List of mayors of Jackson, Mississippi
The post of Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, was begun in 1834 and was originally referred to as "President of Selectmen" before being changed to "Mayor". The following individuals have held the office:
President of Selectmen[]
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- 1834
- 1835
- Thomas H. Dickson 1836
- S.P. Baley 1836
- 1837–1838
Mayors[]
- John P. Oldham 1839
- 1840
- John P. Oldham 1840–1841
- James H. Boyd 1842–1843
- John P. Oldham 1844–1849
- James H. Boyd 1850
- 1851
- 1852–1853
- 1854
- William H. Taylor 1855–1857
- James H. Boyd 1858
- 1859
- 1860–1861
- Charles Henry Manship 1862–1863
- 1864–1867
- 1868
- 1868
- 1868–1869
- 1869
- Lt. Col. Joseph G. Crane 1869
- 1869
- 1869
- 1869–1870
- Oliver Clifton 1870–1871
- Rhesa Hatcher 1871–1872
- 1872–1874
- 1874–1888
- 1888–1893
- 1893–1895
- Oliver Clifton 1895–1897
- Ramsey Wharton 1897–1899
- 1899
- 1899 (Mayor Pro Tem.)
- John W. Todd 1899–1901
- William Hemingway 1901–1905
- Oliver Clifton 1905 (died before taking office)
- Ramsey Wharton 1905–1909
- A.C. Crowder 1909–1913
- S.J. Taylor 1913–1917
- Walter A. Scott 1917–1945
- Leland L. Speed 1945–1949
- Allen C. Thompson 1949–1969
- Russell C. Davis 1969–1977
- Dale Danks 1977–1989
- J. Kane Ditto 1989–1997
- Harvey Johnson, Jr. 1997–2005, first African American Mayor of Jackson
- Frank Melton 2005–2009 (died in office)
- Leslie B. McLemore 2009 (interim mayor)
- Harvey Johnson Jr. 2009–2013
- Chokwe Lumumba 2013–2014 (died in office)
- Charles Tillman 2014-2014
- Tony Yarber 2014-2017
- Chokwe Antar Lumumba 2017-present[1]
See also[]
References[]
- Brinson, Carroll. Jackson/A Special Kind of Place. Jackson, MS: City of Jackson, 1977. LCCN 77-081145.
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- ^ "Chokwe Antar Lumumba sworn in as Jackson mayor". 3 July 2017.
External links[]
- Jackson, MS Mayor's Office - official website
Categories:
- Mayors of Jackson, Mississippi
- Lists of mayors of places in Mississippi