The following is the complete list of the mayors of the city of Rochester, New York.
Rochester's city charter defines the mayor as the chief executive of the city, empowered to enforce all local laws and make appointments to all appointed local offices.
When Rochester was incorporated in 1834, the mayor was initially appointed by the city council and had few responsibilities beyond presiding over council meetings. In 1840, the New York state legislature passed a law making the mayors of all incorporated cities elective. Various amendments to the city charter during the 19th century gave the mayor additional powers of appointment. In 1898, the state legislature adopted a uniform charter for all cities, establishing a mayor-council government where the mayor controlled all executive functions and appointments. In 1925, Rochester modified its charter in a referendum to switch to a council-manager government, where the mayor was ceremonial and executive functions were handled by a city manager appointed by the council. A second referendum in 1984 changed the city charter back to a mayor-council government.
List of Mayors of Rochester # Image Term Mayor Party1 June 1834 - 1835 Jonathan Child Whig2 July 1835 - December 1836 Jacob Gould Democrat 3 December 1836 - 1837 Abraham M. Schermerhorn Whig4 March 1837 - 1838 Thomas Kempshall Whig5 1838 - December 1838 Elisha Johnson Democrat6 December 1838 - December 1839 Thomas H. Rochester Whig7 December 1839 - 1840 Samuel G. Andrews Whig8 1840 - 1842 Elijah F. Smith Whig9 March 1842 - 1843 Charles J. Hill Democrat10 1843 - 1844 Isaac Hills Democrat11 March 1844 - March 1845 John Allen Whig12 March 1845 - 1847 William Pitkin Whig13 1847 - 1848 John B. Elwood Democrat14 1848 - 1849 Joseph Field Democrat15 March 1849 - 1850 Levi A. Ward Whig16 March 1850 - 1851 Samuel Richardson Democrat17 1851 - 1852 Nicholas E. Paine Democrat18 1852 - 1853 Hamblin Stillwell Democrat19 1853 - 1854 John Williams Democrat20 1854 - 1855 Maltby Strong Whig21 1855 - 1856 Charles J. Hayden American22 1856 - 1857 Samuel G. Andrews Republican23 1857 - 1858 Rufus Keeler Democrat24 1858 - 1859 Charles H. Clark Democrat25 1859 - 1860 Samuel W. D. Moore Republican26 1860 - 1861 Hamlet D. Scrantom Republican27 March 1861 - April 1862 John C. Nash Republican28 April 1862 - April 1863 Michael Filon Democrat29 April 1863 - March 1864 Nehemiah C. Bradstreet Democrat30 March 1864 - March 1865 James Brackett Democrat31 March 1865 - 1866 Daniel D. T. Moore Republican32 1866 - 1867 Samuel W. D. Moore Republican33 March 1867 - 1869 Henry L. Fish Democrat34 1869 - 1870 Edward M. Smith Republican35 1870 - 1871 John Lutes Democrat36 April 1871 - April 1872 Charles W. Briggs Republican37 April 1872 - October 28, 1873 Abel Carter Wilder Republican38 October 28, 1873 - 1874 George W. Aldridge, Sr. (acting) Republican39 1874 - 1876 George G. Clarkson Republican40 1876 - 1890 Cornelius R. Parsons Republican41 1890 - 1892 William Carroll Democrat42 1892 - 1894 Richard J. Curran Republican43 April 1, 1894 - January 22, 1895 George W. Aldridge Republican44 January 22, 1895 - December 31, 1895 Merton E. Lewis (acting) Republican45 January 1, 1896 - December 31, 1899 George E. Warner Democrat46 January 1, 1900 - December 31, 1901 George A. Carnahan Republican47 January 1, 1902 - December 31, 1903 Adolph J. Rodenbeck Republican48 January 1, 1904 - December 31, 1907 James G. Cutler Republican49 January 1, 1908 - December 31, 1921 Hiram Edgerton Republican50 January 1, 1922 - June 17, 1926 Clarence D. Van Zandt Republican51 June 22, 1926 - January 3, 1928 Martin B. O'Neil Republican52 January 3, 1928 - March 5, 1930 Joseph C. Wilson Republican53 March 5, 1930 - January 2, 1932 Vice Mayor Isaac Adler & City Manager Stephen B. Story (acting) Republican54 January 2, 1932 - April 28, 1933 Charles S. Owen Democrat55 April 28, 1933 - January 2, 1934 Percival D. Oviatt Republican56 January 2, 1934 - December 31, 1937 Charles Stanton Republican57 January 1, 1938 - December 31, 1938 Lester B. Rapp Republican58 January 10, 1939 - June 14, 1955 Samuel B. Dicker Republican59 June 14, 1955 - December 31, 1961 Peter Barry Republican60 January 1, 1962 - December 31, 1963 Henry E. Gillette Democrat61 January 1, 1964 - December 31, 1969 Frank Lamb Democrat62 January 1, 1970 - December 31, 1973 Stephen May Republican63 January 1, 1974 - December 31, 1993 Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. Democrat64 January 1, 1994 - December 31, 2005 William A. Johnson, Jr. Democrat65 January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2010 Robert "Bob" J. Duffy Democrat66 January 1, 2011 - January 18, 2011 Thomas S. Richards (interim) Democrat67 January 18, 2011 - April 11, 2011 R. Carlos Carballada (interim) Democrat68 April 11, 2011 - December 31, 2013 Thomas S. Richards Democrat69 January 1, 2014 - December 1, 2021 Lovely Warren Democrat70 December 2, 2021 - December 31, 2021 James Smith (interim) Democrat71 January 1, 2022 – present Malik Evans Democrat
References World Statesmen.org Mayors of U.S. Cities M – W Political Graveyard History of Rochester and Monroe County, New York
External links Rochester Wiki Mayors Page