List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts
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In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

s of Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...

. Fall River was led by a Board of Selectmen
Board of selectmen
The board of selectmen is commonly the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States. The board typically consists of three or five members, with or without staggered terms.-History:...

 from 1803 until its re-incorporation as a city in 1854. Prior to 1803, it was a part of Freetown
Freetown, Massachusetts
Freetown is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,870 at the 2010 census.Freetown is one of the oldest communities in the United States, having been settled by the Pilgrims and their descendants in the latter half of the 17th century. The town once included...

 and was led by the Freetown Board of Selectmen.

Selectmen (1803–1854)

Years Selectman Selectman Selectman Selectman Selectman
1803–04 Thomas Borden Benjamin Durfee Robert Miller
1804–05 Samuel Thurston
1805–06 Nathan Bowen Pardon Davol Elijah Blossom, Jr.
1806–07 Jonathan Brownell Abraham Bowen
1807–08 Elijah Blossom Stephen Leonard
1808–09 Nathan Bowen Henry Brightman David Wilson
1809–10 William Read, Jr. Charles Durfee
1810–11
1811–12 Benjamin Bennett, 2nd
1812–13 Hezekiah Wilson William B. Canedy William Borden
1813–14 Isaac Winslow
1814–15 Benjamin W. Brown Simon Hathaway
1815–16 Sheffel Weaver Bradford Durfee
1816–17 William Ashley William Read
1817–18 Abraham Bowen
1818–19 Benjamin W. Brown Charles Pitman James G. Bowen
1819–20
1820–21 Sheffel Weaver Richard Borden, 2nd
1821–22 Robert Miller Charles Pitman Enoch French
1822–23
1823–24 Joseph E. Read Benjamin W. Brown Edmund Chace
1824–25 Enoch French Hezekiah Wilson William Read
1825–26
1826–27
1827–28
1828–29 Sheffel Weaver
1829–30
1830–31 John Eddy
1831–32 Samuel Chace Robinson Buffinton William Ashley
1832–33 Leonard Garfield
1833–34 Matthew C. Durfee Elijah Pierce
1834–35 Azariah Shove Smith Winslow
1835–36 John Eddy Israel Anthony Luther Winslow
1836–37
1837–38
1838–39
1839–40 Russell Hathaway
1840–41 Nathaniel B. Borden
Nathaniel B. Borden
Nathaniel Briggs Borden was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life and education:Borden was born to Simeon Borden and Amey Borden in that part of Freetown, Massachusetts which later became Fall River. Borden attended the district school and Plainfield Academy...

 
William Read
1841–42 Matthew C. Hathaway
1842–43 Jervis Shove Stephen K. Crary George Brightman, 2nd
1843–44 Israel Anthony Perez Mason
1844–45 Thomas D. Chaloner
1845–46
1846–47 Leander Borden James M. Morton
1847–48 Azariah Shove Benjamin Earl
1848–49 Benjamin Wardwell
1849–50 Thomas J. Pickering David Perkins
1850–51 Daniel Brown
1851–52 James Buffington 
1852–53 George O. Fairbanks Azariah Shove Leander Borden Chester W. Greene
1853–54 Thomas T. Potter

Mayors (1854–present)

# Mayor Picture Term Notes
1st James Buffington  1854–1855 Previously a Selectman from 1851 until establishment of the city.
2nd Edward P. Buffinton 1856–1857
3rd Nathaniel B. Borden
Nathaniel B. Borden
Nathaniel Briggs Borden was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life and education:Borden was born to Simeon Borden and Amey Borden in that part of Freetown, Massachusetts which later became Fall River. Borden attended the district school and Plainfield Academy...

1857–1858 Previously a Selectman from 1840–1841.
4th Josiah B. Blaisdell 1858–1860
5th Edward P. Buffinton 1860–1867
6th George O. Fairbanks 1867–1869 Previously a Selectman from 1852 until 1854.
7th Samuel M. Brown 1869–1873
8th Robert T. Davis 1873–1874
9th James F. Davenport 1874–1877
10th Crawford E. Lindsey 1878–1879
11th William S. Greene
William S. Greene
William Stedman Greene was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Tremont, Illinois, Greene moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844....

1880 – March 28, 1881 Resigned.
Acting Robert Henry 1881-1881 Elected by the city council
12th Henry K. Braley
Henry K. Braley
Henry King Braley was an American politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts. Braley was born in Rochester, Massachusetts to Samuel Tripp Braley and Mary A. Braley on March 17, 1850....

1882–1883
13th Milton Reed
Milton Reed
Milton Reed was an American journalist, attorney and politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.Reed studied law at Harvard law school, and in the office of Edmund H. Bennett.-Notes:...

1884-1884
14th John W. Cummings
John W. Cummings
John William Cummings was an American lawyer and politician who served in the both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, and as the 14th and 16th Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.-External links:**...

1885-1885
15th William S. Greene
William S. Greene
William Stedman Greene was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Tremont, Illinois, Greene moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844....

1886-1886
16th John W. Cummings
John W. Cummings
John William Cummings was an American lawyer and politician who served in the both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, and as the 14th and 16th Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.-External links:**...

1887–1888
17th James Frederick Jackson 1889–1890
18th John W. Coughlin
John W. Coughlin
John W. Coughlin was an American physician and politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.Coughlin was born in Fall River on June 9, 1861 to William and Abbie Coughlin....

1891–1894
19th William S. Greene
William S. Greene
William Stedman Greene was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Tremont, Illinois, Greene moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844....

1895–1897
20th Amos M. Jackson 1898–1899
21st John H. Abbott 1900–1901
22nd George Grime 1902–1904 Sitting in 1902.
23rd John T. Coughlin 1905–1910
24th Thomas F. Higgins 1911–1913
25th James H. Kay January 5, 1913–1923
26th Edmond P. Talbot 1923–1926 Sitting in 1923.
27th W. Harry Monks 1927–1928
28th Edmond P. Talbot 1929–1930
29th Daniel F. Sullivan 1931–1932
30th Joseph Leo Hurley
Joseph L. Hurley
Joseph Leo Hurley was an American Democratic politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937. Hurley was from Fall River, Massachusetts. He was of Irish descent....

1933–1934
31st Alexander C. Murray 1935–1945
32nd William P. Grant 1946–1951
33rd John F. Kane 1952–1957
34th John M. Arruda 1958–1963
35th Roland G. Desmarais 1964–1967
36th Nicholas W. Mitchell 1968–1971
37th Wilfred C. Driscoll 1972–1978
38th Carlton M. Viveiros 1978 – December 23, 1990 Resigned to become clerk-magistrate of the Southeastern District Housing Court.
Acting Daniel Bogan December 23, 1990 – June 25, 1991 Acting mayor.
39th John R. Mitchell June 25, 1991-January 1996
40th Edward M. Lambert, Jr.
Edward M. Lambert, Jr.
Edward M. Lambert, Jr. is an American politician and civil servant who is the current Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation...

January 1996 – October 26, 2007 Resigned to accept a position at the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is one of five campuses and operating subdivisions of the University of Massachusetts . It is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States, in the center of the South Coast region, between the cities of New Bedford to the east and Fall River...

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Acting William F. Whitty October 26, 2007 – January 7, 2008 Acting mayor.
41st Robert Correia
Robert Correia
Robert Correia is an American politician who represented the 7th Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977–2008 and served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts from 2008–2010....

January 7, 2008 – January 4, 2010
42nd Will Flanagan January 4, 2010–
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