List of mayors of North Adams, Massachusetts

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This is a list of mayors of North Adams, Massachusetts. North Adams became a city in 1895.

Mayors

#MayorPictureTermPartyNotes
1 Albert Charles Houghton Albert C. Houghton.png 1896–1897(April 13, 1844 – August 11, 1914) He was born April 13, 1844, in Stamford, Vermont, to James and Chloe Houghton. He was the youngest son in a family of nine children. Houghton married Cordelia J. Smith, of Stamford, Vermont, in 1866. They had four children, all of whom studied in Germany. He died on August 11, 1914. [1]
2Hiram Torrey Cady H. Terry Cady.png 1898–1899(January 17, 1843 - January 8, 1917) He was born on January 17, 1843, in North Adams, Massachusetts. He died on January 8, 1917, in Hartford, Connecticut.
3Edward Shepard Wilkinson Edward S. Wilkinson.png 1900-October 14, 1902 Republican (March 21, 1842 – October 14, 1902) He was born on March 21, 1842. He worked as a banker. He died in office on October 14, 1902, in an Albany, New York hospital as a result of an operation performed for an abscess on his kidneys. [2]
Acting mayor.Valmore Augustus Whitaker1902–1903 Republican (March 14, 1835 - ?) He was born March 14, 1835, in North Adams, Massachusetts, to Ezra Douglas Whitaker and Amanda M. Jones. [3] In 1905 Whitaker was the Republican candidate for mayor, he lost to the incumbent, Mayor Marshall R. Ford. [4]
4Frank Dalmon Stafford, M.D. Frank D. Stafford.png 1903–1904 Republican (August 15, 1856 - ?) This was his first term. He was born on August 15, 1856, to Joel C. Stafford and Jane A. Stroud in Stamford, Vermont. Stafford attended the local public schools then Williamstown High School in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He studied medicine at Burlington Medical College. He represented Windham County in the Vermont legislature in 1888 and 1889, while residing in Whitingham. He married Flora A. Ballou, the daughter of Hosea B. Ballou and Adeline Murdock. [5]
5Marshall Rufus Ford Marshall R. Ford.png 1905–1906 Democratic
6Frank Dalmon Stafford Frank D. Stafford.png 1907–1908 Republican This was his second term.
7 John H. Waterhouse John H. Waterhouse.png 1909–1910 Republican (March 1, 1870 - April 29, 1948) He was born on March 1, 1870, in Rhode Island. Waterhouse began his career in the wool industry working at a wool mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Waterhouse was, with Theodore Howard, [6] a member of the manufacturing firm of Waterhouse and Howard which, in 1905 [6] leased the Eagle Mill [6] in North Adams and operated it as a wollen mill. [6] [7] Waterhouse was the operator of Blackinton Woolen Mill in North Adams from 1910 to its liquidation in 1939.
8Charles Lyman Frink1911–1912 Republican (February 16, 1849 – January 1937). He served as a deputy United States Marshal. [8]
9Wallace Everett Brown1913–1914 Republican (June 29, 1853 – April 4, 1930) He was a physician. He died on Wallace died on April 4, 1930, in Fort Collins, Colorado of a cerebral hemorrhage.
10 John W. Gale 1915-1916 Democratic
11Ezra Douglas Whitaker1917–1920 Republican (December 11, 1874 – October 24, 1936) He was born on December 11, 1874, to Valmore Augustus Whitaker and Emma Louise Beckwith. Whitaker received his early education at the Worcester Academy. He receives his A.B. from Yale College in 1898. [9] After he graduated from Yale, Whitaker went to work for the North Adams Savings Bank and was a director of the Hoosac Valley Street Railway. On April 30, 1900, Whitaker married Josephine Coenen of Springfield, Massachusetts. They had three daughters, including Josephine D. Whitaker. [10] He died on October 24, 1936. [11] [12]
12Harvey Alpheus Gallup1921–1922 Republican (October 16, 1869 - August 6, 1946) In 1891 Gallup formed the Harvey A. Gallup Agency with his brother Clarence. [13]
13William Kirk Greer1923–1924 Republican
14William Henry Johnson1925–1932He was born in Copake, New York February 26, 1871. He served for 5 terms and owned a foundry. He was elected twice as the Exalter Ruler of the North Adams Elks lodge. He died on May 7, 1941, aged 70. [14]
