List of mayors of New York City

The Mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by New York City's charter. The current officeholder, the 109th in the sequence of regular mayors, is Bill de Blasio, a member of the Democratic Party.

For a list of the Dutch Directors-General who governed New Amsterdam as part of New Netherland between 1624 and 1664, see Director-General of New Netherland. For a list of the mayors of Brooklyn from 1834 to Brooklyn's consolidation into the City of New York in 1898, see History of Brooklyn.

During the Dutch colonial period from 1624 to 1664, New Amsterdam was governed by the Director of New Netherland. Following the 1664 creation of the British Province of New York, newly renamed New York City was run by the British military governor, Richard Nicolls. The office of Mayor of New York was established in 1665. Holders were appointed by colonial governors, beginning with Thomas Willett. The position remained appointed until 1777. That year, during the American Revolution, a Council of Appointment was formed by the State of New York. In 1821 the New York City Council – then known as the Common Council – began appointing mayors.

Since 1834, mayors have been elected by direct popular vote.[1] Before 1898, the city included little beyond the island of Manhattan. The 1898 consolidation created the city as it is today with five boroughs: Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The longest-serving mayors have been Fiorello H. La Guardia (1934–1945), Robert F. Wagner Jr. (1954–1965), Ed Koch (1978–1989) and Michael Bloomberg (2002–2013), each of whom was in office for twelve years (three successive four-year terms). The shortest terms in office since 1834 have been those of acting mayors: Thomas Coman (five weeks from Monday, November 30, 1868, to Monday, January 4, 1869) and Samuel B. H. Vance (one month from November 30 to December 31, 1874), in addition to the purely nominal single day that William T. Collins served in 1925.

Every mayor was white until the election of David Dinkins (1990–1993), to date the city's only African American to hold the office.[2] New York has not had a Hispanic or Latino mayor, with the possible exception of John Purroy Mitchel (1914–1917), who was of Spanish descent and whose grandfather was born in Venezuela.[3] New York's mayors have been religiously diverse; the city has had Protestant, Jewish and Catholic mayors.[4] No woman has ever served as mayor of New York City.[5]

Colonial mayors

Before 1680, mayors served one-year terms. As of 1680, they served two-year terms. Exceptions are noted thus (*). A dagger (†) indicates mayoralties cut short by death in office. [When the same man served more than one continuous term, his name is lightly shaded purely for clarity, but the tints have no other significance.]

No.[6] Name Starting year of office Ending year of office
1 Thomas Willett (1st term) 1665 1666
2 Thomas Delavall (1st term) 1666 1667
3 Thomas Willett (2nd term) 1667 1668
4 Cornelius Van Steenwyk (1st term) 1668 1671
5 Thomas Delavall (2nd term) 1671 1672
6 Matthias Nicoll 1672 1673
7 John Lawrence (1st term) 1673 1675
8 William Dervall 1675 1676
9 Nicholas De Mayer 1676 1677
10 Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1st term) 1677 1678
11 Thomas Delavall (3rd term) 1678 1679
12 Francis Rombouts 1679 1680
13 William Dyre 1680 1682
14 Cornelius Van Steenwyk (2nd term) 1682 1684
15 Gabriel Minvielle (*) 1684 1685
16 Nicholas Bayard (*) 1685 1686
17 Stephanus Van Cortlandt (2nd term) 1686 1688
18 Peter Delanoy 1 1689 1691
19 John Lawrence (2nd term *) 1691 1691
20 Abraham de Peyster 1691 1694
21 Charles Lodwik 1694 1695
22 William Merritt 1695 1698
23 Johannes de Peyster 1698 1699
24 David Provost 1699 1700
25 Isaac De Reimer 1700 1701
26 Thomas Noell 1701 1702
27 Phillip French 1702 1703
28 William Peartree 1703 1707
29 Ebenezer Wilson 1707 1710
30 Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1st term) 1710 1711
31 Caleb Heathcote 1711 1714
32 John Johnstone 1714 1719
33 Jacobus Van Cortlandt (2nd term) 1719 1720
34 Robert Walters 1720 1725
35 Johannes Jansen 1725 1726
36 Robert Lurting † 1726 1735
37 Paul Richard 1735 1739
38 John Cruger † 1739 1744
39 Stephen Bayard 1744 1747
40 Edward Holland † 1747 1757
41 John Cruger Jr. 1757 1766
42 Whitehead Hicks 1766 1776
43 David Mathews 1776 1783

Note

  1. Peter Delanoy was the first and only directly-elected mayor of New York[7] until 1834. Appointed mayors resumed in the wake of Leisler's Rebellion.

