Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
The Mayor of New Brunswick is head of the executive branch of the government of New Brunswick, New Jersey.[1]
| #[2] | Term of office | Mayor | Born and died | Notes and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 1991– | James M. Cahill | James M. Cahill is the current mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has been serving for 31 years, 103 days. | |
| 59 | 1979–1991 | John A. Lynch, Jr. | born 1938 | Son of the prior mayor of the same name, served three terms. |
| 58 | 1978 | Gilbert L. Nelson | 1942-2011 | Appointed to finish Mayor Mulligan's term. |
| 57 | 1975–1978 | Richard J. Mulligan | born 1942 | Resigned during his first and only term and moved to Jackson, Wyoming. Son of former Mayor R.V. Mulligan.[3][4] |
| 56 | 1974 | Aldrage B. Cooper II | 1937-2016 | Appointed to finish Mayor Sheehan's term. He was New Brunswick's first African-American mayor. |
| 55 | 1967–1974 | Patricia Q. Sheehan | born 1934 | Last mayor under the Commission form of government and the first under Faulkner Act form of government, where the mayor is directly elected. She was the first female Mayor in the history of New Brunswick, and resigned from office to become the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. |
| 53 | 1955–1967 | Chester W. Paulus | After Mayor Lynch's departure, Paulus was again selected by his fellow city commissioners to serve as mayor. | |
| 54 | 1951–1954 | John A. Lynch, Sr. | 1908–1978 | Served on City Commission since 1946, elevated to mayor in 1951, left to run for State Senate in 1955.[5] |
| 53 | 1943–1951 | Chester W. Paulus | Selected from among the City Commission to serve as mayor, Paulus continued to serve on the Commission after Mayor Lynch replaced him. Was re-installed as mayor after Lynch left the Commission in 1955. | |
| 52 | 1942–1943 | Harry W. Dwyer | Selected from among the City Commission to serve as mayor. | |
| 51 | 1939–1942 | Richard V. Mulligan | Selected from among the City Commission to serve as mayor. | |
| 50 | 1935–1939 | Frederick F. Richardson | Selected from among the City Commission to serve as mayor. | |
| 47 | 1918–1935 | John J. Morrison | Already a member of the City Commission, Morrison was elevated to mayor after death of Mayor Farrington. He had previously served as Mayor from 1910-1914.[6] | |
| 49 | 1915–1918 | Edward Farrington | ?-1918 | First mayor under the Commission form of government. He was selected from among his fellow commissioners, led the city government during World War I, but died in office during the 1918 flu epidemic.[6] |
| 48 | 1914–1915 | Austin Scott | 1848–1922 | Last mayor under aldermanic form of government. Former Rutgers University president.[6][7] |
| 47 | 1910–1914 | John J. Morrison | This was his first term. He later served as mayor under the Commission form of government.[6] | |
| 46 | 1908–1910 | W. Edwin Florance | [6] | |
| 45 | 1906–1908 | Drury W. Cooper | [6] | |
| 44 | 1904–1906 | William S. Meyers | [6] | |
| 43 | 1902–1904 | George A. Viehmann | [6] | |
| 42 | 1895–1902 | Nicholas Williamson | [6] | |
| 41 | 1889–1895 | James H. Van Cleef | [6] | |
| 40 | 1881–1889 | William S. Strong | [6] | |
| 39 | 1879–1881 | T. DeWitt Reiley | [6] | |
| 26 | 1877–1879 | Lyle Van Nuis | Previously served as Mayor 1856-1857 and 1861-1863[6] | |
| 38 | 1875–1877 | Isaiah Rolfe | [6] | |
| 37 | 1873–1875 | Thomas M. DeRussy | [6] | |
| 36 | 1871–1873 | Garret Conover | 1817–? | [6] Some sources use the years 1874-1875. |
| 35 | 1869–1871 | George J. Janeway | [6] | |
| 34 | 1867–1869 | Miles Ross | 1827–1903 | [6] |
| 33 | 1865–1867 | John T. Jenkins | He resigned from office. | |
| 32 | 1865 | Augustus T. Stout | 1816-1865 | He died in office shortly after being elected.[6] |
| 31 | 1863–1865 | Richard MacDonald | 1803-1894 | He was the first mayor under the seventh city charter of 1863.[6] |
| 26 | 1861–1863 | Lyle van Nuis | Previously served as Mayor 1856-1857 | |
| 30 | 1860–1861 | Ezekiel M. Patterson | ||
| 29 | 1859–1860 | Peter Conover Onderdonk | 1811-1894 | |
| 28 | 1858–1859 | Tunis Van Doren Hoagland | 1813-1872 | Elected to fill vacancy created by John Bayard Kirkpatrick's resignation. |
| 27 | 1857–1858 | John Bayard Kirkpatrick | Resigned from office. | |
| 26 | 1856–1857 | Lyle van Nuis | ||
| 25 | 1855–1856 | Abraham V. Schenk | ||
| 24 | 1853–1855 | John B. Hill | ||
| 19 | 1852–1853 | John Van Dyke | 1807–1878 | Previously served as Mayor 1846-1847. |
| 23 | 1851–1852 | Peter N. Wyckoff | ||
| 22 | 1849–1851 | David Fitz Randolph | ||
| 21 | 1848–1849 | Augustus F. Taylor | He was a physician, and son of previous Mayor Augustus R. Taylor. | |
| 20 | 1847–1848 | Martin A. Howell | ||
| 19 | 1846–1847 | John Van Dyke | 1807–1878 | |
| 18 | 1845–1846 | William H. Leupp | ||
| 17 | 1843–1845 | John Acken | ||
| 16 | 1842–1843 | Fitz Randolph Smith | ||
| 15 | 1841–1842 | Littleton Kirkpatrick | 1787–1859 | |
| 14 | 1840–1841 | David W. Vail | ?-1842 | |
