Plainfield, New Jersey was incorporated on April 21, 1869. Mayors are sworn in on January 1 of the new year, so there are no overlaps in years unless someone has died in office or resigned.
Years Image Mayor Birth/death Party Notes1869–1870 Job Male (1808–1891) Republican Job Male was the first mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey. He took office on April 21, 1869.1871–1872 John H. Evans Anti-Bond party1873–1874 Dr. Charles Henry Stillman (1817–1881) Republican 1875–1876 Dr. John C. Sutphen Law & Order party or Citizen's Ticket 1877–1878 Job Male (1808–1891) Republican He also received the Democratic endorsement.1879–1880 Nathan Harper Democrat 1881–1882 Lewis Van Syckel Fitz Randolph(1838–1921) Republican 1883–1884 William B. Maxson People's Union (United States) 1885–1886 George W. Rockefellow Citizens party 1887–1890 Job Male Republican 1891–1896 Alexander Gilbert Republican 1897–1898 Charles J. Fisk Republican 1899–1900 George W. Rockefellow Republican 1901–1904 Dr. Olin L. Jenkins Republican 1905–1906 James F. Buckle Republican 1907–1910 Charles J. Fisk Republican 1911–1912 George W. V. Moy (1866–?) Democrat1913–1914 Percy Hamilton Stewart (1867–1951) Democrat 1915–1920 Leighton Calkins (1868–1955) Republican 1921–1924 Charles E. Loizeaux Republican 1925–1930 James T. MacMurray Republican 1931–1932 Martin B. Stutsman Republican 1933–1934 Charles Benson Wigton (1885-?) Republican 1935–1936 Martin B. Stutsman Republican 1937–1938 DeWitt Dukes Barlow Republican 1939–1942 Harvey R. Linbarger Republican 1943–1946 Dixon C. Phillips Republican 1947–1948 John W. Zerega Republican 1949–1954 Carlyle W. Crane Republican 1955–1958 Allen D. Tompkins Republican 1959–1962 Richard P. Dyckman Republican 1963–1966 Robert C. Maddox Republican 1967–1968 George F. Hetfield Republican 1969–1973 Frank F. Blatz, Jr. Republican 1974–1981 Paul J. O'Keeffe Republican 1982–1984 Everett C. Lattimore DemocratFirst African-American mayor1984–1989 Richard L. Taylor Democrat1990–1993 Harold D. Mitchell Democrat1994–1997 Mark A. Fury Democrat1998–2005 Albert T. McWilliams Democrat2006–2013 Sharon Robinson-Briggs DemocratSharon Robinson-Briggs was the first female mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey.2014–Present Adrian Mapp Democrat
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