† died in office

Pre-consolidation mayors

The mayor continued to be selected by the Government of New York's Council of Appointment until 1821, when Stephen Allen became the first mayor appointed by a local Common Council. Under the Charter of 1834, mayors were elected annually by direct popular vote. Starting in 1849, mayors were elected to serve two-year terms.

# Mayor Term start Term end Terms   Party
44 James Duane January 1, 1784 1789 5 None
45 Richard Varick 1789 1801 11 Federalist
46 Edward Livingston 1801 1803 2 Democratic-Republican
47 DeWitt Clinton (1st term) 1803 1807 4 Democratic-Republican
48 Marinus Willett 1807 1808 1 Democratic-Republican[8]
49 DeWitt Clinton (2nd term) 1808 1810 2 Democratic-Republican
50 Jacob Radcliff (1st term) 1810 1811 1 Federalist
51 DeWitt Clinton (3rd term) 1811 1815 4 Democratic-Republican
52 John Ferguson 1815 1815 ​1⁄2 Democratic-Republican
53 Jacob Radcliff (2nd term) February 13, 1815 1818 3 Federalist
54 Cadwallader D. Colden 1818 1821 3 Federalist
55 Stephen Allen 1821 1824 3 Federalist
56 William Paulding Jr. (1st term) 1825 1826 1 Democratic-Republican
57 Philip Hone 1826 1827 1 National Republican
58 William Paulding Jr. (2nd term) 1827 1829 2 Democratic-Republican
59 Walter Bowne 1829 1832 3 Democratic
60 Gideon Lee 1833 1834 1 Democratic
61 Cornelius Lawrence 1834 1837 3 Democratic
62 Aaron Clark 1837 1839 2 Whig
63 Isaac L. Varian 1839 1841 2 Democratic
64 Robert H. Morris 1841 1844 3 Democratic
65 James Harper 1844 1845 1 American Republican
66 William F. Havemeyer (1st term) 1845 1846 1 Democratic
67 Andrew H. Mickle 1846 1847 1 Democratic
68 William V. Brady 1847 1848 1 Whig
69 William F. Havemeyer (2nd term) 1848 1849 1 Democratic
70 Caleb S. Woodhull 1849 1851 1 Whig
71 Ambrose Kingsland 1851 1853 1 Whig
72 Jacob A. Westervelt 1853 1855 1 Democratic
73 Fernando Wood (1st term) 1855 1858 2 Democratic
74 Daniel F. Tiemann 1858 1860 1 Independent Party[9][10][11]
75 Fernando Wood (2nd term) 1860 1862 1 Democratic
76 George Opdyke 1862 1864 1 Republican
77 Charles G. Gunther 1864 1866 1 Democratic
78 John T. Hoffman1 1866 November 30, 1868 less than 1 Democratic
Acting Thomas Coman 1 November 30, 1868 January 4, 1869 5 weeks Democratic
79 Abraham Oakey Hall 2 January 4, 1869 December 31, 1872 1 Democratic
80 William F. Havemeyer 3(3rd term) † January 1, 1873 November 30, 1874 less than 1 Republican
Acting Samuel B. H. Vance 3 November 30, 1874 December 31, 1874 1 month Republican
81 William H. Wickham January 1, 1875 December 31, 1876 1 Democratic (Reform)
82 Smith Ely Jr. 1877 1878 1 Democratic
83 Edward Cooper 1879 1880 1 Democratic (Reform)
84 William R. Grace (1st term) 1881 1882 1 Democratic (Reform)
85 Franklin Edson 1883 1884 1 Democratic
86 William R. Grace (2nd term) 1885 1886 2 None
87 Abram Hewitt 1887 1888 1 Democratic
88 Hugh J. Grant 1889 1892 2 Democratic
89 Thomas F. Gilroy 1893 1894 1 Democratic
90 William L. Strong 4 January 1, 1895 December 31, 1897 1
(3 years)		 Republican

Notes

  1. John T. Hoffman resigned after his election as Governor of New York state but before the end of his mayoral term.[12] Thomas Coman, President of the Board of Aldermen, completed Hoffman's term as acting mayor until his elected successor, A. Oakey Hall, took office.[13]
  2. When Hall temporarily retired during the Tweed investigation, the Acting Mayor of New York City was John Cochrane, the President of the New York City Council.
  3. William F. Havemeyer died during his last term of office. Samuel B. H. Vance, President of the Board of Aldermen, completed Havemeyer's term as acting mayor until his elected successor, William H. Wickham, took office.
  4. William L. Strong served an additional year in office because New York City mayoral elections were changed to be held in odd-numbered years due to the impending consolidation of New York City.

