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List of mayors of Buffalo, New York

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The following is a list of people who have served as mayors of the city of Buffalo in the U.S. state of New York.

Mayor of the City of Buffalo
Seal of the City of Buffalo
Flag of the City of Buffalo
Incumbent
Byron Brown
since January 1, 2006
Government of Buffalo
StyleThe Honorable
(formal)
Mr. Mayor
(informal)
SeatBuffalo City Hall
Term lengthFour years; renewable
Constituting instrumentBuffalo City Charter
Inaugural holderEbenezer Johnson
Formation1832
SuccessionDeputy Mayor of Buffalo
DeputyDeputy Mayor of Buffalo
Salary$178,519 (2024)
Websitewww.city-buffalo.com/Home/Leadership/Mayor

List of mayors

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No. Name Picture Party Term in office Election Notes
1 Ebenezer Johnson Democratic-Republican May 1832

March 1833
1832 Doctor during the War of 1812[1]
2 Major Andre Andrews Independent March 1833

1834
1833 Founding member of the first Bank of Buffalo[1]
3 Ebenezer Johnson Democratic-Republican 1834

1835
1834
4 Hiram Pratt Whig 1835

1836
1835
5 Samuel Wilkeson Independent 1836

March 14, 1837
1836
6 Josiah Trowbridge Whig March 14, 1837

December 21, 1837
1837
7 Pierre A. Barker Independent December 21, 1837

March 13, 1838
8 Ebenezer Walden Whig March 13, 1838

1839
1838
9 Hiram Pratt Whig 1839

1840
1839
10 Sheldon Thompson Whig 1840

March 2, 1841
1840
11 Isaac R. Harrington Whig March 2, 1841

March 8, 1842
1841
12 George William Clinton Independent March 8, 1842

1843
1842 Served as the 7th United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York
13 Joseph G. Masten Democratic 1843

1844
1843
14 William Ketchum Whig 1844

1845
1844
15 Joseph G. Masten Democratic 1845

1846
1845
16 Solomon G. Haven Whig 1846

1847
1846
17 Elbridge G. Spaulding Whig 1847

1848
1847 Served as New York State Treasurer from 1854–1855 and was twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
18 Orlando Allen Whig 1848

1849

1848

19 Hiram Barton Whig 1849

1850
1849
20 Henry K. Smith Democratic 1850

March 4, 1851
1850
21 James Wadsworth Democratic March 4, 1851

March 9, 1852
1851
22 Hiram Barton Whig March 9, 1852

1853
1852
23 Eli Cook Democratic 1853

1855
March 1853

November 1853

24 Frederick P. Stevens Democratic 1856

1857
1855
25 Timothy T. Lockwood Democratic 1858

January 2, 1860
1857
26 Franklin A. Alberger Republican January 2, 1860

January 6, 1862
1859
27 William G. Fargo Democratic January 6, 1862

1866
1861

1863

Co-founded the modern day financial firms of American Express and Wells Fargo[2]
28 Chandler J. Wells Republican 1866

1867
1865
29 William F. Rogers Democratic 1868

1869
1867
30 Alexander Brush Republican 1870

1873
1869

1872 (special)

31 Lewis P. Dayton Democratic 1874

1875
1873
32 Philip Becker Republican 1876

January 7, 1878
1875
33 Solomon Scheu Democratic January 7, 1878

January 1880
1877
34 Alexander Brush Republican January 1880

January 2, 1882
1879
35 Grover Cleveland Democratic January 2, 1882

November 20, 1882
1881 Elected 22nd & 24th President of the United States. The only American President to be mayor of a major city.
36 Marcus M. Drake Republican November 20, 1882

