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Mayors of Ramsey, New Jersey

Ramsey, New Jersey was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1908, from portions of Hohokus Township (whose remnants are now Mahwah Township). Additional territory was annexed from Waldwick in 1921, and portions of the borough were ceded to Saddle River in 1925.[1]

Mayors

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  Democratic (5)   Republican (17)

#   Mayor Took office Left office Party Notes
1 John B. Finch April 27, 1908 1910 Republican The first mayor, elected at a special election held on April 27, 1908. Reelected for a full two -year term at the general election in November, 1908, he served until 1910.[2]
2 James Shuart 1911 1912 Democratic First Democratic mayor.
3 F. William Gertzen 1913 1916 Republican Served as mayor of Ramsey for a total of seven terms. His service started in 1913 and at this time he served two terms, 1913–16. Called by his townsman again in 1925 he served three two-year terms, 1925–30. In 1941 he was again elected mayor and served two two-year terms, 1941–44.
4 John Frank DeBaun 1917 1920 Republican Served two terms.
5 Frederick W. Storer 1921 1924 Republican Served two terms.
6 F. William Gertzen 1925 1930 Republican Served three terms
7 John J. Sullivan 1931 1934 Democrat Served two terms.
8 Dwight P. Little 1935 1940 Republican Served three terms.
9 F. William Gertzen 1941[3] 1944 Republican Served two terms
10 Franklin D. Haring 1945 1948 Republican Served three terms.[4]
11 Chester A. Smeltzer 1949 1952 Republican Served two terms. Wrote The Birth of Ramsey in 1976.[5]
12 Harold E. Murken 1953 1954 Republican
13 Alexander Eichorn[6] 1955 1956 Republican
14 John S. Elliot 1957 1960 Republican Served two terms.
15 Paul R. Huot 1961 1962 Democrat
16 Victor M. Williams 1963 1968 Republican Served three terms.
17 Salvatore Burgio 1969 1974 Republican
18 Emil Porfido 1975 1987 Democrat [7]
19 John L. Scerbo 1988 2002 Republican
20 Richard Muti 2003 2006 Democrat Changed parties and ran in 2014 election[8]
21 Christopher Botta 2007 2014 Republican Chose not to seek re-election[8]
22 Deirdre A. Dillon 2015 incumbent Republican first woman mayor

Table Data Source[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 84. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Kase, Ron (October 24, 2001). "Ramsey". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "12 Bergen Mayors Inducted". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
  4. ^ "Franklin Haring - Obituary". January 20, 1960. p. 37 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Smeltzer, Chester A. (January 1, 1976). "THE BIRTH OF RAMSEY". Walden Printing Company – via Amazon.
  6. ^ "Obituary for ALEXANDER E. EICHORN (Aged 69) - Newspapers.com". The Journal News.
  7. ^ "Pipe Bomb Explosion Still Shakes Ramsey". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
  8. ^ a b "Ramsey mayor's race: three candidates vie for open seat in midst of contentious Bergen political season". The New York Observer. July 17, 2014.
  9. ^ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/489795-the-birth-of-ramsey-by-mayor-chester-a-smeltzer-and-the-growth-of-ramsey?offset=1 "The birth of Ramsey"
  10. ^ https://www.newspapers.com "Newspapers.com"
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