List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts

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Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...

. Fall River was led by a Board of Selectmen

Board of selectmen

The board of selectmen is commonly the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States. The board typically consists of three or five members, with or without staggered terms.-History:...

from 1803 until its re-incorporation as a city in 1854. Prior to 1803, it was a part of Freetown

Freetown, Massachusetts

Freetown is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,870 at the 2010 census.Freetown is one of the oldest communities in the United States, having been settled by the Pilgrims and their descendants in the latter half of the 17th century. The town once included...

and was led by the Freetown Board of Selectmen.

Selectmen (1803–1854)

Years	Selectman	Selectman	Selectman	Selectman	Selectman
1803–04	Thomas Borden	Benjamin Durfee	Robert Miller
1804–05	Samuel Thurston	Benjamin Durfee	Robert Miller
1805–06	Nathan Bowen	Pardon Davol	Elijah Blossom, Jr.
1806–07	Jonathan Brownell	Abraham Bowen	Elijah Blossom, Jr.
1807–08	Jonathan Brownell	Elijah Blossom	Stephen Leonard
1808–09	Nathan Bowen	Henry Brightman	David Wilson
1809–10	William Read, Jr.	Charles Durfee
1810–11		Charles Durfee
1811–12		Benjamin Bennett, 2nd
1812–13	Hezekiah Wilson	William B. Canedy	William Borden
1813–14	Isaac Winslow	William B. Canedy
1814–15	Benjamin W. Brown	Simon Hathaway
1815–16	Benjamin W. Brown	Sheffel Weaver	Bradford Durfee
1816–17	William Ashley		William Read
1817–18	William Ashley		Abraham Bowen
1818–19	Benjamin W. Brown	Charles Pitman	James G. Bowen
1819–20		Charles Pitman	James G. Bowen
1820–21		Sheffel Weaver	Richard Borden, 2nd
1821–22	Robert Miller	Charles Pitman	Enoch French
1822–23	Robert Miller	Charles Pitman	Enoch French
1823–24	Joseph E. Read	Benjamin W. Brown	Edmund Chace
1824–25	Enoch French	Hezekiah Wilson	William Read
1825–26
1826–27
1827–28
1828–29		Sheffel Weaver
1829–30
1830–31	John Eddy
1831–32	Samuel Chace	Robinson Buffinton	William Ashley
1832–33		Leonard Garfield	William Ashley
1833–34		Matthew C. Durfee	Elijah Pierce
1834–35		Azariah Shove	Smith Winslow
1835–36	John Eddy	Israel Anthony	Luther Winslow
1836–37
1837–38
1838–39
1839–40			Russell Hathaway
1840–41	Nathaniel B. Borden Nathaniel B. Borden Nathaniel Briggs Borden was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life and education:Borden was born to Simeon Borden and Amey Borden in that part of Freetown, Massachusetts which later became Fall River. Borden attended the district school and Plainfield Academy...		William Read
1841–42	Matthew C. Hathaway		William Read
1842–43	Jervis Shove	Stephen K. Crary	George Brightman, 2nd
1843–44	Jervis Shove	Israel Anthony	Perez Mason
1844–45	Thomas D. Chaloner
1845–46	Thomas D. Chaloner
1846–47	Leander Borden		James M. Morton
1847–48	Azariah Shove		Benjamin Earl
1848–49	Benjamin Wardwell
1849–50	Thomas J. Pickering	David Perkins
1850–51		David Perkins	Daniel Brown
1851–52		James Buffington	Daniel Brown
1852–53	George O. Fairbanks		Azariah Shove	Leander Borden	Chester W. Greene
1853–54	George O. Fairbanks		Azariah Shove	Thomas T. Potter	Chester W. Greene

Mayors (1854–present)

