List of mayors of Jackson, Mississippi
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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:
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, 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
- Thomas H. Dickson 1834
- S.P. Baley 1835
- Thomas H. Dickson 1836
- S.P. Baley 1836
- John P. Oldham 1837-1838
Mayors
- John P. Oldham 1839
- H.R. McDonald 1840
- John P. Oldham 1840-1841
- James H. BoydJames H. BoydJames Hervey Boyd was mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, for four terms. He served at least six terms as alderman, including the years when the American Civil War raged through the city....
1842-1843 - John P. Oldham 1844-1849
- James H. BoydJames H. BoydJames Hervey Boyd was mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, for four terms. He served at least six terms as alderman, including the years when the American Civil War raged through the city....
1850 - J.P. Jones 1851
- William H. Taylor 1852-1853
- Richard Fletcher 1854
- William H. Taylor 1855-1857
- James H. BoydJames H. BoydJames Hervey Boyd was mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, for four terms. He served at least six terms as alderman, including the years when the American Civil War raged through the city....
1858 - W.A. Purdom 1859
- Richard C. Kerr 1860-1861
- Charles Henry ManshipCharles Henry ManshipCharles Henry Manship was a mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, during the American Civil War. He was also a chairmaker and ornamental painter.-Biography:...
1862-1863 - D.N. Barrows 1864-1867
- Thomas H. Norton 1868
- Lt. Col. James Biddle 1868
- James P. Sesseons 1868-1869
- Rhesa Hatcher 1869
- Lt. Col. Joseph G. Crane 1869
- Captain F.A. Field 1869
- A. Way Kelly 1869
- E.W. Cabiniss 1869-1870
- Oliver Clifton 1870-1871
- Rhesa Hatcher 1871-1872
- Marion Smith 1872-1874
- John McGill 1874-1888
- William Henry 1888-1893
- L.F. Chiles 1893-1895
- Oliver Clifton 1895-1897
- Ramsey Wharton 1897-1899
- H.M. Taylor 1899
- W.W. Morrison 1899 (Mayor Pro Tem.)
- John W. Todd 1899-1901
- William Hemmingway 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. ThompsonAllen C. ThompsonAllen Cavett Thompson was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi for 20 years.-Family and childhood:Thompson was born to Allen and Mattie Thompson. His father was an attorney, city prosecutor and city judge prior to his death in 1916.-Post-secondary education:Upon graduating from Central High School,...
1949-1969 - Russell C. Davis 1969-1977
- Dale Danks, Jr. 1977-1989
- J. Kane DittoJ. Kane DittoJ. Kane Ditto is a former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.Ditto, a Democrat, served as Mayor of the City of Jackson from July 1989 until July 1997. Ditto was previously elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from District 66, where he served from 1987 to 1989...
1989-1997 - Harvey Johnson, Jr.Harvey Johnson, Jr.Harvey Johnson, Jr. , is the current mayor and first African American mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.-Biography:Harvey Johnson, Jr. was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and attended the Vicksburg Public Schools, graduating from Rosa A. Temple High School...
1997-2005 - Frank MeltonFrank MeltonFrank Ervin Melton was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009. Melton, an African American, defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson, who had...
2005-2009 (died in office) - Leslie B. McLemoreLeslie B. McLemoreLeslie B. McLemore is a civil rights activist and political leader in Jackson, Mississippi. He served as interim Mayor of Jackson following the death of Frank Melton on May 7, 2009 until the inauguration of re-elected mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr...
2009 (interim mayor) - Harvey Johnson, Jr.Harvey Johnson, Jr.Harvey Johnson, Jr. , is the current mayor and first African American mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.-Biography:Harvey Johnson, Jr. was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and attended the Vicksburg Public Schools, graduating from Rosa A. Temple High School...
2009-
External links
- Jackson, MS Mayor's Office - official website