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Administration | Mayor | Prior office | Party | Election | Result | |||
1 | May 15, 1854 – November 1855 (Resigned from office) |
James A. Buffington 1817-1875 (Lived: 57 years) |
Member of the Fall River Board of Selectmen (1851-1854) |
American |
1st 1854 |
J. Foster Hooper (D), Nathan Durfee (W) | ||
2nd 1855 |
Unopposed??? | |||||||
2 | November 1855 – April 1857 |
Edward P. Buffinton 1814-1871 (Lived: 57 years) |
Alderman from Fall River's Second Ward (1854-1855) |
Republican | * 1855 |
Appointed by "city government" to serve remaining term. | ||
1st 1856 |
Nathaniel B. Borden (W) | |||||||
3 | April 1857 – April 1858 |
Nathaniel B. Borden 1801–1865 (Lived: 63 years) |
State Senator (? Dist.) (1845-1847?) |
Whig | 1st 1857 |
Edward P. Buffinton (R) | ||
4 | April 1858 – April 1860 |
Josiah C. Blaisdell ?–? (Lived: ? years) |
State Representative (? Dist.) (1858?) |
Republican | 1st 1858 |
Nathaniel B. Borden (W) | ||
2nd 1859 |
Chester W. Greene (Citizens?) | |||||||
5 | April 1860 – January 1867 |
Edward P. Buffinton 1814-1871 (Lived: 57 years) |
2nd Mayor of Fall River (1855 - 1857) |
Republican | 1 Mar. 1860 |
Unopposed Mayoral terms did not align with the calendar year so an election for a reduced term was held that would end in January. | ||
2 Dec. 1860 |
Mr?. Walter C. Durfee (?) Elections to a full one-year term resume | |||||||
3 1861 |
Unopposed | |||||||
4 1862 |
Leander Borden (?) | |||||||
5 1863 |
Elihu Grant (Citizens)? | |||||||
6 1864 |
Chester W. Greene (R?) | |||||||
7 1865 |
S. Angier Chace (R) | |||||||
6 | January 1867 – January 1869 |
George O. Fairbanks ?–? (Lived: ? years) |
Chairman of the Fall River School Committee (2018–Present) |
Republican | 1 1866 |
Robert Adams (D?) | ||
2 1867 |
Chester W. Greene (R?) | |||||||
7 | January 1869 – January 1873 |
Samuel M. Brown ?–? (Lived: ? years) |
? | Republican | 1 1868 |
Southard H. Miller (D, Cit?) | ||
2 1869 |
Fmr. Mayor Edward P. Buffinton (Cit?) | |||||||
3 1870 |
St. Rep. Abraham G. Hart (D?) | |||||||
4 1871 |
Dr. Isaac Smith, Jr. (D?) | |||||||
8 | January 1873 – January 1874 |
Robert T. Davis 1823–1906 (Lived: 83 years) |
State Senator (? Dist.) (1859-1861?) |
Republican | 1 1872 |
Unopposed Nominated by Democrats | ||
9 | January 1874 – January 1878 |
James F. Davenport ?–? (Lived: ? years) |
? | Republican | 1 1873 |
John S. Brayton (D, Cit?) | ||
2 1874 |
Judge Louis Lapham (D) | |||||||
3 1875 |
Judge Louis Lapham (D) | |||||||
4 1876 |
Judge Louis Lapham (D) | |||||||
10 | January 1878 – January 1880 |
Crawford E. Lindsey ?–? (Lived: ? years) |
? President of the King Philip Mill | Republican | 1 1877 |
Judge Louis Lapham (D) | ||
2 1878 |
Judge Louis Lapham (D) | |||||||
11 | January 1880 – March 28, 1881 (Resigned from office) |
William S. Greene 1841–1924 (Lived: 83 years) |
President of the Fall River Common Council (1877-1879) |
Republican | 1 1879 |
Jeremiah R. Leary (D) | ||
2 1880 |
UNCERTAIN??? | |||||||
A | March 28, 1881 – January 1882 |
Robert Henry ?–? (Lived: ? years) |
? | Republican | * 1880 |
Appointed to fill remaining term. | ||
12 | January 1882 – January 1884 |
Henry K. Braley 1850–1929 (Lived: 78 years) |
? | Democratic | 1 1881 |
Milton Reed (R) | ||
2 1882 |
Milton Reed (R) | |||||||
13 | January 1884 – January 1885 |
Milton Reed 1848–1932 (Lived: 83 years) |
? | Republican | 1 1883 |
Michael Tootle (D) | ||
14 | January 1885 – January 1886 |
John W. Cummings 1855–1929 (Lived: 74 years) |
State Senator (? Dist.) (1883) |
