Editing Long Island City (section)

====Mayors of Long Island City, 1870–1897====

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| A.D. Ditmars<ref name= election/>
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}}|
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]{{efn|name=fn1|Ditmars' candidacy was endorsed by the Democratic and Republican parties.<ref name= election/> In 1873, Ditmars unsuccessfully ran for reelection as an [[Independent Democrat]].}}
|1870
|1873
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| Henry S. De Bevoise<ref>{{cite news|title=Long Island City Mayorality|id={{ProQuest|93326788}}|work=The New York Times|date=June 15, 1873|page=5}}</ref>{{efn|name=fn2|Mayor Debevoise was temporarily removed from office following accusations of [[embezzlement]] in September 1873.<ref name= impeach>{{cite news|title=City and Suburban News: Long Island|id={{ProQuest|93338351}}|work=The New York Times|date=September 25, 1873|page=8}}</ref> George H. Hunter served as acting mayor until the Board of Aldermen withdrew the articles of impeachment in April 1874.<ref name= impeach/><ref name= municipal>{{cite news|title=Municipal Troubles in Long Island City|id={{ProQuest|93423162}}|work=The New York Times|date=April 25, 1874|page=7}}</ref> }}
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| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|1873
|1874
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| George H. Hunter (acting)<ref name= impeach/><ref name= municipal/>{{efn|name=fn2}}
| bgcolor=#3333FF|
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|1873
|1874
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| Henry S. De Bevoise<ref name= impeach/><ref name= municipal/>{{efn|name=fn2}}
| bgcolor=#3333FF|
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|1874
|1875
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| A.D. Ditmars<ref>{{cite news|title=Long Island City Government|id={{ProQuest|93415612}}|work=The New York Times|date=July 14, 1875|page=5}}</ref>{{efn|name=fn3|Mayor Ditmars resigned due to financial embarrassments, ill health, and intention to move south.<ref name= resign>{{cite news|title=Resignation of a Mayor|id={{ProQuest|93471208}}|work=The New York Times|date=November 12, 1875|page=8}}</ref>}}
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| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|1875
|1875
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| John Quinn (acting)<ref name= resign/>
| bgcolor=#3333FF|
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|1875
|1876
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| Henry S. De Bevoise<ref>{{cite news|title=Too Much Government: The Affairs of Long Island City—A Demand for the Amendment of the Charter|id={{ProQuest|93795174}}|work=The New York Times|date=February 4, 1879|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Alleged Ballot Box Stuffing|id={{ProQuest|93876378}}|work=The New York Times|date=November 4, 1880|page=8}}</ref>
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| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|1876
|1883
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| George Petry<ref>{{cite news|title=Mayor De Bevoise Ousted|id={{ProQuest|94195573}}|work=The New York Times|date=January 13, 1883|page=5}}</ref>
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}}|
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Independent Democrat]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Queens County Elections: The Majority of Mr. Otis—Gleason's Defeat in Long Island City|id={{ProQuest|94166052}}|work=The New York Times|date=November 8, 1883|page=2}}</ref>
|1883
|1887
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| [[Patrick Gleason (politician)|Patrick J. Gleason]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Long Island|id={{ProQuest|94551555}}|work=The New York Times|date=January 2, 1886|page=2}}</ref>
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| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]<ref>{{cite news|title=The Election in Long Island|id={{ProQuest|94405243}}|work=The New York Times|date=November 3, 1886|page=2}}</ref>
|1887
|1897

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