List of mayors of Buffalo, New York


List of mayors

#NamePicturePartyTook officeLeft officeNotes
1Ebenezer JohnsonDemocratic-RepublicanMay 1832March 18331st Term. Served as a doctor during the War of 1812
2Major Andre Andrews18331834Founding member of the first Bank of Buffalo
3Ebenezer JohnsonDemocratic-Republican183418352nd Term
4Hiram PrattWhig183518361st Term
5Samuel Wilkeson18361837
6Josiah TrowbridgeWhigMarch 14, 1837December 21, 1837
7Pierre A. Barker18371838
8Ebenezer WaldenWhigMarch 13, 18381839
9Hiram PrattWhig183918402nd Term
10Sheldon ThompsonWhig1840March 2, 1841
11Isaac R. HarringtonWhigMarch 2, 1841March 8, 1842
12George William Clinton18421843Served as the 7th United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York
13Joseph G. MastenDemocratic184318441st Term
14William KetchumWhig18441845
15Joseph G. MastenDemocratic184518462nd Term
16Solomon G. HavenWhig18461847
17Elbridge G. SpauldingWhig18471848Served as New York State Treasurer from 1854–1855 and was twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
18Orlando AllenWhig18481849
19Hiram BartonWhig184918503rd Term
20Henry K. SmithDemocratic18501851
21James WadsworthDemocraticMarch 4, 1851March 9, 1852
22Hiram BartonWhig185218534th Term
23Eli CookDemocratic18531855
24Frederick P. StevensDemocratic18561857
25Timothy T. LockwoodDemocratic18581859
26Franklin A. AlbergerRepublican18601861
27William G. FargoDemocratic18621865Co-founded the modern day financial firms of American Express and Wells Fargo
28Chandler J. WellsRepublican18661867
29William F. RogersDemocratic18681869
30Alexander BrushRepublican187018731st Term
31Lewis P. DaytonDemocratic18741875
32Philip BeckerRepublican18761877
33Solomon ScheuDemocratic18781879
34Alexander BrushRepublican188018812nd Term
35Grover ClevelandDemocraticJanuary 2, 1882November 20, 1882Elected 22nd & 24th President of the United States
36Marcus M. DrakeRepublicanNovember 20, 1882December 29, 1882
37Harmon S. CuttingDemocraticDecember 29, 1882January 16, 1883
38John B. ManningDemocraticJanuary 16, 18831884
39Jonathan ScovilleDemocratic18841885
40Philip BeckerRepublican18861889
41Charles F. BishopDemocratic18901894
42Edgar B. JewettRepublican18951897
43Conrad DiehlDemocratic18981901
44Erastus C. KnightRepublican19021905
45James N. AdamDemocratic19061909
46Louis P. FuhrmannDemocratic19101917
47George S. BuckRepublican19181921
48Frank X. SchwabRepublican19221929
49Charles E. RoeschRepublican19301933
50George J. ZimmermannDemocratic19341937
51Thomas L. HollingDemocratic19381941
52Joseph J. KellyDemocratic19421945
53Bernard J. DowdRepublican19461949
54Joseph MrukRepublicanJanuary 1, 1950December 31, 1953
55Steven PankowDemocraticJanuary 1, 1954December 31, 1957
56Frank A. SeditaDemocraticJanuary 1, 1958December 31, 19611st Term
57Chester A. KowalRepublicanJanuary 1, 1962December 31, 1965
58Frank A. SeditaDemocraticJanuary 1, 1966March 5, 19732nd Term
59Stanley M. MakowskiDemocraticMarch 5, 1973December 31, 1977
60James D. GriffinDemocraticJanuary 1, 1978December 31, 1993
61Anthony MasielloDemocraticJanuary 1, 1994December 31, 2005
62Byron BrownDemocraticJanuary 1, 2006Present

Number of mayors by party affiliation

History

In 1853, the charter of the city was amended to include the town of Black Rock and the city proper was divided into thirteen wards. In addition, the term of city offices, including mayor changed from a one year term to a two year term and was elected directly by the people.

Mayoral Elections

DateCandidates
November 8, 1881John B. ManningRobert R. Hefford
11,0367,321
January 9, 1883Grover ClevelandMilton Beebe
15,12011,528
November 6, 1973Stanley M. MakowskiStewart M. LevyJohn A. WestraPatrick W. GiagnacovaIra Liebowitz
77,56924,4232,6401,147597
November 2, 1993Anthony MasielloRichard A. GrimmEugene Fahey
36,0929,2777,566
November 8, 2005Byron BrownKevin Helfer