Democratic | 1 1884 |
Henry J. Langley (R) | ||
15 | March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861 |
James Buchanan 1791–1868 (Lived: 77 years) |
United States Minister to the Court of St James's (1853–1856) |
Democratic | (1856) 18 (1857) |
John C. Breckinridge | ||
16 | March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865 (Died in office) |
Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 (Lived: 56 years) |
U.S. Representative for Illinois' 7th District (1847–1849) |
Republican (National Union) |
(1860) 19 (1861) |
Hannibal Hamlin March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865 | ||
(1864) 20 (1865) (1865) |
Andrew Johnson March 4 – April 15, 1865 (Succeeded to presidency) | |||||||
17 | April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869 |
Andrew Johnson 1808–1875 (Lived: 66 years) |
16th Vice President of the United States |
National Union April 15, 1865 – c. 1868 |
Office vacant | |||
Democratic c. 1868 – March 4, 1869 | ||||||||
18 | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877 |
Ulysses S. Grant 1822–1885 (Lived: 63 years) |
Commanding General of the U.S. Army (1864–1869) (No prior elected office) |
Republican | (1868) 21 (1869) |
Schuyler Colfax March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873 | ||
(1872) 22 (1873) |
Henry Wilson March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875 (Died in office) | |||||||
Office vacant (Balance of Wilson's term) | ||||||||
19 | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881 |
Rutherford B. Hayes 1822–1893 (Lived: 70 years) |
29th & 32nd Governor of Ohio (1868–1872 & 1876–1877) |
Republican | (1876) 23 (1877) |
William A. Wheeler | ||
20 | March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881 (Died in office) |
James A. Garfield 1831–1881 (Lived: 49 years) |
U.S. Representative for Ohio's 19th District (1863–1881) |
Republican | (1880) 24 (1881) (1881) |
Chester A. Arthur (Succeeded to presidency) | ||
21 | September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885 |
Chester A. Arthur 1829–1886 (Lived: 57 years) |
20th Vice President of the United States |
Republican | Office vacant | |||
22 | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889 |
Grover Cleveland 1837–1908 (Lived: 71 years) |
28th Governor of New York (1883–1885) |
Democratic | (1884) 25 (1885) |
Thomas A. Hendricks March 4 – November 25, 1885 (Died in office) | ||
Office vacant (Balance of Hendricks' term) | ||||||||
23 | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 |
Benjamin Harrison 1833–1901 (Lived: 67 years) |
U.S. Senator from Indiana (1881–1887) |
Republican | (1888) 26 (1889) |
Levi P. Morton | ||
24 | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 |
Grover Cleveland 1837–1908 (Lived: 71 years) |
22nd President of the United States (1885–1889) |
Democratic | (1892) 27 (1893) |
Adlai Stevenson | ||
25 | March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901 (Died in office) |
William McKinley 1843–1901 (Lived: 58 years) |
39th Governor of Ohio (1892–1896) |
Republican | (1896) 28 (1897) |
Garret Hobart March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899 (Died in office) | ||
Office vacant (Balance of Hobart's term) | ||||||||
(1900) 29 (1901) (1901) |
Theodore Roosevelt March 4 – September 14, 1901 (Succeeded to presidency) | |||||||
26 | September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909 |
Theodore Roosevelt 1858–1919 (Lived: 60 years) |
25th Vice President of the United States |
