List of mayors of Savannah, Georgia
Mayor of Savannah | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Term length | 4 years, no term limits |
Inaugural holder | John Houstoun |
Formation | 1790 |
Salary | $78,898[1] |
Website | www |
The Mayor is the highest elected official in Savannah, Georgia. Since its incorporation in 1789, the City has had 67 mayors.[2] Election for Mayor is held every 4 years, and is held as a non-partisan election.
List[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Edward_Clifford_Anderson_Jr.jpg/200px-Edward_Clifford_Anderson_Jr.jpg)
Mayor Edward C. Anderson (1865–1869, 1873–1877) was the first mayor after the Civil War.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/J_Curtis_Lewis.jpg/200px-J_Curtis_Lewis.jpg)
Mayor J.C. Lewis, Jr. (1966–1970) was the first Republican mayor and the non-Democratic mayor since the Civil War.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Floyd_Adams_2002.jpeg/200px-Floyd_Adams_2002.jpeg)
Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr. (1996–2003) was the first African-American mayor of Savannah.
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# | Portrait | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | Notes | ||
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1 | John Houstoun | 1790 | 1791 | 1 | None | |||
2 | Thomas Gibbons | 1791 | 1792 | 1 | None | |||
3 | Joseph Habersham | 1792 | 1793 | 1 | None | |||
4 | William Stephens | 1793 | 1794 | 1 | None | |||
(2) | Thomas Gibbons | 1794 | 1795 | 1 | None | |||
(4) | William Stephens | 1795 | 1796 | 1 | None | |||
5 | 1796 | 1797 | 1 | None | ||||
6 | John Glen | 1797 | 1798 | 1 | None | |||
7 | Matthew McAllister | 1798 | 1799 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | |||
(2) | Thomas Gibbons | 1799 | 1801 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |||
8 | David B. Mitchell | 1801 | 1802 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | |||
9 | 1802 | 1804 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | ||||
(5) | 1804 | 1807 | 3 | Democratic-Republican | ||||
10 | 1807 | 1807 | 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | ||||
(9) | 1807 | 1808 | 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | ||||
11 | 1808 | 1809 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | ||||
12 | William Bulloch | 1809 | 1811 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |||
13 | 1811 | 1811 | 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | ||||
(12) | William Bulloch | 1811 | 1812 | 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | |||
14 | George Jones | 1812 | 1814 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |||
(7) | Matthew McAllister | 1814 | 1815 | Partial | Democratic-Republican | |||
15 | 1815 | 1817 | 2 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | ||||
16 | James Wayne | 1817 | 1819 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |||
(15) | 1819 | 1821 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | ||||
17 | 1821 | 1824 | 3 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | ||||
18 | 1824 | 1826 | 2 | Jacksonian | ||||
19 | Joseph W. Jackson | 1826 | 1828 | 2 | Jacksonian | |||
20 | 1828 | 1830 | 2 | Democratic | ||||
21 | 1830 | 1832 | 2 | Democratic | ||||
22 | George W. Owens | 1832 | 1833 | Partial | Democratic | |||
(20) | 1833 | 1834 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | ||||
23 | William Gordon | 1834 | 1836 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |||
24 | 1836 | 1836 | 1⁄2 | Democratic | ||||
25 | John Nicoll | 1836 | 1837 | 1 | Democratic | |||
