List of mayors of Quincy, Massachusetts

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The Mayor of Quincy is the head of the municipal government in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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Quincy City Hall

List of mayors

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1st Charles H. Porter 1889 Republican
2nd Henry O. Fairbanks 1890-1893 Republican
3rd William A. Hodges 1894-1895 Democratic
4th Charles Francis Adams Charles Francis AdamsIII.jpg 1896-1897 Independent Republican
5th Russell Adams Sears Russell Adams Sears.png 1898 Republican
6th Harrison A. Keith 1899 Democratic
7th John O. Hall 1900-1901 Republican
8th Charles M. Bryant 1902-1904 Republican
9th James Thompson 1905-1907 Republican
10th William T. Shea 1908-1911 Democratic
11th Eugene R. Stone 1912-1913 Republican
12thJohn Miller1914 Progressive
Acting Joseph L. Whiton 1914 Republican
13th Chester I. Campbell 1915 Republican
14th Gustave B. Bates 1916 Republican
15th Joseph L. Whiton 1917–1920 Republican
16th William A. Bradford 1921–1922 Republican
17thGustave B. Bates1923–1924 Republican
18th Perley E. Barbour 1925–1926 Republican
19th Thomas J. McGrath 1927–1932 Republican
20th Charles A. Ross 1933–1937 Republican
21st Thomas Skudder Burgin 1938–1942 Republican
22ndCharles A. Ross1943–1949 Republican
23rdThomas Skudder Burgin1950–1951 Republican
24th David S. McIntosh 1952–1953 Republican
25th Amelio Della Chiesa 1953 Amelio Della Chiesa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png 1954–1965 Republican
26th James McIntyre 1961 James McIntyre Massachusetts House of Representatives.png 1965–1971 Democratic
27th Walter Hannon 1972–1975 Republican
28th Joseph LaRala 1976–1977 Democratic
29th Arthur Tobin Arthur Tobin.jpeg 1978–1981 Democratic
30th Francis X. McCauley 1982–1989 Republican
31st James A. Sheets 1990–2002 Democratic (turned Independent in retirement) [1]
32nd William J. Phelan 2002–2008 Independent
33rd Thomas P. Koch Thomas P. Koch GDa-GnoXUAACSNJ (2).jpg 2008–present Independent [2]

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References

  1. "Former Quincy mayor Sheets says he may run for U.S. Congress".
  2. Cotter, Sean Philip (February 8, 2018). "Koch leaves Democratic Party over abortion". Patriot Ledger. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 21 September 2021.