List of mayors of Savannah, Georgia
Mayor of Savannah | |
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Seal of City of Savannah | |
Incumbent Eddie Deloach since December 1, 2015 | |
Style | The Honorable |
Term length | 4 years, no term limits |
Inaugural holder | John Houstoun |
Formation | 1790 |
Salary | $58,898[1] |
Website |
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The Mayor is the highest elected official in Savannah, Georgia. Since its incorporation in 1789, the town has had 64 mayors.[2]
List
# | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | ||
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1 | John Houstoun | 1790 | 1791 | 1 | None | |
2 | Thomas Gibbons | 1791 | 1792 | 1 | None | |
3 | Joseph Habersham | 1792 | 1793 | 1 | None | |
4 | William Sephens | 1793 | 1794 | 1 | None | |
(2) | Thomas Gibbons | 1794 | 1795 | 1 | None | |
(4) | William Sephens | 1795 | 1796 | 1 | None | |
5 | John Noel | 1796 | 1797 | 1 | None | |
6 | John Glen | 1797 | 1798 | 1 | None | |
7 | Matthew H. McAllister | 1798 | 1799 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | |
(2) | Thomas Gibbons | 1799 | 1801 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |
8 | David B. Mitchell | 1801 | 1802 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | |
9 | Charles Harris | 1802 | 1804 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |
(5) | John Noel | 1804 | 1807 | 3 | Democratic-Republican | |
10 | William Davies | 1807 | 1807 | 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | |
(9) | Charles Harris | 1807 | 1808 | 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | |
11 | John Williamson | 1808 | 1809 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | |
12 | William Bulloch | 1809 | 1811 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |
13 | Thomas Mendenhall | 1811 | 1811 | 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | |
(12) | William Bulloch | 1811 | 1812 | 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | |
14 | George Jones | 1812 | 1814 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |
(7) | Matthew H. McAllister | 1814 | 1815 | Partial | Democratic-Republican | |
15 | Thomas Charlton | 1815 | 1817 | 2 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | |
16 | James Wayne | 1817 | 1819 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |
(15) | Thomas Charlton | 1819 | 1821 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | |
17 | James Morrison | 1821 | 1824 | 3 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | |
18 | William Daniell | 1824 | 1826 | 2 | Jacksonian | |
19 | Joseph W. Jackson | 1826 | 1828 | 2 | Jacksonian | |
20 | William T. Williams | 1828 | 1830 | 2 | Democratic | |
21 | William Waring | 1830 | 1832 | 2 | Democratic | |
22 | George W. Owens | 1832 | 1833 | Partial | Democratic | |
(20) | William T. Williams | 1833 | 1834 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
23 | William Gordon | 1834 | 1836 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
24 | William Cuyler | 1836 | 1836 | 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
25 | John Nicoll | 1836 | 1837 | 1 | Democratic | |
(7) | Matthew H. McAllister | 1837 | 1839 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
26 | Robert M. Charlton | 1839 | 1841 | 2 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
(20) | William T. Williams | 1841 | 1842 | 1 | Democratic | |
27 | Richard Arnold | 1842 | 1843 | 1 | Whig | |
(20) | William T. Williams | 1843 | 1844 | 1 | Democratic | |
28 | Richard Wayne | 1844 | 1845 | 1 | Democratic | |
29 | Henry Burroughs | 1845 | 1848 | 3 | Whig | |
(28) | Richard Wayne | 1848 | 1851 | 3 | Democratic | |
(27) | Richard Arnold | 1851 | 1852 | 1 | Whig | |
(28) | Richard Wayne | 1852 | 1853 | 1 | Democratic | |
30 | James E. Ward | 1853 | 1854 | 1 | Democratic | |
31 | Edward Anderson | 1854 | 1856 | 2 | American | |
32 | James Screven | 1856 | 1857 | 1 | Democratic | |
(28) | Richard Wayne † | 1857 | 1858 | Partial | Democratic | |
33 | Thomas Turner | 1858 | 1859 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
(27) | Richard Arnold | 1859 | 1860 | 1 | American | |
34 | Charles Jones | 1860 | 1861 | 1 | Democratic (Southern) | |
35 | Thomas Purse | 1861 | 1862 | 1 | Democratic (Southern) | |
36 | Thomas Holcombe | 1862 | 1863 | 1 | Democratic (Southern) | |
(27) | Richard Arnold | 1863 | 1865 | 1 | Democratic (Southern) | |
37 | Edward C. Anderson | 1865 | 1869 | 4 | Democratic | |
38 | John Screven | 1869 | 1873 | 4 | Democratic | |
(37) | Edward C. Anderson | 1873 | 1877 | 2 | Democratic | |
39 | John Wheaton | 1877 | 1883 | 3 | Democratic | |
40 | Rufus E. Lester | 1883 | 1889 | 3 | Democratic | |
41 | John Schwarz | 1889 | 1891 | 1 | Democratic | |
42 | John McDonough | 1891 | 1895 | 2 | Democratic | |
43 | Herman Myers | 1895 | 1897 | 1 | Democratic | |
44 | Peter Meldrim | 1897 | 1899 | 1 | Democratic | |
(43) | Herman Myers | 1899 | 1907 | 4 | Democratic | |
45 | George Tiedeman | 1907 | 1913 | 3 | Democratic | |
46 | Richard Davant † | 1913 | 1915 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
47 | Wallace Pierpont | 1915 | 1919 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
48 | Murray Stewart | 1919 | 1923 | 2 | Democratic | |
49 | Paul Seabrook | 1923 | 1925 | 1 | Democratic | |
50 | Robert Hull † | 1925 | 1927 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
51 | Thomas Hoynes | 1927 | 1929 | 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
52 | Gordon Saussy | 1929 | 1931 | 1 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
(51) | Thomas Hoynes | 1931 | 1933 | 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
53 | Thomas Gamble | 1933 | 1937 | 2 | Democratic | |
54 | Robert Hitch | 1937 | 1939 | 1 | Democratic | |
(53) | Thomas Gamble † | 1939 | 1945 | 3 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
55 | Peter Nugent | 1945 | 1947 | 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
56 | John G. Kennedy | 1947 | 1949 | 1 | Democratic | |
57 | Olin Fulmer | 1949 | 1955 | 3 | Democratic | |
58 | Lee Mingledorff, Jr. | 1955 | 1960 | 3 | Democratic | |
59 | Malcom R. Maclean | 1960 | 1966 | 2 | Democratic | |
60 | Julius Lewis, Jr. | 1966 | 1970 | 1 | Republican | |
61 | John Rousakis | 1970 | 1992 | 5 | Democratic | |
62 | Susan Weiner | 1992 | 1996 | 1 | Republican | |
63 | Floyd Adams, Jr. | 1996 | 2004 | 2 | Democratic | |
64 | Otis Johnson | 2004 | 2012 | 2 | Democratic | |
65 | Edna Jackson | 2012 | 2016 | 2 | Democratic | |
66 | Eddie Deloach | 2016 | Incumbent | 1 | Republican |
- Notes
† Deceased/murdered in office.
See also
- Savannah, Georgia
- Timeline of Savannah, Georgia
- Garden City, Georgia
- List of mayors of Garden City, Georgia
- List of mayors of Atlanta
- List of mayors of Augusta, Georgia
- List of mayors of Columbus, Georgia
- List of mayors of Macon, Georgia
Footnotes
- ↑ salarygenius.com/ga/savannah/salary/mayor-salary
- ↑ Savannah Morning News
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