List of mayors of Jackson, Mississippi
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:
President of Selectmen
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| Image | President of Selectmen | Years | Notes/Citation |
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| Thomas H. Dickson | 1834 | ||
| S.P. Baley | 1835 | ||
| Thomas H. Dickson | 1836 | ||
| S.P. Baley | 1836 | ||
| John P. Oldham | 1837–1838 |
Mayors
[edit]| Image | Mayor | Years | Notes/Citation |
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| John P. Oldham | 1839 | ||
| H.R. McDonald | 1840 | ||
| John P. Oldham (2nd term) | 1840–1841 | ||
| James H. Boyd | 1842–1843 | ||
| John P. Oldham (3rd term) | 1844–1849 | ||
| James H. Boyd | 1850 | ||
| J.P. Jones | 1851 | ||
| William H. Taylor | 1852–1853 | ||
| Richard Fletcher | 1854 | ||
| William H. Taylor | 1855–1857 | ||
| James H. Boyd (2nd term) | 1858 | ||
| W.A. Purdom | 1859 | ||
| Richard C. Kerr | 1860–1861 | ||
| Charles Henry Manship | 1862–1863 | ||
| D.N. Barrows | 1864–1867 | ||
| Maj. Thomas H. Norton | 1868 | Union officer appointed as mayor[1] | |
| Bvt. Lt. Col. James Biddle | 1868 | Union officer appointed as mayor | |
| Col. James P. Sessions (J. P. Sessions) | 1868–1869 | Native of Natchez, Mississippi, former Confederate officer, died April 3, 1886[2] | |
| Rhesa Hatcher | 1869 | [3] | |
| Bvt. Lt. Col. Joseph G. Crane | 1869 | Union officer appointed as mayor; stabbed to death by Edward M. Yerger, a former Confederate officer | |
| Captain F.A. Field | 1869 | Union officer appointed as mayor | |
| A. Way Kelly | 1869 | ||
| E.W. Cabaniss | 1869–1870 | ||
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Oliver Clifton | 1870–1871 | |
| Rhesa Hatcher (2nd term) | 1871–1872 | ||
| Marion Smith | 1872–1874 | ||
| John McGill | 1874–1888 | ||
| William Henry | 1888–1893 | ||
| L.F. Chiles | 1893–1895 | ||
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Oliver Clifton (2nd term) | 1895–1897 | |
| Ramsey Wharton | 1897–1899 | ||
| H.M. Taylor | 1899 | ||
| W.W. Morrison | 1899 | Mayor Pro Tem | |
| John W. Todd | 1899–1901 | ||
| William Hemingway | 1901–1905 | ||
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Oliver Clifton (3rd term) | 1905 | died before taking office |
| Ramsey Wharton (2nd term) | 1905–1909 | ||
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A.C. Crowder | 1909–1913 | |
| S.J. Taylor | 1913–1917 | ||
| Walter A. Scott | 1917–1945 | ||
| Leland L. Speed | 1945–1949 | ||
| Allen C. Thompson | 1949–1969 | ||
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Russell C. Davis | 1969–1977 | |
| Dale Danks | 1977–1989 | ||
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J. Kane Ditto | 1989–1997 | |
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Harvey Johnson, Jr. | 1997–2005 | first African American Mayor of Jackson |
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Frank Melton | 2005–2009 | died in office |
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Leslie B. McLemore | 2009 | interim mayor |
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Harvey Johnson Jr. (2nd term) | 2009–2013 | |
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Chokwe Lumumba | 2013–2014 | died in office |
| Charles Tillman | 2014 | ||
| Tony Yarber | 2014–2017 | ||
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Chokwe Antar Lumumba | 2017–present | [4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "history comes to life". Wheeling News-Register. September 18, 2015.
Five characters date from the Civil War era. Glenn Elliott will portray Maj. Thomas H. Norton, decorated Union soldier and later the military mayor of Jackson, Miss., during Reconstruction.
- ^ "Death of Col. Jas. P. Sessions". The Clarion-Ledger. April 7, 1886 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jackson (Miss (1890). "Charter of the City of Jackson, and Revised Ordinances of 1890: Together with Certain Miscellaneous Matters Pertaining to the City".
- ^ "Chokwe Antar Lumumba sworn in as Jackson mayor". 3 July 2017.
Additional sources
[edit]- Brinson, Carroll. Jackson/A Special Kind of Place. Jackson, MS: City of Jackson, 1977. LCCN 77-081145.
External links
[edit]- Jackson, MS Mayor's Office - official website