▁on ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁char ter ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁mayor , ▁rec order , ▁several ▁al der men , ▁and ▁a ▁" common ▁council " ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁council ▁was ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 . ▁Cor cor an ▁was ▁elected ▁ 2 2 ▁times ▁to ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁Common ▁Council . ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Ge or get own ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁term ▁beginning ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 0 5 . ▁His ▁prede cess or ▁was ▁Daniel ▁Re int zel , ▁a ▁successful ▁real ▁estate ▁developer ▁under ▁whom ▁Ge or get own ▁had ▁rapidly ▁prosper ed . ▁Cor cor an ▁served ▁but ▁a ▁single ▁term ▁initially , ▁being ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁by ▁Re int z ell . ▁Cor cor an ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁town ▁mayor ▁for ▁terms ▁beginning ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 8 , ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁David ▁W iley ▁succeeded ▁him ▁for ▁a ▁single ▁term , ▁and ▁Cor cor an ▁served ▁his ▁last ▁term ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Ge or get own ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁After ▁the ▁Burn ing ▁of ▁Washington ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of