Mayor of New Britain, Connecticut
Political office in the United States
Mayor of New Britain | |
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Incumbent since November 12, 2013Erin Stewart |
The mayor of New Britain, Connecticut, is the city's chief executive.
List of city's chief executives
elected | Mayor | Observation | Political party | Term end |
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1871 | Frederick Trent Stanley | industrialist, warden of borough in 1850 | Republican | 1872 |
1872 | Samuel Waldo Hart | (1824-1863) medical college Harvard and Yale Republican A New Britain native, Hart attended medical schools at Berkshire Medical College, Harvard, and Yale. ... His successful practice in New Britain led to his election as the second, was born at New Britain, May 22d, 1825. ... He was elected mayor of the city of New Britain in 1872, and held that office for five consecutive years from date of first election. mayor (1872–77). | Republican | 1877 |
1877 | David Nelson Camp | (1820-1916) | Republican | 1879 |
1879 | Ambrose Beatty | (1831–1900) Born in Ireland, Beatty came to New Britain in 1856 and worked for Russell & Erwin and then in the grocery business. He went on Clughil County Longford Ireland | Democratic | 1880 |
1880 | John Butler Talcott | [1] | Republican | 1882 |
1882 | Ambrose Beatty | Democratic | 1883 | |
1883 | James Andrew Pickett | (1829–1900) industrialist son of Albert Pickett, was born March 9, 1829, in New Milford, Litchfield Co., Conn., Pickett came to New Britain in 1851 and began as an employee of Alvin North and his sons' factory. He and Loren F. Judd purchased a half-interest in the establishment, and this would become North & Judd | Republican | 1886 |
1886 | Ambrose Beatty | Democratic | 1887 | |
1887 | J. Clement Atwood | born East Boston, 1891, J. CLEMENT ATwood, aged 56 years, for many years vestryman and warden of St. Mark's parish, New Britain, Conn. | Republican | 1888 |
1888 | John Walsh | Democratic | 1890 | |
1890 | Leumas Hoyt Pease | (b: 20 JAN 1845 1919), treasurer of the Stanley Works, New Britain, Conn., has died at his home in that city after a brief illness from heart trouble. | Republican | 1892 |
1892 | John Walsh | Democratic | 1894 | |
1894 | George Waldo Corbin | formation Corbin Cabinet Lock | Democratic | 1896 |
1896 | Robert J. Vance | Democratic | 1898 | |
1898 | Morris C. Webster | born in Harwinton, Connecticut, on September 28, 1848. 1915–1921: Connecticut State Comptroller | Republican | 1900 |
1900 | Samuel Bassett | Democratic | 1903 | |
1906 | George M. Landers | Republican | 1910 | |
1910 | Joseph M. Halloran | Baseball 1930: Joseph M. Halloran (D) 33.7% Massachusetts Joseph M. Halloran, Democrat. At the age of 30, he became the 15th mayor (1910–14). | Democratic | 1914 |
1914 | George Arthur Quigley | 08|03) b. New Britain, Conn., Oct. 9, 1880) s. Thomas Joseph and Caroline Louise Partridge) | Republican | 1920 |
1920 | Orson Fowler Curtis | (1852-1936) . It took Curtis six tries to become mayor before achieving that goal (1920–22). A carpenter and contractor by | Republican | 1922 |
1922 | Angelo Michael Alfred Paonessa | (1878 - 1949) | Democratic | 1926 |
1926 | Gardner Clarke Weld | the Herald Mayor on December 27 dismissed his Police Commissioner, Peter Pajewski. The Pajewski affair belongs to the abundant folklore of New Britain politics. A member of the Polish American Republican Club, Pajewski owned a drugstore on Broad and Grove Street, where, | Republican | 1928 |
1928 | Angelo Michael Alfred Paonessa | Democratic | 1930 | |
1930 | George Arthur Quigley | Republican | 1934 | |
1934 | David L. Dunn | Democratic | 1936 | |
