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List of mayors of Salem, Massachusetts

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List of mayors of Salem, Massachusetts

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FieldValue
postMayor
bodySalem
flagFlag of Salem, Massachusetts.png
flagcaptionFlag of Salem
insigniaSeal of Salem, Massachusetts.png
insigniacaptionSeal of Salem
incumbentDominick Pangallo
incumbentsinceMay 27, 2023
typeChief executive
styleHis/Her Honor
member_ofSchool Committee
Board of Library Trustees
Board of Trust Fund Commissioners
residenceNone official
seatSalem City Hall
nominatorNominating petition
appointerPopular vote
termlengthFour years
constituting_instrumentSalem City Charter
precursorSalem Board of Selectmen
(1629–1836)
formation1836
firstLeverett Saltonstall I
salary$150,000 (2023)
website

Board of Library Trustees Board of Trust Fund Commissioners (1629–1836)

City Seal

The mayor of Salem is the head of municipal government of Salem, Massachusetts. There was no mayor of Salem until its city charter was accepted on March 23, 1836, prior to which Salem was still incorporated as a town.

List

#MayorPictureTermPartyNotes
1stLeverett Saltonstall[[File:Leverett Saltonstall 1783-1845 - Chester Harding.jpg50px]]1836–1838WhigFirst mayor under the original city charter,
(which included a bicameral legislative body).
From 1836 to 1856 the Municipal year ended on the second Monday in March.
2ndStephen C. Phillips[[File:Stephen Clarendon Phillips.png50px]]1838–1842Whig
3rdStephen Palfrey Webb1842–1845WhigAlso served as the twelfth Mayor of Salem. From 1854 to 1855 Webb served as the sixth Mayor of San Francisco, California
4thJoseph S. Cabot1845–1849Whig
5thNathaniel Silsbee, Jr.1849–1851Whig
6thDavid Pingree1851–1852Independent
7thCharles Wentworth Upham[[File:Charles Wentworth Upham.png50px]]1852–1853Whig
8thAsahel Huntington[[File:Asahel Huntington.png50px]]1853–1854Know Nothing
9thJoseph Andrews[[File:Joseph Andrews.png50px]]1854–1856Know NothingFrom 1856 to 1874 inclusive the Municipal year ended on the Fourth Monday in January.
10thWilliam S. Messervy[[File:William S. Messervy.jpg50px]]1856–1858Democratic
11thNathaniel Silsbee, Jr.1858–1859Republican
12thStephen Palfrey Webb1860–1862RepublicanSecond time as Mayor of Salem. From 1854 to 1855 Webb served as the sixth Mayor of San Francisco, California
13thStephen G. Wheatland1863–1864Democratic
14thJoseph B. F. Osgood[[File:Joseph B.F. Osgood.png50px]]1865–1865Republican
15thDavid RobertsJanuary 1866 – September 26, 1867RepublicanRoberts resigned as a result of disagreement with the Board of Aldermen.
16thWilliam Cogswell[[File:William Cogswell2.jpg50px]]September 26, 1867 – 1869Republican
17thNathanial Brown1870–1871None
18thSamuel Calley1872–1872Republican
19thWilliam Cogswell[[File:William Cogswell2.jpg50px]]1873–1875RepublicanFrom 1875 on the Municipal year ends on the First Monday in January.
20thHenry Laurens Williams1875–1876None
21stHenry K. Oliver[[File:Henry K. Oliver.png50px]]1877–1880Republican
22ndSamuel Calley1881–1882Republican
23rdWilliam M. Hill1883–1884None
24thArthur L. Huntington1885–1885None
25thJohn M. Raymond1886–1887None
26thRobert S. Rantoul[[File:Robert S. Rantoul.png50px]]1890–1893Democratic
27thJames H. Turner1894–1897None
28thDavid P. Waters1898–1898None
29thJames H. Turner1899–1899None
30thDavid M. Little[[File:David M. Little.png50px]]1900–1900None
31stJohn F. Hurley1901–1902None
32ndJoseph N. Peterson[[File:Joseph N. Peterson.png50px]]1903–1905Republican
33rdThomas G. Pinnock1906–1907Republican
34thJohn F. Hurley1908–1909None
35thArthur Howard1910–1910None
36thRufus D. Adams1911–1912RepublicanLast mayor under the Original (1836) city charter.
37thJohn F. Hurley1913–1915First Mayor under the second city charter adopted in November 1912.
Was Recalled by the voters December 29, 1914.
38thMathias J. O'Keefe1915–1915Elected to finish out John F. Hurley's three-year term in the December 29, 1914 election that recalled Mayor Hurley.
39thHenry P. Benson1916–1917Last Mayor under the second (1912) city charter
(Commission form of Government).
40thDenis J. Sullivan[[File:Denis J. Sullivan Mayor of Salem, Mass.png50px]]1918–1923RepublicanFirst Mayor under the January 3, 1916 (Plan B) city charter.
41stGeorge J. Bates[[File:George J. Bates.png50px]]1924–1937RepublicanServed in U.S. House from January 3, 1937 – November 1, 1949.
42ndEdward A. Coffey1938–1947Republican
43rdJoseph B. Harrington1948–1949Democratic
44thFrancis X. Collins1950–1969Democratic
45thSamuel Edward Zoll[[File:1967 Samuel Zoll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png50px]]1970–1973Democratic
46thJean A. Levesque1973–1983Republican
47thAnthony V. Salvo1984–1989Democratic
48thNeil J. Harrington1990–1997Democratic
49thStanley J. Usovicz, Jr.1998–2005Democratic
50thKim Driscoll[[File:MBTA Salem station ribbon cutting, November 17, 2014 (cropped).jpg50px]]January 2006 – January 4, 2023DemocraticElected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 election
51stBob McCarthyJanuary 4, 2023 – May 27, 2023Elected by Salem City Council as Acting Mayor following resignation of Mayor Kim Driscoll.
52ndDominick PangalloMay 27, 2023 – PresentDemocraticElected Mayor in special election on May 16, 2023, to complete Mayor Kim Driscoll's term.

References

References

  1. "Code of Ordinances City of Salem, Massachusetts".
  2. "Board of Public Library Trustees".
  3. "Code of Ordinances City of Salem, Massachusetts".
  4. "Code of Ordinances City of Salem, Massachusetts".
  5. (24 March 2022). "Council offers, then rejects mayor raise". The Salem News (Salem, Mass.).
  6. (1916). "A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators". A. M. Bridgman.
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