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List of mayors of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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862:, who died while being treated in the Brothers house when it was repurposed into a hospital. However, starting in 1830, industries such as lumber mills and coal furnaces where constructed by local businessman Timothy Weiss, as well as housing for workers. The community would continue to grow, with a school being built in 1860, and a rail station in 1867, finally by 1886 residents where fed up with paying for taxes to North Bethlehem, and receiving little in return. As such they elected their own rival municipal government on September 16, 1886, and secured incorporation as West Bethlehem on October 25. Until the Borough's annexation by North Bethlehem on August 16, 1904, they too would use the Chief Burgess as their municipal executive. 41: 123: 680: 172: 1140:
In October 1973, just before the 15th mayoral election as the city was about to elect its 6th mayor, the council voted in favor of an ordinance limiting Bethlehem mayors to two full four-year terms (in addition to a partial term as an interim mayor if applicable). The ordinance was never submitted
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Northampton Heights was incorporated on February 20, 1901 and at its peak consisted of 280 houses with a population of 1,000. The borough was adamantly against joining a unified Bethlehem, remaining an independent municipality until March 2, 1920, nearly 3 years after the city of Bethlehem was
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During the period of Moravian dominance until 1846, South Bethlehem was where the Moravians housed non-Moravian travelers, building an inn south of the river, allowing outsiders to engage in trade and rest, but also keeping them separated from the settlement. The Moravians also allowed several
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in order for the new combined municipalities to become a city, however, Bethlehem annexed land between Northampton Heights and Hellertown to prevent this. After being incorporated the neighborhood remained a distinct community until the 60's consisting of a mix of Windish, Hungarian, Russian,
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Mayor Marcinin was elected mayor in November 1977 after being a member of city council for 12 years. In 1985 he ran for a third term due to the ambiguity of the legality of the city's term limits. After a lengthy legal battle his third term was deemed illegal and he stepped down.
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In 1913 the Borough of South Bethlehem was incorporated as the City of South Bethlehem in an effort to stave off merger with the rest of Bethlehem. With the new municipal government the Chief Burgess was done away with and replaced with a mayoral government. However, the
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Bethlehem, or North Bethlehem, is the traditional core of Bethlehem, where the original Moravian settlement stood. The oldest of the Bethlehems, its politics was dominated by Moravians until 1880. It was separated from South Bethlehem and Northampton Heights by the
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which usually denoted the elected official of a municipality. Bethlehem used the title until 1886, while South Bethlehem used the title until 1913. The office would survive in the Borough of Bethlehem, not as the municipalities executive, but rather as the head
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which, in 1987, struck down the Northampton County Court ruling and restored the 1973 ordinance. Marcincin would step down resulting in the first interim mayor in Bethlehem's history, as well as solidifying the two term limit for mayors.
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Mayor Schaffer planned the construction of a new City Hall complex, expansion of recreation facilities and laid the groundwork for the strong-mayor government, however, none of these would be finished before he left the office.
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Mayor Callahan was remembered as "uncompromising" and "abrasive" often clashing with the city council. He was credited with bringing the city 5,000 new jobs and reducing crime by 25%.
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Mayor Mowrer has been credited with restoring the historic character of Bethlehem and preserving the city's downtown. Under his term Victorian streetlights were introduced.
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A former high school history teacher and city council president, incumbent mayor Reynolds has centered his mayoralty off increasing the standard of living in Bethlehem.
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James Delgrosso was appointed by the council to serve until a special election could be held. During said election he would be defeated in the Democratic primary.
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is a political position dating from 1917, arising from the merger of Borough of Bethlehem and the Borough of South Bethlehem, which came together as the city of
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purchased the entire neighborhood and razed it to make an oxygen furnace. Like the other boroughs, Northampton Heights also used the Chief Burgess system.
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Mayor Cunningham oversaw over $ 1,000,000,000 in redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel plant. He resigned to become Secretary of the
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Former Mayor Mowrer was appointed interim mayor by the council when it was determined that Mayor Marcincin's third election was illegal.
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The only mayor of South Bethlehem, Dr Mitchell Walter was not a politician, rather coming from a long line of notable local physicians.
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determined that the incorporation was unconstitutional and in 1915 the borough of South Bethlehem, and the Chief Burgess, was restored.
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During Yeakel's term, crime ran rampant in the south side and his indifference resulted in his defeat when seeking a third term.
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Sat on South Bethlehem's first borough council for two terms before serving as Chief Burgess for five straight one year terms.
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mayoralty, hiring professionals in fields to head specific departments as opposed to staffing his office with politicians.
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in 1865 when South Bethlehem would be incorporated as its own borough, expanding southward several times until it bordered
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into a single city, both Bethlehems' executive was known as the Chief Burgess, a title derived from the English office of
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that had term limits for mayor. This ordinance was ruled illegal by the Northampton County Court shortly after and mayor
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The Borough of Bethlehem replaced their Chief Burgess with a more traditional mayoral government in 1886.
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to, or challenged by, the voters. At the time, Bethlehem was the only city in Pennsylvania outside of
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Former Mayor Marcincin was appointed interim mayor for the remainder of Smith's term.
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form of government. Oversaw the construction of the new City Hall and library.
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The history of an industrial community, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1741-1920
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farmers to settle on the south side. It would not be until the end of the
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Local coachbuilder and councilman, later elected the city's second mayor.
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Mayor Smith bore the brunt of the unemployment crisis that followed
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closing its steel mill. He accepted the post of vice president of
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Named the borough's first Chief Burgess during its incorporation.
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is the current mayor having been sworn in on January 3, 2021.
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incorporated. In 1918 the borough attempted to be annexed by
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Mayor Payrow was the first mayor to serve under Bethlehem's
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An 1886 map of the Bethlehems, showing the separate boroughs
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William Reynolds sworn in as Bethlehem mayor" 1931:"A history of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1741-1892" 1282:, Pfeifle launched a massive campaign to close 1924: 1922: 1828: 1826: 8: 2266: 2264: 913:Borough of Northampton Heights Chief Burgess 1162:This list is complete and up to date as of 923:Ukrainian, and Pennsylvania Dutch. In 1963 1835:""Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography"" 1026:First Mayor of Bethlehem. 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Index

Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

J. William Reynolds
Term length
Archibald Johnston
Office of the Mayor of Bethlehem
Bethlehem
J. William Reynolds

Bethlehem
South Bethlehem
Burgess
Magistrate
Lehigh River
Monocacy Creek
incomplete
adding missing items
Lutheran
Jacob B. Kemerer
Democrat
Presbyterian
Pennsylvania State Senate
Lutheran
Episcopalian
William Edward Martin
Republican
Yale University
James Yeakel
Democrat
Huguenot

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