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.

Mayors of Somerville, Massachusetts

# Mayor Picture Term Party1stGeorge O. Brastow January 1, 1872 – January 5, 1874 2ndWilliam Henry Furber January 5, 1874 – January 3, 1876 3rdAustin BelknapJanuary 3, 1876 – January 1878 4thGeorge A. BruceJanuary 1878 – 1880 Republican 5thJohn Adams Cummings1881–1884 6thMark F. Burns1885–1888 Republican7thCharles G. Pope1889–1891 Republican8thWilliam H. Hodgkins1892 – January 6, 1896Republican9thAlbion A. PerryJanuary 6, 1896 – 1898 Citizens and Republican10thGeorge O. Proctor1899–1900Republican11thEdward GlinesJanuary, 1901 – January 4, 1904 Republican12thLeonard B. ChandlerJanuary 4, 1904 – January 1, 1906Republican13thCharles Arnold Grimmons January 1, 1906 – January 4, 1909Republican14thJohn M. Woods January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911Republican15thCharles A. Burns January 2, 1911 – January 5, 1914Republican 16thZebedee E. Cliff January 5, 1914 – January 7, 1918Republican 17thCharles W. Eldridge January 7, 1918 – January 1922Republican 18thJohn M. WebsterJanuary 1922 – January 4, 1926 Republican 19th Leon Martin ConwellJanuary 4, 1926 – January 6, 1930 Republican 20th John J. Murphy January 6, 1930 – January 1, 1934 Democratic 21st James E. HaganJanuary 1, 1934 – January 6, 1936 Democratic 22nd Leslie E. KnoxJanuary 6, 1936 – January 3, 1938 Republican 23rd John M. LynchJanuary 3, 1938 – January 1943 Democratic 24th G. Edward Bradley January 1943 – January 1950 Democratic 25th John M. Lynch January 1950 – January 1954 Democratic26th William J. DonovanJanuary 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 – January 1968 29th James F. Brennan January 1968 – January 1970 30thS. 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 GayMay 21, 1999 – January 5, 2004Democratic 35th Joseph Curtatone January 5, 2004 — January 3, 2022Democratic 36thKatjana BallantyneJanuary 3, 2022 — January 2, 2026Democratic 37thJake WilsonJanuary 2, 2026 — present

See also Timeline of Somerville, Massachusetts

References

City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901.), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, pages. 175–180; 189–204.