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List of mayors of Buffalo, New York

The following is a list of people who have served as mayors of the city of Buffalo in the U.S. state of New York.

Mayor of the City of Buffalo
Seal of the City of Buffalo
Flag of the City of Buffalo
Incumbent
Byron Brown
since January 1, 2006
Government of Buffalo
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years; renewable
Inaugural holderEbenezer Johnson
Formation1832
Salary$158,500 (2019)
Websitewww.city-buffalo.com/Home/Leadership/Mayor

List of mayors

No. Name Picture Party Took office Left office Notes
1 Ebenezer Johnson   Democratic-Republican May 1832 March 1833 1st term. Served as a doctor during the War of 1812[1]
2 Major Andre Andrews   1833 1834 Founding member of the first Bank of Buffalo[1]
3 Ebenezer Johnson   Democratic-Republican 1834 1835 2nd term
4 Hiram Pratt   Whig 1835 1836 1st term
5 Samuel Wilkeson   1836 1837
6 Josiah Trowbridge Whig March 14, 1837 December 21, 1837
7 Pierre A. Barker 1837 1838
8 Ebenezer Walden   Whig March 13, 1838 1839
9 Hiram Pratt   Whig 1839 1840 2nd term
10 Sheldon Thompson   Whig 1840 March 2, 1841
11 Isaac R. Harrington   Whig March 2, 1841 March 8, 1842
12 George William Clinton   1842 1843 Served as the 7th United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York
13 Joseph G. Masten   Democratic 1843 1844 1st term
14 William Ketchum Whig 1844 1845
15 Joseph G. Masten   Democratic 1845 1846 2nd term
16 Solomon G. Haven   Whig 1846 1847
17 Elbridge G. Spaulding   Whig 1847 1848 Served as New York State Treasurer from 1854–1855 and was twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
18 Orlando Allen Whig 1848 1849
19 Hiram Barton   Whig 1849 1850 1st term
20 Henry K. Smith   Democratic 1850 1851
21 James Wadsworth Democratic March 4, 1851 March 9, 1852
22 Hiram Barton   Whig 1852 1853 2nd term
23 Eli Cook Democratic 1853 1855
24 Frederick P. Stevens Democratic 1856 1857
25 Timothy T. Lockwood   Democratic 1858 1859
26 Franklin A. Alberger   Republican 1860 1861
27 William G. Fargo   Democratic 1862 1865 Co-founded the modern day financial firms of American Express and Wells Fargo[2]
28 Chandler J. Wells   Republican 1866 1867
29 William F. Rogers   Democratic 1868 1869
30 Alexander Brush   Republican 1870 1873 1st term
31 Lewis P. Dayton   Democratic 1874 1875
32 Philip Becker   Republican 1876 1877
33 Solomon Scheu   Democratic 1878 1879
34 Alexander Brush   Republican 1880 1881 2nd term
35 Grover Cleveland   Democratic January 2, 1882 November 20, 1882 Elected 22nd & 24th President of the United States. The only American President to be mayor of a major city.
36 Marcus M. Drake   Republican November 20, 1882 December 29, 1882
37 Harmon S. Cutting Democratic December 29, 1882 January 16, 1883
38 John B. Manning   Democratic January 16, 1883 January 6, 1884
39 Jonathan Scoville   Democratic January 7, 1884 1885
40 Philip Becker   Republican 1886 1889
41 Charles F. Bishop   Democratic 1890 1894
42 Edgar B. Jewett   Republican 1895 1897
43 Conrad Diehl   Democratic 1898 1901
44 Erastus C. Knight   Republican 1902 1905
45 James N. Adam   Democratic 1906 1909
46 Louis P. Fuhrmann   Democratic 1910 1917
47 George S. Buck   Republican 1918 1921
48 Frank X. Schwab   Republican 1922 1929
49 Charles E. Roesch   Republican 1930 1933
50 George J. Zimmermann Democratic 1934 1937
51 Thomas L. Holling Democratic 1938 1941
52 Joseph J. Kelly   Democratic 1942 1945
53 Bernard J. Dowd Republican 1946 1949
54 Joseph Mruk   Republican January 1, 1950 December 31, 1953
55 Steven Pankow Democratic January 1, 1954 December 31, 1957
56 Frank A. Sedita   Democratic January 1, 1958 December 31, 1961 1st term
57 Chester A. Kowal   Republican January 1, 1962 December 31, 1965
58 Frank A. Sedita   Democratic January 1, 1966 March 5, 1973 2nd term
59 Stanley M. Makowski   Democratic March 5, 1973 December 31, 1977
60 James D. Griffin   Democratic January 1, 1978 December 31, 1993
61 Anthony Masiello   Democratic January 1, 1994 December 31, 2005
62 Byron Brown   Democratic January 1, 2006 Present Longest-serving mayor as of January 3, 2021