15Archie James Pratt1933–1935(July 13, 1880 – November 1959). Pratt was, with Ed Price, the co-owner of Rice's Drug Store on the corner of Main and Eagle streets in North Adams. [15]
16William Johnson1935–1937
17Francis J. O'Hara1937–1941 Democratic
18Faxon Bowen1941–1943Independent
19Cornelius E. O'Brien1943–1947 Democratic
20James A. Bowes1947–1952 Democratic
21Ernest Henry Rosasco1952–1954 Republican (August 4, 1907 – July 1985) was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, to Giovanni B. Rosasco, a police captain; and Virginia Gazzaniga. Virginia died in 1930 and Giovani died in 1949. He had four brothers, Medeo, John B, William P, and Francis W, and William, and two sisters, Mary and Margaret. His wife was Mary A. Fachini. He graduated from Williams College in 1929 and from Harvard Law school in 1932. He practiced law in North Adams for ten years, and was a member of the North Adams city council from 1938 to 1941. From 1940 to 1942, he was a member of the advisory committee of the local draft board, and in November 1942 he joined the United States Army, enlisting as a private to serve in World War II. He served in the 4th Armored division in Europe until November 1945. He was granted a battlefield commission as lieutenant during the war, and was discharged with the rank of 2nd lieutenant. He died in July 1985.
22James M. Lilly1954–1956(July 17, 1891 - July 1978)
23Julius Mark Calvi1956–1958(May 19, 1917 – January 22, 2009)
24Joseph Raymond Bianco1958–1960 Democratic (March 19, 1914 – March 3, 2000). This was his first term. Bianco was the last mayor elected under a Massachusetts Plan D form of government and the last mayor to be elected by a vote of the City Council rather than a popular vote.
25Louis J. Diamond1960–1962First mayor elected under a Massachusetts Plan B form of government. [16] Diamond would lose his reelection bid to Francis Constant Florini in 1961. [17]
26Francis Constant Florini1962–1968Last mayor elected under a Massachusetts Plan B form of Government. In 1967, Florini lost reelection to James F. Cleary. [18]
27James F. Cleary1968–1970 Democratic
28Joseph Raymond Bianco1970–1978 Democratic This was his second tenure as Mayor. Bianco was elected in 1969 with an almost 2-1 margin against fellow City Councilor Robert E. Patenaude. [19] Bianco would serve for eight years making him North Adams' longest serving mayor at the time.
29Richard Charles Lamb1978–1983In 1977 Lamb, then 28 years old, was elected mayor over Louis R. Sinclitico. On election day, November 8, 1977, Lamb received fifty seven percent of the vote against Sinclitico who received forty two percent. [20] He resigned from office in 1983.
Acting mayor.John R. Taft, Jr.1983 Democratic (April 28, 1954 – June 3, 2007 ) He was president of the North Adams, Massachusetts, city council and, in 1983, as the acting mayor. He was born on April 28, 1954, in North Adams, Massachusetts, to Therese Judge and John R. Taft Sr. Taft graduated with honors from Drury High School. Taft was a member of the North Adams City Council from 1980 to 1985. Taft was the president of the North Adams City Council. In 1983 Taft served, for two months as the acting mayor of North Adams. [21] [22] In the 1985 mayoral election Taft ran against incumbent Mayor John Barrett III. [23] Of the 4,373 votes cast in the election Barrett received 3,718 votes and Taft received 655. [24] Taft died on June 3, 2007, at the Veterans' Hospital in West Haven, Connecticut.
30 John Barrett III John Barrett III.jpg 1984–2010 Democratic Barrett is the longest serving mayor in North Adams history with twenty-six consecutive years in office. Elected in 1983, Barrett was mayor during the closure of Sprague Electric and led the transition of the North Adams economy towards the "creative economy". He was an influential figure in the construction of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts which opened in 1999. Barrett would lose his bid for a 14th term in office to Richard J. Alcombright. [25]
31Richard J. Alcombright2010-2018 Democratic
32Thomas Bernard2018-2022 Democratic
33Jennifer Macksey2022- Democratic First female mayor. [26]

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