List of mayors of Cambridge, Massachusetts

This is a list of the past and present mayors of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...

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#	Mayor	Term	Party
1^st	James D. Green James D. Green James Diman Green was a Massachusetts politician who served as a Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a member of the Board of Selectmen and the first, fourth and eighth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	May 1846 – April 1848
2^nd	Sidney Willard Sidney Willard Sidney Willard was a Massachusetts academic and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, on the Massachusetts Governor's Council and as the second Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	April 1848 – April 1851
3^rd	George Stevens	April 1851 – April 1853
4^th	James D. Green James D. Green James Diman Green was a Massachusetts politician who served as a Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a member of the Board of Selectmen and the first, fourth and eighth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	April 1853 – April 1854	None
5^th	Abraham Edwards Abraham Edwards Abraham Edwards was a Massachusetts politician who served as the fifth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Early life:Edwards was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Abraham and Martha Edwards on September 7, 1796....	April 1854 – January 1855
6^th	Zebina L. Raymond Zebina L. Raymond Zebina L. Raymond was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate and the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	January 1855 – January 1856
7^th	John Sargent John Sargent (1799-1880) John Sargent was a Massachusetts politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a member and President of the Cambridge Common Council, and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-References:...	January 1855 – January 1860
8^th	James D. Green James D. Green James Diman Green was a Massachusetts politician who served as a Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a member of the Board of Selectmen and the first, fourth and eighth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	January 1860 – July 24, 1861
9^th	Charles Theodore Russell Charles Theodore Russell Charles Theodore Russell was a Massachusetts politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Russell was the father of Cambridge Mayor and Massachusetts Governor William E. Russell.-Notes:...	July 31, 1861 – January 1863
10^th	George C. Richardson George C. Richardson George Carter Richardson was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-References:*-Notes:...	January 1863 – January 1864
11^th	Zebina L. Raymond Zebina L. Raymond Zebina L. Raymond was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate and the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	January 1864 – January 1865
12^th	J. Warren Merrill J. Warren Merrill Joseph Warren Merrill was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Notes:...	January 1865 – January 1867
13^th	Ezra Parmenter Ezra Parmenter Ezra Parmenter was a Massachusetts politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as an overseer of the poor, bridge commissioner, a city councilor and as the thirteenth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.Parmenter was born to William Parmenter and Mary Parmenter on March...	January 1867 – January 1868
14^th	Charles H. Saunders Charles H. Saunders Charles Hicks Saunders was a Massachusetts politician who served on the Common Council, Board of Aldermen and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Notes:...	January 1868 – January 1870
15^th	Hamlin R. Harding Hamlin R. Harding Hamlin Rand Harding was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of and President of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Common Council and the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Notes:...	January 1870 – January 1872
16^th	Henry Oscar Houghton Henry Oscar Houghton Henry Oscar Houghton was an American publisher, co-founder of Houghton Mifflin, and a mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Biography:...	January 1872 – January 1873
17^th	Isaac Bradford Isaac Bradford Isaac Bradford was a Massachusetts mathematician and politician who served as the seventeenth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	January 1873 – January 1877	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
18^th	Frank Augustus Allen Frank Augustus Allen Frank Augustus Allen was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Notes:...	January 1877 – January 1878
19^th	Samuel L. Montague Samuel L. Montague Samuel Leland Montague was a Massachusetts politician who served on the Common Council the Board of Aldermen and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Early life:...	January 1878 – January 1880
20^th	James Morris Whiton Hall James Morris Whiton Hall James Morris Whiton Hall was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Notes:...	January 1880 – January 1881
