List of mayors of Lynn, Massachusetts


This is a list of Mayors of Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.
The area known today as the city of Lynn was originally part of a larger area named Saugus. It was renamed "Lynn" in 1637 in honor of King's Lynn in England. Lynn was incorporated as a city in 1850.
This is a list of Mayors of Lynn, Massachusetts.
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1stGeorge HoodMay 14, 1850 – June 16, 1852Democratic
2ndBenjamin F. MudgeJune 16, 1852 – April 4, 1853
3rdDaniel C. BakerApril 4, 1853 – April 3, 1854
4thThomas P. RichardsonApril 3, 1854 – January 1, 1855
5thAndrews BreedJanuary 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856
6thEzra W. MudgeJanuary 7, 1856 – January 4, 1858Democratic
7thWilliam F. JohnsonJanuary 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859
8thEdward S. DavisJanuary 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861
9thHiram N. BreedJanuary 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862Workingmen's Party
10thPeter M. NealJanuary 6, 1862 – January 1, 1866
11thRoland G. UsherJanuary 1, 1866 – January 4, 1869Republican
12thJames N. BuffumJanuary 4, 1869 – January 3, 1870
13thEdwin WaldenJanuary 3, 1870 – January 1, 1872
14thJames N. BuffumJanuary 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873
15thJacob M. LewisJanuary 6, 1873 – January 1, 1877
16thSamuel M. BubierJanuary 1, 1877 – January 6, 1879Republican
17thGeorge Plaisted SandersonJanuary 6, 1879 – January 3, 1881Greenback
18thHenry B. LoveringJanuary 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883Democrat
19thWilliam L. BairdJanuary 1, 1883 – January 5, 1885Republican
20thJohn R. BaldwinJanuary 5, 1885 – January 4, 1886
21stGeorge D. HartJanuary 4, 1886–1887
22ndGeorge C. Higgins1888–1888Republican
23rdAsa T. Newhall1889–1890Democrat
24thE. Knowlton Fogg1891–1891Republican
25thElihu B. Hayes1892–1893Republican
26thCharles E. Harwood1894–1895Republican
27thEugene A. Besson1896–1896Republican
28thWalter L. Ramsdell1897–1898Democrat
29thWilliam Shepherd1899–1902Republican
30thHenry W. Eastham1903–1905
31stCharles Neal Barney1906–1907Republican
32ndThomas F. Porter1908–1909Republican
33rdJames E. Rich1909–1910Democrat
34thWilliam P. Connery, Sr.1911–1912From 1910 to 1917 the mayor was chosen under the commission form of government. The mayoralty was held by the commissioner of public safety.
35thGeorge H. Newhall1913–1917Republican
36thWalter H. Creamer1918–1921In 1917 the city returned to a mayor and city council form of government.
37thHarland A. McPhetres1922–1925
38thRalph S. Bauer1926–1930
39thJ. Fred Manning1930–1939
40thAlbert Cole1940–1943RepublicanLeave of absence due to military service.
41stArthur J. Frawley1943-1945Began as acting mayor, elected in own right.
42ndAlbert Cole1946–1947Republican
43rdStuart A. Tarr1948–1951
44thArthur J. Frawley1952–1955
45thThomas P. Costin, Jr.1956 – July 3, 1961DemocratResigned to become the Postmaster of Lynn.
46thM. Henry WallJuly 3, 1961 – 1965As city council president, when Mayor Costin submitted his resignation, pursuant to the city charter, Wall became mayor.
Wall was elected in his own right in the 1961 election.
47thIrving E. Kane1966–1969
48thJ. Warren Cassidy1970 – January 1972
49thPasquale CaggianoJanuary 1972 – April 1972DemocratDied in office.
ActingWalter F. MeserveApril 1972 – July 1972Acting mayor.
50thAntonio J. MarinoJuly 1972 – 1973
51stDavid L. Phillips1974–1975
52ndAntonio J. Marino1976–1985
53rdAlbert V. DiVirgilio1986–1991
54thPatrick J. McManus1992–2001
55thEdward J. Clancy, Jr.2002 – January 4, 2010
56thJudith Flanagan KennedyJanuary 4, 2010 – January 3, 2018
57thThomas M. McGeeJanuary 3, 2018–present