Mayors of New Bedford, Massachusetts
#TermNamePicturePartyNotes1st1847–1851Abraham H. Howland2nd1852William J. Rotch3rd1853–1854Rodney French4th1855–1856George Howland Jr.5th1857–1858George H. Dunbar6th1859Willard Nye7th1860–1862Isaac C. Taber8th1862 (3 months), 1863–1865George Howland Jr.9th1866–1867John H. Perry10th1868–1869Andrew G. PierceRepublican 11th1870–1872George B. Richmond12th1873George H. Dunbar13th1874George B. Richmond14th1875–1876Abraham H. Howland Jr.15th1877Alanson Borden16th1878George B. Richmond17th1879–1880William T. Soule18th1881–1884George Wilson19th1885–1888Morgan Rotch Republican20th1889–1890Walter Clifford21st1891–1892Charles S. Ashley Democratic 22nd1893Jethro C. Brock 23rd1894Stephen Allen Brownell 24th1895–1896David Parker25th1897–1905Charles S. Ashley Democratic 26th1906Thomas Thompson27th1907Charles S. Ashley Democratic 28th1908–1909William J. Bullock Republican29th1910–1914Charles S. Ashley Democratic 30th1915–1916Edward R. Hathaway31st1917–1921Charles S. Ashley Democratic 32nd1922 - 1924(2 Year Terms Started 1923)Walter H.B. Remington33rd1925–1926Edward R. Hathaway34th1927–1936Charles S. Ashley Democratic 35th1937–1940Leo E.J. Carney36th1941–1942Mathew A. Glynn37th1943–1951Arthur N. Harriman38th1952 - 1953Edward C. Peirce Interim1953Francis J. LawlerServed As Interim Mayor From May To December 1953 while Peirce was in prison.39th1954–1955Arthur N. Harriman40th1956–1961Francis J. Lawler41st1962–1969Edward F. Harrington 42nd1970–1971George Rogers Democrat43rd1972–1982John A. MarkeyResigned to accept a judicial appointmentActing1982 - 1983 Cynthia G. Kruger Served as acting Mayor following Markey's resignationActing1983 Nelson MacedoSucceeded Kruger as council president. Served as acting Mayor until a special election was held.44th1983–1985Brian J. Lawler 45th1986–1991John K. Bullard 46th1992–1998Rosemary S. Tierney 47th1998–2006Frederick M. Kalisz Jr. 48th2006–2012Scott W. Lang49th2012- Jon Mitchell
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