Gallery of Town Supervisors
Since 1876, a year after our incorporation, the Town of Wappinger has been served by an elected Town Supervisor to act as the chief operations and financial officer of our Town. These are the men and women who have been elected to serve this distinguished office and whose impact on our community can be felt over the course of generations.
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TOWN SUPERVISORS • 1876 – PRESENT
James A. Seward * 1876 – 1877
James W.P. Lawson 1877 – 1879
Elias Brown 1880 – 1880
Isaac O. Norris 1881 – 1884
Clinton W. Clapp 1885 – 1886
John P. Monfort 1887 – 1887
William H. Stoutenburgh 1888 – 1888
George Wood 1889 – 1890
William A. Brewster 1891 – 1891
William J. Brown 1892 – 1892
William A. Parker 1893 – 1895
James R. Barlow 1896 – 1899
Reginald W. Rives 1900 – 1901
John O. Farrell 1902 – 1909
Mansfield F. McLean 1910 – 1915
William L. Hummell 1916 – 1927
Edward R. Scofield 1928 – 1959
Richard Linge 1960 – 1965
Joseph H. Fulton 1966 – 1967
Louis D. Diehl 1967 – 1983
Francis J. Versace 1984 – 1985
Irene Paino 1986 – 1989
Constance O. Smith 1990 – 2001
Joseph Ruggiero 2002 – 2007
Christopher J. Colsey 2008 – 2011
Barbara A. Gutzler 2011 – 2015
Gregorio Quinn 2016 – 2016
Lori A. Jiava 2016 – 2017
Richard L. Thurston 2018 – 2023
Joseph D. Cavaccini 2024 – Present
*First Wappinger Town Supervisor elected during the first election in March of 1876, Town was formed on May 20 1875