Mayors of Ramsey, New Jersey explained

Ramsey, New Jersey was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1908, from portions of Hohokus Township (whose remnants are now Mahwah Township). Additional territory was annexed from Waldwick in 1921, and portions of the borough were ceded to Saddle River in 1925.^[1]

Mayors

	class=unsortable		Mayor	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
1	bgcolor=		John B. Finch			Republican	The first mayor, elected at a special election held on April 27, 1908. Reelected for a full two -year term at the general election in November, 1908, he served until 1910.^[2]
2	bgcolor=		James Shuart		1912	Democratic	First Democratic mayor.
3	bgcolor=		F. William Gertzen		1916	Republican	Served as mayor of Ramsey for a total of seven terms. His service started in 1913 and at this time he served two terms, 1913–16. Called by his townsman again in 1925 he served three two-year terms, 1925–30. In 1941 he was again elected mayor and served two two-year terms, 1941–44.
4	bgcolor=		John Frank DeBaun		1920	Republican	Served two terms.
5	bgcolor=		Frederick W. Storer		1924	Republican	Served two terms.
6	bgcolor=		F. William Gertzen		1930	Republican	Served three terms
7	bgcolor=		John J. Sullivan		1934	Democrat	Served two terms.
8	bgcolor=		Dwight P. Little		1940	Republican	Served three terms.
9	bgcolor=		F. William Gertzen	^[3]	1944	Republican	Served two terms
10	bgcolor=		Franklin D. Haring		1948	Republican	Served three terms.^[4]
11	bgcolor=		Chester A. Smeltzer		1952	Republican	Served two terms. Wrote The Birth of Ramsey in 1976.^[5]
12	bgcolor=		Harold E. Murken		1954	Republican
13	bgcolor=		Alexander Eichorn^[6]		1956	Republican
14	bgcolor=		John S. Elliot		1960	Republican	Served two terms.
15	bgcolor=		Paul R. Huot		1962	Democrat
16	bgcolor=		Victor M. Williams		1968	Republican	Served three terms.
17	bgcolor=		Salvatore Burgio		1974	Republican
18	bgcolor=		Emil Porfido		1987	Democrat	^[7]
19	bgcolor=		John L. Scerbo		2002	Republican
20	bgcolor=		Richard Muti		2006	Democrat	Changed parties and ran in 2014 election^[8]
21	bgcolor=		Christopher Botta		2014	Republican	Chose not to seek re-election
22	bgcolor=		Deirdre A. Dillon		incumbent	Republican	first woman mayor

Table Data Source^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 84. Accessed January 30, 2012.
2. Web site: Ramsey. Ron. Kase. October 24, 2001. Arcadia Publishing. Google Books.
3. Web site: 12 Bergen Mayors Inducted. timesmachine.nytimes.com.
4. Web site: Franklin Haring - Obituary. January 20, 1960. 37. newspapers.com.
5. Web site: THE BIRTH OF RAMSEY. Chester A.. Smeltzer. January 1, 1976. Walden Printing Company. Amazon.
6. Web site: Obituary for ALEXANDER E. EICHORN (Aged 69) - Newspapers.com. The Journal News.
7. Web site: Pipe Bomb Explosion Still Shakes Ramsey. timesmachine.nytimes.com.
8. Web site: Ramsey mayor's race: three candidates vie for open seat in midst of contentious Bergen political season. . July 17, 2014.
9. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/489795-the-birth-of-ramsey-by-mayor-chester-a-smeltzer-and-the-growth-of-ramsey?offset=1 "The birth of Ramsey"
10. https://www.newspapers.com "Newspapers.com"