Councilpersons (1942-present)

The Town of Babylon is governed by the Town Board, which is comprised of the Supervisor and four Councilmembers. 

The first Councilperson was elected in November 1941, and took office January 1, 1942. From 1942-1943, the Town Board was comprised of one Councilperson and three Justices of the Peace; from 1944-1957, there were two Councilpersons and two Justices of the Peace. Since 1958, there have been four Councilpersons, who are elected to 4-year terms.

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The first Councilman was Carl F. Berger, who previously served as a Justice of the Peace. At one time, Berger was active in the East Farmingdale Fire Department, serving as its chief from 1936-1939. Other Councilmen who also served as Justices of the Peace were John C. Robbins and Charles A. Woehning. Councilpersons who also served as Town Clerk were Rowland Scott, Ellen McVeety and Carol Quirk; John F. Schroeder was also elected Receiver of Taxes.

The first women elected to the Town Council was Sandra Bachety. Serving over 19 consecutive years, Francine V. Brown was the longest serving Councilperson. Jacqueline A. Gordon was the first African-American, and Antonio A. Martinez was the first Hispanic-American, elected to the Town Council.

Three Councilmen have subsequently served as Town Supervisor, Arthur M. Cromarty, Raymond C. Allmendinger and Steven Bellone. Councilpersons Raymond C. Allmendinger and Anne M. Allmendinger were husband and wife. 


CouncilpersonsTerm of Office

1.

Carl F. Berger (1904-1973)

January 1, 1942 -- October 3, 1950‡

2.

John F. Schroeder (1891-1961)

January 1, 1944 -- December 31, 1951 

3.

John C. Robbins (1886-1958)

October 14, 1950† -- December 31, 1951 

4.

Nat Marino (1908-1978)

January 1, 1952 -- December 31, 1955 

5.

Kenneth K. Rohl (1920-1999)

January 1, 1952 -- December 31, 1953 

6.

Charles A. Woehning (1904-1965)

January 1, 1954 -- November 8, 1955‡ 

7.

William J. Albin (1894-1978)

December 20, 1955† -- December 31, 1957 

8.

Arthur M. Cromarty (1919-2014)

January 1, 1956 -- December 31, 1957‡ 

9.

Thomas Henry (1894-1975)

January 1, 1958 -- July 31, 1968‡ 

10.

Rowland Scott (1910-1994)

January 1, 1958 -- December 31, 1973 

11.

Paul H. Silverthorn (1912-1986)

January 1, 1958 -- December 22, 1967‡ 

12.

Clifford Spelman (1914-1997)

January 1, 1958† -- December 31, 1963 

13.

George J. Granelle (1917-1989)

January 1, 1964 -- December 22, 1967‡ 

14.

Sondra M. Bachety 

January 1, 1968 -- December 31, 1979 

15.

Frank A. Schaeffer (1931-2019)

January 1, 1968 -- December 31, 1971 

16.

Richard M. DiNapoli (1923-1975)

January 1, 1969 -- February 24, 1969  

17.

Patrick B. Waters (1922-2002)

February 25, 1969† -- December 31, 1973 

18.

Vincent Manna (1924-1989)

January 1, 1972 -- December 31, 1975 

19.

Raymond C. Allmendinger (1935-2002)

January 1, 1974 -- December 31, 1977 

20.

Harry J. Withers 

January 1, 1974 -- December 31, 1983‡ 

21.

Louis J. Maestri (1934-2017)

January 1, 1976 -- December 31, 1987 

22.

Wallace H. Boyle (1933-) ???

January 1, 1978 -- February 2, 1982‡  

23.

William J. Canary 

January 1, 1980 -- July 17, 1984‡ 

24.

Francine V. Brown 

March 30, 1982† -- December 31, 2001 

25.

Anne M. Allmendinger (1929-2014)

March 20, 1984† -- December 31, 1989 

26.

William A. DalCol 

July 17, 1984† -- December 31, 1987 

27.

Patrick Haugen 

January 1, 1988 -- December 31, 1999 

28.

Robert E. Kaufold 

January 1, 1988 -- December 31, 1999 

29.

Anthony A. Tafuri 

January 1, 1990 -- December 31, 1997 

30.

Steven Bellone 

January 1, 1998 -- December 31, 2001 

31.

Wayne Horsley 

January 1, 2000 -- December 31, 2007 

32.

Ellen T. McVeety 

January 1, 2000 -- November 15, 2012 

33.

Lindsay P. Henry 

January 1, 2002 -- December 31, 2017 

34.

Carol Quirk 

January 1, 2002 -- May 19, 2008‡ 

35.

Jacqueline A. Gordon 

January 1, 2008 -- January 2, 2020‡ 

36.

Antonio A. Martinez 

July 15, 2008† -- Present 

37.

Thomas F. Donnelly 

January 1, 2012 -- December 31, 2017‡ 

38.

Anthony N. Manetta 

January 1, 2018 -- Present

39.

Terrence F. McSweeney 

January 2, 2018† -- Present

40.

DuWayne Gregory 

January 15, 2020† -- Present

† Appointed to fill a vacancy.  ‡ Resigned.