Republican | Office vacant September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1905 | |||
(1904) 30 (1905) |
Charles W. Fairbanks March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909 | |||||||
27 | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913 |
William Howard Taft 1857–1930 (Lived: 72 years) |
42nd United States Secretary of War (1904–1908) |
Republican | (1908) 31 (1909) |
James S. Sherman March 4, 1909 – October 30, 1912 (Died in office) | ||
Office vacant (Balance of Sherman's term) | ||||||||
28 | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 |
Woodrow Wilson 1856–1924 (Lived: 67 years) |
34th Governor of New Jersey (1911–1913) |
Democratic | (1912) 32 (1913) |
Thomas R. Marshall | ||
(1916) 33 (1917) | ||||||||
29 | March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923 (Died in office) |
Warren G. Harding 1865–1923 (Lived: 57 years) |
U.S. Senator from Ohio (1915–1921) |
Republican | (1920) 34 (1921) (1923) |
Calvin Coolidge (Succeeded to presidency) | ||
30 | August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929 |
Calvin Coolidge 1872–1933 (Lived: 60 years) |
29th Vice President of the United States |
Republican | Office vacant August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
(1924) 35 (1925) |
Charles G. Dawes March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929 | |||||||
31 | Jan XX, 1935 – Jan XX, 1946 |
Alexander C. Murray 1880-1966 (Lived: 85 years) |
3rd City Manager of Fall River (1933-1935) (No prior elected office) |
Republican | 1 1934 |
Fmr. Mayor Edmond P. Talbot (D) | ||
2 1936 |
Fmr. Mayor Edmond P. Talbot (D) | |||||||
3 1938 |
Dr. Owen L. Eagan (?); Fmr. Mayor Edmond P. Talbot (D) | |||||||
4 1940 |
Dr. Owen L. Eagan (?) | |||||||
5 1942 |
Fmr. Mayor Edmond P. Talbot (D) | |||||||
32 | Jan. XX, 1946 – March 27, 1952 (Removed by court decision) |
William P. Grant 1904-1989 (Lived: 84 years) |
State Representative (Second Bristol Dist.) (1937-1946) |
Democratic | 1 1951 |
Fmr. Mayor Edmond P. Talbot (D) | ||
2 1953 |
Mr?. Jose M. Silva (?) | |||||||
3 1955 |
Fmr. Mayor Edmond P. Talbot (D) | |||||||
33 | March 27*, 1952 (Succession delayed by legal case) – Jan XX, 1958 |
John F. Kane 1913-2007 (Lived: 93 years) |
Member of the Fall River City Council (1948-1952) |
Democratic | 1 1951 |
Mayor William P. Grant (D) A narrow election resulting in legal challenges, the initial trial kept Grant in office while Kane was declared the winner on appeal. | ||
2 1953 |
Fmr. Mayor William P. Grant (D) | |||||||
3 1955 |
St. Rep. Frank B. Oliveira (D) | |||||||
34 | Jan. XX, 1958 – Jan. XX, 1964 |
John M. Arruda 1920-2010 (Lived: 90 years) |
??? | Democratic | 1 1957 |
??? Albert G. Auclair (?) | ||
2 1959 |
???. Andrew J. Farrissey (?) | |||||||
3 1961 |
???. Roland G. Desmarais (D) | |||||||
35 | Jan. XX, 1964 – Jan. XX, 1968 |
Roland G. Desmarais 1917-2001 (Lived: 83 years) |
??? | Democratic | 1 1963 |
Mayor John M. Arruda (D) | ||
2 1965 |
???. Thomas Britland, Jr. (D) | |||||||
36 | Jan? XX, 1968 – Jan? XX, 1972 |
Nicholas W. Mitchell 1913-1987 (Lived: 74 years) |
Member of the Fall River City Council (1962-1967) District One Governor's Councilor* (1965-197?) *Continued to serve while Mayor |
Democratic | 1 1967 |
Mayor Roland G. Desmarais (D) | ||
37 | Jan? XX, 1972 – Jan? XX, 1978 |
Wilfred C. Driscoll 1926-2006 (Lived: 79 years) |
State Representative ??(??) 11th Bristol(1975-1979) |
Democratic | 1 1971 |
Mr?. Ernest C. Ladeira (R), CC M. Earle Gaudette (D, w/i); Mayor Mitchell in primary | ||
2 1975 |
Mr?. Ernest C. Ladeira (R) | |||||||