21^st	James Augustus Fox James Augustus Fox James Augustus Fox was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served on the Board of Aldermen and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	January 1881 – January 1885
22^nd	William Russell William Russell (governor) William Eustis Russell was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 37th Governor of Massachusetts between 1891 and 1894, becoming the state's youngest ever elected Governor at age 34.-Family:...	January 1885 – January 1889	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
23^rd	Henry Gilmore Henry Gilmore Henry H. Gilmore was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served on the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Medford, Massachusetts and as the Mayor of The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Early life:...	January 1889 – January 1891
24^th	Alpheus B. Alger	January 1891 – January 1892
25^th	William Bancroft William Bancroft William Amos Bancroft was a Massachusetts businessman, soldier and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and on the Common Council, Board of Aldermen, and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	January 1893 – January 1897
26^th	Alvin F. Sortwell Alvin F. Sortwell Alvin Foye Sortwell was a Massachusetts politician who served as the twenty sixth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	January 1897 – January 1899
27^th	Edgar R. Champlin Edgar R. Champlin Edgar Robert Champlin was a Massachusetts lawyer, banker, and politician who served as the twenty seventh Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Notes:...	January 1899 – January 1901	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
28^th	David T. Dickinson David T. Dickinson David Taggart Dickinson was a Massachusetts attorney and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as the twenty eighth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts....	January 1901 – January 1902	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
29^th	John H. H. McNamee	January 1902 – January 1904
30^th	Augustine J. Daly Augustine J. Daly Augustine John Daly was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.In 1903 Daly ran as a non-partisan candidate for mayor. In the December 1903 election Daly defeated Democratic party incumbent mayor John H. H. McNamee by 70 votes.-Notes:...	January 1904 – January 1906
31^st	Charles H. Thurston	January 1906 – January 1907
32^nd	Walter C. Wardwell Walter C. Wardwell Walter C. Wardwell was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Notes:...	January 1907 – April 1909
33^rd	William F. Brooks	April 1908 – April 1911
34^th	J. Edward Barry J. Edward Barry J. Edward Barry was mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1911-1914. He graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College, and worked in the railroad business before entering politics. He served on the lower body of City Council from 1900–1902, and he was a member of the Massachusetts House of...	April 1911 – April 1914
35^th	Timothy W. Good Timothy W. Good Timothy W. Good was mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1914-1915. He was educated in the public schools of Cambridge, and once he graduated, he started working as a banker. His positions include director of the Guarantee Trust Co. of Cambridge, trustee of Hibernia Savings Bank, director of the...	April 1914 – January 3, 1916
36^th	Wendell D. Rockwood Wendell D. Rockwood Wendell D. Rockwood was a member of the Citizen's Municipal Party and was mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1916-1918. He is also a direct descendant of the Puritans of New England....	January 3, 1916 – January 1918
37^th	Edward W. Quinn Edward W. Quinn Edward W. Quinn was involved in the politics of Cambridge, Massachusetts and was the mayor from 1918-1930. in Middlesex County during the early part of the 20th century. In 1912, he was the Superintendent of the Streets under Mayor J. Edward Barry. In 1918, he was the Democratic candidate for...	January 1918 – January 1930
38^th	Richard M. Russell Richard M. Russell Richard Manning Russell was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Cambridge on March 3, 1891. He attended the Middlesex School in Concord...	January 1930 – January 1936	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
39^th	John D. Lynch	January 1936 – January 1938
40^th	John W. Lyons John W. Lyons John W. Lyons was mayor of Cambridge, Mass. from January 1938 to July 22, 1941. He was arrested in office under 66 charges for bribery and conspiracy with contractor Paul Mannos. Both were sentenced on March 21, 1941 to three to four years each in State prison, as well as two years in the House of...	January 1938 – July 22, 1941
41^st	Francis C. Sennott	July 23, 1941 – January 1, 1942
42^nd	John H. Corcoran John H. Corcoran John Hubert Corcoran, Jr. was a Massachusetts politician who served on the Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.Corcoran's father, John Hubert Corcoran, Sr...	1942 – December 28, 1945	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