Number of mayors by party affiliation

Party Mayors
Democratic 29
Democratic-Republican 2
Republican 15
Whig 12
No Party 4

History

In 1853, the charter of the city was amended to include the town of Black Rock and the city proper was divided into thirteen wards. In addition, the term of city offices, including mayor changed from a one-year term to a two-year term and was elected directly by the people.[3]

Mayoral elections

(winners are in bold)

Date Candidates  
November 8, 1881 Grover Cleveland Milton Beebe
  15,120 11,528
January 9, 1883 John B. Manning Robert R. Hefford
  11,036 7,321
November 6, 1973 Stanley M. Makowski Stewart M. Levy John A. Westra Patrick W. Giagnacova Ira Liebowitz
  77,569 24,423 2,640 1,147 597
November 2, 1993 Anthony Masiello Richard A. Grimm Eugene Fahey
  36,092 9,277 7,566
November 8, 2005 Byron Brown Kevin Helfer Judith Einach Charles Flynn
  46,613 19,853 3,525 3,082
November 3, 2009 Byron Brown Michael P. Kearns
  17,728 158
November 5, 2013 Byron Brown Sergio Rodriguez
  26,120 10,733
November 7, 2017 Byron Brown Mark J F Schroeder Anita Howard Terrence Robinson Taniqua Simmons
  29,688 11,446 1,357 1,276 102
November 2, 2021 Byron Brown India Walton Ben Carlisle Jaz Miles William O'Dell
  38,338 25,773 219 23 8

See also

References

  1. ^ a b . Through The Mayor's Eyes, The Only Complete History of the Mayor's of Buffalo, New York, Compiled by Michael Rizzo. The Buffalonian is produced by The Peoples History Union. 2009-05-27. Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ^ Grossman, Peter Z. (1987). American Express: The Unofficial History of the People Who Built the Great Financial Empire. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 1-58798-283-8.
  3. ^ Fargo, Francis F. (1876). Memorial of the City and County Hall Opening Ceremonies. Buffalo, N.Y.: Courier Company, printers. p. 142. Retrieved 16 August 2016. Elbridge G. Spaulding mayor of buffalo term.

