List of mayors of Somerville, Massachusetts


From 1841 until 1872 Somerville was run by the Board of Selectmen, because up to that point Somerville was still incorporated as a town. The Mayor is the current head of the municipal government in Somerville, Massachusetts.

[Mayor]s of [Somerville, Massachusetts]

#MayorPictureTermParty
1stGeorge O. BrastowJanuary 1, 1872 – January 5, 1874
2ndWilliam Henry FurberJanuary 5, 1874 – January 3, 1876
3rdAustin BelknapJanuary 3, 1876 – January 1878
4thGeorge A. BruceJanuary 1878–1880Republican
5thJohn Adams Cummings1881–1884
6thMark F. Burns1885–1888Republican
7thCharles G. Pope1889–1891Republican
8thWilliam H. Hodgkins1892 – January 6, 1896Republican
9thAlbion A. PerryJanuary 6, 1896–1898Citizens and Republican
10thGeorge O. Proctor1899–1900Republican
11thEdward GlinesJanuary, 1901 – January 4, 1904Republican
12thLeonard B. ChandlerJanuary 4, 1904 – January 1, 1906Republican
13thCharles Arnold GrimmonsJanuary 1, 1906 – January 4, 1909Republican
14thJohn M. WoodsJanuary 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911Republican
15thCharles A. BurnsJanuary 2, 1911 – January 5, 1914Republican
16thZebedee E. CliffJanuary 5, 1914 – January 7, 1918Republican
17thCharles W. EldridgeJanuary 7, 1918 – January 1922Republican
18thJohn M. WebsterJanuary 1922 – January 4, 1926Republican
19thLeon Martin ConwellJanuary 4, 1926 – January 6, 1930Republican
20thJohn J. MurphyJanuary 6, 1930 – January 1, 1934Democratic
21stJames E. HaganJanuary 1, 1934 – January 6, 1936Democratic
22ndLeslie E. KnoxJanuary 6, 1936 – January 3, 1938Republican
23rdJohn M. LynchJanuary 3, 1938 – January 1945Democratic
24thG. Edward BradleyJanuary 1945 – January 1950Democratic
25thJohn M. LynchJanuary 1950 – January 1954Democratic
26thWilliam J. DonovanJanuary 1954 – November 24, 1959
Paul M. HaleyNovember 24, 1959 – January 1960
27thHarold W. WellsJanuary 1960 – January 1, 1962Democratic
28thLawrence F. BrettaJanuary 1, 1962 – January 1968Democratic
29thJames F. BrennanJanuary 1968 – January 1970
30thS. Lester RalphJanuary 1970 – January 1978Democratic
31stThomas F. AugustJanuary 1978 – January 1980
32ndEugene C. BruneJanuary 1980 – January 1990Democratic
33rdMichael CapuanoJanuary 1, 1990 – January 5, 1999Democratic
William M. RocheJanuary 5, 1999 – May 20, 1999
34thDorothy Kelly GayMay 21, 1999 – January 5, 2004Democratic
35thJoseph CurtatoneJanuary 5, 2004Democratic