List of mayors of Marlborough, Massachusetts

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Mayor of Marlborough
Incumbent
J. Christian Dumais
since January 1, 2024
Seat Marlborough City Hall
Term length 2 years (1924–present)
1 year (1891–1924)
Formation1891
First holder S. Herbert Howe
Website Official website

This is a list of mayors of Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. Marlborough became a city in 1890, previously it was a town, and as a town was administered by a Board of Selectmen.

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1st S. Herbert Howe S. Herbert Howe.png January 5, 1891-January 1892 Republican
2nd George A. Howe George A. Howe Mayor.png 1892 Republican
3rd John O'Connell John O'Connell Mayor 1893.png 1893 Republican
4th William N. Davenport William Nathaniel Davenport.png 1894–1895 Republican
5th Charles L. Bartlett Charles L. Bartlett Mayor.png 1896–1897 Republican
6th Eugene G. Hoitt Hoitt, Mayor.jpg 1898 Democratic
7thEdward J. Plunkett Plunkett, Mayor.jpg 1899–1900 Democratic At the time of his election, he was the city's youngest mayor. [1]
8th Walter B. Morse 1901–1903 Republican
9th Frederick R. S. Mildon 1904-January 2, 1905 Democratic
10th Henry Parsons 1898 Henry Parsons senator Massachusetts.png January 2, 1905-1906 Republican
11thEdward F. Brown1907 Democratic
12th Henry Parsons 1898 Henry Parsons senator Massachusetts.png 1908–1909 Republican
13thJohn J. Shaughnessy1910 Democratic
14thJ. Henry Gleason1912 - 1913Citizens' Party
15thThomas H. O'Halloran1914–1915 Democratic
16th Louis Farley 1916 Republican
17th William T. Pine 1917 Republican
18th Charles F. McCarthy Charles F. McCarthy Marlbourough, Mayor.png 1918 - 1920 Democratic
19th Andrew Patrick Sullivan 1921 Democratic
20th Edward Simoneau 1922–1923 Republican
21st James M. Hurley James M HurleyMayor.png 1924–1925 Democratic First mayor elected to a two-year term. First non-partisan election under a modified Massachusetts Plan B form of government
22nd Winfield Temple 1926–1929 Republican
23rd Amedee Martel 1930–1931
24th Charles Lyons 1932–1937
25th Louis Ingalls 1938-December 3, 1940Committed suicide while in office on December 3, 1940.
26thMichael CroninDecember 3, 1940-1946Acting mayor after Louis Ingalls's death.
Cronin was elected in his own right in the 1941 election.
27thCarlton Allen1946–1951
28thRomeo Gadbois1952–1957 Republican
29thFrank Kelleher1958–1959
30thKuson Haddad1960–1965 Democratic
31stFrank Walker1966–1967
32ndFred Cole1968–1971
33rd Edgar Gadbois 1972–1975 Republican
34thFrank Kelleher1976–1977
35thJoe Ferrecchia1978–1983
36thKuson Haddad1984–1985 Democratic
37thChester E. Conary1986–1989
38thMichael P. Hogan1990–1993 Democratic
39thJ. Michael McGorty1994–1997 Democratic
40th William J. Mauro 1998–2003
41stDennis C. Hunt2004–2005 Democratic
42nd Nancy E. Stevens 2006-January 2, 2012 Democratic First woman to be elected Mayor of the City of Marlborough. Served three 2-year terms before choosing not to run for reelection for a fourth term.
43rd Arthur G. Vigeant January 2, 2012- Republican Longest serving Mayor of the City of Marlborough. Served six consecutive 2-year terms before choosing not to run for a seventh term.
44th J. Christian Dumais January 1, 2024- Independent

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