List of mayors of Marlborough, Massachusetts explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Marlborough
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Seal of Marlborough
Incumbent:J. Christian Dumais
Incumbentsince:January 1, 2024
First:S. Herbert Howe
Formation:1891
Termlength:2 years (1924–present)
1 year (1891–1924)
Seat:Marlborough City Hall
Website:Official website

This is a list of mayors of Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. Marlborough became a city in 1890, previously it was a town, and as a town was administered by a Board of Selectmen.

Mayor Picture Term Party Notes
1stS. Herbert HoweJanuary 5, 1891-January 1892
2ndGeorge A. Howe1892
3rdJohn O'Connell1893
4th William N. Davenport1894–1895
5th Charles L. Bartlett1896–1897
6th 1898
7th Edward J. Plunkett1899–1900 At the time of his election, he was the city's youngest mayor.[1]
8th 1901–1903
9th Frederick R. S. Mildon1904-January 2, 1905
10th January 2, 1905-1906
11th Edward F. Brown 1907
12th 1908–1909
13th John J. Shaughnessy1910
14th J. Henry Gleason 1912 - 1913 Citizens' Party
15th Thomas H. O'Halloran1914–1915
16th 1916
17th 1917
18th 1918 - 1920
19th 1921
20th 1922–1923
21st James M. Hurley1924–1925 DemocraticFirst mayor elected to a two-year term. First non-partisan election under a modified Massachusetts Plan B form of government
22nd 1926–1929
23rd Amedee Martel1930–1931
24th Charles Lyons1932–1937
25th 1938-December 3, 1940 Committed suicide while in office on December 3, 1940.
26th Michael Cronin December 3, 1940-1946 Acting mayor after Louis Ingalls's death.
Cronin was elected in his own right in the 1941 election.
27th Carlton Allen 1946–1951
28th Romeo Gadbois 1952–1957
29th Frank Kelleher 1958–1959
30th Kuson Haddad 1960–1965
31st Frank Walker 1966–1967
32nd Fred Cole 1968–1971
33rd 1972–1975
34th Frank Kelleher 1976–1977
35th Joe Ferrecchia1978–1983
36th Kuson Haddad 1984–1985Democratic
37th Chester E. Conary 1986–1989
38th Michael P. Hogan1990–1993
39th J. Michael McGorty 1994–1997
40th William J. Mauro1998–2003
41st Dennis C. Hunt2004–2005
42nd Nancy E. Stevens2006-January 2, 2012DemocraticFirst woman to be elected Mayor of the City of Marlborough. Served three 2-year terms before choosing not to run for reelection for a fourth term.
43rd Arthur G. VigeantJanuary 2, 2012-January 1, 2024RepublicanLongest serving Mayor of the City of Marlborough. Served six consecutive 2-year terms before choosing not to run for a seventh term.
44th J. Christian DumaisJanuary 1, 2024-IncumbentIndependent

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Notes and References

  1. Bigelow, Ella A. (1910), Historical Reminiscences of the early times in Marlborough, Massachusetts: and Prominent Events from 1860 to 1910, Marlborough, Massachusetts: Times Pub. Co., p. 360