List of mayors of Trenton, New Jersey
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Background
In 1837, following the absorption of Trenton Township, the population of Trenton was too large for government by city council. A new mayoral government was adopted, with by-laws that remain in operation to this day.[1]
Today, Trenton is governed under the Faulkner Act of 1950 within the mayor-council system of municipal government.[2] The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a seven-member city council. Three city council members are elected at-large, and four come from each of four wards. The mayor and the at-large council members are elected concurrently on a non-partisan basis to four-year terms of office as part of the November general election.[3][4][5]
List of mayors
| # | Image | Mayor | Term in office | Length of service | Party affiliation | Previous office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moore Furman[6] (1728–1808) |
1792 – 1794 |
2 years | [data missing] | Deputy Quartermaster-General and Forage Master of New Jersey | ||
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Aaron Woodruff[6] (1762–1817; aged 54) |
1794 – 1797 |
3 years | Federalist | Member of the General Assembly | |
| 3 | James Ewing[6] (1744–1823) |
1797 – 1803 |
6 years | [data missing] | New Jersey Assemblyman | ||
| 4 | Joshua Wright[6] | 1803 – 1806 |
3 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 5 | Stacy Potts[6] | 1806 – 1814 |
8 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 6 | Robert McNealy[6] | 1814 – 1832 |
18 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 7 | Charles Burroughs[6] | 1832 – 1847 |
15 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 8 | Samuel R. Hamilton[6] | 1847 – 1849 |
2 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 9 | William C. Howell[6] | 1849 – 1850 |
1 year | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 10 | William Napton[6] | 1850 – 1852 |
2 years | [data missing] | New Jersey Assemblyman | ||
| 11 | John R. Tucker[6] | 1852 – 1854 |
2 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| (10) | William Napton[6] | 1854 – 1855 |
1 year | [data missing] | Former Mayor of Trenton | ||
| 12 | William P. Sherman[6] | 1855 – 1855 |
under 1 year | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| (11) | John R. Tucker[6] | 1855 – 1856 |
1 year | [data missing] | Former Mayor of Trenton | ||
| 13 | Joseph Wood[6] | 1856 – 1859 |
3 years | Democratic | [data missing] | ||
| 14 | Franklin S. Mills[6] | 1859 – 1861 |
2 years | [data missing] | New Jersey Assemblyman | ||
| 15 | William R. McKean[6] | 1861 – 1863 |
2 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| (14) | Franklin S. Mills[6] | 1863 – 1867 |
4 years | [data missing] | Former Mayor of Trenton | ||
| 16 | Alfred Reed[7] (1839–1918) |
1867 – 1868 |
1 year | [data missing] | President of the City Council | ||
| (10) | William Napton[6] | 1868 – 1871 |
3 years | Republican | Former Mayor of Trenton | ||
| 17 | John Briest[8]
(1836–1915) |
1871 – 1875 |
4 years | Democratic | Publisher of The Emporium | ||
| 18 | Wesley Creveling[9]
(1841–1920) |
1875 – 1877 |
2 years | Democratic | [data missing] | ||
| 19 | Daniel R. Bodine[6] | 1877 – 1879 |
2 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 20 | William Rice[6] | 1879 – 1881 |
2 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 21 |  |
Garrett D. W. Vroom[6] (b. 1843) |
1881 – 1884 |
3 years | Democratic | [data missing] | |
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly[10] (1841–1905; aged 63) |
1884 – 1886 |
2 years | Democratic | New Jersey Assemblyman | |
| 23 | John Woolverton[6][11] | 1886 – 1887 |
1 year | Democratic | Former New Jersey Senator | ||
| 24 | Frank A. Magowan[12][13][14] | April 17, 1887 – 1889 |
2 years | Republican | Rubber manufacturer | ||
| 25 | Anthony A. Skirm[6] | 1889 – 1891 |