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The following is a list of people who have served as mayors of the city of Buffalo in the U S state of New York Mayor of the City of BuffaloSeal of the City of BuffaloFlag of the City of BuffaloIncumbentByron Brownsince January 1 2006Government of BuffaloStyleThe HonorableTerm lengthFour years renewableInaugural holderEbenezer JohnsonFormation1832Salary 158 500 2019 Websitewww wbr city buffalo wbr com wbr Home wbr Leadership wbr MayorContents 1 List of mayors 2 Number of mayors by party affiliation 3 History 4 Mayoral elections 5 See also 6 ReferencesList of mayors EditMain article Politics and government of Buffalo New York No Name Picture Party Took office Left office Notes1 Ebenezer Johnson Democratic Republican May 1832 March 1833 1st term Served as a doctor during the War of 1812 1 2 Major Andre Andrews 1833 1834 Founding member of the first Bank of Buffalo 1 3 Ebenezer Johnson Democratic Republican 1834 1835 2nd term4 Hiram Pratt Whig 1835 1836 1st term5 Samuel Wilkeson 1836 18376 Josiah Trowbridge Whig March 14 1837 December 21 18377 Pierre A Barker 1837 18388 Ebenezer Walden Whig March 13 1838 18399 Hiram Pratt Whig 1839 1840 2nd term10 Sheldon Thompson Whig 1840 March 2 184111 Isaac R Harrington Whig March 2 1841 March 8 184212 George William Clinton 1842 1843 Served as the 7th United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York13 Joseph G Masten Democratic 1843 1844 1st term14 William Ketchum Whig 1844 184515 Joseph G Masten Democratic 1845 1846 2nd term16 Solomon G Haven Whig 1846 184717 Elbridge G Spaulding Whig 1847 1848 Served as New York State Treasurer from 1854 1855 and was twice elected to the U S House of Representatives18 Orlando Allen Whig 1848 184919 Hiram Barton Whig 1849 1850 1st term20 Henry K Smith Democratic 1850 185121 James Wadsworth Democratic March 4 1851 March 9 185222 Hiram Barton Whig 1852 1853 2nd term23 Eli Cook Democratic 1853 185524 Frederick P Stevens Democratic 1856 185725 Timothy T Lockwood Democratic 1858 185926 Franklin A Alberger Republican 1860 186127 William G Fargo Democratic 1862 1865 Co founded the modern day financial firms of American Express and Wells Fargo 2 28 Chandler J Wells Republican 1866 186729 William F Rogers Democratic 1868 186930 Alexander Brush Republican 1870 1873 1st term31 Lewis P Dayton Democratic 1874 187532 Philip Becker Republican 1876 187733 Solomon Scheu Democratic 1878 187934 Alexander Brush Republican 1880 1881 2nd term35 Grover Cleveland Democratic January 2 1882 November 20 1882 Elected 22nd amp 24th President of the United States The only American President to be mayor of a major city 36 Marcus M Drake Republican November 20 1882 December 29 188237 Harmon S Cutting Democratic December 29 1882 January 16 188338 John B Manning Democratic January 16 1883 January 6 188439 Jonathan Scoville Democratic January 7 1884 188540 Philip Becker Republican 1886 188941 Charles F Bishop Democratic 1890 189442 Edgar B Jewett Republican 1895 189743 Conrad Diehl Democratic 1898 190144 Erastus C Knight Republican 1902 190545 James N Adam Democratic 1906 190946 Louis P Fuhrmann Democratic 1910 191747 George S Buck Republican 1918 192148 Frank X Schwab Republican 1922 192949 Charles E Roesch Republican 1930 193350 George J Zimmermann Democratic 1934 193751 Thomas L Holling Democratic 1938 194152 Joseph J Kelly Democratic 1942 194553 Bernard J Dowd Republican 1946 194954 Joseph Mruk Republican January 1 1950 December 31 195355 Steven Pankow Democratic January 1 1954 December 31 195756 Frank A Sedita Democratic January 1 1958 December 31 1961 1st term57 Chester A Kowal Republican January 1 1962 December 31 196558 Frank A Sedita Democratic January 1 1966 March 5 1973 2nd term59 Stanley M Makowski Democratic March 5 1973 December 31 197760 James D Griffin Democratic January 1 1978 December 31 199361 Anthony Masiello Democratic January 1 1994 December 31 200562 Byron Brown Democratic January 1 2006 Present Longest serving mayor as of January 3 2021Number of mayors by party affiliation EditParty MayorsDemocratic 29Democratic Republican 2Republican 15Whig 12No Party 4History EditIn 1853 the charter of the city was amended to include the town of Black Rock and the city proper was divided into thirteen wards In addition the term of city offices including mayor changed from a one year term to a two year term and was elected directly by the people 3 Mayoral elections Edit winners are in bold Date Candidates November 8 1881 Grover Cleveland Milton Beebe 15 120 11 528January 9 1883 John B Manning Robert R Hefford 11 036 7 321November 6 1973 Stanley M Makowski Stewart M Levy John A Westra Patrick W Giagnacova Ira Liebowitz 77 569 24 423 2 640 1 147 597November 2 1993 Anthony Masiello Richard A Grimm Eugene Fahey 36 092 9 277 7 566November 8 2005 Byron Brown Kevin Helfer Judith Einach Charles Flynn 46 613 19 853 3 525 3 082November 3 2009 Byron Brown Michael P Kearns 17 728 158November 5 2013 Byron Brown Sergio Rodriguez 26 120 10 733November 7 2017 Byron Brown Mark J F Schroeder Anita Howard Terrence Robinson Taniqua Simmons 29 688 11 446 1 357 1 276 102November 2 2021 Byron Brown India Walton Ben Carlisle Jaz Miles William O Dell 38 338 25 773 219 23 8See also EditTimeline of Buffalo New YorkReferences Edit a b Dr Ebenezer Johnson Through The Mayor s Eyes The Only Complete History of the Mayor s of Buffalo New York Compiled by Michael Rizzo The Buffalonian is produced by The Peoples History Union 2009 05 27 Archived from the original on 2011 09 26 Retrieved 2016 08 16 Grossman Peter Z 1987 American Express The Unofficial History of the People Who Built the Great Financial Empire New York Crown Publishers ISBN 1 58798 283 8 Fargo Francis F 1876 Memorial of the City and County Hall Opening Ceremonies Buffalo N Y Courier Company printers p 142 Retrieved 16 August 2016 Elbridge G Spaulding mayor of buffalo term Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of mayors of Buffalo New York amp oldid 1146326693, 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