List of mayors of Salem, Massachusetts explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Salem
Flag:Flag of Salem, Massachusetts.png
Flagcaption:Flag of Salem
Insignia:Seal of Salem, Massachusetts.png
Insigniacaption:Seal of Salem
Incumbent:Dominick Pangallo
Incumbentsince:May 27, 2023
Type:Chief executive
Style:His/Her Honor
Member Of:School Committee[1]
Board of Library Trustees[2]
Board of Trust Fund Commissioners[3]
Residence:None official
Seat:Salem City Hall
Nominator:Nominating petition
Appointer:Popular vote
Termlength:Four years[4]
Constituting Instrument:Salem City Charter
Precursor:Salem Board of Selectmen
(1629-1836)
Formation:1836
First:Leverett Saltonstall
Salary:$150,000 (2023)[5]

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

Mayor Picture Term Party Notes
1stLeverett Saltonstall1836–1838WhigFirst 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. Phillips1838–1842Whig
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 Upham1852–1853Whig
8th1853–1854Know Nothing
9thJoseph Andrews1854–1856Know NothingFrom 1856 to 1874 inclusive the Municipal year ended on the Fourth Monday in January.
10thWilliam S. Messervy1856–1858Democratic
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. Osgood1865–1865Republican
15thDavid RobertsJanuary 1866 – September 26, 1867RepublicanRoberts resigned as a result of disagreement with the Board of Aldermen.
16thWilliam CogswellSeptember 26, 1867–1869Republican
17thNathanial Brown1870–1871None
18thSamuel Calley1872–1872Republican
19thWilliam Cogswell1873–1875RepublicanFrom 1875 on the Municipal year ends on the First Monday in January.
20thHenry Laurens Williams1875–1876None
21stHenry K. Oliver1877–1880Republican
22ndSamuel Calley1881–1882Republican
23rdWilliam M. Hill1883–1884None
24thArthur L. Huntington1885–1885None
25thJohn M. Raymond1886–1887None
26th1890–1893 Democratic
27th 1894–1897 None
28th 1898–1898 None
29th 1899–1899 None
30thDavid M. Little1900–1900 None
31st John F. Hurley 1901–1902 None
32ndJoseph N. Peterson 1903–1905Republican
33rd 1906–1907 Republican
34th John F. Hurley 1908–1909 None
35th Arthur Howard 1910–1910 None
36th Rufus D. Adams 1911–1912 RepublicanLast mayor under the Original (1836) city charter.
37th John F. Hurley 1913–1915 First Mayor under the second city charter adopted in November 1912.
Was Recalled by the voters December 29, 1914.
38th Mathias J. O'Keefe 1915–1915 Elected to finish out John F. Hurley's three-year term in the December 29, 1914 election that recalled Mayor Hurley.
39th Henry P. Benson1916–1917 Last Mayor under the second (1912) city charter
(Commission form of Government).
40th Denis J. Sullivan 1918–1923 Republican[6] First Mayor under the January 3, 1916 (Plan B) city charter.
41st George J. Bates1924–1937 RepublicanServed in U.S. House from January 3, 1937 – November 1, 1949.
42nd Edward A. Coffey 1938–1947
43rd Joseph B. Harrington 1948–1949 Democratic
44th Francis X. Collins 1950–1969 Democratic
45th Samuel Edward Zoll1970–1973 Democratic
46th Jean A. Levesque 1973–1983
47th Anthony V. Salvo 1984–1989 Democratic
48th Neil J. Harrington 1990–1997 Democratic
49th Stanley J. Usovicz, Jr. 1998–2005 Democratic
50th Kim DriscollJanuary 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Code of Ordinances City of Salem, Massachusetts . library.municode.com . 1 May 2023.
  2. Web site: City of Salem . Board of Public Library Trustees . salemma.gov . 1 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Code of Ordinances City of Salem, Massachusetts . library.municode.com . 1 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Code of Ordinances City of Salem, Massachusetts . library.municode.com . 1 May 2023.
  5. News: Luca . Dustin . Council offers, then rejects mayor raise . 1 May 2023 . The Salem News (Salem, Mass.) . 24 March 2022.
  6. Book: A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators . 1916 . A. M. Bridgman . Stoughton, Mass. . 89 .