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List of mayors of Malden, Massachusetts

The mayor of Malden, Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Malden as set in the city charter. The current officeholder, the 37th in the sequence of regular mayors, is Gary Christenson, a member of the Democratic Party.

# Image Mayor Term start Term end Length of service Party 
ONE YEAR MAYORAL TERM (Ch. 169 of the Acts of 1881)[1]
1 Elisha S. Converse
(1820–1904)
[2][3]		 January 1, 1882 January 1, 1883 1 year Republican
2 John K.C. Sleeper
(1828–1893)
[4][5]		 January 1, 1883 January 1, 1884 1 year Republican
3 Lorin L. Fuller
(1826–1895)
[6][7]		 January 7, 1884 January 1, 1886 2 years Democrat
4 Marcellus Coggan
(1847–1925)
[8][9]		 January 1, 1886 January 1, 1888 2 years Independent
5 Joseph F. Wiggin
(1838–1906)
[10][11]		 January 2, 1888 January 1, 1892 4 years Democrat / Citizens (1890)[12]
6 James Pierce
(1837–1904)
[13][14]		 January 1, 1892 January 1, 1893 1 year Republican
7 Henry Winn
(1838–1916)
[15][16]		 January 2, 1893 January 1, 1894 1 year Independent
8 Everett J. Stevens
(1859–1952)
[17]		 January 1, 1894 January 6, 1896 2 years Citizens
9 Clarence O. Walker
(1848–1911)
[18][19]		 January 6, 1896 January 1, 1897 1 year Republican
10 John E. Farnham
(1862–1904)
[20][21]		 January 4, 1897 January 2, 1899 2 years Independent
11 Charles L. Dean
(1844–1909)
[22][23]		 January 2, 1899 January 2, 1905 6 years Republican
12 William A. Hastings
(1868–1950)
[24][25]		 January 2, 1905 January 1, 1906 1 year Citizens
13 Charles G. Warren
(1856–1919)
[26][27]		 January 1, 1906 January 7, 1907 1 year Republican
14 Charles D. McCarthy
(1860–1920)
[28][29]		 January 7, 1907 January 6, 1908 1 year Citizens
15 George L. Richards
(1860–1932)
[30][31]		 January 6, 1908 January 3, 1910 2 years Republican
16 George H. Fall
(1858–1937)
[32][33]		 January 3, 1910 January 1, 1912 2 years Republican
17 George L. Farrell
(1866/67–1913)
[34]		 January 1, 1912 January 1, 1913[a] 1 year Republican
— Charles L. Moore
[b]		 January 1, 1913 February 25, 1913 2 months
18 Charles Schumaker
(1867–1921)
[35][36]		 February 25, 1913 January 4, 1915 1 year, 11 months Democrat
19 William M. Blakeley
(d. 1932)
[37][38]		 January 4, 1915 January 3, 1916 1 year
20 Charles M. Blodgett January 3, 1916 January 5, 1920 4 years
21 John V. Kimball January 5, 1920 January 5, 1925 5 years
22 John D. Devir January 5, 1925 January 6, 1930 5 years
23 William A. Hastings
(1868–1950)		 January 6, 1930 January 2, 1933 3 years Republican
TWO YEAR MAYORAL TERM (Ch. 155 of the Acts of 1933)[39]
24 John D. Devir January 2, 1933 January 1, 1940 7 years
25 William A. Hastings
(1868–1950)		 January 1, 1940 January 2, 1942 2 years Republican
26 Vernon C. Newman January 2, 1942 January 2, 1944 2 years
— Max Rosenblatt
[c]		 February 8, 1943 December 31, 1943 11 months
27 John D. McCarthy January 3, 1944 January 5, 1948 4 years
28 Fred I. Lamson
(1910–1981)
[40]		 January 5, 1948 January 6, 1958 10 years Republican
29 Walter J. Kelliher
(1912/13–1997)
[41]		 January 6, 1958 January 4, 1960 2 years Democrat
30 John P. Donnelly
(d. 2007)
[42]		 January 4, 1960 January 1, 1962 2 years Democrat
31 Walter J. Kelliher
(1912/13–1997)
[41]		 January 1, 1962 January 5, 1976 14 years Democrat
32 James S. Conway
(1930–2019)
[43]		 January 5, 1976 January 4, 1982 6 years Democrat
33 Thomas H. Fallon
(1942–2010)
[44]		 January 4, 1982 January 4, 1988 6 years Democrat
34 James S. Conway
(1930–2019)
[45]		 January 4, 1988 January 6, 1992 4 years Democrat
35 Edwin C. Lucey
(b. 1932)
[46]		 January 6, 1992 January 1, 1996 4 years Democrat
FOUR YEAR MAYORAL TERM (Ch. 105 of the Acts of 2005)[47]
36 Richard C. Howard
[48]		 January 1, 1996 January 2, 2012 16 years Democrat
37 Gary Christenson
[49]		 January 2, 2012 Incumbent 14 years, 5 months and 16 days Democrat

Notes

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  • a Died in office after having been re-elected for a second term in December 1912.
  • b Acting Mayor.
  • c Acting mayor while Newman was in United States Army.

