List of mayors of Rochester, New York
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The following is the complete list of the mayor
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s of Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
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| Term | Mayor |
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| 1834 - 1835 | Jonathan Child Jonathan Child Jonathan Child was the first Mayor of Rochester, New York and son-in-law of Colonel Nathaniel Rochester. Child was born in New Hampshire, and in 1805, at the age of 20, he moved to Utica, New York. In 1810, he moved to Charlotte, New York, and then during the War of 1812, he moved again to... |
| 1835 - 1836 | Jacob Gould Jacob Gould General Jacob Gould was the second overall and first Democratic mayor of Rochester, New York. Gould arrived in Rochester from Massachusetts as a school teacher and became one of the area's first shoemakers. He was a General in the New York State Militia... |
| 1836 - 1837 | Abraham M. Schermerhorn Abraham M. Schermerhorn Abraham Maus Schermerhorn was the third mayor of Rochester, New York and a United States Representative from New York.... |
| 1837 - 1838 | Thomas Kempshall Thomas Kempshall Thomas Kempshall was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in England about 1796, Kempshall attended the common schools.Immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in Pittsford, New York, in 1806.... |
| 1838 - 1838 | Elisha Johnson Elisha Johnson Elisha Johnson was an engineer and early resident of Rochester, New York. He served the then village as its fifth mayor.Johnson was born in Chautauqua County, New York and graduated from Williams College. He moved to Rochester in 1817 and purchased of land on the east bank of the Genesee River... |
| 1838 - 1839 | Thomas H. Rochester Thomas H. Rochester Thomas Hart Rochester was the 6th son of Colonel Nathaniel Rochester and the 6th mayor of Rochester, New York.Rochester was born in Hagerstown, Maryland and moved with his family to Dansville, New York in 1810... |
| 1839 - 1840 | Samuel G. Andrews (1st time) |
| 1840 - 1842 | Elijah F. Smith Elijah F. Smith Elijah F. Smith was the 8th mayor of Rochester, New York.Smith came to Rochester from Groton, Connecticut in 1826 when he opened a store, Smith & Perkins, on Main Street. He became involved in city affairs and served as an alderman before 1840 when he was elected Mayor... |
| 1842 - 1843 | Charles J. Hill |
| 1843 - 1844 | Isaac Hills |
| 1844 - 1845 | John Allen |
| 1845 - 1847 | William Pitkin William Pitkin William Pitkin was a colonial governor of the Connecticut Colony. Born to a politically prominent family in Hartford, he was first elected to the colonial assembly in 1728, where he served through 1734, the last two years as speaker of the house... |
| 1847 - 1848 | John B. Elwood |
| 1848 - 1849 | Joseph Field |
| 1849 - 1850 | Levi A. Ward |
| 1850 - 1851 | Samuel Richardson |
| 1851 - 1852 | Nicholas E. Paine |
| 1852 - 1853 | Hamblin Stillwell |
| 1853 - 1854 | John Williams |
| 1854 - 1855 | Maltby Strong |
| 1855 - 1856 | Charles J. Hayden |
| 1856 - 1857 | Samuel G. Andrews (2nd time) |
| 1857 - 1858 | Rufus Keeler |
| 1858 - 1859 | Charles H. Clark Charles H. Clark Charles H. Clark was the mayor of Rochester, New York from 1858 to 1859.... |
| 1859 - 1860 | Samuel W.D. Moore (1st time) |
| 1860 - 1861 | Hamlet D. Scrantom |
| 1861 - 1862 | John C. Nash |
| 1862 - 1863 | Michael Filon |
| 1863 - 1864 | Nehemiah C. Bradstreet |
| 1864 - 1865 | James Brackett |
| 1865 - 1866 | Daniel D.T. Moore |
| 1866 - 1867 | Samuel W.D. Moore (2nd time) |
| 1867 - 1869 | Henry L. Fish |
| 1869 - 1870 | Edward M. Smith |
| 1870 - 1871 | John Lutes |
| 1871 - 1872 | Charles W. Briggs |
| 1872 - 1873 | Abel Carter Wilder Abel Carter Wilder Abel Carter Wilder was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.-Biography:Born in Mendon, Massachusetts, Wilder completed preparatory studies and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He moved to Rochester, New York, and continued mercantile pursuits. He moved to Leavenworth, Kansas in 1857 and again... |
| 1873 - 1874 | George W. Aldridge, Sr. (acting) |
| 1874 - 1876 | George A. Clarkson |
| 1876 - 1890 | Cornelius R. Parsons Cornelius R. Parsons Cornelius R. Parker was the Mayor of Rochester for seven consecutive two-year terms between 1876 and 1890.... |
| 1890 - 1892 | William Carroll |
| 1892 - 1894 | Richard J. Curran Richard J. Curran Richard J. Curran was an Irish-American surgeon, army officer and U.S. Republican Party politician. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War... |
| 1894 - 1895 | George W. Aldridge |
| 1895 - 1896 | Merton E. Lewis Merton E. Lewis Merton Elmer Lewis was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... (acting) |
| 1896 - 1900 | George E. Warner |
| 1900 - 1901 | George A. Carnahan |
| 1902 - 1904 | Adolph J. Rodenbeck |
| 1904 - 1907 | James G. Cutler |
| 1907 - 1921 | Hiram H. Edgerton |
| 1921 - 1926 | Clarence D. Van Zandt |
| 1926 - 1927 | Martin B. O'Neil |
| 1927 - 1930 | Joseph C. Wilson |
| 1930 - 1932 | Isaac Adler (vice mayor) & Stephen B. Story (city manager) (acting) |
| 1932 - 1933 | Charles S. Owen |
| 1933 - 1934 | Percival D. Oviatt |
| 1934 - 1937 | Charles Stanton |
| 1938 - 1939 | Lester B. Rapp |
| 1939 - 1955 | Samuel B. Dicker Samuel B. Dicker Samuel Byron Dicker was an American lawyer and statistician and the 58th Mayor of Rochester from 1939 to 1955.He was also a director of the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad.-References:... |
| 1955 - 1961 | Peter Barry |
| 1962 - 1963 | Henry E. Gillette |
| 1964 - 1969 | Frank Lamb |
| 1970 - 1973 | Stephen May Stephen May (politician) Stephen May is an American lawyer who served as mayor of Rochester between 1970 and 1973 and as an assistant secretary for congressional relations at the U.S... |
| 1974 - 1993 | Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. was the 63rd Mayor of Rochester, New York. Ryan began his tenure as Mayor under the old council/city manager system of government, in which the mayor was selected from among members of City Council to be that body's presiding officer... |
| 1994 - 2005 | William A. Johnson, Jr. William A. Johnson, Jr. William A. "Bill" Johnson, Jr. was the first African-American elected mayor of the City of Rochester, New York. Elected in November 1993, Johnson was the 64th mayor of the city and was re-elected in 1997 and 2001... |
| 2006 - 2010 | Robert "Bob" J. Duffy |
| 2011 | Thomas S. Richards (interim) |
| 2011 | R. Carlos Carballada (interim) |
| 2011 | Thomas S. Richards |