1936 | George Arthur Quigley | Republican | 1938 | |
1938 | George James Coyle | Democratic | 1942 | |
1942 | George Arthur Quigley | Republican | 1946 | |
1947 | Henry John Gwiazda | 1910 February 5, 2000) first Polish American elected mayor of New Britain[2] | Democratic | 1949 |
1950 | John L. Sullivan | 1916 March 4, 1998) [3] | Democratic | 1954 |
1954 | Edward B. Scott | (Manchester New Hampshire 1913) Admitted to practice Connecticut 1938 and Pennsylvania 1939. Educated at Princeton University A.B. 1935 and Harvard University LL.B. 1938. Mayor New Britain 1954–56.Attorney Edward B. Scott, 40-year-old bachelor and Navy veteran of World War II, was elected mayor for the next two years by a majority of 2,945 votes. | Republican | 1955 |
1956 | Joseph Francis Morelli | (1916 May 30, 1996). Judge Morelli was appointed to the Circuit Court in 1969 and was elevated to the Superior Court in 1978. He retired in 1986 at the age of seventy.[4] | Democratic | 1960 |
1960 | Julius J. Kremski | [5] | Democratic | 1962 |
1962 | Thomas Joseph Meskill | [6] | Republican | 1964 |
1964 | James F. Dawson | An attorney for the state tax department, Dawson also served as legal counsel for the City Improvement Commission and as mayor of New Britain for a short time ( 1964–65). He was responsible for the expansion | Democratic | 1965 |
1965 | Paul John Manafort Sr. | Father of Paul Manafort, consultant and lobbyist; one time campaign chair for Donald Trump | Republican | 1971 |
1971 | Algert F. Politis | (1923-2013)[7] | Republican | 1971 |
1971 | Stanley Joseph Pac | July 2, 1923, in New Britain,[8] | Democratic | 1975 |
1975 | James J. Carey | (1923 2009)[9] | Democratic | 1975 |
1975 | William J. McNamara | 1935[10] | Democratic | 1989 |
1989 | Donald DeFronzo | Democratic | 1993 | |
1993 | Linda A. Blogoslawski Mlynarczyk | (born January 11, 1960, March 6, 1998) was the first woman to be elected mayor of New Britain. She beat Democrat Pawlak by 100 votes in the 1993 election to become the first Republican mayor in 22 years.[11] | Republican | 1995 |
1995 | Lucian J. Pawlak | [12] | Democratic | 2003 |
2003 | Timothy T. Stewart | born 30 September 1952 | Republican | 2011 |
2011 | Tim O'Brien | Democratic | 2013 | |
November 12, 2013 | Erin Stewart | Youngest mayor in city's history. First female mayor to be re-elected. | Republican |
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Notes
- ^ Palmer, Arlene C. (1 August 1999). New Britain. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738500256 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Gwiazda, Judge Henry J."
- ^ "Sullivan, Rev. John L."
- ^ "Joseph F. Morelli, 80".
- ^ "The Hour - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Clara Kremski's Obituary on Hartford Courant". Legacy.com.
- ^ Palmer, Arlene C. (1 August 1999). New Britain. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738500256 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Stanley J. PAC Sr.'s Obituary on Hartford Courant". Legacy.com.
- ^ "James J. Carey Jr.'s Obituary on Hartford Courant". Legacy.com.
- ^ "William McNamara Resigns".
- ^ "City Stunned to Lose Ex-Mayor in Lottery Attack". The New York Times. 10 March 1998.
- ^ "New Britain Mourns Loss Of Former Mayor".
- ^ Palmer, Arlene C. (1 August 1999). New Britain. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738500256 – via Google Books.
- ^ Kirby, Amy Melissa (3 November 2014). Legendary Locals of New Britain. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439648179 – via Google Books.
- ^ Palmer, Arlene C. (1 August 1999). New Britain. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738500256 – via Google Books.