Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey explained
Mayors of Montclair, New Jersey (not all mayors listed):
- David Doremus Duncan, 1904 to 1907[1]
- Henry V. Crawford, c. 1907
- Ernest C. Hinck, c. 1911
- Louis F. Dodd, c. 1914
- Howard F. McConnell, (1873-1933) 1920 to 1924[2] [3]
- Bayard H. Faulkner, (1894–1983) c. 1950
- Harold S. Osborne, 1961 to 1964[4]
- Harold Hayes, c. 1966
- Matthew G. Carter, 1968 to 1972. First black mayor of Montclair.[5]
- Grant Gille, 1976 to 1980. Gille was the last mayor to serve in Montclair under its commission form of government before the township reconfigured to a Township Council/Township Manager model.
- Mary V. Mochary (born 1942), 1980 to 1984[6]
- James Ramsey, 1984 to 1986
- Laurence H. Olive, 1986 to 1987
- Robert D. Jackson, 1987 to 1988
- Clifford Lindholm II, 1988 to 1992. Per a change in Montclair's charter, Lindholm was the first mayor of Montclair under the Council-Manager system to be elected directly by the people rather than by the Council.
- James Bishop, 1992 to 1996
- William Farlie, 1996 to 2000
- Robert J. Russo, 2000 to 2004
- Ed Remsen, 2004 to 2008
- Jerry Fried, 2008 to 2012
- Robert D. Jackson, 2012 to 2020. Jackson is the only mayor under the Council-Manager system to be elected by the council and by the people, and as of July 1, 2024, he is the only mayor under the Council-Manager system to serve two full four-year terms, and the only mayor under the council-manager system to serve non-consecutive terms.
- Sean M. Spiller, 2020 to 2024
- Renée E. Baskerville, July 1, 2024 to present.
Notes and References
- Book: Delta Phi catalogue, 1827-1907 . 1907 . .
- Book: Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey . 417 .
- News: New Montclair Board Organizes Next Week . . May 10, 1928 . 2011-10-13 .
- News: 1986-01-02 . Harold Osborne, Chief Of A.T.&T. Engineers . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-26 . 0362-4331.
- News: Mostly White Newark Suburb Gets Negro Mayor . June 6, 1968 . .
- News: New Jersey Senate Campaign: Two Profiles in Determination . . October 31, 1984 . 2011-10-14 .