| Mayor of Somerville | |
|---|---|
 Former City Seal (1872–1972) depicting George Washington | |
 Katjana Ballantyne since January 3, 2022 | |
| Seat | Somerville City Hall |
| Term length | Two years |
| Formation | 1872 |
| First holder | George O. Brastow |
| Website | www |
From 1841 until 1872 Somerville was run by the Board of Selectmen, because up to that point Somerville was still incorporated as a town. The Mayor is the current head of the municipal government in Somerville, Massachusetts.
| # | Mayor | Picture | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | George O. Brastow |  | January 1, 1872 – January 5, 1874 | |
| 2nd | William Henry Furber |  | January 5, 1874 – January 3, 1876 | |
| 3rd | Austin Belknap |  | January 3, 1876 – January 1878 | |
| 4th | George A. Bruce |  | January 1878 – 1880 | Republican |
| 5th | John Adams Cummings |  | 1881–1884 | |
| 6th | Mark F. Burns |  | 1885–1888 | Republican |
| 7th | Charles G. Pope |  | 1889–1891 | Republican |
| 8th | William H. Hodgkins |  | 1892 – January 6, 1896 | Republican |
| 9th | Albion A. Perry |  | January 6, 1896 – 1898 | Citizens and Republican |
| 10th | George O. Proctor |  | 1899–1900 | Republican |
| 11th | Edward Glines |  | January, 1901 – January 4, 1904 | Republican |
| 12th | Leonard B. Chandler |  | January 4, 1904 – January 1, 1906 | Republican |
| 13th | Charles Arnold Grimmons | January 1, 1906 – January 4, 1909 | Republican | |
| 14th | John M. Woods |  | January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911 | Republican |
| 15th | Charles A. Burns | January 2, 1911 – January 5, 1914 | Republican | |
| 16th | Zebedee E. Cliff |  | January 5, 1914 – January 7, 1918 | Republican |
| 17th | Charles W. Eldridge |  | January 7, 1918 – January 1922 | Republican |
| 18th | John M. Webster | January 1922 – January 4, 1926 | Republican | |
| 19th | Leon Martin Conwell |  | January 4, 1926 – January 6, 1930 | Republican |
| 20th | John J. Murphy | January 6, 1930 – January 1, 1934 | Democratic | |
| 21st | James E. Hagan |  | January 1, 1934 – January 6, 1936 | Democratic |
| 22nd | Leslie E. Knox | January 6, 1936 – January 3, 1938 | Republican | |
| 23rd | John M. Lynch | January 3, 1938 – January 1945 | Democratic | |
| 24th | G. Edward Bradley |  | January 1945 – January 1950 | Democratic |
| 25th | John M. Lynch | January 1950 – January 1954 | Democratic | |
| 26th | William J. Donovan | January 1954 – November 24, 1959 | ||
| (Acting) | Paul M. Haley | November 24, 1959 – January 1960 | ||
| 27th | Harold W. Wells | January 1960 – January 1, 1962 | Democratic | |
| 28th | Lawrence F. Bretta |  | January 1, 1962 – July 17, 1967 | Democratic |
| (Acting) | John R. Havican | July 17, 1967 [1] – January 1968 | ||
| 29th | James F. Brennan | January 1968 – January 1970 | ||
| 30th | S. Lester Ralph | January 1970 – January 1978 | Democratic | |
| 31st | Thomas F. August | January 1978 – January 1980 | ||
| 32nd | Eugene C. Brune | January 1980 – January 1990 | Democratic | |
| 33rd | Michael Capuano |  | January 1, 1990 – January 5, 1999 | Democratic |
| (Acting) | William M. Roche | January 5, 1999 – May 20, 1999 | ||
| 34th | Dorothy Kelly Gay | May 21, 1999 – January 5, 2004 | Democratic | |
| 35th | Joseph Curtatone |  | January 5, 2004 — January 3, 2022 | Democratic |
| 36th | Katjana Ballantyne |  | January 3, 2022 | Democratic |
Somerville is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 81,045 people. With an area of 4.12 square miles (10.7 km2), the city has a density of 19,671/sq mi (7,595/km2), making it the most densely populated municipality in New England and the 16th most densely populated incorporated municipality in the country. Somerville was established as a town in 1842, when it was separated from Charlestown. In 2006, the city was named the best-run city in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe. In 1972, 2009, and 2015, the city received the All-America City Award. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus along the Somerville and Medford border.
Evacuation Day is a holiday observed on March 17 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts and also by the public schools in Somerville, Massachusetts. The holiday commemorates the evacuation of British forces from the city of Boston following the siege of Boston, early in the American Revolutionary War. Schools and government offices are closed. If March 17 falls on a weekend, schools and government offices are closed on the following Monday in observance. It is the same day as Saint Patrick's Day, a coincidence that played a role in the establishment of the holiday.
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John M. Woods was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature and as the fourteenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Robert Aldersey Vinal was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and on the Board of Selectmen of Somerville, Massachusetts.
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William Henry Hodgkins was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate, as a member and President of the Somerville, Massachusetts, Common Council and as the eighth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Charles G. Pope was an American teacher, lawyer and politician who served as a member and President of the Somerville, Massachusetts Common Council and as the seventh Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Mark F. Burns was an American politician who served on the Board of Aldermen, as a member and President of the Common Council, and as the sixth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts.
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The following is a timeline of the history of Somerville, Massachusetts, US.
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