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Mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts


Mayors of Worcester, 1848-2012 (may be incomplete!)
Levi Lincoln, Jr. 1848 Henry Chapin 1849-50 Peter C. Bacon 1851-52 John S. C. Knowlton 1853-54 George W. Richardson 1855 Isaac Davis 1856 George W. Richardson 1857 Isaac Davis 1858 Alexander H. Bullock 1859 William W. Rice 1860 Isaac Davis 1861 P. Emory Aldrich 1862 D. Waldo Lincoln 1863 F. B. Fenby 1864 Phineas Ball 1865 James B. Blake 1866-70 Henry Chapin 1870 Edward Earle 1871 George F. Verry 1872 Clark Jillson 1873 Edward L. Davis 1874 Clark Jillson 1875-76 Charles B. Pratt 1877-79 Frank H. Kelley 1880-81 Elijah B. Stoddard 1882 Samuel E. Hildreth 1883 Charles G. Reed 1884-85 Samuel Winslow 1886-89 Francis A. Harrington 1890-92 Henry A. Marsh 1893-95 Augustus B. R. Sprague 1896-97 Rufus B. Dodge, Jr. 1898-1901 Philip J. O'Connell 1901 Edward F. Fletcher 1902-03 Walter H. Blodgett 1904-05 John T. Duggan 1906-07 James Logan 1908-11 David F. O'Connell 1912 George M. Wright 1913-16 Pehr G. Holmes 1917-19 Peter F. Sullivan 1920-23 Michael J. O'Hara 1924-31 John C. Mahoney 1932-35 Walter J. Cookson 1936 John S. Sullivan 1936-37 William A. Bennett 1938-45 Charles F. Sullivan 1946-49 Andrew B. Holmstrom 1950-53 James D. O'Brien 1954-59 Joseph C. Casdin 1959 James D. O'Brien 1960-61 John M. Shea 1962 Joseph C. Casdin 1962-63 Paul V. Mullaney 1963-65 George A. Wells 1966-67 Joseph C. Casdin 1967-68 John M. Shea 1969 George A. Wells 1970-71 Joseph M. Tinsley 1971 Thomas J. Early 1972-73 Joseph M. Tinsley 1973 Israel Katz 1974-75 Thomas J. Early 1976-79 Jordan Levy 1980-81 Sara Robertson 1982-83 Joseph M. Tinsley 1984-85 John B. Anderson 1986 Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. 1987 Jordan Levy 1988-93 Raymond V. Mariano 1994-2001 Tim Murray 2002-07 Konstantina Lukes 2007-10 Joseph C. O'Brien 2010-12 Joseph M. Petty 2012-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1870 Dec 12: James B. Blake, elected.
  • 1870 Dec 18: James B. Blake, died in office.
  • 1870 Dec 19: Henry Chapin, appointed.
  • 1887: John R. Thayer, defeated.
  • 1900 Dec 18: William A. Lytle (Rep), candidate in inconclusive election; Philip J. O'Connell (Dem), candidate in inconclusive election; Addison W. Barr (Socialist), candidate in inconclusive election; Edgar S. Goodwill (Socialist Labor), candidate in inconclusive election.
  • 1901 Feb 19: Philip J. O'Connell (Dem), elected; William A. Lytle (Rep), defeated.
  • 1901 Dec 10: Edward F. Fletcher (Rep), elected; Philip J. O'Connell (Dem), defeated; Charles G. Marcy (Socialist), defeated; John T. Hargraves (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1902: Edward F. Fletcher (Rep), elected; Philip J. O'Connell (Dem), defeated; Thomas P. Abbott (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1903: Walter H. Blodgett (Rep), elected; David F. O'Connell (Dem), defeated; Olof Bokelund (Socialist), defeated; Daniel J. Weare (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1904: Walter H. Blodgett (Rep), elected; David F. O'Connell (Dem), defeated; Howard A. Gibbs (Socialist), defeated; Walter J. Hoar (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1905: John T. Duggan (Dem), elected; Melvin G. Overlock (Rep), defeated; Louis F. Weiss (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1906: John T. Duggan (Dem), elected; Melvin