List of mayors of Roxbury, Massachusetts

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The Mayor of Roxbury was the head of the municipal government in Roxbury, Massachusetts. There was no Mayor of Roxbury until 1846 because up to that point Roxbury was still incorporated as a town. When Roxbury was annexed by the City of Boston in 1868, the position was abolished.

List of mayors

No.ImageMayorTermParty
1 John Jones Clarke 1846None
2 Henry A. S. Dearborn.png Henry A. S. Dearborn 1847–1851None
3 Samuel Walker 1851–1853None
4 Linus B. Comins, Massachusetts Congressman.jpg Linus Bacon Comins 1854 American Party
5 James Ritchie 1855–1855None
6 John Sherburne Sleeper 1856–1858None
7 Theodore Otis 1859–1860None
8 WilliamGaston Massachusetts (1).png William Gaston 1861–1862 Democratic
9 George Lewis January 5, 1863 – January 5, 1868None

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