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List of mayors of Greensboro, North Carolina

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This is a list of mayors of Greensboro since 1859 when the current system of electing mayors replaced the intendant of police.[1][2]

List of mayors

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# Mayor Term start Term end
1 Charles G. Yates 1857 1861
2 Alexander P. Eckel 1861 1863
3 Richard Sterling 1864 1865
4 William L. Scott 1865 1869
5 R. M. Sloan 1870 1873
6 Cyrus P. Mendenhall 1874 1876
7 S. C. Dodson 1877 1883
8 R. R. King Sr. 1883 1885
9 J. A. Barringer 1887 1888
10 James W. Forbis 1889 1891
11 J. R. Mendenhall 1892 1893
12 John A. Barrninger 1893 1894
13 James E. Boyd 1894 1895
14 J. J. Nelson 1895 1898
15 Z. V. Taylor 1899 1900
16 William H. Osborne 1901 1903
17 T. J. Murphy 1905 1907
18 L. J. Brandt 1907 1909
19 E. J. Stafford 1909 1911
20 T.J. Murphy 1911 1917
21 E. J. Stafford (2 terms) 1917 1921
22 Claude Kiser 1921 1923
23 E. B. Jeffress 1925 1927
24 R. R. King Jr. 1927 1929
25 Paul C. Lindley 1931 1933
26 Roger W. Harrison (resigned) 1933 1937
27 Ralph L. Lewis (resigned) 1939 1940
28 Huger King 1940 1941
29 W. H. Sullivan 1942 1943
30 C. M. Vanstory Jr. 1945 1947
31 Fielding L. Fry 1947 1949
32 Benjamin Cone 1949 1951
33 Robert H. Frazier 1951 1953
34 R. Boyd Morris (resigned) 1955 1956
35 J. Archie Cannon Jr. 1956 1957
36 George H. Roach 1957 1961
37 David Schenck 1961 1965
38 W. L. Trotter Jr. 1965 1967
39 Carson Bain 1967 1969
40 H. J. Elam III 1969 1971
41 Jim Melvin (5 terms) 1971 1981
42 John W. Forbis (3 terms) 1981 1987
43 Vic Nussbaum Jr. (3 terms) 1987 1993
44 Carolyn S. Allen (3 terms) 1993 1999
45 Keith Holliday (4 terms) 1999 2007
46 Yvonne Johnson 2007 2009
47 William H. Knight[3][4] 2009 2011
48 Robbie Perkins[5] 2011 2013
49 Nancy Vaughan (3 terms) 2013 present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nelson Kepley (Feb 18, 2008). "Leaders: They've seen city through change". Greensboro. News & Record. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Albright, James W. (January 1904). Greensboro, 1808-1904: Facts, Figures, Traditions, and Reminiscences. Jos. J. Stone. pp. 39–41.
  3. ^ Nelson Kepley (May 30, 2013). "Ex-mayor Bill Knight to seek Greensboro council seat". Greensboro. News & Record. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "November 03, 2009 Results". Guilford County. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ "November 08, 2011 Results". Guilford County. Retrieved 3 January 2021.