#	Mayor	Term	Notes
1st	James Buffington	1854–1855	Previously a Selectman from 1851 until establishment of the city.
2nd	Edward P. Buffinton	1856–1857
3rd	Nathaniel B. Borden Nathaniel B. Borden Nathaniel Briggs Borden was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life and education:Borden was born to Simeon Borden and Amey Borden in that part of Freetown, Massachusetts which later became Fall River. Borden attended the district school and Plainfield Academy...	1857–1858	Previously a Selectman from 1840–1841.
4th	Josiah B. Blaisdell	1858–1860
5th	Edward P. Buffinton	1860–1867
6th	George O. Fairbanks	1867–1869	Previously a Selectman from 1852 until 1854.
7th	Samuel M. Brown	1869–1873
8th	Robert T. Davis	1873–1874
9th	James F. Davenport	1874–1877
10th	Crawford E. Lindsey	1878–1879
11^th	William S. Greene William S. Greene William Stedman Greene was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Tremont, Illinois, Greene moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844....	1880 – March 28, 1881	Resigned.
Acting	Robert Henry	1881-1881	Elected by the city council
12^th	Henry K. Braley Henry K. Braley Henry King Braley was an American politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts. Braley was born in Rochester, Massachusetts to Samuel Tripp Braley and Mary A. Braley on March 17, 1850....	1882–1883
13^th	Milton Reed Milton Reed Milton Reed was an American journalist, attorney and politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.Reed studied law at Harvard law school, and in the office of Edmund H. Bennett.-Notes:...	1884-1884
14th	John W. Cummings John W. Cummings John William Cummings was an American lawyer and politician who served in the both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, and as the 14th and 16th Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.-External links:**...	1885-1885
15th	William S. Greene William S. Greene William Stedman Greene was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Tremont, Illinois, Greene moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844....	1886-1886
16th	John W. Cummings John W. Cummings John William Cummings was an American lawyer and politician who served in the both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, and as the 14th and 16th Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.-External links:**...	1887–1888
17th	James Frederick Jackson	1889–1890
18th	John W. Coughlin John W. Coughlin John W. Coughlin was an American physician and politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.Coughlin was born in Fall River on June 9, 1861 to William and Abbie Coughlin....	1891–1894
19th	William S. Greene William S. Greene William Stedman Greene was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Tremont, Illinois, Greene moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844....	1895–1897
20th	Amos M. Jackson	1898–1899
21st	John H. Abbott	1900–1901
22nd	George Grime	1902–1904	Sitting in 1902.
23rd	John T. Coughlin	1905–1910
24th	Thomas F. Higgins	1911–1913
25th	James H. Kay	January 5, 1913–1923
26th	Edmond P. Talbot	1923–1926	Sitting in 1923.
27th	W. Harry Monks	1927–1928
28th	Edmond P. Talbot	1929–1930
29th	Daniel F. Sullivan	1931–1932
30th	Joseph Leo Hurley Joseph L. Hurley Joseph Leo Hurley was an American Democratic politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937. Hurley was from Fall River, Massachusetts. He was of Irish descent....	1933–1934
31st	Alexander C. Murray	1935–1945
32nd	William P. Grant	1946–1951
33rd	John F. Kane	1952–1957
34th	John M. Arruda	1958–1963
35th	Roland G. Desmarais	1964–1967
36th	Nicholas W. Mitchell	1968–1971
37th	Wilfred C. Driscoll	1972–1978
38th	Carlton M. Viveiros	1978 – December 23, 1990	Resigned to become clerk-magistrate of the Southeastern District Housing Court.
Acting	Daniel Bogan	December 23, 1990 – June 25, 1991	Acting mayor.
39th	John R. Mitchell	June 25, 1991-January 1996
40th	Edward M. Lambert, Jr. Edward M. Lambert, Jr. Edward M. Lambert, Jr. is an American politician and civil servant who is the current Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation...	January 1996 – October 26, 2007	Resigned to accept a position at the University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is one of five campuses and operating subdivisions of the University of Massachusetts . It is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States, in the center of the South Coast region, between the cities of New Bedford to the east and Fall River... .
Acting	William F. Whitty	October 26, 2007 – January 7, 2008	Acting mayor.
41st	Robert Correia Robert Correia Robert Correia is an American politician who represented the 7th Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977–2008 and served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts from 2008–2010....	January 7, 2008 – January 4, 2010
42nd	Will Flanagan	January 4, 2010–

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