| 12 | 1838–1840 | Augustus R. Taylor | 1782-? | First Mayor directly elected by voters. He was a physician who previously served as Mayor from 1824-1829.[8] |
| 13 | 1829–1838 | Cornelius Low Hardenbergh | 1790–1860 | |
| 12 | 1824–1829 | Augustus R. Taylor | He was a physician. | |
| 11 | 1821–1824 | James Schureman | 1756–1824 | He died in office. |
| 10 | 1813–1821 | James Bennett | ?-1821 | He died in office. |
| 9 | 1801–1813 | James Schureman | 1756–1824 | He was appointed to serve by the Legislature under the 1801 charter. |
| 8 | 1796–1801 | Abraham Schuyler | ||
| 6 | 1794–1796 | John Bubenheim Bayard | 1738–1807 | Previously served as Mayor 1790-1793. |
| 7 | 1793–1794 | Lewis Dunham | He was a physician. Other sources use the term 1792-1794. | |
| 6 | 1790–1793 | John Bubenheim Bayard | 1738–1807 | |
| 5 | 1784–1790 | Azariah Dunham | 1718–1790 | First Mayor under the State Charter. |
| 4 | 1778–1784 | William Harrison | Term ended when New Jersey granted New Brunswick's State Charter on September 30, 1784. | |
| 3 | 1762–1778 | William Ouke | He died in office. | |
| 2 | 1747–1762 | James Hude | Building of Presbyterian Church | |
| 1 | 1730–1747 | Thomas Farmer | Thomas Farmer was the first mayor of New Brunswick, under the Royal charter granted December 30, 1730. | |
| Mayor of New Brunswick | |
|---|---|
Incumbent James M. Cahill since 1991 | |
| Inaugural holder | Thomas Farmer |
| Formation | 1747 |
| Website | Mayor's Office |
| Elections in New Jersey |
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References
- "Mayors of New Brunswick, New Jersey". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
John Bubenheim Bayard 1790 James Schureman 1801-13 James Bennett 1813-21 James Schureman 1821-24 Augustus R. Taylor 1824-29 C. L. Hardenbergh 1829-38 Augustus R. Taylor 1838-40 David M. Vail 1840-41 Littleton Kirkpatrick 1841-42 Fitz Randolph Smith 1842-43 John Acken 1843-45 William H. Leupp 1845-46 John Van Dyke 1846-47 Martin A. Howell 1847-48 Augustus F. Taylor 1848-49 David F. Randolph 1849-51 Peter N. Wyckoff 1851-52 John Van Dyke 1852-53 John B. Hill 1853-55 Abraham V. Schenck 1855-56 Lyle Van Nuis 1856-57 John B. Kirkpatrick 1857-58 Tunis V. D. Hoagland 1858-59 Peter C. Onderdonk 1859-60 Ezekiel M. Peterson 1860-61 Lyle Van Nuis 1861-63 Richard McDonald 1863-65 Augustus T. Stout 1865 John T. Jenkins 1865-67 Miles Ross 1867-69 George J. Janeway 1869-71 Garret Conover 1871-73 Thomas M. De Russy 1873-75 Isaiah Rolfe 1875-77 Lyle Van Nuis 1877-79 T. De Witt Reiley 1879-81 William S. Strong 1881-82 James H. Van Cleef 1892 John J. Morrison 1932 John A. Lynch 1951-55 James M. Cahill 2007
- Non consecutive terms are not counted as a new mayoral number
- "RICHARD MULLIGAN OF SURGICAL FIRM". NYT Obituaries. October 10, 1973.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "John A. Lynch, Senator in Jersey. Mayor of New Brunswick, 1951-55". New York Times. 1978-03-04. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
John A. Lynch, a former Mayor of New Brunswick and a 22-year veteran of the New Jersey Senate, died today at Whitestone Hospital in Queens. He was 69 years old, and had fought a losing battle with cancer for the last four years.
- History of Middlesex County, New Jersey. 1921. p. 298.
New Brunswick was to receive her seventh city charter in 1863. Legislation, however, did not greatly affect the provisions of the previous charter. The term of office of the mayor was made two years. The first mayor under the new charter was Richard McDonald; his successors have been as follows: Augustus T. Stout, 1865; John T. Jenkins, 1865-67; Miles Ross, 1867-69; Dr. George J. Janeway, 1869-71; Garret Conover, 1871-73; Thomas DeRussy, 1873-75; Isaiah Rolfe, 1875-77; Dewitt T. Reiley, 1879-81; William S. Strong, 1881-89; James H. Van Cleef, 1889-95; Nicholas Williamson, 1895-1902; George A. Viehmann, 1902-04; William S. Myers, 1904-06; Drury W. Cooper, 1906-08; W. Edwin Florance, 1908-10; John J. Morrison, 1910-14; Austin Scott, 1914-15; Edward F. Farrington, 1915-18; John J. Morrison, 1918. New Brunswick adopted the commission form of government March 7, 1915, under the State law for governing cities, passed by the legislature of 1914.
- "Austin Scott (1891-1906)". Rutgers University. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
An eminent and influential teacher, Dr. Austin Scott (1848-1922), was Professor of History, Political Economy, and Constitutional Law in Rutgers College when the Trustees elected him to succeed Merrill Gates as president in 1891. He was born in Maumee, near Toledo, Ohio, graduated from Yale College in 1869, and spent a year at the University of Michigan, where in 1870 he received a master of arts degree. ...
- "Augustus R. Taylor". Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey. Medical Society of New Jersey. September 1, 1916. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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