This is a list of mayors of Taunton in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Taunton was led by a Board of Selectmen from 1639 until its re-incorporation as a city in 1864. The first city government was inaugurated on January 2, 1865.
# Mayor Term Began Term Ended Notes1stEdmund H. BennettJanuary 2, 1865June 19, 1867 First mayor of Taunton; resigned June 19, 1867.The City Charter, Laws and Ordinances, Rules and Orders of the City Council, and City Governments from 1865 to 1876, of the City of Taunton. Taunton: Republican Steam Printing Rooms, 1876.2nd Stephen H. Rhodes June 19, 1867 1870 3rd Daniel L. Mitchell 1870 1873 4th William H. Fox 1873 1874 5th George H. Babbitt 1874 1876 6th Onias S. Paige 1877 1879 Municipal Register Containing the Mayor's Address and Annual Reports for 1909, with the City Officers for 1910, Taunton: 1910.7th Charles F. Johnson188018828thHoratio Cushman 1883 9th Charles Hanson18841885 10thRichard Henry Hall 18861886 11thEverett D. Godfrey1887 12thRichard Henry Hall 18881889 13thArthur Alger 1890 14thFrancis Babbitt18911892 15thWillis Hodgman1894 16thCharles A. Reed1895 17thBenjamin Morris1896 18thNathaniel J.W. Fish18971899 19th Arthur Alger 1900 20thJohn O'Hearn1901 21stRichard Everett Warner 1902 190522ndJohn H. Eldredge 19051906 23rdJohn B. Tracey 19061907 24thEdgar Crossman19081909 25th William S. Woods 1910 191226th Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth Fish 1912 1916 27th William Flood 1916 1919 His son, Joseph E. Flood, Sr., was Mayor in 1970–197228th Leo Coughlin 1919 1925 29th Andrew McGraw19261929 30th Wllis K. Hodgman, Jr. 1930 1932 31st Andrew McGraw19321935 32nd Arthur Poole19361939 33rdJohn Fitzgerald1940February 20, 1941Died in OfficeActingHarold B. JohnstonFebruary 20, 1941April 30, 194134thMerrill Aldrich April 30, 1941 November 25, 1946 Won special election to succeed Fitzgerald.Resigned to serve prison sentence for Cohabitation.Spitler, Scott. "History points to big battle". Taunton Daily Gazette. August 26, 2007ActingFrederick H. SmithNovember 25, 1946February 7, 194735th John F. Parker 1947 1953 Won special election to succeed Aldrich.36th Joseph C. Chamberlain 1953 1960 37th Bernard F. Cleary 1960 1963 Died in office shortly before completing his final term.38th Benjamin A. Friedman 1963 1970 39th Joseph E. Flood 1970 1972 40th Rudolph H. De Silva 1972 1974 41st Theodore J. Aleixo, Jr. 1974 1976 42nd Benjamin A. Friedman 1976 1978 43rd Joseph L. Amaral 1978 1982 44th Richard Johnson 1982 1992 45th Robert G. Nunes 1992 1999 46th Thaddeus M. Strojny 2000 2003 47th Robert G. Nunes 2004 March 12, 2007 Resigned to serve as Director of Municipal Affairs for Gov. Deval Patrick.Gay, Ted. "A look back at 'Kid Bob, Boy Mayor'". Taunton Daily Gazette. February 17, 2007 First mayor of Taunton to leave the office voluntarily before his term ended.48thCharles E. CrowleyMarch 12, 2007January 2, 201249th Thomas Hoye, Jr. January 2, 2012 November 13, 2019 Resigned to become interim Register of Probate for Bristol County, appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker.Winokoor, Charles. "'An amazing ride' - Wednesday is Hoye's last day as Taunton mayor". Taunton Daily Gazette. November 13, 2019Acting Jeffrey Postell November 13, 2019 November 23, 2019 Taunton city council president; became acting mayor until the council voted to select one of its members as acting mayor.Winokoor, Charles. "City Council votes for Donald Cleary to serve as Taunton’s mayor". Taunton Daily Gazette. November 23, 201950th Donald Cleary November 23, 2019 January 6, 2020 City councilor, elected by a 5–4 vote of the council to serve the balance of Mayor Hoye's term.Winokoor, Charles. "City Council votes for Donald Cleary to serve as Taunton’s mayor". Taunton Daily Gazette. November 23, 2019
Pursuant to the City Charter, if the office of mayor becomes vacant, the city council will select one of its members by a majority vote to serve as mayor for the remainder of that term.51stShaunna O'Connell January 6, 2020 IncumbentFirst elected female mayor of Taunton.Winokoor, Charles. "City Council votes for Donald Cleary to serve as Taunton’s mayor". Taunton Daily Gazette. November 23, 2019 Former State Representative for the 3rd Bristol district, which includes most of Taunton (wards 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8, as well as precinct A of ward 3) and precinct 6 of Easton.Overview of the 3rd Bristol District, Massachusetts (Lower State Legislative District). The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States.
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