List of mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut

The mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut is the chief executive of the government of Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Norwalk. The current mayor of Norwalk is Barbara Smyth, a Democrat.

Mayors prior to 1913 Elections were held on the first Monday in October annually up to 1913.

Mayors of the city of South Norwalk from 1870 to 1913 On August 18, 1870, the settlement of Old Well was incorporated as the city of South Norwalk. NameStartyearEndyearDudley P. ElyThe Political GraveyardList of mayors of Norwalk, 1913 – present 18701872Walter C. Quintard18731875Dudley P. Ely18761877Winfield S. Hanford18781878Walter C. Quintard18791879Christian Swartz18801880Edwin Adams18811881Christian Swartz18821882Peter L. Cunningham18831883Richard H. Golden18841884Nelson Taylor Jr.18851885John L. Richards18861886William B. Hubbell18871888Frank Comstock18891889Edwin Wilcox18901890William B. Reed18911892George Lockwood18931893Mortimer M. Lee18941896Charles G. Bohannan18971898J. Milton Coburn18971898Charles G. Bohannan18991901Mortimer M. Lee19011902John J. Cavanagh19021903Charles E. Dow19031907Francis I. Burnell19071909Robert M. Wolfe19091910Albert M. Pohlman19101911William F. Tammany19111912Robert M. Wolfe19121913

Wardens of the Borough of Norwalk from 1836 to 1872 The Borough of Norwalk was incorporated on May 4, 1836. The head of the Borough was titled its Warden.

NameYearsservedJoseph W. Hubbell1836, 1837, 1838, 1840, 1841, 1855Clark Bissell1839William J. Street1842, 1843, 1844Stiles Curtis1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851Charles E. Disbrow1852Samuel Lynes1853, 1854, 1859, 1871Dimon Fanton1856, 1857, 1858William C. Street1860George R. Cholwell1861, 1862Asa Smith1863, 1864, 1870, 1873Edwin Lockwood1865, 1866, 1869Edward P. Weed1867, 1874§Harvey Fitch1868Asa Woodward1872Samuel Daskam1874§§, 1875, 1876James W. Hyatt1877, 1880, 1881, 1885, 1886, 1887§Thomas H. Morison1878, 1879William H. Smith1882, 1883, 1884George S. Gregory1887§§§James G. Gregory1888Clarence B. Coolidge1889John H. Lee1890Edwin O. Keeler1891John D. Kimmey1892Edgar N. Sloan1893

§ Resigned. §§ Elected to fill the vacancy caused by Edward P. Weed's resignation. §§§ Elected to fill vacancy caused by James W. Hyatt's resignation.

Mayors of the city of Norwalk from 1893 to 1913 On June 30, 1893, the Borough of Norwalk was incorporated as the city of Norwalk. NameStartyearEndyearEdwin O. Keeler18931894James T. Hubbell18941895Arthur C. Wheeler18951897Charles L. Glover18971901George Buxton19011902Charles L. Glover19021903Ferdinand B. Smith19031904George Buxton19041905Charles L. Glover19051905Wallace DannThe Norwalk Hour19051907Charles A. Scofield19071908John J. Cavanagh19081909Leeman M. Brundage19091910Edward J. Finnegan19101913

Mayors of the city of Norwalk from 1913 to the present The city was consolidated on June 6, 1913. Elections for mayor are held every two years, in odd numbered years. The former city of South Norwalk became the new Norwalk’s Second Taxing District.

NameStartyearEndyearPolitical PartyFrancis Irwin Burnell19131915RepublicanCarl Axel Harstrom19151917RepublicanJeremiah Donovan19171921DemocraticCalvin Barton 19211923RepublicanThomas Robins19231927RepublicanAnson F. Keeler19271931RepublicanHarold L. Nash19311933RepublicanCharles C. Swartz19331935DemocraticFrank T. Stack19351943DemocraticRobert B. Oliver19431945RepublicanEdward J. Kelley19451947DemocraticIrving Freese19471951Socialist19511955Independent Party of NorwalkGeorge Brunjes19551957DemocraticIrving Freese19571959Independent Party of NorwalkJohn Shostak19591961RepublicanFrank J. Cooke19611965RepublicanFrank Zullo19651971DemocraticDonald J. Irwin19711975DemocraticJennie Cave19751977Independent Party of ConnecticutWilliam A. Collins19771981DemocraticThomas C. O'Connor19811983RepublicanWilliam A. Collins19831987DemocraticFrank Esposito19872001RepublicanAlex Knopp20012005DemocraticRichard A. Moccia20052013RepublicanHarry Rilling20132025DemocraticBarbara Smyth2025presentDemocratic

See also History of Norwalk, Connecticut Connecticut's 12th Senate district List of members of the Connecticut General Assembly from Norwalk

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