List of mayors of Fredericton explained

This is an incomplete list of mayors of Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Mayors

• John Simpson, Esq. (1848 - 1853)^[1]
• James Scott Beek - three consecutive terms beginning 1859^{[2] [3]}
• William Hayden Needham
• John Adolphus Beckwith (1863 - 1864)
• Edward Ludlow Wetmore (1874 - 1876)
• John Douglas Hazen (1888 - 1889)
• Thomas Carleton Allen (1890 - 1892)
• Harry Fulton McLeod (1907 - 1908)
• Richard Hanson (1918 - 1920)
• William George Clark (1925 - 1935)
• G. Willard Kitchen (1936 - 1937)
• Ray T. Forbes (1941-1949)
• Henry Stanley Wright (1949–1956)^[4]
• William T. Walker (1957 - 1969)^[5]
• Bud Bird (1969 - 1974)
• Elbridge Wilkins (1974 - 1986)^[6]
• Brad Woodside (1986 - 1999)^[7]
• Walter Brown (interim, 1999)^[8]
• Sandy DiGiacinto (1999 - 2001)^[9]
• Les Hull (2001 - 2004)^[8]
• Brad Woodside (2004 - 2016)^[10]
• Mike O'Brien (2016 - 2021)^[11]
• Kate Rogers (2021 - present)

Notes and References

1. https://loyalistfamilies.com/john-simpson-queens-printer-first-mayor-of-fredericton/ "Loyalist Families: Genealogy of United Empire Loyalists in New Brunswick, Canada"
2. News: [Summary of career of James Beek] ]. archives.gnb.ca . Progress . February 21, 1891 . St. John, New Brunswick.
3. News: [Death of James C. BEEK, youngest son] ]. archives.gnb.ca . New Brunswick Reporter and Fredericton Advertiser . April 20, 1860 . Fredericton, New Brunswick.
4. "Fredericton Fears Gagetown Personnel To Disrupt Old City". The Globe and Mail, October 28, 1955.
5. David Frank, Provincial Solidarities: A History of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour. Athabasca University Press, 2013. . p. 105.
6. Natalie Stechyson, "Prince Charles: Once swooned over and scorned, the king-in-waiting now carving out royal niche". Vancouver Sun, May 20, 2012.
7. "Prince promoting awards program". The Globe and Mail, June 27, 1987.
8. "Hull new Fredericton mayor". Telegraph-Journal, May 15, 2001.
9. "DiGiacinto wins capital mayoralty". Telegraph-Journal, October 5, 1999.
10. "Toward greener, smarter cities: Environmentally friendly initiatives help cities cut down on pollution and lower their energy costs, among other benefits". The Globe and Mail, April 20, 2012.
11. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-mayor-election-2016-1.3573341 "Mike O'Brien defeats Brad Woodside in Fredericton mayor race"