† died in office

Post-consolidation mayors
See also: New York City mayoral elections

The 1898–1901 term was for four years. The City Charter was changed to make the mayor's term a two-year one beginning in 1902, but after two such terms was changed back to resume four-year terms in 1906. George B. McClellan Jr. thus served one two-year term from 1904 to 1905, during which he was elected to a four-year term from 1906 to 1909.

The party of the mayor reflects party registration, as opposed to the party lines run under during the general election.

#[6] Portrait Name Term in office Length of service Party affiliation Previous office
91 Robert A. Van Wyck1
(1849–1918; aged 69)		 January 1, 1898
–
December 31, 1901		 4 years   Democratic Chief Justice of the City Court of New York[14]
92 Seth Low 2
(1850–1916; aged 66)		 January 1, 1902
–
December 31, 1903		 2 years   Republican 11th President of Columbia University
(1890–1901)
93 George B. McClellan Jr.
(1865–1940; aged 75)		 January 1, 1904
–
December 31, 1909		 6 years   Democratic U.S. Representative for New York
(1895–1903)
94 William Jay Gaynor 3 †
(1849–1913; aged 64)		 January 1, 1910
–
September 10, 1913		 3 years, 253 days   Democratic Judge of the New York Supreme Court
(1893–1909)
Acting3 Ardolph L. Kline September 10, 1913
–
December 31, 1913		 113 days   Republican President of the Board of Aldermen
95 John P. Mitchel
(1879–1918; aged 38)		 January 1, 1914
–
December 31, 1917		 4 years   Republican U.S. Customs Collector of the Port of New York;
President of the Board of Aldermen
96 John F. Hylan 4,[15]
(1868–1936; aged 67)		 January 1, 1918
–
December 30, 1925		 8 years   Democratic County Judge in Brooklyn[16]
Acting4 William T. Collins December 31, 1925[15] 1 day   Democratic President of the Board of Aldermen[15]
97 Jimmy Walker 5
(1881–1946; aged 65)		 January 1, 1926
–
September 1, 1932		 6 years, 244 days
(6 years, 8 months)		   Democratic New York State Senator
(1919–1925)
Acting5 Joseph V. McKee September 1, 1932
–
December 31, 1932		 121 days
(4 months)		   Democratic President of the Board of Aldermen
98 John P. O'Brien
(1873–1951; aged 78)		 January 1, 1933
–
December 31, 1933		 1 year   Democratic Surrogate of New York County[17]
99 Fiorello H. La Guardia
(1882–1947; aged 64)		 January 1, 1934
–
December 31, 1945		 12 years   Republican[18] U.S. Representative for New York
(1922–1933)
100 William O'Dwyer 6
(1890–1964; aged 74)		 January 1, 1946
–
August 31, 1950		 4 years, 243 days
(4 years, 8 months)		   Democratic Brooklyn District Attorney
(1939–1945)
Acting 7 Vincent R. Impellitteri 6
(1900–1987; aged 86)		 August 31, 1950
–
November 14, 1950		 75 days   Democratic
(as acting mayor)		 President of the City Council
(1945–1949)
101 November 14, 1950
–
December 31, 1953		 3 years, 48 days   Experience Party
(as elected mayor)		 Acting Mayor
102 Robert F. Wagner Jr.
(1910–1991; aged 80)		 January 1, 1954
–
December 31, 1965		 12 years   Democratic 17th Borough President of Manhattan
(1950–1953)
103 John Lindsay
(1921–2000; aged 79)		 January 1, 1966
–
December 31, 1973		 8 years   Republican U.S. Representative for New York
(1959–1965)
  Democratic
104 Abraham Beame
(1906–2001; aged 94)		 January 1, 1974
–
December 31, 1977		 4 years   Democratic 38th New York City Comptroller
(1970–1973)
105 Ed Koch
(1924–2013; aged 88)		 January 1, 1978
–
December 31, 1989		 12 years   Democratic U.S. Representative for New York
(1969–1977)
106 David Dinkins
(born 1927; age 92)		 January 1, 1990
–
December 31, 1993		 4 years   Democratic 23rd Borough President of Manhattan
(1986–1989)
107 Rudy Giuliani
(born 1944; age 76)		 January 1, 1994
–
December 31, 2001		 8 years   Republican United States Attorney for
the Southern District of New York
(1983–1989)
108 Michael Bloomberg
(born 1942; age 78)		 January 1, 2002
–
December 31, 2013		 12 years   Republican 8 CEO of Bloomberg L.P.
(1981–2001)
  None
109 Bill de Blasio
(born 1961; age 59)		 January 1, 2014
–
Incumbent		 6 years   Democratic 3rd New York City Public Advocate
(2010–2013)

