List of Supervisors of the Town of Saugerties
| Term | Name | Party | Notes | Image |
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| 1811-1812 | John Kiersted | Democratic-Republican | Son of Dr. Christopher Kiersted, whose house is now home to the Saugerties Historical Society. He worked as a land surveyor, and in 1814 represented Ulster and Sullivan Counties in the State Legislature. | 
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| 1813 | Asa Bigelow | Federalist | Came from Connecticut to settle in Saugerties in 1807, in a hamlet then called Bristol. It is said that as a result of his petition to the Postmaster, Bristol's name was changed to Malden. He was involved with various mercantile efforts on the Hudson, eventually entering the bluestone business. (Source) | 
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| 1814 | Jacob Snyder | Democratic-Republican (Bucktail) | Grandson of Martinus Henry Snyder, one of the first Snyders to settle in Saugerties. He served in many different public offices, including as Justice of the Peace, Ulster County Clerk, Ulster County Judge, and New York State Assemblyman at different times. | ? |
| 1815 | Jacob Trumpbour, Jr. | Federalist | ? | ? |
| 1816 | Jacob Snyder | Democratic-Republican (Bucktail) | See above. | ? |
| 1817 | Abraham Fiero, Jr. | Federalist | ? | ? |
| 1818-1819 | Jacob Snyder | Democratic-Republican (Bucktail) | See above. | ? |
| 1820-1821 | Giles Isham | Democratic-Republican | Brother-in-law of Asa Bigelow. | ? |
| 1822-1824 | George A. Gay | Democratic-Republican (Clintonite) | Served as Ulster County clerk from 1840 - 1843. Represented Ulster County in the New York State Assembly in 1848. | ? |
| 1825-1828 | Jeremiah Russell | Democratic | Served in many a public office - as postmaster, presidential elector, New York State assemblyman, and US Congressman. He served in Congress from 1843 - 1845. His portrait, seen here, was painted by notable folk artist Ammi Phillips. | 
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| 1829 | George A. Gay | Whig | See above. | Image? |
| 1830-1833 | Jeremiah Russell | Democratic | See above. | |
| 1834 | Henry P. Hermance | Democratic | Notes? | Image? |
| 1835-1836 | George A. Gay | Whig | See above. | Image? |
| 1837-1840 | Jeremiah Russell | Democratic | See above. | |
| 1841 | Herman J. Quackenboss | Democratic | Although this bears further research, he seems to have been an itinerant politician, serving in the New York State Assembly in 1825 (representing Delaware County), 1828 (representing Greene County), and 1835 (representing New York County). Quackenboss's son, Daniel G. Quackenboss, served as the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1853. | Image? |
| 1842-1843 | Nicholas Shultis | Democratic | Notes? | Image? |
| 1844-1845 | John V. L. Overbagh | Whig | First president of the Bank of Ulster, which later became the First National Bank of Saugerties (Source). He also represented Ulster County in the New York State Assembly in 1840. |  |
| 1846-1847 | James Russell | Democratic | Son of Jeremiah Russell. | Image? |
| 1848 | George A. Gay | Whig | See above. | Image? |
| 1849 | Solomon A. Smith | Whig | Was engaged in the gunpowder business with Fordyce L. Laflin, and later moved to Chicago. He is the father of Byron Laflin Smith, founder of The Northern Trust, "one of the largest banking institutions in the United States and one of the oldest banks in continuous operation." |  |
| 1850 | William S. Burhans | Democratic | Notes? | Image? |
| 1851 | Nathan Kellogg | Whig | Notes? | Image? |
| 1852 | Solomon A. Smith | Whig | See above. | |
| 1853 | Fordyce Luther Laflin | Democratic | Laflin was engaged in the gunpowder business with Solomon A. Smith. Represented Ulster in the New York State Assembly in 1858. Served as New York State Inspector of Prisons from 1870 to 1872. | Image? |
| 1854 | Peter B. Myer | Whig | Notes? | Image? |
| 1855 | Samuel M. Post | American | Notes? | Image? |
| 1856 | William Fiero Russell | Democratic | Son of Jeremiah Russell, later a US Congressman. |  |
| 1857 | Fordyce Luther Laflin | Democratic | See above. | Image? |
| 1858 | Seaman G. Searing | Democratic (Anti-Lecompton) | Represented Ulster County in the 1878 New York Assembly, and as Village Mayor in 1881. |  |
| 1859 | Thomas S. Dawes | Democratic | A Massachusetts native (and brother of Senator Henry L. Dawes of that state), he came to New York and studied medicine in Coxsackie. He settled in Saugerties, where he worked as a physician for 44 years, and served in many political positions locally, and also on the State Board of Health. He is remembered as a staunch Republican by many sources, including The Pearl, however he was sometimes elected on the Democratic ticket. |  |
| 1860 | Fordyce Luther Laflin | Democratic | See above. | Image? |
| 1861 | Thomas S. Dawes | Republican | See above. | |
| 1862-1864 | Cyrenius F. Brill | Democratic | Elected Ulster County Sheriff in 1867. He ran for Town of Kingston Supervisor in 1872, losing to James G. Lindsley, who would go on to be the first mayor of the City of Kingston and later a U.S. Congressman. Brill made national news in August of 1891 when he, as a Justice of Ulster County, sanctioned an interracial marriage. | Image? |
| 1865-1866 | Fordyce Luther Laflin | Democratic | Notes? | Image? |
| 1867 | Nathan Kellogg | Democratic | Notes? | Image? |