G. Overlock (Rep), defeated; Louis F. Weiss (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1907: James Logan (Rep), elected; John T. Duggan (Dem), defeated; Eliot White (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1908: James Logan (Rep), elected; Thomas J. Barrett (Dem), defeated; Thomas P. Abbott (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1909 Dec 14: James Logan (Rep), elected; James F. McGovern (Dem), defeated; Gustaf A. Quist (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1910 Dec 13: James Logan (Rep), elected; David F. O'Connell (Dem), defeated; Gustaf A. Quist (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1911: David F. O'Connell (Dem), elected; George F. Brooks (Rep), defeated; Louis F. Weiss (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1912 Dec 10: George M. Wright (Rep), elected; David F. O'Connell (Dem), defeated.
  • 1913: George M. Wright (Rep), elected; Thomas J. Barrett (Dem), defeated; J. W. Armour (Progressive), defeated; Max E. Lubin (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1914 Dec 8: George M. Wright (Rep), elected; James F. Carberry (Dem), defeated; Maturin B. Magoon (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1915: George M. Wright (Rep), elected; John H. Reardon (Dem), defeated.
  • 1916: Pehr G. Holmes (Rep), elected; John H. Reardon (Dem), defeated.
  • 1931: John C. Mahoney (Dem), elected.
  • 1933: Henry O. Tilton (Rep), defeated.
  • 1936 Jun 11: Walter J. Cookson, died in office.
  • 1937 Nov 2: William A. Bennett (Rep), elected; John S. Sullivan (Dem), defeated.
  • 1943: Charles F. Sullivan, defeated.
  • 1945: Charles F. Sullivan, elected.
  • 1962 Aug 31: John M. Shea, resigned.
  • 1967 Jan 3: George A. Wells, resigned.
  • 1971 Jan 4: George A. Wells, resigned.
  • 1987 Nov 3: Jordan Levy, elected; John B. Anderson, defeated; Gustaf Coontz, defeated; Joseph F. Diliberto, defeated.
  • 1989 Nov 7: Jordan Levy, elected; Lynne H. Simonds, defeated; Joseph F. Diliberto, defeated; Margaret M. Donovan, defeated.
  • 1991 Nov 5: Jordan Levy, elected; Timothy J. Cooney, Jr., defeated; Konstantina Lukes, defeated; William S. Coleman III, defeated.
  • 1993 Nov 2: Raymond V. Mariano, elected; John B. Anderson, defeated; Konstantina Lukes, defeated; Austin A. Heath, defeated.
  • 1995 Nov 7: Raymond V. Mariano, elected; Robert J. Hennigan, Jr., defeated; William S. Coleman III, defeated.
  • 1997 Nov 4: Raymond V. Mariano, elected; William S. Coleman III, defeated.
  • 1999 Nov 2: Raymond V. Mariano, elected; Konstantina Lukes, defeated; George A. Fox III, defeated.
  • 2001 Nov 6: Tim Murray, elected; William S. Coleman III, defeated.
  • 2003 Nov 4: Tim Murray, elected; Juan A. Gomez, defeated; William S. Coleman III, defeated.
  • 2005 Nov 8: Tim Murray, elected; Konstantina Lukes, defeated; Juan A. Gomez, defeated; William J. McCarthy, defeated; William S. Coleman III, defeated.
  • 2007 Nov 6: Konstantina Lukes, elected; Frederick C. Rushton, defeated; Gary Rosen, defeated; William S. Coleman III, defeated.
  • 2009 Nov 3: Joseph C. O'Brien, elected; Konstantina Lukes, defeated; Kate Toomey, defeated; E. Tsitsilianos, defeated.
  • 2011 Nov 8: Joseph M. Petty, elected; Konstantina Lukes, defeated; Carmen L. Carmona, defeated; William S. Coleman III, defeated.

     

     


     
       
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