Notes

  1. Randolph Gugghenheimer I (born 1846) served as acting mayor in 1900 while Robert A. Van Wyck was away.[19][20]
  2. Seth Low previously served as Mayor of the City of Brooklyn from 1882 to 1885.
  3. William Jay Gaynor died September 10, 1913. Ardolph L. Kline, the unelected President of the Board of Aldermen, succeeded as acting mayor upon Gaynor's death, but then sought re-election as an alderman (successfully) rather than election as mayor. Kline has thus been the only mayor since 1834 never to win a citywide election (having been appointed Vice President of the Board of Aldermen by his colleagues and then succeeding to the presidency mid-term, rather than winning it by popular election at large).
  4. John Hylan and Police Commissioner Richard Enright resigned December 30, 1925 to ensure that they received their city pensions, which they may not have been entitled to keep had they stayed in office for one more day. William T. Collins became acting Mayor for one day, prior to the inauguration of Jimmy Walker[15]
  5. Jimmy Walker resigned September 1, 1932 and went to Europe, amid allegations of corruption in his administration. Joseph V. McKee, as President of the Board of Aldermen, became acting mayor in Walker's place, but was then defeated in a special election by John P. O'Brien.
  6. William O'Dwyer resigned August 31, 1950, during a police corruption scandal, after which he was appointed Ambassador to Mexico by President Harry S. Truman.
  7. Vincent R. Impellitteri, President of the New York City Council, became acting mayor when O'Dwyer resigned on August 31, 1950, and was then elected to the office in a special election held on November 7, 1950. He was inaugurated on November 14.
  8. Michael R. Bloomberg was a lifelong Democrat before registering as a Republican in 2001 and running for mayor. He then registered as an Independent in 2007, and re-registered as a Democrat in 2018 after saying he would consider a run for the presidency in 2020.[21]

† died in office

See also

References
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  2. Mollenkopf, John (2014) "The Rise of Immigrant Influence in New York City Politics" in New York and Amsterdam: Immigration and the New Urban Landscape (Foner, Nancy et al. eds.) New York:New York University Press, p.210
  3. Roberts, Sam (May 7, 2013) Candidate Hoping to Be First Hispanic Mayor May Be 100 Years Too Late, The New York Times
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  6. "The Green Book: Mayors of the City of New York" Archived March 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine on the official NYC website. When a former mayor serves again after a break in office, a new number is assigned to his resumed service. However, the six acting mayoralties are unnumbered.
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  12. Staff (November 17, 1868). "Local Intelligence — Board of Aldermen — Resignation of the Mayor". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  13. Staff (January 5, 1869). "Municipal Affairs — Organization of the Common Council — The Mayor's Message — The City Budget for 1869 — Comparison of Taxation in 1868 and 1869". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  14. Staff (November 7, 1897). "Robert A. Van Wyck". The New York Times Magazine. p. 2. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  15. Staff (December 31, 1925). "Hylan And Enright Out With Pensions; Last-Hour Shifts In Police Department; Walker Fills Important City Posts — Collins Mayor for a Day — Leach is the Active Head of the Police Force for the Last Day of 1925 — Hylan to Get $4,205 A Year — Retirement Voted by Board of Estimate, He Quits to Assure Pension — Enright to Draw $5,000 — Approval of His Retirement as Commissioner One of Hylan's Last Official Acts". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  16. Staff (November 7, 1917). "How Hylan Reached The Mayor's Chair — Came Here from the Farm and First Worked as a Tracklayer — To School After Marriage — Long Active in Civic Affairs in Brooklyn — Mayoralty Said to Have Been His Ambition". The New York Times. p. 5. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  17. Staff (November 10, 1932). "O'Brien Will Stay on Bench Till Jan. 1 — Mayor-Elect Says, However, He Will Devote Spare Time to Study of City's Problems — Renews Economy Pledge — Silent on Protest Vote — McKee Among Thousands Who Send Congratulatory Messages". The New York Times. p. 5. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  18. Staff (November 5, 1933). "List of Candidates Who Will Be on Ballots in Municipal Election Nov. 7". The New York Times. p. N2. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  19. "Acting Mayor Boomed Long Branch Property by Buying Drexel Cottage". The New York Times. August 20, 1900. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  20. "Randolph Gugghenheimer". Jewish Encyclopedia. Guggenheimer acted as mayor of New York city during the absence of the incumbent.
  21. Wise, Justin (October 10, 2018). "Bloomberg re-registers as Democrat". The Hill. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
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