Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania
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The Mayor of Scranton is the chief executive of the government of Scranton, Pennsylvania
, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Scranton. The current Mayor of Scranton is Christopher Doherty
.
From 1866, mayors were elected by popular vote.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Scranton. The current Mayor of Scranton is Christopher Doherty
Christopher Doherty
-Political career:Doherty was elected to a third term in November 2009.He was elected President of the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities in 2006...
.
From 1866, mayors were elected by popular vote.
List of mayors of Scranton
| Mayor | Term | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| Elliot S.M. Hill | 1866-1869 | |
| William N. Monies | 1869-1872 | Republican |
| Mathew W. Loftus | 1872-1875 | |
| Robert H. McKune | 1875-1878 | |
| Terence Vincent Powderly Terence V. Powderly Terence Vincent "Terry" Powderly was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, the son of Irish Catholic immigrants. He was a highly visible national spokesman for the working man as head of the Knights of Labor from 1879 until 1893... |
1878-1884 | |
| Francis Allen Beamish | 1884-1886 | |
| Ezra H. Ripple | 1886-1890 | Republican |
| John H. Fellows | 1890-1893 | |
| William Lawrence Connell | 1893-1896 | |
| James G. Bailey | 1896-1899 | |
| James Moir | 1899-1901 | Republican |
| William Lawrence Connell | 1901-1903 | Republican |
| Alex T. Connell | 1903-1906 | |
| J. Benjamin Dimmick J. Benjamin Dimmick Joseph Benjamin Dimmick was a Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania during a cholera epidemic.-Biography:Dimmick was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Samuel E. Dimmick, a Pennsylvania Attorney General. Dimmick was a Mayor of Scranton during a cholera epidemic... |
1906-1909 | Republican |
| John Von Bergen Jr. | 1909-1914 | Republican |
| Edmund B. Jermyn | 1914-1918 | |
| Alex T. Connell | 1918-1922 | |
| John F. Durkan | 1922-1926 | |
| Edmund B. Jermyn | 1926-1930 | |
| Fred K. Derby | 1930-1934 | |
| Stanley J. Davis | 1934-1938 | |
| Fred J. Huester | 1938-1942 | |
| Howard J. Snowdon | 1942-1946 | |
| James Thomas Hanlon | 1946-1962 | |
| William T. Schmidt | 1962-1966 | |
| James J. Walsh | 1966-1970 | |
| Eugene J. Peters | 1970-1978 | Republican |
| Eugene F. Hickey | 1978-1982 | |
| James Barrett McNulty | 1982-1986 | Democratic |
| David J. Wenzel | 1986-1990 | Republican |
| James Patrick Connors | 1990-2002 | Democratic |
| Christopher Doherty Christopher Doherty -Political career:Doherty was elected to a third term in November 2009.He was elected President of the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities in 2006... |
2002-present | Democratic |