38 | Jan? XX, 1978 – December 23, 1990 (Resigned from office) |
Carlton M. Viveiros Born 1938 (85 years old) |
State Representative 5th Bristol(1971-1975) 11th Bristol(1975-1979) |
Democratic | 1 1977 |
CC Marilyn M. Roderick (D) | ||
2 1979 |
Mr?. Henry Vaillancourt (?) | |||||||
3 1981 |
Mr?. Edward F. Darcy (?) | |||||||
4 1983 |
CC Cathy Ann Viveiros (D) | |||||||
5 1985 |
Mr. Edward F. Darcy (?) | |||||||
6 1987 |
Ms. Delia M. Therrien (?) | |||||||
7 1989 |
Fmr. CC William F. Whitty (D) | |||||||
A | December 23, 1990 – June 25, 1991 |
Daniel E. Bogan Born 1933 (91 years old) |
President of the Fall River City Council (19XX-1991) |
Democratic | N/A 1991 |
Succeeded office as CC President until special election for remaining term. | ||
39 | June 25, 1991 – January XX, 1996 |
John R. Mitchell Born 1953 (70 years old) |
Member of the Fall River City Council (1984-1991) |
Democratic | * 1991 Special |
Fmr. CC William F. Whitty (D) | ||
1 1991 |
Mr. Walter Lach (D), State Rep. Robert Correia dropped out after primary | |||||||
2 1993 |
CC Michael Plasski (D) | |||||||
40 | January XX, 1996 – October 26, 2007 (Resigned from office) |
Edward M. Lambert Jr. Born 1958 (66 years old) |
State Representative (Eighth Bristol Dist.) (1989-1996) |
Democratic | 1 1995 |
Fmr. CC Cathy Ann Viveiros (D) | ||
2 1997 |
Mr. Walter Lach (D) | |||||||
3 1999 |
CC Pres. William F. Whitty (D) | |||||||
4 2001 |
Mr. Paul R. Viveiros (I) | |||||||
5 2003 |
Mr. F. George Jacome (I) | |||||||
6 2005 |
Mr. F. George Jacome (I) | |||||||
A | October 26, 2007 – January 7, 2008 |
William F. Whitty Born 1945 (79 years old) |
President of the Fall River City Council (2004-2007) |
Democratic | N/A 2007 |
Succeeded office as CC President | ||
41 | January 7, 2008 – January 4, 2010 |
Robert Correia 1939-2021 (Lived: 82 years) |
State Representative (Seventh Bristol Dist.) (1979-2008) |
Democratic | 1 2007 |
State Rep. David B. Sullivan (D), CC Pres. Whitty in primary | ||
42 | January 4, 2010 – December 29, 2014 (Recalled from office) |
William A. Flanagan Born 1980 (44 years old) |
Assistant City Attorney of Taunton, MA (2009-2010) |
Democratic | 1 2009 |
City Councillor Cathy Ann Viveiros (D), Mayor Robert Correia in primary | ||
2 2011 |
Fmr. Councillor Cathy Ann Viveiros (D) | |||||||
3 2013 |
Mr. Joseph F. Carvalho (GR) | |||||||
43 | December 29, 2014 – January 4, 2016 |
C. Samuel Sutter Born 1952 (72 years old) |
District Attorney of Bristol County, MA (2007-2014) |
Democratic | * 2014 Recall |
Mayor William A. Flanagan, 6 others | ||
44 | January 4, 2016 – January 6, 2020 (Mayor in name only following 10/16/19 leave of absence) |
Jasiel F. Correia II Born 1991 (32 years old) |
Member of the Fall River City Council (2014-2016) (No prior elected office) |
Democratic | 1 2015 |
Mayor C. Samuel Sutter (D) | ||
2 2017 |
CC Linda M. Pereira (D) | |||||||
* 2019 Recall |
Q1:Recalled, Q2: SC Paul E. Coogan (D), 3 others | |||||||
A | October 16, 2019 – January 6, 2020 |
Clifford A. Ponte, Jr. Born 1988 (35 years old) |
President of the Fall River City Council (2018–Present) |
Democratic | * 2019 |
Succeeded office as CC President following Correia taking a "leave of absence" and suspending his reelection campaign, while retaining the title of Mayor and accompanying salary. | ||
45 | January 6, 2020 – Incumbent |
Paul E. Coogan Born 1953 (71 years old) |
Member of the Fall River School Committee (2016-2020) |
Democratic | 1 2019 |
Mayor Jasiel F. Correia, II (D), City Admin. Cathy Ann Viveiros (D, w-i) |