References

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  1. ↑ "Acts and resolves passed by the General Court". The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts via Internet Archive. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "MALDEN". The Boston Evening Transcript. December 7, 1881. p. 6. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "MALDEN PAYS LAST TRIBUTES". The Boston Globe. June 8, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "INAUGURAL ADDRESSES". The Evening Transcript. January 2, 1883. p. 8. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "STORY OF A SELF-MADE MAN". The Boston Globe. April 18, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "MUNICIPAL INAUGURALS". The Boston Evening Transcript. January 8, 1884. p. 5. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "EX MAYOR FULLER GONE". The Boston Globe. July 16, 1895. p. 12. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Lawyer Marcellus Coggan Elected Mayor Over Judge Wiggin". The Boston Globe. December 2, 1885. p. 3. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "FORMER MAYOR OF MALDEN DEAD". The Boston Globe. December 25, 1925. p. 28. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Malden". The Boston Evening Transcript. January 2, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "MALDEN MOURNS FORMER MAYOR". The Boston Evening Transcript. June 19, 1906. p. 9. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Malden". Fall River Daily Evening News. December 3, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Fall River Daily Herald. December 2, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Hon. James Pierce, Former Mayor, Died This Morning". Boston Evening Transcript. July 6, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "MAYOR WINN SWORN IN". The Boston Globe. January 2, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "MAJ HENRY WINN DIES IN MALDEN". The Boston Globe. January 25, 1916. p. 14. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "POWERS AND RICHARDS". The Boston Globe. January 1, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "MALDEN GROWING". The Boston Globe. January 6, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "TO HONOR AN EX MAYOR". The Boston Globe. February 21, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "CHANGE THE LIQUOR LAWS". The Boston Post. January 5, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "John Ernest Farnham, a Lawyer, Who Was Prominent In Public Affairs, Died This Morning". The Boston Evening Transcript. January 23, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "ELECTION DAY". The Daily Item. December 6, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved May 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "MAYOR OF MALDEN MANY YEARS". Boston Evening Transcript. July 30, 1909. p. 2. Retrieved May 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "IN EIGHTEEN OUTSIDE CITIES". Boston Evening Transcript. December 14, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved May 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ "W.A. Hastings". The Boston Globe. July 31, 1950. p. 17. Retrieved May 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ "MALDEN". The Boston Globe. December 13, 1905. p. 12. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ↑ "EX MAYOR WARREN DIES IN MALDEN". The Boston Globe. March 29, 1919. p. 2. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ↑ "MALDEN". The Boston Globe. December 12, 1906. p. 4. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ↑ "EX-MAYOR OF MALDEN DEAD". Boston Post. June 23, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ↑ "MALDEN". The Boston Globe. January 7, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ↑ "GEORGE L. RICHARDS". The Daily Item. June 20, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ↑ "Paul Vaitses Tops His Uncle in 3-Way Race for Mayor". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1963. p. 8. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ↑ "EX-MAYOR G.H. FALL IS DEAD IN MALDEN". The Boston Globe. June 3, 1937. p. 19. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ↑ "MAYOR OF MALDEN IS DEAD". The Boston Evening Transcript. January 2, 1913. p. 13. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ↑ "Malden's New Mayor Takes Oath". The Boston Post. February 26, 1913. p. 28. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ↑ "MALDEN'S 18th MAYOR EXPIRES SUDDENLY". The Boston Globe. February 4, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ↑ "MALDEN". The Boston Globe. January 5, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ↑ "WILLIAM M. BLAKELEY". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ↑ "Acts and resolves passed by the General Court". The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts via Internet Archive. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  40. ↑ "23 Bay State Cities Inaugurate Mayors Today". The Boston Globe. January 5, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. 1 2 "Walter J. Kelliher, 84". The Boston Globe. February 14, 1997. p. 51. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. ↑ "Mayor Donnelly Pledges Economy But Warns of Impending Tax Hike". The Boston Globe. January 5, 1960. p. 42. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. ↑ "List of mayoral inaugurations". The Boston Globe. January 4, 1976. p. 37. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  44. ↑ "Fiscal problems central theme of mayors at inaugurations". The Boston Globe. January 5, 1982. p. 23. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  45. ↑ "Massachusetts mayors mull goals as inaugurals draw near". The Boston Globe. January 3, 1988. p. 38. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  46. ↑ "State's mayors talk of their plans for lean times". The Boston Globe. January 7, 1992. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  47. ↑ "Session Law - Acts of 2005 Chapter 105". The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  48. ↑ "Mayor-elect to use high school for inaugural ceremonies". The Daily Item. December 13, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  49. ↑ "Mayor Malden, MA". City of Malden. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
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