2 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 26 | Daniel J. Bechtel[6] | 1891 – 1893 |
2 years | Democratic | [data missing] | ||
| 27 | Joseph B. Shaw[15]
(1857/58–1936; aged 61) |
1893 – 1895 |
2 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 28 | Emory Neal Yard[6] | 1895 – 1897 |
2 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 29 | Welling G. Sickel[16][17] (1858–1911; aged 52) |
1897 – 1899 |
2 years | Republican | Vice President of United Globe Rubber Co. | ||
| 30 |  |
Frank O. Briggs[18][19] (1851–1913; aged 61) |
1899 – 1902(lost re-election) |
3 years | Republican | Member of the Trenton School Board | |
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Frank S. Katzenbach[19][20] (1868–1929; aged 60) |
1902 – 1906 |
4 years | Democratic | Alderman At-large | |
| 32 | Frederick W. Gnichtel[6] (b. 1860) |
1906 – 1908 |
2 years | Republican | City Councilman[21] | ||
| 33 | Walter Madden[6] (b. 1873) |
1908 – 1911 |
3 years | Democratic | [data missing] | ||
| In 1911, Trenton adopted the commission form of government.[22] The mayor was elected by the commissioners and typically the most popular member at the previous election.[22][23] | |||||||
| 34 |  |
Frederick W. Donnelly[10][24][25] (1866–1935; aged 68) |
1911 – November 1, 1932(resigned) |
21 years | Democratic | Businessman, president of the Trenton Harbor Board, and son of former mayor R.G.A. Donnelly | |
| 35 | Edward W. Lee[26]
(1876/77–1942; aged 65) |
November 1, 1932 – November 18, 1932 |
18 days | [data missing] | Member of the Trenton City Commission[23] | ||
| 36 | George B. LaBarre[27] | November 18, 1932 – 1934 |
2 years | [data missing] | Member of the Trenton City Commission[23] | ||
| In 1935, Trenton adopted the council-manager form of government.[22] | |||||||
| 37 | William J. Connor[28] |
May 14, 1935 – 1939 |
4 years | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| In 1939, Trenton reverted to the commission form of government.[22][26] | |||||||
| 38 | Leo Rogers[22][29]
(1896/97–1941; aged 44) |
May 23, 1939 – March 7, 1941(died in office) |
2 years | Democratic | Assistant Mercer County Prosecutor and candidate for New Jersey Senate (1937) | ||
| 39 | Ward Lee |
1941 – 1941 |
under 1 year | [data missing] | [data missing] | ||
| 40 | John Anthony Hartmann I |
1941 – 1943 |
2 years | [data missing] | Member of the Trenton City Commission[22] | ||
| 41 | Andrew Duch |
May 1943 – May 19, 1947 |
4 years | [data missing] | Mercer County Prosecutor, Director of Public Safety | ||
| 42 | Donal J. Connolly[30] (1909–1995; aged 86) |
May 20, 1947 – 1959 |
12 years | Democratic | State Assemblyman | ||
| 43 |  |
Arthur J. Holland (1918–1989; aged 71) |
1959 – 1966 |
6 years | Democratic | City Councilman | |
| 44 | Carmen J. Armenti (1929–2001; aged 72) |
1966 – 1970 |
4 years | Democratic | City Councilman, North Ward | ||
| (43) | |
Arthur J. Holland (1918–1989; aged 71) |
1970 – November 9, 1989(died in office) |
19 years | Democratic | Former Mayor of Trenton | |
| (44) | Carmen J. Armenti (1929–2001; aged 72) |
November 9, 1989 – July 1, 1990 |
234 days | Republican | City Council President | ||
| 45 | .jpg) |
Douglas Palmer[31][32][a] (born in 1951; aged 74) |
July 1, 1990 – July 1, 2010 |
20 years | Democratic | Mercer County Freeholder | |
| 46 | Tony F. Mack[31] (born in 1966; aged 60) |
July 1, 2010 – February 26, 2014(removed from office) |
3 years, 67 days | Democratic | Mercer County Freeholder | ||
| 47 | George Muschal[33] | February 26, 2014 – July 1, 2014 |
125 days | Unaffiliated | City Councilman, South Ward | ||
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Eric Jackson (born in 1959; aged 66–67) |
July 1, 2014 – July 1, 2018 |
4 years | Democratic | Trenton Director of Public Works | |
| 49 |  |
W. Reed Gusciora (born in 1960; aged 66) |
July 1, 2018 (incumbent) |
8 years | Democratic | New Jersey Assemblyman | |
Notes
- Palmer was the first African-American mayor in the city's history.