| 1868-1869 | Jeremiah P. Russell | Democratic | Full name Jeremiah Peter Russell, he is the grandson of Jeremiah Russell and nephew of both James Russell and William Fiero Russell. |  |
| 1870 | Herman Winans | Democratic | Notes? | Image? |
| 1871 | Thomas Maxwell | Republican | Notes? |  |
| 1872 | John Maxwell | Republican | Notes? |  |
| 1873 | Robert A. Snyder | Republican | Descended from Snyders that settled in East Camp (now Germantown) rather than on the west side of the Hudson, he moved to Saugerties from Poughkeepsie. He served in many public offices, including several terms as Town Supervisor, New York State Assemblyman, and more. |  |
| 1874 | Thomas Maxwell | Republican | Notes? | |
| 1875 | Thomas S. Dawes | Democratic | See above. | |
| 1876 | Robert A. Snyder | Republican | See above. | |
| 1877-1878 | Seaman G. Searing | Democratic | See above. | |
| 1879 | Robert A. Snyder | Republican | See above. | |
| 1880 | Egbert Cooper | Democratic | He at one time owned the property that became Seamon Park. Passed away while vacationing in Paris in 1902. | Image? |
| 1881-1884 | Uriah VanEtten | Republican | He was in the lumber and coal business, and shipped his goods out of Turkey Point. A newspaper article from 1895 claims that he was the inspiration for James Fenimore Cooper's Deerslayer novel, but I am skeptical. | Image? |
| 1885 | Albert Carnright | Democratic | Notes? | Image? |
| 1886-1889 | Uriah VanEtten | Republican | See above. | Image? |
| 1890-1892 | Edmund M. Wilbur | Democratic | Served as local schoolmaster. |  |
| 1893-1897 | John D. Fratsher | Republican | Served as Ulster County Clerk, 1901-1912 |  |
| 1898-1899 | Edmund M. Wilbur | Democratic | See above. | |
| 1900-1907 | David W. Maxwell | Republican | Son of Thomas Maxwell, also involved in the bluestone business. I came across a delightful caricature on eBay, which I purchased and scanned. It can be viewed here. I am incredibly curious about where it came from - the seller did not know, only that it came in a book with other caricatures of prominent Ulster County residents. |  |
| 1908-1913 | John A. Snyder | Republican | Son of Robert A. Snyder. |  |
| 1914-1923 | John D. Fratsher | Republican | Served as Ulster County Clerk, 1901-1912 | |
| 1924-1929 | John C. Shults | Democratic | Notes? |  |
| 1930-1933 | Henry A. Lamouree | Republican | A veteran of WW1, he worked as a mortician and coroner. |  |
| 1934-1935 | John C. Shults | Democratic | Notes? | |
| 1936-1939 | Robert A. Snyder (2) | Republican | Third-generation Town Supervisor! Son of John A. Snyder, and grandson of Robert A. Snyder. Served as Ulster County Clerk 1940-1948 |  |
| 1940 | Harry K. Myers | Republican | Passed away in his first year of service as Supervisor. Jacob H. Rogers was selected by the Town Board to fill the remainder of his term. |  |
| 1940-1949 | Jacob H. Rogers | Republican | Notes? |  |
| 1950-1967 | Peter M. Williams | Republican | Longest-serving supervisor in Saugerties history. |  |
| 1968-1975 | A. Michael Schovel | Democratic (1968), Independent (1976) | Was elected with Democratic Party backing, ran as an independent candidate in 1976 and lost to Frank Greco. |  |
| 1976-1979 | Frank Greco | Republican | In 1976's Doe v. Greco, the New York State Supreme Court halted Greco's announced plan to publicly identify some 50 Saugertisians who were receiving government assistance. The Frank Greco Senior Center in Cantine Field is named for him, and is a local civil hub, hosting Town Board meetings, political debates, and often serving as a polling site. |  |
| 1980-1981 | Richard F. Thornton | Democratic, Conservative | Served as an Ulster County Legislator representing Saugerties from 1967 - 1974. |  |
| 1982-1985 | George A. Turner | Republican | Turner is the only person to have served as both Village Mayor and Town Supervisor since the 19th century. |  |
| 1986-1989 | Gloria Schovel | Democratic, Conservative | A founding member of the Saugerties League of Women Voters and an editor of the Saugerties Post Star newspaper. Wife of the earlier Supervisor A. Michael Schovel, she is the first woman to serve as Saugerties Town Supervisor. |  |
| 1990-1991 | Vernon Benjamin | Democratic | Son of former mayor Vernon "Joe" A. Benjamin, and author of the two-volume History of the Hudson River Valley. A preeminent local historian, he also worked as a legislative aide to Maurice D. Hinchey. |  |
| 1992-1993 | George J. Terpening | Conservative | George J. Terpening Sr. Memorial Park in Malden is named in his honor. |  |
| 1994-1999 | James R. Griffis | Republican | Notes? |  |
| 2000-2011 | Greg Helsmoortel | Independence | Owner of Helmsoortel Insurance & Realty. Endorsed by the Republican Party. |  |
| 2012-2013 | Kelly Myers | Republican | Previously served as a Village Trustee. Also - this is irrelevant but I think it's funny & interesting: Kelly Myers was quoted by the Poughkeepsie Journal in 2019 at an event with actor Larry Thomas, best known as the "Soup Nazi" in the classic Seinfeld episode. |  |
| 2014-2017 | Greg Helsmoortel | Independence | Endorsed by the Democratic Party. | |
| 2018-Current | Fred Costello | Independence (2018-2020); Democratic (2021-onward) | Originally elected as a member of the Independence Party, Costello received the Democratic Party endorsement in the 2017 and 2019 elections. |  |