43^rd	John D. Lynch	1946–1947
44^th	Michael Neville	1948–1949
45^th	Edward Crane	1950–1951
46^th	Joseph DeGuglielmo	1952–1953
47^th	John J. Foley	1954–1955
48^th	Edward J. Sullivan Edward J. Sullivan Edward J. Sullivan was clerk of courts for Middlesex County, Massachusetts and mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward's brother, Walter J. Sullivan also served as Mayor of Cambridge, as did his nephew, Michael. As clerk of courts, he instituted the one-day-one–case jury system. He was...	1956–1957
49^th	Tom McNamara	1958–1959
50^th	Edward Crane	1960–1965
51^st	Daniel Hayes	1966–1967
52^nd	Walter Sullivan	1968–1969
53^nd	Alfred Vellucci Alfred Vellucci Alfred E. Vellucci was an American politician who served as the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He served four non-consecutive terms as mayor, and was known for his often antagonistic relationship with Harvard University....	1970–1971
54^th	Barbara Ackermann	1972–1973
55^th	Walter Sullivan	1974–1975
56^th	Alfred Vellucci Alfred Vellucci Alfred E. Vellucci was an American politician who served as the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He served four non-consecutive terms as mayor, and was known for his often antagonistic relationship with Harvard University....	1976–1977
57^th	Thomas Danehy	1978–1979
58^th	Francis Duehay Francis Duehay Francis H. "Frank" Duehay was a three-time mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts and is currently the chair of the board of trustees for the Cambridge Health Alliance. He graduated from Harvard College in 1955 and received an EdD from Harvard in 1968....	1980–1981
59^th	Alfred Vellucci Alfred Vellucci Alfred E. Vellucci was an American politician who served as the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He served four non-consecutive terms as mayor, and was known for his often antagonistic relationship with Harvard University....	1982–1983
60^th	Leonard J. Russell Leonard J. Russell Leonard J. Russell was a mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts and husband of mayor Sheila Russell. Russel, a former waste disposal manager, represented traditional conservative blue collar workforce of Cambridge at the time when traditional neighborhoods were giving up to pressure from expanding...	1984–1985
61^st	Francis Duehay Francis Duehay Francis H. "Frank" Duehay was a three-time mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts and is currently the chair of the board of trustees for the Cambridge Health Alliance. He graduated from Harvard College in 1955 and received an EdD from Harvard in 1968....	1985
62^nd	Walter Sullivan	1986–1987
63^rd	Alfred Vellucci Alfred Vellucci Alfred E. Vellucci was an American politician who served as the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He served four non-consecutive terms as mayor, and was known for his often antagonistic relationship with Harvard University....	1988–1989
64^th	Alice Wolf Alice Wolf Alice K. Wolf has been the Massachusetts State Representative for the 25th Middlesex District since 1996. She also served as mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1990 to 1991....	1990–1991
65^th	Kenneth Reeves Kenneth Reeves Kenneth "Ken" Reeves served as the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, from 1992–1995 and again from 2006-2007. He is the first openly gay African American man to have served as mayor of any city in the United States. Cambridge's elections are non-partisan, but he identifies himself with the...	1992–1995
66^th	Sheila Russell	1996–1997
67^th	Francis Duehay Francis Duehay Francis H. "Frank" Duehay was a three-time mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts and is currently the chair of the board of trustees for the Cambridge Health Alliance. He graduated from Harvard College in 1955 and received an EdD from Harvard in 1968....	1998–1999
68^th	Anthony Galluccio	2000–2001
69^th	Michael A. Sullivan Michael A. Sullivan Michael A. Sullivan is the Clerk of Courts for Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and served two terms as mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Michael is a member of the Sullivan family of Cambridge. He is the third generation in his family to be the mayor of Cambridge following his father and...	2002–2005
70^th	Kenneth Reeves Kenneth Reeves Kenneth "Ken" Reeves served as the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, from 1992–1995 and again from 2006-2007. He is the first openly gay African American man to have served as mayor of any city in the United States. Cambridge's elections are non-partisan, but he identifies himself with the...	2006–2007
71^st	E. Denise Simmons E. Denise Simmons E. Denise Simmons was the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts during the 2008-2009 term, and she was the first openly lesbian African-American mayor in the United States. The previous mayor of Cambridge, Kenneth Reeves, was the first openly gay African-American mayor in the United States...	2008 – 2009
72^nd	David Maher	2010 – present

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