Hightstown’s Former Mayors
From 1853 through 1906, the Mayor’s term began in April. Beginning in 1907, the Mayor took office as of January 1.
Mayor and Council
1853-1877
| Name | Term of Office |
| Charles C. Blauvelt | 1853-1854 |
| John Butcher | 1855-1858 |
| John B. Mount | 1858-1859 |
| Joseph C. Blauvelt | 1859-1861 |
| James C. Norris | 1861-1862 |
| Gilbert Seamon | 1862-1866 |
| S. Shangle | 1866-1869 |
| Joseph C. Johnson | 1869-1871 |
| James C. Norris | 1871-1872 |
| James N. Cubberly | 1872-1873 |
| Thomas C. Pearse | 1873-1874 |
| E. Hunt | 1874-1876 |
| Samuel M. Schanck | 1876-1877 |
1877-1900
| Name | Term of Office |
| Thomas Mason | 1877-1878 |
| S. Shangle | 1879-1880 |
| Aaron Dawes | 1880-1882 |
| S. S. Schanck | 1882-1883 |
| S. Shangle | 1883-1884 |
| Thomas McDonald | 1884-1885 |
| William H. Carr | 1885-1887 |
| J. A. Chamberlin | 1887-1888 |
| Aaron Dawes | 1888-1890 |
| George B. Miller | 1890-1891 |
| Harry M. Perrine | 1891-1892 |
| E. E. Anderson | 1892-1894 |
| Richard Norton | 1894-1897 |
| Scott | 1897-1900 |
1900-1952
| Name | Term of Office |
| Richard Norton | 1900-1906 |
| John R. Shangle | 1907-1910 |
| Charles C. Blauvelt | 1911-1913 |
| Richard D. Norton | 1914 (unexpired term) |
| B. D. Thomas | 1915-1918 |
| H. H. Applegate | 1919-1920 |
| W. N. Cunningham | 1921-1923 |
| W. H. Thompson | 1923-1932 |
| James S. Turp | 1933-1934 |
| E. D. Silver, MD | 1935-1946 |
| David C. Lewis | 1947-1952 |
1953-Present
| Name | Term of Office |
| Elmer E. Ewart | 1953-1954 |
| William G. Rose, MD | 1955-1956 |
| Milton H. Cunningham | 1957-1964 |
| Jerome L. Becker, Jr. | 1965-1966 |
| Ernest B. Turp | 1967-1970 |
| Arthur N. Roach | 1971-1974 |
| Ernest B. Turp | 1975-1978 |
| Harold C. Cox | 1979-1982 |
| Richard W. Aughenbaugh | 1983-1990 |
| Ernest B. Turp | 1991-1994 |
| Scott Caster | 1995-1998 |
| Amy I. Aughenbaugh | 1999-2002 |
| Robert F. Patten | 2003-2010 |
| Steve Kirson | 2011-2014 |
| Lawrence D. Quattrone | 2015-2022 |