Bayonne, New Jersey

Bayonne is a city located in Hudson County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 61,842. The City of Bayonne is governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government.

Former Mayors

• Mayors have been governing the community ever since the year Bayonne was established in 1869.
• The first mayor of Bayonne was Henry Meigs who served from 1869-1879.
• The mayor with the longest term in office was Dennis P. Collins, who served from 1974-1990.
• Bert J. Daily served two unconsecutive terms from 1927-1931 and 1943-1947.
• Henry Meigs 1869-1879
• Stephen K. Lane 1879-1883
• David W. Oliver 1883-1887
• John Newman 1887-1891
• William C. Farr 1891-1895
• Egbert Seymour 1895-1904
• Thomas Brady 1904-1906
• Pierre P. Garven 1915-1919
• Homer Axford 1919-1923
• Robert J. Talbot 1923-1927
• Bert J. Daily 1927-1931
• Lucius F. Donohue 1931-1939
• James J. Donovan 1939-1943
• Bert J. Daily 1943-1947
• Charles Heiser 1947-1951
• Edward F. Clark 1951-1955
• G. Thomas DiDomenico 1955-1959
• Alfred Brady 1959-1962
• Francis G. Fitzpatrick 1962-1974
• Dennis P. Collins 1974-1990
• Richard A. Rutkowski 1990-1994
• Leonard P. Kiczek 1994-1998
• Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 1998-Present