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List of mayors of Huntsville, Alabama

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This is a list of mayors who served the city of Huntsville, Alabama.

From 1812 to 1828, a board of trustees governed Huntsville, headed by a popularly elected president:

  • 1816–1819: Nicholas Pope
  • 1819–1821: John Brahan
  • 1821: Benjamin Pope
  • 1821–1822: John Read
  • 1822–1823: John W. Tilfordy
  • 1823–1824: John Boardman
  • 1824: William B. Long (Resigned)
  • 1824–1825: John Boardman
  • 1825–1826: Thomas Humes
  • 1826–1828: John H. Lewis

From 1828 to 1844, popularly elected aldermen selected the President of Huntsville:

  • 1828–1829: William H. Campbell
  • 1829: John H. Lewis (Resigned)
  • 1829–1830: James G. Birney
  • 1830–1831: John Martin
  • 1831–1832: Samuel Cruse
  • 1832–1833: George Fearn
  • 1833–1834: Samuel Peete
  • 1834–1835: Samuel Peete (Resigned in 1834 and was re-appointed)
  • 1835–1836: Unknown
  • 1836–1842: Elisha H. Rice
  • 1842–1844: George P. Beirne

From 1844 to 1916, Presidents of Huntsville were again elected by the people, with a President/Council system from 1844 to 1911 and a City Commission form of government from 1911 to 1916:

  • 1844–1849: Joseph Clark
  • 1849–1850: George P. Beirne
  • 1850–1851: Edwin R. Wallace
  • 1851–1853: William Echols Jr.
  • 1853–1854: Samuel Peete (Resigned)
  • 1854: Joshua Beadle
  • 1854–1855: William Figures
  • 1855–1859: Zebulon P. Davis
  • 1859–1860: John J. Ward (Resigned)
  • 1860: John James Coleman
  • 1860–1861: Zebulon P. Davis (Resigned)
  • 1861–1865: Robert W. Coltart
  • 1865–1866: Zebulon P. Davis
  • 1866–1867: Robert W. Colart (Removed by Union Army)
  • 1867–1868: E. B. Clapp (Put in office by Union Army, later resigned)
  • 1868–1870: William B. Figures (Approved by Union Army to replace Clapp)
  • 1870–1872: William F. Mastin (Died)
  • 1872: James L. Cooper
  • 1872–1874: John A. Erwin
  • 1874–1878: Jere Murphy
  • 1878–1882: Zebulon P. Davis
  • 1882–1883: Thomas W. White
  • 1883–1889: Edmond I. Mastin
  • 1889–1893: Jere Murphy
  • 1893–1897: W. T. Hutchens
  • 1897–1899: Jere Murphy
  • 1899–1903: Alfred Moore
  • 1903–1907: Thomas W. Smith
  • 1907–1908: R. Erle Smith
  • 1908–1910: Thomas W. Smith
  • 1910–1913: R. Erle Smith
  • 1913–1914: R. L. O'Neal
  • 1914–1915: Dr. J. D. Humphrey
  • 1915–1916: Milton H. Lanier

In 1916, returned to the Mayor/Council form of government:

  • 1916–1918: T. T. Terry
  • 1918–1920: Henry B. Chase
  • 1920–1922: W. T. Hutchens
  • 1922–1926: Dr. Fraser L. Adams
  • 1926–1952: Aleck W. McAllister
  • 1952–1964: R. B. "Speck" Searcy, Jr.
  • 1964–1968: Glenn Hearn
  • 1968–1988: Joe W. Davis
  • 1988–1996: Steve Hettinger
  • 1996–2008: Loretta Spencer, Huntsville's first female mayor
  • 2008–present: Tommy Battle

References

References

  1. "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1975". State of Alabama Department of Archives and History.
  2. "Huntsville's History of Mayors". City of Huntsville, Alabama.
  3. (January 31, 1941). "Long Illness Proves Fatal to T.T. Terry". [[The Huntsville Times]].
  4. Roberts, Frances. (October 21, 1971). "Henry B. Chase: A Man for All Ages". Huntsville Historical Review.
  5. (February 25, 1940). "Former Huntsville Mayor Succumbs". [[The Tuscaloosa News]].
  6. (October 13, 1924). "Huntsville City Council, In Clash With Mayor, Threatens Impeachment". [[The Atlanta Constitution]].
  7. Cooley, Billy Joe. (January 9, 1978). "Glenn Hearn Dies By Asphyxiation". [[The Huntsville Times]].
  8. (Winter–Spring 1990). "New Market Celebrates its History". The Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society.
  9. Clines, Keith. (September 29, 1996). "Hettinger city's mayor since '88". [[The Huntsville Times]].
  10. (September 15, 2004). "Mayor Gets 3rd Term". [[The Huntsville Times]].
  11. Roop, Lee. (October 7, 2008). "Battle's Victory over Spencer Decisive". [[The Huntsville Times]].
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