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List of mayors and city managers of Worcester, Massachusetts
This is an incomplete list of mayors and city managers of Worcester, Massachusetts.
| # | Image | Mayor | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levi Lincoln, Jr. | April 17, 1848 – April 1, 1849 | ||
| 2 | Henry Chapin | April 1, 1849 – April 7, 1851 | ||
| 3 | Peter C. Bacon | April 7, 1851 – January 3, 1853 | ||
| 4 | John S.C. Knowlton | January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855 | ||
| 5 | George W. Richardson | January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856 | ||
| 6 | Isaac Davis | January 7, 1856 – January 5, 1857 | ||
| 7 | George W. Richardson | January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858 | ||
| 8 | Isaac Davis | January 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859 | ||
| 9 | Alexander Bullock | January 3, 1859 – January 2, 1860 | ||
| 10 | William W. Rice | January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861 | ||
| 11 | Isaac Davis | January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862 | ||
| 12 | Peleg Emory Aldrich | January 6, 1862 – January 3, 1863 | Later served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. | |
| 13 | Daniel Waldo Lincoln | January 3, 1863 – January 2, 1865 | ||
| 14 | Phinehas Ball | January 2, 1865 – January 1, 1866 | ||
| 15 | James B. Blake | January 1, 1866 – December 18, 1870 | Died in office. | |
| A | Henry Chapin | December 19, 1870 – January 1, 1871 | Elected Mayor, ad interim, by the City Council, in joint convention, December 19, 1870. | |
| 16 | Edward Earle | February 6, 1871 – January 1, 1871 | Elected mayor in a special election to finish Mayor Blake's term. | |
| 17 | George F. Verry | January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873 | ||
| 18 | Clark Jillson | January 6, 1873 – January 5, 1874 | ||
| 19 | Edward Livingston Davis | January 5, 1874 – January 4, 1875 | ||
| 20 | Clark Jillson | January 4, 1875 – January 1, 1877 | ||
| 21 | Charles B. Pratt | January 1, 1877 – January 5, 1880 | ||
| 22 | Frank H. Kelley | January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1882 | ||
| 23 | Elijah B. Stoddard | January 3, 1882 – January 1, 1883 | ||
| 24 | Samuel E. Hildreth | January 1, 1883 – January 7, 1884 | ||
| 25 | Charles G. Reed | January 7, 1884 – January 4, 1886 | ||
| 26 | Samuel Winslow | January 4, 1886 – January 6, 1890 | ||
| 27 | Francis A Harrington | January 6, 1890 - January 2, 1893 | Previously served in the Board of Aldermen of Worcester. | |
| 28 | Henry A. Marsh | January 2, 1893 – January 6, 1896 | ||
| 29 | Augustus B. R. Sprague | January 6, 1896 – January 3, 1898 | ||
| 30 | Rufus B. Dodge, Jr. | January 3, 1898 – February 25, 1901 | ||
| 31 | Philip J. O'Connell | 1901 | ||
| 32 | Edward F. Fletcher | 1902-1903 | ||
| 33 | Walter H. Blodgett | 1904-1905 | ||
| 34 | John T. Duggan | 1906-1907 | ||
| 35 | James Logan | 1908-1911 | ||
| 36 | David F. O'Connell | 1912 | ||
| 37 | George Merrill Wright | January 6, 1913 – January 1, 1917 | ||
| 38 | Pehr G. Holmes | January 1, 1917 – January 5, 1920 | ||
| 39 | Peter F. Sullivan | January 5, 1920 – 1923 | ||
| 40 | Michael J. O'Hara | 1924-1931 | ||
| 41 | John C. Mahoney | 1932-1935 | ||
| 42 | Walter J. Cookson | 1936-June 11, 1936 | ||
| 43 | John S. Sullivan | 1936-1937 | ||
| 44 | William A. Bennett | 1938-1945 | Elected Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts. | |
| 45 | Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan | 1946-1949 | Elected Lt. Governor of Massachusetts. Last Mayor before the City Manager form of government was established under a Massachusetts Plan E Charter. | |
| 46 | Andrew B. Holmstrom | 1950-1953 | First Appointed Mayor. Beginning of the weak Mayor system. | |
| 47 | James D. O'Brien | 1954-1958 | ||
| 48 | Joseph C. Casdin | 1959 | ||
| 49 | James D. O'Brien | 1960-1961 | ||
| 50 | John M. Shea | 1962 | ||
| 51 | Joseph C. Casdin | 1962-1963 | ||
| 52 | Paul V. Mullaney | 1963-1965 | ||
| 53 | George A. Wells | 1966 | ||
| 54 | Joseph C. Casdin | 1967-1968 | ||
| 55 | John M. Shea | 1969 | ||
| 56 | George A. Wells | 1970 | ||
| 57 | Joseph M. Tinsley | 1971 | ||
| 58 | Thomas J. Early | 1972 | ||
| 59 | Joseph M. Tinsley | 1973 | ||
| 60 | Israel Katz | 1974-1975 | ||
| 61 | Thomas J. Early | 1976-1979 | ||
| 62 | Jordan Levy | 1980-1981 | ||
| 63 | Sara Robertson | 1982-1983 | ||
| 64 | Joseph M. Tinsley | 1984-1985 | ||
| 65 | John B. Anderson | 1986 | ||
| 66 | Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. | 1987 | Last appointed mayor | |
| 67 | Jordan Levy | 1988-1993 | First popularly elected mayor under new charter | |
| 68 | Raymond Mariano | 1994-2001 | ||
| 69 | Timothy Murray | 2002-January 9, 2007 | Elected Lt. Governor of Massachusetts. | |
| 70 | Konstantina Lukes | January 10, 2007 – January 4, 2010 | ||
| 71 | Joseph C. O'Brien | January 4, 2010 – January 2, 2012 | ||
| 72 | Joseph Petty | January 2, 2012 – Present |
City managers edit
| # | City Manager | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Everett F. Merrill | 1950–1951 | |
| 2nd | Francis J. McGrath | 1951–1985 | |
| 3rd | William Mulford | 1985–1993 | |
| 4th | Thomas R. Hoover | 1993–2004 | |
| 5th | Michael V. O'Brien | 2004–2014 | |
| 6th | Edward M. Augustus, Jr. | 2014–2022 | |
| 7th | Eric Batista | 2022–present |
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