Mayors

Mayors (for a Day)

1. C. R. Baldwin ( - 1853)
2. Julius Hotchkiss (1853 - 1854)​
3. David T. Bishop (1854 - 1855)
4. George W. Benedict (1855 - 1856)
5. John W. Webster (1856 - 1857)
6. Henry Ferdinand Fish (1857 - 1858)
7. Nathan Dikeman (1858 - 1859)
8. Charles Benedict (1859 - 1860)
9. Aner Bradley, Jr. (1860 - 1863)
10. L. Sanford Davies (1863 - 1864)
11. John Kendrick (1864 - 1866)
12. Dr. Philo G. Rockwell (1866 - 1867)
13. Joseph Burton Spencer (1867 - 1868)
14. Charles B. Merriman (1869 - 1870)
15. Isaac E. Newton (1870 -1871)
16. George B. Thomas (1871 - 1876)
17. Archibald Elijah Rice (1876 - 1888)
18. Henry I. Boughton (1886 - 1890)
19. Guernsey S. Parsons (1880 - 1882)
20. Greene Kendrick (1882 - 1884)
21. Henry A. Matthews (1884 - 1886)
22. Henry I. Boughton (1886 - 1890)
23. Charles R. Baldwin (1890 - 1892)
24. Daniel F. Webster (1892 - 1894)
25. Edward G. Kilduff (1894 - 1898)
26. Thomas D. Barlow (1898 - 1900)
27. ​Edward G. Kilduff (1900 - 1904)
28. ​Newton J. Welton ??? John P. Elton ??? (1904 - 1906)
    
29. William E. Thomas (1906 - 1910) ​  
30. William B. Hotchkiss (1910 - 1912)
    
31. Francis T. Reeves (1912 - 1914)
32. Martin Scully (1914 - 1918)
33. William H. Sandland (1918 - 1922)
34. Francis P. Guilfoile (1922 - 1930)
35. T. Frank Hayes (1930 - 1939)
36. Patrick M. Perriello (1939 - 1940)
37. Vincent A. Scully (1940 - 1943)
38. John S. Monagan (1943 - 1948)
39. Raymond E. Snyder (1948 - 1956)
40. Edward D. Bergin (1956 -1958)
41. Raymond E. Snyder (1958 - 1960)
42. Edward E. Bergin (1960 - 1964)
    
43. Joseph F. McNellis, Jr. (1964 - 1966)
44. Frederick W. Palomba (1966 - 1968)
45. George P. Harlamon (1968 - 1970)
46. Edward D. Bergin (1970 - 1971)
    
47. Victor A. Mambruno (1971 - 1976)
48. Edward D. Bergin, Jr. (1976 - 1986)
49. Joseph J. Santopietro (1986 - 1992)
50. ​Edward D. Bergin, Jr. (1992 - 1996)
51. Philip A. Giordano (1996 - 2002)
52. Michael J. Jarjura (2002 - 2011)
53. Neil M. O'Leary (2011 - 2023) ​

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Police Chiefs

The title of the top copper in the Brass City oscillated in time as follows:

• Chief 1853 - 1905; 
• Superintendent 1905 - 2003;
• Chief 2003 - ​date

 

1. * Samuel Warren, 1853
2. * William Laird, 1872-1874
3. * William C. Bannon, 1874 - 1875
4. * Oliver Austin, 1875 - 1880
5. * William Laird, 1880 - 1884
6. * George Egan, 1884 - 1905
7. Unknown
8. ** Beach, from at least 1913 to at least 1917
9. ** Unknown
10. ** Unknown
11. ** Unknown
12. ** Unknown
13. ** Unknown
14. ** Unknown
15. ** Roach, from at least 1942 to 1959 except 1942, 1945, and 1952 due to service to the nation
16. ** James Magner, 1959-1960
17. ** Joseph Guilfole, 1960
18. ** Unknown
19. ** Unknown
20. ** Unknown
21. ** Flaherty, around 2002 to 2003
22. *** 2003 to 2004
23. * Neil O'Leary (2004 - 2009)
24. * Michael J. Gugliotti, the first Italian-American Police Chief (2009 - 2013)
25. *** January 2013 to October 2013
26. * Vern Riddick, the first African-American Police Chief (2013 to 2018)
27. * Fernando C. "Fred" Spagnolo (2019 - date)

* Chief
** Superintendent
​*** No Police Chief nor Superintendent in office
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Wardens, Selectmen, Councilmen, Aldermen,  Freemen, and Burgesses

In the beginning, Waterbury, which officially became a municipality on June 25th, 1853, was governed by a Mayor and 4 Aldermen, and up to 20 Councilmen, 1 Treasurer, 2 Sheriffs, and an Auditor.

