List of mayors of Taunton, Massachusetts

This is a list of mayors of Taunton, 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 Picture Term Began Term Ended Notes
1st Edmund H. Bennett January 2, 1865 June 19, 1867 First mayor of Taunton; resigned June 19, 1867.[1]
2nd Stephen H. Rhodes June 19, 1867 1870 [1]
3rd Daniel L. Mitchell 1870 1873 [1]
4th William H. Fox 1873 1874 [1]
5th George H. Babbitt 1874 [1]
6th Onias S. Paige 1878
7th Charles F. Johnson 1880 1882
8th Horatio Cushman 1883
9th Charles Hanson 1884 1885
10th Richard Henry Hall 1886 1886
11th Everett D. Godfrey 1887
12th Richard Henry Hall 1888 1889
13th Arthur Alger 1890
14th Francis Babbitt 1891 1892
15th Willis Hodgman 1894
16th Charles A. Reed 1895
17th Benjamin Morris 1896
18th Nathaniel J.W. Fish 1897 1899
19th Arthur Alger 1900
20th John O'Hearn 1901
21st Richard Everett Warner 1902 1905
22nd John H. Eldredge 1905 1906
23rd John B. Tracey 1906 1907
24th Edgar Crossman 1908 1909
25th William S. Woods 1910 1912
26th Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth Fish 1912 1916
27th William Flood 1916 1919 His son, Joseph E. Flood, Sr., was also to become Mayor in 1970–1972
28th Leo Coughlin 1919 1925
29th Andrew McGraw 1926 1929
30th Wllis K. Hodgman, Jr. 1930 1932
31st Andrew McGraw 1932 1935
32nd Arthur Poole 1936 1939
33rd John Fitzgerald 1940
34th Merrill Aldrich 1941 November 1946 Resigned to serve prison sentence.[2]
35th John F. Parker 1947 1953
36th Joseph C. Chamberlain 1953 1960 [2]
37th Bernard F. Cleary 1960 1963 Died in office shortly before completing his final term.[2]
38th Benjamin A. Friedman 1963 1970 [2]
39th Joseph E. Flood 1970 1972 [2]
40th Rudolph H. De Silva 1972 1974 [2]
41st Theodore J. Aleixo, Jr. 1974 1976 [2]
42nd Benjamin A. Friedman 1976 1978 [2]
43rd Joseph L. Amaral 1978 1982 [2]
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.[3] First mayor of Taunton to leave the office voluntarily before his term ended.
48th Charles E. Crowley March 12, 2007 January 2, 2012
49th Thomas Hoye, Jr. January 2, 2012 Incumbent
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Spitler, Scott. "History points to big battle". Taunton Daily Gazette. August 26, 2007
  3. ↑ Gay, Ted. "A look back at 'Kid Bob, Boy Mayor'". Taunton Daily Gazette. February 17, 2007
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