December 29, 1882
37 Harmon S. Cutting Democratic December 29, 1882

January 16, 1883
38 John B. Manning Democratic January 16, 1883

January 6, 1884
1883 (special)
39 Jonathan Scoville Democratic January 6, 1884

1885
1883
40 Philip Becker Republican 1886

1890
1885

1887

41 Charles F. Bishop Democratic 1890

1894
1889

1891

42 Edgar B. Jewett Republican 1895

1897
1894
43 Conrad Diehl Democratic 1898

1901
1897
44 Erastus C. Knight Republican 1902

1905
1900
45 James N. Adam Democratic 1906

1909
1905
46 Louis P. Fuhrmann Democratic 1910

1917
1909

1913

47 George S. Buck Republican 1918

1921
1917
48 Frank X. Schwab Republican 1922

1929
1921

1925

49 Charles E. Roesch Republican 1930

1933
1929
50 George J. Zimmermann Democratic 1934

1937
1933
51 Thomas L. Holling Democratic 1938

1941
1937
52 Joseph J. Kelly Democratic 1942

1945
1941
53 Bernard J. Dowd Republican 1946

1949
1945
54 Joseph Mruk Republican January 1, 1950

December 31, 1953
1949
55 Steven Pankow Democratic January 1, 1954

December 31, 1957
1953
56 Frank A. Sedita Democratic January 1, 1958

December 31, 1961
1957
57 Chester A. Kowal Republican January 1, 1962

December 31, 1965
1961
58 Frank A. Sedita Democratic January 1, 1966

March 5, 1973
1965

1969

59 Stanley M. Makowski Democratic March 5, 1973

December 31, 1977

1973

60 James D. Griffin Democratic January 1, 1978

December 31, 1993
1977

1981


1985


1989

61 Anthony Masiello Democratic January 1, 1994

December 31, 2005
1993

1997


2001

62 Byron Brown Democratic January 1, 2006

Present
2005

2009


2013


2017


2021

Number of mayors by party affiliation

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Party Mayors
Democratic 29
Democratic-Republican 2
Republican 15
Whig 12
No Party 4

History

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In 1853, the charter of the city was amended to include the town of Black Rock and the city proper was divided into thirteen wards. In addition, the term of city offices, including mayor changed from a one-year term to a two-year term and was elected directly by the people.[3]

Mayoral elections

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(winners are in bold)

Date Candidates  
November 8, 1881 Grover Cleveland Milton Beebe
  15,120 11,528
January 9, 1883 John B. Manning Robert R. Hefford
  11,036 7,321
November 6, 1973 Stanley M. Makowski Stewart M. Levy John A. Westra Patrick W. Giagnacova Ira Liebowitz
  77,569 24,423 2,640 1,147 597
November 2, 1993 Anthony Masiello Richard A. Grimm Eugene Fahey
  36,092 9,277 7,566
November 8, 2005 Byron Brown Kevin Helfer Judith Einach Charles Flynn
  46,613 19,853 3,525 3,082
November 3, 2009 Byron Brown Michael P. Kearns
  17,728 158
November 5, 2013 Byron Brown Sergio Rodriguez
  26,120 10,733
November 7, 2017 Byron Brown Mark J F Schroeder Anita Howard Terrence Robinson Taniqua Simmons
  29,688 11,446 1,357 1,276 102
November 2, 2021 Byron Brown India Walton Ben Carlisle Jaz Miles William O'Dell
  38,338 25,773 219 23 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Dr. Ebenezer Johnson". Through The Mayor's Eyes, The Only Complete History of the Mayor's of Buffalo, New York, Compiled by Michael Rizzo. The Buffalonian is produced by The Peoples History Union. 2009-05-27. Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ^ Grossman, Peter Z. (1987). American Express: The Unofficial History of the People Who Built the Great Financial Empire. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 1-58798-283-8.
  3. ^ Fargo, Francis F. (1876). Memorial of the City and County Hall Opening Ceremonies. Buffalo, N.Y.: Courier Company, printers. p. 142. Retrieved 16 August 2016. Elbridge G. Spaulding mayor of buffalo term.