At that time, the Mayor presided over the Board of Aldermen.

Each position carried a term of 1 year, until 1871 when the Mayor's seat became a 2-year term.  In 2015, the Mayor's term was extended to 4 years.  The term begins on the 1st day of the year following the election. 

The 1st City Charter reigned from 1853 to 1871.  The 2nd Charter begain on the 1st day of 1872.

Little is known about the Freemen, which may simply be a reference to a resident of the city.

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• 1996 Cornelius J. "Connie" Collins (Irish)
• 1998 Paul H. Delage Sr (Franco-American)
• 1999 Joseph A. Zembruski (Polish)
• 2000 Rosario Sarino" Costa (Italian)
• 
  ???? Anthony "Tony" Renzullo
  
  2014 
  2021 William "Billy" Summa
  2022 The 3rd and 4th generations of the Maiorano Family of Waterbury
  ​2023 Arthur J. Denze - also one of Waterbury's top 3 Ignominious people (see below)
•  2001
  • Honorable Judge Richard M. Marano (Italian)
  • Reverend W. James Johnson (African-American)
• 2000 Rosario Costa (Italian)
• 2003
  • John J. "Jack" McCarthy (Irish)
  • Selim Noujaim (Lebanese)
• 2006
  • Carl W. Rosa (Italian)
  • George W. Kearney (Irish)
• 2008
  • Frank "Joe Buddy" Locke Sr (Black)
  • Edwin R. Rodriguez (Puerto Rican)
• 2009 Angelica M. Medina (Puerto Rican)
• 2011
  • Colonel John Chiarella (Italian)
  • David G. Devino Sr (Italian)
  • James H. Gatling (African-American)
• 2012
  • Nick Rinaldi (Italian)
  • Jonuz Kulla (Albanian)
  • Miriam Echevarria (Puerto Rican)
• 2013
  • John A. Lombardo (Italian)
  • Patrick "Bob" O'Rourke (Irish)
  • Alderman Greg Hadley (African-American)
  • Camile Atallah (Lebanese)
  • Daisy Cocco De Filippis (Dominican)
  • Isaias T. Diaz (Puerto Rican)
  • Virginia O'Rourke (Exchange Club)
  • Talline Carvalho Matos (Brazillian)
• 2014
  • Father Frederick Aniello (Italian)
  • Jeffrey A. Hunter Sr (African-American)
  • Maritza Acosta-Gay (Puerto Rican)
• 2015
  • Semina DeLaurentis (Italian)
  • Yliana Miller (Ecuadorian)
  • David Burgos (Puerto Rican)
  • Adrienne Parkmond (African American)
  • Don Valdez (Irish)
• 2016
  • John Sarlo (Italian)
  • Jahana Hayes (African-American)
  • Eileen Byrne (Irish)
  • Adele Jorge-Nelson (Puerto Rican)
• 2017
  • ​Hubie G. Williamson Jr. (African-American)
  • Phillip V. Benevento (Italian)
  • Chris Casey (Irish)
  • Kathy Harlamon (Greek)
• ​2021 William "Billy" Summa (Italian)
• 2022 The 3rd and 4th generations of the Maiorano Family of Waterbury
• 2023 Arthur J. Denze - also see Ignominious people
• ​2023 ​​María Luisa Almeida (Cape Verde)

Fire Chiefs

1. Edward S. Clark: 1854 to 1855
2. Henry Merriman: 1856 to 1857
3. James P. Goodwin: 1858
4. Willis Merrill: 1859 to 1861
5. B.P. Chatfield: 1862 to 1871
6. James P. Goodwin: 1872 to 1873
7. William Laird: 1874 to 1876
8. Homer D. Bronson: 1876 to 1878
9. Andrew W. Goldsmith: 1878 to 1881
10. Samuel C. Snagg: 1882 to 1914 *
11. Henry Heitman: 1914 to 1934
12. T.J. Lynch: 1935 to 1937
13. Thomas Cavanaugh: 1937 to 1946
14. Martin Campion: 1946 to 1947
15. Francis Scully: 1947 to 1965
16. Joseph Maloney: 1966 to 1970
17. Ignazio DelBuono: 1970 to 1986
18. Jerry Beccia: 1987 to 1989
19. Thomas Brennan: 1991 to 1995
20. Robert Massicotte: 1997 to 2000
21. George Klauber: 2001 to 2003
22. Michael Maglione: 2005 to 2011
23. David J. Martin: 2011-

* Longest-serving Fire Chief in Waterbury's history

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