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Mayors of New Haven, Connecticut

Mayors of New Haven, 1784-1990 (may be incomplete!)
Roger Sherman 1784-93 Elizur Goodrich 1803-22 Simeon Baldwin 1826 William Bristol 1827 David Daggett 1828 Ebenezer Seeley 1832-33 Philip S. Galpin 1845 Ralph I. Ingersoll 1851 Lucien W. Sperry 1867 Hobart B. Bigelow 1878 Samuel A. York 1887-88 Henry F. Peck 1889-90 Joseph B. Sargent 1891-94 Albert C. Hendrick 1895-96 David E. FitzGerald 1922 John B. Tower 1927 Thomas A. Tully 1929-31 John W. Murphy 1932-35 John W. Murphy 1940-41 William C. Celentano 1951-53 Richard C. Lee 1954-70 Bartholomew F. Guida 1975 Biagio DiLieto 1980-89 John Daniels 1990

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1793 Jul 23: Roger Sherman, died in office.
  • 1927 Nov 8: John B. Tower (Rep), elected; Philip Troup (Dem), defeated.
  • 1949: Richard C. Lee, defeated.
  • 1951: Richard C. Lee, defeated.
  • 1953: Richard C. Lee, elected.
  • 1969: Henry E. Parker, defeated.
  • 1971: Henry E. Parker, defeated.
  • 1989: Robie Pooley (Rep), defeated.

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    Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
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