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Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina

Political office in the United States

Summary

Political office in the United States

Field	Value
post	Mayor
body	Charlotte, North Carolina
image	File:Vi Lyles 2019 (1).jpg
incumbent	Vi Lyles
incumbentsince	December 2017
type	Mayor
termlength	2 years
formation	1853
first	William F. Davidson

The office of the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina is currently held by Democrat Vi Lyles, who took office in December 2017 after defeating Republican Kenny Smith in the November election.

The office was established in 1853, when William F. Davidson was elected to serve as intendant. In 1861, the title was changed from intendant to mayor. Below is a list of people who have served as the mayor of Charlotte.

Charlotte mayors serve two-year terms and elections take place in off-years. The longest-serving mayor is Pat McCrory, who served from 1995 to 2009.

List of mayors of Charlotte

Mayor	Term	Political party	Notes
	William F. Davidson	1853–1857	-
	David Parks	1857–1859	-
	Jennings B. Kerr	1859–1861	-
	William A. Owens	1861–1862	-	Resigned after one month in order to command a Confederate regiment. Was killed in battle in 1864.
	Robert F. Davidson	1862–1863	-	Originally Mayor Pro Tem, served the remainder of Owens' term.
	Samuel A. Harris	1864–1865	-	Appointed by Provisional Governor William Woods Holden.
	H.M. Pritchard	1865–1866	-	Appointed by Provisional Governor William Woods Holden.
	Samuel A. Harris	1866–1868	-	Second appointment.
	Frederick W. Ahrens	1867–1868	-	Appointed by Provisional Governor William Woods Holden.
	H.M. Pritchard	1868–1869	-	Second appointment.
	Clement Dowd	1869–1871	Democratic	Later became a U.S. Representative.
	John A. Young	1871–1873	-
	William F. Davidson	1873–1875	-
	William Johnston	1875–1878	-
	Benjamin Rush Smith	1878–1879	-
[[File:Francis Irwin Osborne.png	75px]]	Frank I. Osborne	1879–1880	Democratic	Later became a North Carolina State Senator and North Carolina Attorney General (1893–1897).
	Frederick S. DeWolfe	1880–1883	-
	William C. Maxwell	1883–1884	-
	William Johnston	1884–1887	-
	F. Brevard McDowell	1887–1891	-
	R.J. Brevard	1891–1895	-
	E.B. Spring	1897–1899	-
	Johnson D. McCall	1899–1901	Democratic
	Peter Marshall Brown	1901–1905	Democratic
[[File:Samuel McNinch, mayor of Charlotte.png	75px]]	Samuel S. McNinch	1905–1907	Democratic
[[File:Captain Thomas S. Franklin, mayor of Charlotte.png	75px]]	Thomas S. Franklin	1907–1909	Democratic	Secured funding for the first public library in Charlotte from the Carnegie Foundation.
	Thomas W. Hawkins	1909–1911	Democratic
	Charles A. Bland	1911–1915	Democratic
	Thomas Leroy Kirkpatrick	1915–1917	Democratic
[[File:Frank R. McNinch cropped.jpg	75px]]	Frank R. McNinch	1917–1920	Democratic	Later became chairman of the Federal Power Commission and chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
	John M. Wilson	1920–1921	Democratic	Became Mayor when Frank McNinch stepped down to take a job in Washington, D.C. WBT went on the air.
	James O. Walker	1921–1924	Democratic
	Harvey W. Moore	1924–1926	Democratic
	David M. Abernathy	1926–1927	Democratic	Selected after Moore resigned to work in the private sector.
	F. Marion Redd	1927–1929	Democratic
	George E. Wilson, Jr.	1929–1931	Democratic
	Charles E. Lambeth	1931–1933	Democratic
	Arthur E. Wearn	1933–1935	Democratic
	Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr.	1935–1941	Democratic	Charlotte Douglas International Airport was completed under Douglas and carries his name.
	E. McA. Currie	1941–1943	Democratic
	Herbert Hill Baxter	1943–1949	Democratic	Charlotte College, now the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, was established and fluoride was added to the water supply.
[[File:Victor Shaw, mayor of Charlotte.png	75px]]	Victor Shaw	1949–1953	Democratic
[[File:Philip Van Every, mayor of Charlotte.png	75px]]	Philip Van Every	1953–1957	Democratic	During Van Every's administration the Charlotte Coliseum and Independence Blvd. were completed.
[[File:James Saxon Smith, mayor of Charlotte.png	75px]]	James Saxon Smith	1957–1961	Democratic
[[File:Stan Brookshire 1927.jpg	75px]]	Stanford R. Brookshire	1961–1969	Democratic	Lake Norman was developed during his administration. Brookshire Freeway and Brookshire Boulevard are named in his honor.
	John M. Belk	1969–1977	Democratic	The original Charlotte Convention Center was built and SouthPark Mall was developed. John Belk Freeway is named for him.
[[File:Kenneth R. Harris, mayor of Charlotte.png	75px]]	Kenneth R. Harris	1977–1979	Republican	First Republican Mayor. Liquor by the drink approved by voters. Later became a North Carolina State Senator.
[[File:H. Edward Knox.png	75px]]	H. Edward Knox	1979–1983	Democratic	Discovery Place was built.
[[File:Harvey Gantt (Taps 1964).png	75px]]	Harvey Gantt	1983–1987	Democratic	First African-American Mayor. The Harvey B. Gantt Center is named in his honor.
[[File:Sue Myrick, Official Portrait 112th Congress.jpg	75px]]	Sue Myrick	1987–1991	Republican	First female Mayor. Second Charlotte Coliseum completed. Later became a U.S. Representative.
[[File:Richard Vinroot.jpg	75px]]	Richard Vinroot	1991–1995	Republican	Bank of America Corporate Center is dedicated.
[[File:Pat McCrory in 2014.jpg	75px]]	Pat McCrory	1995–2009	Republican	Longest-serving mayor with seven terms. First Charlotte mayor to be elected Governor of North Carolina.
[[File:Anthony Foxx official portrait.jpg	75px]]	Anthony Foxx	2009–2013	Democratic	Stepped down to become United States Secretary of Transportation.
	Patsy Kinsey	2013	Democratic	Served the remainder of Foxx's term.
[[File:Patrick Cannon.jpg	75px]]	Patrick Cannon	2013–2014	Democratic	Resigned after being arrested on corruption charges.
[[File:Dan Clodfelter.jpg	75px]]	Dan Clodfelter	2014–2015	Democratic	Appointed mayor by the City Council on 7 April 2014.
[[File:Mayor Jennifer Roberts Jan 2016 (1).jpg	75px]]	Jennifer Roberts	2015–2017	Democratic
[[File:Vi Lyles 2019.jpg	75px]]	Vi Lyles	2017–	Democratic	First African-American female mayor.

References

"William Owens". Charmeck.org.
"Pat McCrory". Charmeck.org.
"Robert Davidson". Charmeck.org.
"Samuel A. Harris". Charmeck.org.
"H.M. Pritchard". Charmeck.org.
"F.W. Ahrens". Charmeck.org.
"Thomas S. Franklin (1863-1926) {{!}} Charlotte Mecklenburg Story".
"John M. Wilson". Charmeck.org.
"David M. Abernathy". Charmeck.org.
"Herbert H. Baxter". Charmeck.org.
"Philip Van Every". Charmeck.org.
"Stanford R. Brookshire". Charmeck.org.
"John Montgomery Belk". Charmeck.org.
"Kenneth R. Harris". Charmeck.org.
"About the Mayor". Charmeck.org.
Washburn, Mark. (2014-03-26). "Charlotte mayor resigns after arrest on corruption charges". The Charlotte Observer.
WBTV Web Staff. (2016-03-23). "Dan Clodfelter selected as mayor of Charlotte - | WBTV Charlotte". Wbtv.com.

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