Mayors of Ramsey, New Jersey
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Ramsey, New Jersey was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1908, from portions of Hohokus Township (whose remnants are now Mahwah Township). Additional territory was annexed from Waldwick in 1921, and portions of the borough were ceded to Saddle River in 1925.Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 84. Accessed January 30, 2012.
Mayors
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | John B. Finch | {{dts|April 27, 1908}} | {{dts| 1910}} | Republican |The first mayor, elected at a special election held on April 27, 1908. Reelected for a full two -year term at the general election in November, 1908, he served until 1910.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5x73CWxqDQC&dq=John+B.+Finch+ramsey&pg=PT69|title=Ramsey|first=Ron|last=Kase|date=October 24, 2001|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|via=Google Books}} |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | | James Shuart | {{dts|1911}} | 1912 | First Democratic mayor. |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | F. William Gertzen | {{dts|1913}} | 1916 | Republican | Served as mayor of Ramsey for a total of seven terms. His service started in 1913 and at this time he served two terms, 1913–16. Called by his townsman again in 1925 he served three two-year terms, 1925–30. In 1941 he was again elected mayor and served two two-year terms, 1941–44. |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | John Frank DeBaun | {{dts|1917}} | 1920 | Served two terms. |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | Frederick W. Storer | {{dts|1921}} | 1924 | Republican | Served two terms. |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | F. William Gertzen | {{dts|1925}} | 1930 | Republican | Served three terms |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | | John J. Sullivan | {{dts|1931}} | 1934 | Democrat | Served two terms. |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | Dwight P. Little | {{dts|1935}} | 1940 | Republican | Served three terms. |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | F. William Gertzen | 1944 | Republican | Served two terms |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | Franklin D. Haring | {{dts|1945}} | 1948 | Republican | Served three terms.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30178278/franklin-haring-obituary/|title=Franklin Haring - Obituary|date=January 20, 1960|pages=37|via=newspapers.com}} |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | Chester A. Smeltzer | {{dts|1949}} | 1952 | Republican | Served two terms. Wrote The Birth of Ramsey in 1976.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/BIRTH-RAMSEY-Chester-Smeltzer/dp/B00HX4M2YS|title=THE BIRTH OF RAMSEY|first=Chester A.|last=Smeltzer|date=January 1, 1976|publisher=Walden Printing Company|via=Amazon}} |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | Harold E. Murken | {{dts|1953}} | 1954 | Republican | |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | {{dts|1955}} | 1956 | Republican | |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | John S. Elliot | {{dts|1957}} | 1960 | Republican | Served two terms. |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | | Paul R. Huot | {{dts|1961}} | 1962 | Democrat | |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | Victor M. Williams | {{dts|1963}} | 1968 | Republican | Served three terms. |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | Salvatore Burgio | {{dts|1969}} | 1974 | Republican | |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | | Emil Porfido | {{dts|1975}} | 1987 | Democrat |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | John L. Scerbo | {{dts|1988}} | 2002 | Republican | |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | | Richard Muti | {{dts|2003}} | 2006 | Democrat | Changed parties and ran in 2014 election{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2014/07/ramsey-mayors-race-three-candidates-vie-for-open-seat-in-midst-of-contentious-bergen-political-season/|title=Ramsey mayor's race: three candidates vie for open seat in midst of contentious Bergen political season|website=The New York Observer |date=July 17, 2014}} |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | Christopher Botta | {{dts|2007}} | 2014 | Republican |
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| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | | Deirdre A. Dillon | {{dts|2015}} | incumbent | Republican |
Table Data Sourcehttps://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/489795-the-birth-of-ramsey-by-mayor-chester-a-smeltzer-and-the-growth-of-ramsey?offset=1 "The birth of Ramsey"https://www.newspapers.com "Newspapers.com"
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