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For a list of the Dutch Directors General who governed New Amsterdam as part of New Netherland between 1625 and 1664, see Director-General of New Netherland.
The Mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the government of New York City, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of New York.
This list through 1897 includes the mayors of (roughly) what is now considered Manhattan and (after 1874) portions of The Bronx only. The five boroughs (Manhattan, the Bronx, Kings, Queens and Staten Island) were consolidated in 1898. See History of New York City.
The current Mayor of New York City, and 108th person to be mayor, is Michael Bloomberg, once elected as a Republican and now an independent.
During the Dutch colonial period from 1625 to 1664, New Amsterdam was governed by a Director-General. For the year prior to the establishment of the office of Mayor of New York in 1665, New York was run by Richard Nicolls, who was the British military governor of the Province of New York. Prior to 1680, mayors served one year terms. As of 1680, they served two year terms. Exceptions are noted thus (*). Thomas Willett was the first person to be specifically appointed mayor.
Mayors were appointed by provincial governors until 1777 when a Council of Appointment was formed by New York State. In 1821 the New York City Council (then known as the Common Council) began appointing mayors. Since 1834 mayors have been elected by direct popular vote.
Office Term Number Name Starting year of Office Ending year of Office Political Party Status 1 Thomas Willett 1665 1666 Official Mayor 2 Thomas Delavall 1666 1667 3 Thomas Willett 1667 1668 4 Cornelius Van Steenwyk 1668 1671 5 Thomas Delavall 1671 1672 6 Matthias Nicoll 1672 1673 7 John Lawrence 1673 1675 8 William Dervall 1675 1676 9 Nicholas De Mayer 1676 1677 10 Stephanus Van Cortlandt 1677 1678 11 Thomas Delavall 1678 1679 12 Francis Rombouts 1679 1680 13 William Dyre 1680 1682 14 Cornelius Van Steenwyk 1682 1684 15 Gabriel Minvielle(*) 1684 1685 16 Nicholas Bayard(*) 1685 1686 17 Stephanus Van Cortlandt 1686 1688 18 Peter Delanoy 1688 1691 19 John Lawrence(*) May 1691 October 1691 20 Abraham de Peyster October 1691 1694 21 Charles Lodwik 1694 1696 22 William Merritt 1696 1698 23 Johannes de Peyster 1698 1699 24 David Provost 1699 1700 25 Isaac De Reimer 1700 1701 26 Thomas Noell 1701 1702 27 Thomas Hood 1702 28 Phillip French 1702 1703 29 William Peartree 1703 1707 30 Ebenezer Wilson 1707 1710 31 Jacobus Van Cortlandt 1710 1711 32 Caleb Heathcote 1711 1714 33 John Johnstone 1714 1719 34 Jacobus Van Cortlandt 1719 1720 35 Robert Walters 1720 1725 36 Johannes Jansen 1725 1726 37 Robert Lurting 1726 1735 38 Paul Richard 1735 1739 39 John Cruger 1739 1744 40 Stephen Bayard 1744 1747 41 Edward Holland 1747 1757 42 John Cruger, Jr. 1757 1766 43 Whitehead Hicks 1766 1776 44 David Matthews 1776 1783 45 James Duane 1784 1789 46 Richard Varick 1789 1801 47 Edward Livingston 1801 1803 Democratic-Republican 48 DeWitt Clinton 1803 1807 49 Marinus Willett 1807 1808 50 DeWitt Clinton 1808 1810 Democratic-Republican 51 Jacob Radcliff 1810 1811 52 DeWitt Clinton 1811 1815 Democratic-Republican 53 John Ferguson 1815 54 Jacob Radcliff 1815 1818 55 Cadwallader D. Colden 1818 1821 Federalist 56 Stephen Allen 1821 1824 57 William Paulding, Jr. 1825 1826 Democratic 58 Philip Hone 1826 1827 Whig 59 William Paulding Jr. 1827 1829 Democratic 60 Walter Bowne 1829 1832 Democratic 61 Gideon Lee 1833 1834 Democratic 62 Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence 1834 1837 63 Aaron Clark 1837 1839 Whig 64 Isaac Varian 1839 1841 Democratic 65 Robert Morris 1841 1844 66 James Harper 1844 1845 American Republican 67 William Havemeyer 1845 1846 Democratic 68 Andrew H. Mickle 1846 1847 69 William Brady 1847 1848 Whig 70 William Havemeyer 1848 1849 Democratic 71 Caleb Smith Woodhull 1849 1851 Whig 72 Ambrose Kingsland 1851 1853 73 Jacob Aaron Westervelt 1853 1855 Democratic 74 Fernando Wood 