List of mayors of Montgomery, Alabama
This is a list of mayors who have served the city of Montgomery, Alabama, United States.
| Elections in Alabama |
|---|
 |
 Government |
| Image | Mayor | Term[1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel D. Holt (1st term) | 1838 | [2] | |
| Jack Thorington | 1839—1840 | ||
| Hardy Herbet | 1841 | ||
| Perez Coleman | 1842—1846 | ||
| Nimrod E. Benson | 1847 | ||
| Edwin B. Harris | 1848—1849 | ||
| Robert T. Davis | 1850 | ||
| Thomas Welsh | 1851 | ||
| Samuel D. Holt (2nd term) | 1852 | ||
| Charles R. Hansford | 1853—1859 | ||
| Andrew J. Noble | 1860—1861 | ||
| J. F. Johnson | 1862—1863 | ||
| Walter L. Coleman | 1864—1868 | ||
| Thomas O. Glasscock | 1868—1870 | ||
| H.E. Faber | 1870—1875 | ||
| Mordecai L. Moses | 1875—1881 | [3] | |
| J. B. Gaston | 1881—1885 | ||
| W. S. Reese | 1885—1889 | ||
| Edward A. Graham | 1889—1891 | ||
| John G. Crommelin, Sr. | 1891—1895 | ||
| John H. Clisby | 1895—1899 | ||
| E. B. Joseph | 1900—1903 | ||
| Thomas H. Carr | 1903—1905 | ||
| W. M. Teague | 1905—1909 | ||
| Gaston Gunter | 1909—1910 | ||
 | William A. Gunter Jr. (1st term) | 1911—1915 | |
 | W.T. Robertson | 1915—1919 | |
| | William A. Gunter, Jr. (2nd term) | 1919—1940 | |
| Cyrus B. Brown † | 1941—August 8, 1944 | Died in office on August 8, 1944.[4] | |
 | David E. Dunn | 1944—1945 | Resigned[5] |
| John L. Goodwyn | June 1946—1951 | Elected to complete the term of Mayor Dunn who resigned; elected to a full term in May 1947.[5] Appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama in September 1951[5] | |
| W. A. Gayle | 1951—1959 | ||
| Earl D. James | 1959—1971 | ||
 | Jim Robinson | 1971—1977 | |
 | Emory Folmar | 1977—1999 | |
 | Bobby Bright | November 9, 1999—January 6, 2009 | |
| Charles Jinright | January 6, 2009—March 24, 2009 | ||
 | Todd Strange | March 24, 2009—November 12, 2019 | |
| Steven Reed | November 12, 2019—present | First African-American mayor[6] |
See also
References
- ^ Owen, Thomas McAdory; Owen, Marie Bankhead (1921), History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, vol. II (De luxe supplement ed.), Chicago: S. J. Clarke, p. 1037, retrieved January 17, 2009
- ^ "Mayors of Montgomery". Code of Ordinances of the City Council of Montgomery. 1902.
- ^ Montgomery, Alabama, Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, retrieved January 31, 2009
- ^ "Obituary: Cyrus B. Brown". Alabama Journal. August 9, 1944 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "John L. Goodwyn is Promoted to Place on the Supreme Court". Decatur Daily. September 27, 1951 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ Staff, WSFA. "Steven Reed sworn-in as Montgomery's first black mayor". wsfa.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
