Charles Storer Storrow 1854 Charles Storer Storrow by Joseph Ames.png 1853–1854 Whig First mayor under the original city charter.
2nd Enoch Bartlett 1854–1855 Democratic
3rd Albert Warren 1855–1857 Native American Party
4thJohn R. Rollins1857–1859 Whig
5th Henry K. Oliver Henry K. Oliver.png 1859–1860 Republican
6th Daniel Saunders, Jr. 1860–1861 Democratic Saunders was the founder of Lawrence.
7th James K. Barker 1861–1862 Republican
8th William H. P. Wright 1862–1864 Republican
9th Alfred J. French 1864–1865 Republican
10th Milton Bonney 1865–January 1, 1866 Republican
11th Pardon Armington January 1, 1866–1867 Republican
12th Nathaniel P. H. Melvin 1867–1869 Democratic
13th Frank Davis 1869–January 3, 1870 Republican
14th Nathaniel P. H. Melvin January 3, 1870–1871 Democratic
15thS. B. W. Davis1871–1872 Republican
16th John K. Tarbox John K. Tarbox.jpg 1873–January 4, 1875 Democratic
17thRobert H. TewksburyJanuary 4, 1875–January 3, 1876 Republican
18thEdmund R. HaydenJanuary 3, 1876–1876 Democratic
19thCaleb SaundersJanuary 1, 1877–1877 Democratic
20thJames R. Simpson1878–1880 Republican
21stHenry Kingman Webster1881–1881 Republican
22ndJohn Breen John Breen (Lawrence, Massachusetts).png 1882–1884 Democratic First Irish born or Roman Catholic Mayor in New England.
23rdJames R. Simpson1885–1885 Republican
24th Alexander B. Bruce Alexander Bern Bruce.png 1886–1887 Democratic
25thAlvin E. Mack1888–1889 Republican
26th John W. Crawford 1890–1890 Democratic
27thLewis P. Collins1891–1891 Republican
28th Henry P. Doe 1892–1892 Democratic
29thAlvin E. Mack1893–1893 Republican
30thCharles G. Rutter1894–1895 Democratic
31st George S. Junkins 1896–1897 Republican
32ndJames H. Eaton1898–1899 Republican
33rdJames F. Leonard1900–1902 Democratic
34thAlexander F. Grany1903–January 4, 1904
35thCornelius F. LynchJanuary 4, 1904–1905
36thJohn P. Kane1906–1908
37th William P. White 1909–July 25, 1910Resigned after he was convicted on bribery charges and sentenced to three years in the house of correction.
White's resignation was effective when accepted by both branches of the city council on July 25, 1910.
ActingThomas M. JordanJuly 25, 1910–August 29, 1910Served as acting mayor in his role as chairman of the board of aldermen.
38thJohn T. CahillAugust 29, 1910–January 1, 1912 Democratic Elected by a joint session of the city council to fill the vacancy caused by White's resignation.
39thMichael A. ScanlonJanuary 1, 1912–August 16, 1914A new city charter went into effect on January 1, 1912, creating a commission form of government and giving the mayor a two-year term beginning with Scanlon. On January 15, 1912, Scanlon requested the state militia to suppress the 'Bread and Roses strike', resulting in the death of a striker. On February 24, 1912, Scanlon ordered police to prevent striking workers' children from traveling to Washington, D.C., for a protest march. The mothers and children were beaten as they gathered at the train station. Scanlon died in office.
40th John P. Kane 1914–1915To fill vacancy
41st John J. Hurley 1916–1919
42nd William P. White 1920–1921
43rdDaniel W. Mahoney1922–1923
44thWalter T. Rochefort1924–1928
45thMichael A. Landers1928–1931
46th William P. White 1932–1933
47thWalter A. Griffin1934–1942
48thJames P. Meehan1942–1951 Democratic
49th John J. Buckley 1952–1965 Democratic
50thDaniel P. Kiley, Jr.1966–1971
51st John J. Buckley 1972–1977 Democratic
52ndLawrence P. LeFebre1978–1983 Democratic
53rd John J. Buckley 1984-January 2, 1986 Democratic
54th Kevin J. Sullivan January 2, 1986–1991 Democratic Switched from Democrat to Republican [1]
1991–1993 Republican Resigned to accept an appointment as head of State Transportation
ActingGeorge Miller1993
ActingLeonard J. Degnan1993 Democratic
55thMary Claire Kennedy1993–1998 Republican
56th Patricia Dowling 1998–2001 Democratic Resigned to accept an appointment as a state district court judge.
Acting Marcos Devers Marcos A. Devers.jpg September 2001 – November, 2001 Democratic First Hispanic mayor of Lawrence.
57th Michael J. Sullivan November 2001 - January 4, 2010 Republican
58th William Lantigua 2005 William Lantigua Massachusetts House of Representatives.png January 4, 2010 – January 4, 2014 Democratic
59thDan Rivera Daniel Rivera (a) (cropped).jpg January 4, 2014 - January 9, 2021 Democratic
ActingKendrys Vasquez Kendrys Vasquez E21KH5iXoAEKcg2 (1).jpg January 9, 2021 – November 12, 2021 Democratic
60th Brian De Peña Brian A. DePena.png November 12, 2021 - Democratic

Notes

  1. Zitner, Aaron (June 9, 1991). "Democratic state party members caucus for open committee slot". Boston Globe.

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