List of mayors of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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This is a list of people who have served as mayor
of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
. Before 1879, the mayor was a magistrate hired by the Board of Commissioners to exercise police powers. An 1879 amendment to the town charter formalized this role. An 1895 charter amendment established the mayor as a position elected by the town's citizens. John H. Watson became the first person elected as mayor on May 5, 1895.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
. Before 1879, the mayor was a magistrate hired by the Board of Commissioners to exercise police powers. An 1879 amendment to the town charter formalized this role. An 1895 charter amendment established the mayor as a position elected by the town's citizens. John H. Watson became the first person elected as mayor on May 5, 1895.
- H. B. Guthrie (1869-1872)
- John H. Watson (1872)
- John W. Carr (1873-1874)
- John White (1874)
- Andrew Mickel (1874-1876)
- John H. Watson (1876-1879)
- Merritt Cheek (1879-1882)
- Jones Watson (1882-1883)
- John H. Watson (1883-1884)
- A. J. McDade (1884-1885)
- John H. Watson (1885-1887)
- William N. Pritchard (1887-1888)
- A. J. McDade (1888-1891)
- John H. Watson (1891-1895)
- Algernon S. Barbee (1895-1901)
- James C. MacRae, Jr. (1901-1903)
- William S. Roberson (1903-1907)
- Algernon S. Barbee (1907-1911)
- William S. Roberson (1911-1913)
- L. P. McLendon (1913-1914)
- William S. Roberson (1914-1927)
- Zebulon Council (1927-1933)
- John M. Foushee (1933-1942)
- R. W. Madry (1942-1949)
- Edwin S. Lanier (1949-1954)
- Oliver K. Cornwell (1954-1961)
- Roland McClamroch (1961-1969)
- Howard LeeHoward Nathaniel LeeHoward Nathaniel Lee is an American politician from the U.S. state of North Carolina.After earning a bachelor's degree from Fort Valley State College and a Master's in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he accepted a position at Duke University in 1966.On May 6,...
(1969-1975) - James Wallace (1975-1979)
- Joseph L. Nassif (1979-1985)
- James Wallace (1985-1987)
- Jonathan Howes (1987-1991)
- Kenneth Broun (1991-1995)
- Rosemary Waldorf (1995-2001)
- Kevin FoyKevin FoyKevin C. Foy was the mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina from 2001-2009.During his eight years in office, Foy focused on policies that have transformed Chapel Hill into a vibrant mid-sized city. Chief among these is a fare-free transit system...
(2001-2009) - Mark Kleinschmidt (2009-present)