List of mayors of Lynn, Massachusetts facts for kids

George Hood, the first mayor of Lynn

This article tells you about the mayors of Lynn, a city in Massachusetts, USA. A mayor is the leader of a city government. They help make important decisions for the city and its people.

The area we now call Lynn was once part of a larger place named Saugus. In 1637, it was renamed "Lynn" to honor a town in England called King's Lynn. Lynn officially became a city in 1850. This meant it could have its own mayor and city government.

What Does a Mayor Do?

A mayor is like the chief executive of a city. They work with the city council to manage city services. These services include things like schools, police, fire departments, and public parks. The mayor helps create the city's budget and makes sure laws are followed. They are elected by the people of the city.

Lynn's Mayors Through the Years

Here is a list of the people who have served as mayor of Lynn since it became a city.

#	Mayor	Photo	Term Dates	Political Party	Notes
1st	George Hood		May 14, 1850 – June 16, 1852	Democratic	Lynn's very first mayor.
2nd	Benjamin F. Mudge		June 16, 1852 – April 4, 1853
3rd	Daniel C. Baker		April 4, 1853 – April 3, 1854
4th	Thomas P. Richardson		April 3, 1854 – January 1, 1855
5th	Andrews Breed		January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856	Whig
6th	Ezra W. Mudge		January 7, 1856 – January 4, 1858	Democratic
7th	William F. Johnson		January 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859
8th	Edward S. Davis		January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861
9th	Hiram N. Breed		January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862	Workingmen's Party
10th	Peter M. Neal		January 6, 1862 – January 1, 1866	Republican
11th	Roland G. Usher		January 1, 1866 – January 4, 1869	Republican
12th	James N. Buffum		January 4, 1869 – January 3, 1870	Republican
13th	Edwin Walden		January 3, 1870 – January 1, 1872
14th	James N. Buffum		January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873	Republican	Served a second time.
15th	Jacob M. Lewis		January 6, 1873 – January 1, 1877
16th	Samuel M. Bubier		January 1, 1877 – January 6, 1879	Republican
17th	George Plaisted Sanderson		January 6, 1879 – January 3, 1881	Greenback
18th	Henry B. Lovering		January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883	Democrat
19th	William L. Baird		January 1, 1883 – January 5, 1885	Republican
20th	John R. Baldwin		January 5, 1885 – January 4, 1886
21st	George D. Hart		January 4, 1886 – 1887
22nd	George C. Higgins		1888–1888	Republican
23rd	Asa T. Newhall		1889–1890	Democrat
24th	E. Knowlton Fogg		1891–1891	Republican
25th	Elihu B. Hayes		1892–1893	Republican
26th	Charles E. Harwood		1894–1895	Republican
27th	Eugene A. Besson		1896–1896	Republican
28th	Walter L. Ramsdell		1897–1898	Democrat
29th	William Shepherd		1899–1902	Republican
30th	Henry W. Eastham		1903–1905
31st	Charles Neal Barney		1906–1907	Republican
32nd	Thomas F. Porter		1908–1909	Republican
33rd	James E. Rich		1909–1910	Democrat
34th	William P. Connery, Sr.		1911–1912		From 1910 to 1917, the mayor was chosen differently.
35th	George H. Newhall		1913–1917	Republican
36th	Walter H. Creamer		1918–1921	Democrat	In 1917, Lynn went back to having a mayor and city council.
37th	Harland A. McPhetres		1922–1925
38th	Ralph S. Bauer		1926–1930
39th	J. Fred Manning		1930–1939
40th	Albert Cole		1940–1943	Republican	Took time off for military service.
41st	Arthur J. Frawley		1943-1945		Started as acting mayor, then was elected.
42nd	Albert Cole		1946–1947	Republican	Served a second time.
43rd	Stuart A. Tarr		1948–1951
44th	Arthur J. Frawley		1952–1955		Served a second time.
45th	Thomas P. Costin, Jr.		1956 – July 3, 1961	Democrat	Left office to become the Postmaster of Lynn.
46th	M. Henry Wall		July 3, 1961 – 1965		Became mayor when Mayor Costin resigned.
47th	Irving E. Kane		1966–1969
48th	J. Warren Cassidy		1970 – January 1972
49th	Pasquale Caggiano		January 1972 – April 1972	Democrat	Passed away while in office.
Acting	Walter F. Meserve		April 1972 – July 1972		Served as acting mayor for a short time.
50th	Antonio J. Marino		July 1972 – 1973
51st	David L. Phillips		1974–1975
52nd	Antonio J. Marino		1976–1985		Served a second time.
53rd	Albert V. DiVirgilio		1986–1991
54th	Patrick J. McManus		1992–2001
55th	Edward J. Clancy Jr.		2002 – January 4, 2010	Democrat
56th	Judith Flanagan Kennedy		January 4, 2010 – January 3, 2018	Republican
57th	Thomas M. McGee		January 3, 2018 – January 3, 2022	Democrat
58th	Jared C. Nicholson		January 3, 2022 – present	Democrat	He is the current mayor of Lynn.

See also

• Timeline of Lynn, Massachusetts