The Mayor is the chief executive of the City of Rochester along with the Deputy Mayor. Rochester has had 59 mayors in its 174-year history. Notable mayors have included Jonathan Child (first mayor of Rochester) and Abel Carter Wilder.
Current Encumbents
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Mayor Robert Duffy took office on January 1, 2006, replacing William A. Johnson, Jr., who replaced Thomas P. Ryan, Jr..
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Deputy Mayor
Former Mayors - Most Recent to First
| William A. Johnson, Jr. | 1994 - 2005 | |
| Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. | 1974 - 1993 | |
| Stephen May | 1970 - 1973 | |
| Frank Lamb | 1964 - 1969 | |
| Henry E. Gillette | 1962 - 1963 | |
| Peter Barry | 1955 - 1961 | |
| Samuel B. Dicker | 1939 - 1955 | |
| Lester B. Rapp | 1938 - 1939 | |
| Charles Stanton | 1934 - 1937 | |
| Percival D. Oviatt | 1933 - 1934 | |
| Charles S. Owen | 1932 - 1933 | |
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Isaac Adler - Vice Mayor Stephen B. Story City Manager (acting) |
1930 - 1932 | |
| Joseph C. Wilson | 1927 - 1930 | |
| Martin B. O'Neil | 1926 - 1927 | |
| Clarence D. Van Zandt | 1921 - 1926 | |
| Hiram H. Edgerton | 1907 - 1921 | |
| James G. Cutler | 1904 - 1907 | |
| Adolph J. Rodenbeck | 1902 - 1904 | |
| George A. Carnahan | 1900 - 1901 | |
| George E. Warner | 1896 - 1900 | |
![[wikipedia]](http://rocwiki.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/inter.png){kind=small} Merton E. Lewis (acting) |
1895 - 1896 | |
| George W. Aldridge, Jr. | 1894 - 1895 | |
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Richard Curran |
1892 - 1894 | |
| William Carroll | 1890 - 1892 | |
| Cornelius R. Parsons | 1876 - 1890 | |
| George A. Clarkson | 1874 - 1876 | |
| George W. Aldridge, Sr. (acting) | 1873 - 1874 | |
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Abel Carter Wilder |
1872 - 1873 | |
| Charles W. Briggs | 1871 - 1872 | |
| John Lutes | 1870 - 1871 | |
| Edward M. Smith | 1869 - 1870 | |
| Henry L. Fish | 1867 - 1869 | |
| Samuel W.D. Moore (2nd time) | 1866 - 1867 | |
| Daniel D.T. Moore | 1865 - 1866 | |
| James Brackett | 1864 - 1865 | |
| Nehemiah C. Bradstreet | 1863 - 1864 | |
| Michael Filon | 1862 - 1863 | |
| John C. Nash | 1861 - 1862 | |
| Hamlet D. Scrantom | 1860 - 1861 | |
| Samuel W.D. Moore (1st time) | 1859 - 1860 | |
| Charles H. Clark | 1858 - 1859 | |
| Rufus Keeler | 1857 - 1858 | |
| Samuel George Andrews (2nd time) | 1856 - 1857 | |
| Charles J. Hayden | 1855 - 1856 | |
| Maltby Strong | 1854 - 1855 | |
| John Williams | 1853 - 1854 | |
| Hamblin Stillwell | 1852 - 1853 | |
| Nicholas E. Paine | 1851 - 1852 | |
| Samuel Richardson | 1850 - 1851 | |
| Levi A. Ward | 1849 - 1850 | Uncle to Henry August Ward |
| Joseph Field | 1848 - 1849 | |
| John B. Elwood | 1847 - 1848 | |
| William Pitkin | 1845 - 1847 | |
| John Allen | 1844 - 1845 | |
| Isaac Hills | 1843 - 1844 | |
| Charles J. Hill | 1842 - 1843 | |
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Elijah F. Smith |
1840 - 1842 | |
| Samuel George Andrews (1st time) | 1839 - 1840 | |
| Thomas Hart Rochester | 1838 - 1839 | |
|
Elisha Johnson |
1838 - 1838 | |
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Thomas Kempshall |
1837 - 1838 | |
| Abraham M. Schermerhorn | 1836 - 1837 | |
| Jacob Gould | 1835 - 1836 | |
| Jonathan Child | 1834 - 1835 | 1st Mayor |
Former Deputy Mayors
Notes and References
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Political Graveyard for Mayors of Rochester, New York