1855 1858 75 Daniel F. Tiemann 1858 1860 Coalition (People's Union, American, Democratic) 76 Fernando Wood 1860 1862 Democratic 77 George Opdyke 1862 1864 Republican 78 Charles Godfrey Gunther 1864 1866 Democratic 79 John T. Hoffman 1866 1868 80 Thomas Coman 1868 Acting Mayor 81 Abraham Oakley Hall 1869 1872 Republican Official Mayor 82 William F. Havemeyer 1873 1874 83 Samuel B. H. Vance 1874 1874 Acting Mayor 84 William H. Wickham 1875 1876 Democratic Official Mayor 85 Smith Ely, Jr. 1877 1878 86 Edward Cooper 1879 1880 87 William Russell Grace 1881 1882 Democratic (anti-Tammany) 88 Franklin Edson 1883 1884 Democratic 89 William Russell Grace 1885 1886 Independent 90 Abram S. Hewitt 1887 1888 Democratic 91 Hugh L. Grant 1889 1892 92 Thomas F. Gilroy 1893 1894 93 William L. Strong 1895 1897 Fusion Mayors since the 1898 Consolidation
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yearTime in office Status Political Party 94 Robert A. Van Wyck January 1 1898 December 31 1901 4 years, 0 days Elected Democratic 95 Seth Low January 1 1902 December 31 1903 2 years, 0 days Elected Citizens Union/Rep./Anti-Tammany Dem. 96 George B. McClellan Jr. January 1 1904 December 31 1909 6 years, 0 days Elected Democratic 97 William Jay Gaynor January 1 1910 September 10 1913 3 years, 253 days Elected 98 Ardolph Loges Kline September 10 1913 December 31 1913 0 years, 113 days Acting Republican 99 John Purroy Mitchel January 1 1914 December 31 1917 4 years, 0 days Elected Fusion 100 John F. Hylan January 1 1918 December 31 1925 8 years, 0 days Elected Democratic 101 James J. Walker January 1 1926 September 1 1932 6 years, 244 days Elected 102 Joseph V. McKee September 1 1932 December 31 1932 0 years, 121 days Acting 103 John P. O'Brien January 1 1933 December 31 1933 1 year, 0 days Elected 104 Fiorello H. La Guardia January 1 1934 December 31 1945 12 years, 0 days Elected Republican / Fusion 105 William O'Dwyer January 1 1946 August 31 1950 4 years, 243 days Elected Democratic 106 Vincent R. Impellitteri August 31 1950 December 31 1953 3 years, 123 days Acting / Elected Democratic / Independent 107 Robert F. Wagner Jr. January 1 1954 December 31 1965 12 years, 0 days Elected Democratic 108 John V. Lindsay January 1 1966 December 31 1973 8 years, 0 days Elected Republican / Liberal 1966–69;
Liberal 1969–70;
Democratic / Liberal 1970–73109 Abraham D. Beame January 1 1974 December 31 1977 4 years, 0 days Elected Democratic 110 Edward I. Koch January 1 1978 December 31 1989 12 years, 0 days Elected 111 David N. Dinkins January 1 1990 December 31 1993 4 years, 0 days Elected 112 Rudolph W. Giuliani January 1 1994 December 31 2001 8 years, 0 days Elected Republican 113 Michael R. Bloomberg January 1 2002 Elected Republican 2002–07;
Independent since 2007.Notes:
- Seth Low previously served as Mayor of the City of Brooklyn from 1882 to 1885.
- William Jay Gaynor died September 10, 1913.
- James J. "Jimmy" Walker resigned September 1, 1932 and went to Europe, amid allegations of corruption in his administration.
- Joseph V. McKee was appointed Acting Mayor to take Walker's place, but was then defeated in a special election by John P. O'Brien.
- William O'Dwyer resigned August 31, 1950, during a police corruption scandal, when he was appointed Ambassador to Mexico by President Harry S. Truman.
- Vincent R. Impellitteri became Acting Mayor when O'Dwyer resigned on August 31, 1950, and was then elected to the office in a special election held on November 7, 1950. He was inaugurated on November 14.
Living former mayors
As of March 2008[update], three former mayors were alive, the oldest being Edward I. Koch (1978–1989, born 1924). The most recent mayor to die was Abraham D. Beame (1974–1977), on February 10, 2001.
Name Mayoral term start year Mayoral term end year Day of birth Month of birth Year of birth Edward I. Koch 1978 1989 12 December 1924 David N. Dinkins 1990 1993 10 July 1927 Rudolph W. Giuliani 1994 2001 28 May 1944 See also
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