26 | Matthew H. McAllister | 1837 | 1839 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |||
27 | Robert M. Charlton | 1839 | 1841 | 2 1⁄2 | Democratic | |||
(20) | 1841 | 1842 | 1 | Democratic | ||||
28 | 1842 | 1843 | 1 | Whig | ||||
(20) | 1843 | 1844 | 1 | Democratic | ||||
29 | Richard Wayne | 1844 | 1845 | 1 | Democratic | |||
30 | 1845 | 1848 | 3 | Whig | ||||
(29) | Richard Wayne | 1848 | 1851 | 3 | Democratic | |||
(28) | 1851 | 1852 | 1 | Whig | ||||
(29) | Richard Wayne | 1852 | 1853 | 1 | Democratic | |||
31 | James E. Ward | 1853 | 1854 | 1 | Democratic | |||
32 | Edward C. Anderson | 1854 | 1856 | 2 | American | |||
33 | 1856 | 1857 | 1 | Democratic | ||||
(29) | Richard Wayne † | 1857 | 1858 | Partial | Democratic | |||
34 | 1858 | 1859 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | ||||
(28) | 1859 | 1860 | 1 | American | ||||
35 | 1860 | 1861 | 1 | Democratic (Southern) | ||||
36 | 1861 | 1862 | 1 | Democratic (Southern) | ||||
37 | 1862 | 1863 | 1 | Democratic (Southern) | ||||
(28) | 1863 | 1865 | 1 | Democratic (Southern) | ||||
(32) | Edward C. Anderson | 1865 | 1869 | 4 | Democratic | |||
38 | 1869 | 1873 | 4 | Democratic | ||||
(32) | Edward C. Anderson | 1873 | 1877 | 2 | Democratic | |||
39 | 1877 | 1883 | 3 | Democratic | ||||
40 | Rufus E. Lester | 1883 | 1889 | 3 | Democratic | |||
41 | 1889 | 1891 | 1 | Democratic | ||||
42 | John McDonough | 1891 | 1895 | 2 | Democratic | |||
43 | Herman Myers | 1895 | 1897 | 1 | Democratic | |||
44 | Peter Meldrim | 1897 | 1899 | 1 | Democratic | |||
(43) | Herman Myers | 1899 | 1907 | 4 | Democratic | |||
45 | 1907 | 1913 | 3 | Democratic | ||||
46 | † | 1913 | 1915 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |||
47 | 1915 | 1919 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | ||||
48 | 1919 | 1923 | 2 | Democratic | ||||
49 | 1923 | 1925 | 1 | Democratic | ||||
50 | † | 1925 | 1927 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |||
51 | 1927 | 1929 | 1⁄2 | Democratic | ||||
52 | 1929 | 1931 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | ||||
(51) | 1931 | 1933 | 1⁄2 | Democratic | ||||
53 | Thomas Gamble | 1933 | 1937 | 2 | Democratic | |||
54 | Robert Hitch | 1937 | 1939 | 1 | Democratic | |||
(53) | Thomas Gamble † | 1939 | 1945 | 3 1⁄2 | Democratic | |||
55 | Peter Nugent | 1945 | 1947 | 1⁄2 | Democratic | |||
56 | 1947 | 1949 | 1 | Democratic | ||||
57 | 1949 | 1955 | 3 | Democratic | ||||
58 | Lee Mingledorff, Jr. | 1955 | 1960 | 3 | Democratic | |||
59 | Malcolm R. Maclean | 1960 | 1966 | 2 | Democratic | |||
60 | J.C. Lewis, Jr. | 1966 | 1970 | 1 | Republican | |||
61 | John Rousakis | 1970 | 1992 | 5 | Democratic | First Greek-American mayor | ||
62 | Susan Weiner | 1992 | 1996 | 1 | Republican | First female mayor | ||
63 | Floyd Adams, Jr. | 1996 | 2004 | 2 | Democratic | First African-American mayor | ||
64 | Otis Johnson | 2004 | 2012 | 2 | Democratic | |||
65 | Edna Jackson | 2012 | 2016 | 1 | Democratic | First African-American female mayor | ||
66 | Eddie DeLoach | 2016 | 2020 | 1 | Republican | |||
67 | Van R. Johnson | 2020 | Incumbent | 1 | Democratic |
- Notes
† Deceased/murdered in office.
See also[]
- Savannah, Georgia
- Timeline of Savannah, Georgia
- Garden City, Georgia
- List of mayors of Garden City, Georgia
- List of mayors of Atlanta
- List of mayors of Augusta, Georgia
- List of mayors of Columbus, Georgia
- List of mayors of Macon, Georgia
Footnotes[]
- ^ salarygenius.com/ga/savannah/salary/mayor-salary
- ^ Savannah Morning News
Categories:
- Mayors of Savannah, Georgia
- Lists of mayors of places in Georgia (U.S. state)