List of mayors of Medford, Massachusetts
This is a list of the past and present mayors of Medford, Massachusetts.
Mayors
| No. | Mayor | Picture | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel C. Lawrence | ![]() | 1893 – 1894 | Republican |
| 2 | Baxter E. Perry | ![]() | 1895 – January 4, 1897 | Republican |
| 3 | Lewis H. Lovering | January 4, 1897 – January 1901 | Republican | |
| 4 | Charles S. Baxter | ![]() | January 1901 – 1904 | Republican |
| 5 | Michael F. Dwyer | ![]() | 1905 – 1907 | Democrat |
| 6 | Clifford Merton Brewer | 1908 – 1910 | Republican | |
| 7 | Charles S. Taylor | 1911 – 1914 | Republican | |
| 8 | Benjamin F. Haines | ![]() | 1915 – 1922 | Republican |
| 9 | Richard B. Coolidge | ![]() | 1923 – 1926 | Republican |
| 10 | Edward H. Larkin | 1927 – 1931 | Republican | |
| 11 | John H. Burke | 1932 – 1933 | Democrat | |
| 12 | John J. Irwin | 1934 – 1937 | Republican | |
| 13 | John C. Carr | 1938 – 1943 | Democrat | |
| Acting | George L. Callahan | 1943 – 1944 | ||
| 14 | Walter E. Lawrence | ![]() | 1944 – 1949 | Republican |
| 15 | Frederick T. McDermott | ![]() | 1950 – 1951 | |
| 16 | John C. Carr Jr. | 1952 – 1954 | ||
| 17 | Arthur DelloRusso | 1955 | ||
| 18 | Alfred P. Pompeo | 1956 – 1957 | ||
| 19 | John C. Carr Jr. | 1958 – 1961 | ||
| 20 | John J. McGlynn | ![]() | 1962 – 1967 | |
| 21 | Patrick J. Skerry | 1968 – 1969 | ||
| 22 | John J. McGlynn | ![]() | 1970 – 1971 | |
| 23 | Angelo Marotta | ![]() | 1972 – 1973 | |
| 24 | Frederick Dello Russo | ![]() | 1974 | |
| 25 | James K. Kurker | 1975 | ||
| 26 | John J. McGlynn | ![]() | 1976 – 1977 | |
| 27 | Eugene F. Grant | 1978 – 1979 | ||
| 28 | Paul Donato | ![]() | 1980 – 1985 | Democrat |
| 29 | Marilyn Porreca | 1986 – 1987 | Democrat | |
| 30 | Michael J. McGlynn | ![]() | 1988 – 2016 | Democrat |
| 31 | Stephanie Muccini Burke | 2016 – 2020 | ||
| 32 | Breanna Lungo-Koehn | 2020 – Present |
City managers
From 1950 to 1988, an appointed city manager served as the chief administrative manager of the city.
| No. | City Manager | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Shurtleff | 1950– 1956 |
| 2 | John B. Kennedy | 1957– 1958 |
| 3 | Edward J. Conroy | 1958– 1960 |
| 4 | John C. Carr | 1961– 1962 |
| 5 | Howard Reed | 1962– 1970 |
| 6 | James O. Nicholson | 1970– 1980 |
| 7 | Carroll Sheehan | 1980– 1982 |
| 8 | John Ghiloni | 1982– 1985 |
| 9 | Richard Lee | 1985– 1988 |
References
- ^ "Medford Historical Society -- Medford, Massachusetts". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010.












