List of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee

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This is a list of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Tim Kelly (Tennessee politician) has been the incumbent mayor of Chattanooga since his inauguration on April 19, 2021 at the Tivoli Theatre (Chattanooga, Tennessee).[1]

Years Served Mayor[2]
1840[a]
1841
1842-1843 Dr. Milo Smith
1844-1845
1846-1848
1849
1850-1852 Dr. Milo Smith
1853 Henry White Massengale
1854
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862-1863 Milo Smith
1863-1865 Under direct control of the United States Army for duration of Civil War
1865
1866
1867-1868
1869
1870-1871
1871-1872 John T. Wilder
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876 Col. Tomlinson Fort, Jr. (Dem.)
1877 Eli M. Wight
1878
1878
1879
1880
1881 John A. Hart
1882-1883 Henry Clay Evans (Rep.)
1883-1885[b]
1885-1887 Alonzo G. Sharpe
1887-1889
1889-1891 John A. Hart
1891
1891-1893
1893-1897 George W. Ochs
1897-1899
1899-1901
1901-1905 William Little Frierson
1905-1907
1907-1909
1909-1915[c]
1915-1919
1919-1923 Alexander Wilds Chambliss
1923-1927
1927-1947 (Dem.)
1947
1947-1951
1951-1963 Peter Rudolph "Rudy" Olgiati
1963-1969
1969-1971 Austin Letheridge "Chunk" Bender (Dem.)
1971
1971-1975
1975-1983
1983-1997
1997-2001 (Dem.)
2001-2005 Bob Corker (Rep.)
2005-2013 Ron Littlefield (Independent)
2013-2021 Andy Berke (Dem.)
2021-present Tim Kelly (Independent)

Notes
[a] From 1840-1882, all mayors served one year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
[b] From 1883-1911, all mayors served two year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
[c] From 1911 to the present, most mayors have served four year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Chattanooga Mayor-Elect and City Council Members to be Sworn in on April 19 at the Tivoli Theatre". 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "History of Mayors".

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