List of mayors of Woburn, Massachusetts
This is a list of the past and present mayors of Woburn, Massachusetts.
# | Mayor | Picture | Term | Party | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Edward Francis Johnson[1] | January 7, 1889-January 1891 | Republican & Citizens | ||
2 | George Fremont Bean[2][3] | January 1891-January 1892 | Democratic[2] & Citizens | Bean was a member of the Democratic Party, however in the 1890 election, Bean won on the Citizens Party ticket against his opponent who had received both the Democratic & Republican nominations.[3] | |
3 | Edward Everett Thompson[4] | January 1892[4]-January 1893 | Republican[4] | Twice defeated his predecessor George Fremont Bean; in the elections of 1891, and 1892 (by a 37-vote majority).[3] | |
4[5] | Philip Kearney Adams Richardson[5] | 1893[5]-1894 | Republican[5] | ||
5 | Hugh D. Murray | 1894-January 7, 1895[6] | Republican[7] | ||
6 | Montressor Tyler Allen[6] | January 7, 1895[6]-1897 | Republican[6] | ||
7 | John P. Feeney[8] | 1897[8]-1904 | Democratic | ||
8 | Lawrence G. Reade | 1905–1907 | Democratic | ||
9 | William E. Blodgett[9] | 1907[9]-1909 | Republican[9] | ||
10 | Daniel Wilbur Bond[10] | 1909-1910[10] | Democratic[10] | While a Democrat Bond won election to the office of mayor as the nominee of the Republican Party.[10] | |
11 | Hugh D. Murray[7] | 1910–1912 | Republican[7] | ||
12 | William H. Henchey | 1913–1914 | Democratic[7] | ||
13 | Harold P. Johnson | 1915–1916 | Republican | ||
14 | Wilford D. Gray | 1917–1918 | |||
15 | Bernard J. Golden | 1919–1922 | Democratic | ||
16 | Stephen Sibley Bean | 1923-January 5, 1925 | Republican | Son of mayor George Fremont Bean, was elected Mayor of Woburn at the age of 29. | |
17 | Thomas H. Duffy | January 5. 1925-1928 | Democratic | ||
18 | Harold P. Johnson | 1928- | Republican | Second time as mayor | |
Herman P. Peterson | 1930–1932 | Republican | Last Mayor elect to a one-year term, two year mayoral terms began in 1931.[11] | ||
Alfred W. Peterson | 1932 | Republican | |||
William Edward Kane[11] | 1938–1949 | Democratic | Although a Democrat, Kane lost the 1941 and 1943 Democratic nominations, but won the Republican nominations, and was subsequently elected. | ||
Francis H. Murray, Jr.[11] | 1950–1955 | Democratic | |||
William G. Shaughnessy[12] | 1956-1960[12] | Democratic | Served as a State Representative for the 29th Middlesex District, 1975–1979 | ||
John “Jack” Gilgun | 1960–1964 | Democratic | |||
Edward F. Gill[13] | 1964-1971[13] | ||||
Edward P. Gilgun[11] | 1972–1977 | Democratic | |||
Thomas M. Higgins[14][15] | 1978–1983 | ||||
John Rabbitt[11] | 1984–1994 | ||||
Robert M. Dever[11][16] | 1996[16]-2002[16] | Democratic | |||
John C. Curran[11][16] | 2001-January 2, 2006 | Democratic | |||
Thomas McLaughlin[11] | January 2, 2006 – January 4, 2010 | ||||
Scott D. Galvin[11][16] | January 4, 2010- | Democratic | |||
References
- Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, Massachusetts: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 522.
- Marquis, Albert Nelson (1916), Who's Who in New England, Second Edition, Chicago, Il.: A. N. Marquis and Company, p. 97.
- Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, Massachusetts: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 523.
- Eliot, Samuel Atkins (1909), Biographical History of Massachusetts: Biographies and Autobiographies of the Leading Men in the State, II, Boston, MA: Massachusetts Biographical Society., p. not paginated.
- Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Boston, Massachusetts: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 521.
- Edwin Monroe Bacon, ed. (1896), Men of Progress: One Thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part X, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Magazine, p. 833.
- Damon, George E. (1911), Massachusetts Year Book for 1911; No. 13, Boston, Massachusetts: Geo. E Damon Company, p. 261.
- City Government, Volume 2, No.3 The Youngest Mayor, New York, New York: City Government Publishing Company, March 1897, p. 74.
- Blanchard, F. S. (1906), Massachusetts Year Book for 1907; No. 9, Boston, Massachusetts: F.S. Blanchard & Company, p. 255.
- William Richard Cutter, ed. (1910), Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Vol. IV, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., p. 2436
- Vincent, Gordon (July 16, 2015), - Municipal election this fall ... Mayor Galvin unopposed on way to fourth term, Woburn, Massachusetts: Daily Times Chronicle
- WILLIAM G. SHAUGHNESSY, 84; LEGISLATOR, MAYOR OF WOBURN, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, July 23, 2001
- EDWARD F. GILL, 83 FORMER MAYOR OF WOBURN, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, July 23, 2000
- Boston Herald Obituary (May 17, 1999), - Thomas M. Higgins, 78, was mayor of Woburn., Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Herald
- Boston Globe Obituary (May 17, 1999), - Thomas M. Higgins, 78 Was Woburn mayor 1977-83, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe
- Daily Times Chronicle (January 23, 2015), Mayor Galvin confirms ... Former Mayor Dever dies, Woburn, Massachusetts: Daily Times Chronicle
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