By Peggy Haile-McPhillips, City Historian
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Start Date of Service: |
End Date of Service: |
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Samuel Boush |
15 Sep. 1736 |
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Appointed by the Charter of 1736, Died before the first Council meeting in November 1736 |
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George Newton |
18 Nov. 1736 |
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Appointed to replace Boush |
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John Hutchings |
24 June 1737 |
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Robert Tucker |
1738 |
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John Taylor |
1739 |
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Samuel Smith |
1740 |
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Josiah Smith |
1741 |
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George Newton |
1742 |
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2nd time |
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John Hutchings |
1743 |
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2nd time |
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John Taylor |
1744 |
26 October 1744 |
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2nd time but died in office on |
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John Phripp |
14 Nov. 1744 |
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Edward Pugh |
24 June 1746 |
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Thomas Newton |
1747 |
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John Tucker |
1748 |
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Robert Tucker |
1749 |
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2nd time |
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Durham Hall |
1750 |
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served 7 months |
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Wilson Newton |
Jan. 1751 |
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served 17 months |
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Christopher Perkins |
24 June 1752 |
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served 9 months |
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Josiah Smith |
March 1753 |
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2nd time, served 15 months |
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George Abyvon |
24 June 1754 |
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served 8 months |
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John Hutchings |
Feb. 1755 |
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3rd time, served 4 months |
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Richard Kelsick |
24 June 1755 |
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Josiah Smith |
1756 |
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3rd time |
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John Phripp |
1757 |
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2nd time |
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John Tucker |
1758 |
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2nd time |
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Robert Tucker |
1759 |
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3rd time |
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Wilson Newton |
1760 |
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2nd time |
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Christopher Perkins |
1761 |
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2nd time |
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Paul Loyall |
1762 |
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Archibald Campbell |
1763 |
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Lewis Hansford |
1764 |
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Maximilian Calvert |
1765 |
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James Taylor |
1766 |
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George Abyvon |
1767 |
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2nd time |
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Cornelius Calvert |
1768 |
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Maximilian Calvert |
1769 |
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2nd time |
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Charles Thomas |
1770 |
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George Abyvon |
1771 |
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3rd time |
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Paul Loyall |
1772 |
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2nd time |
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Charles Thomas |
1773 |
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2nd time |
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George Abyvon |
1774 |
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4th time |
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Paul Loyall |
1775 |
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3rd time, died 1807 |
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Dr. James Taylor |
1777 |
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2nd time |
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Cornelius Calvert |
1778 |
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2nd time |
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George Abyvon |
1779 |
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5th time |
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Thomas Newton, Jr. |
1780 |
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Paul Loyall |
Nov. 1781 |
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4th time |
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Dr. James Taylor |
24 June 1782 |
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3rd time |
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George Kelly |
1783 |
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Robert Taylor |
1784 |
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Dr. Cary H. Hansford |
1785 |
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Thomas Newton, Jr. |
1786 |
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2nd time |
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Benjamin Pollard |
1787 |
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George Kelly |
1788 |
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2nd time, Last Mayor to preside over Common Council |
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Robert Taylor |
1789 |
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2nd time |
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Dr. James Taylor |
1790 |
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4th time |
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John Boush |
1791 |
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served 4 months |
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Dr. Cary H. Hansford |
Oct. 1791 |
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2nd time, served 8 months |
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Thomas Newton, Jr. |
24 June 1792 |
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3rd time, served 10 months |
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Robert Taylor |
Apr. 1793 |
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3rd time |
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Thomas Newton, Jr. |
Apr. 1794 |
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4th time |
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Dr. John Ramsay |
24 June 1794 |
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Seth Foster |
1795 |
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Samuel Moseley |
24 June 1796 |
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George Loyall |
1797 |
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Baylor Hill |
1798 |
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Dr. John K. Read |
1799 |
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Seth Foster (2) |
1800 |
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served 11 months |
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John Cowper |
1801 |
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served 13 months |
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William Vaughan |
24 June 1802 |
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Thomas H. Parker |
1803 |
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Col. Miles King, Sr. |
1804 |
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Luke Wheeler |
1805 |
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Thomas H. Parker (2) |
1806 |
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Richard E. Lee |
1807 |
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John E. Holt |
1808 |
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Col. Miles King, Sr. (2) |
1809 |
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William Boswell Lamb |
1810 |
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Col. Miles King, Sr. (3) |
1811 |
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William Boswell Lamb (2) |
1812 |
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Col. Miles King, Sr. (4) |
1813 |
May 1814 |
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served 11 months. - d. May 1814 |
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William Boswell Lamb (3) |
1814 |
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John E. Holt (2) |
1815 |
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William Boswell Lamb (4) |
1816 |
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served 8 months |
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John E. Holt (3) |
Feb. 1817 |
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served 4 months |
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James Taylor |
23 June 1817 |
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served 1 day |
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John E. Holt (4) |
24 June 1817 |
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John Tabb |
23 June 1818 |
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served 1 day |
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John E. Holt (5) |
24 June 1818 |
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Wright Southgate |
23 June 1819 |
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served 1 day |
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John E. Holt (6) |
24 June 1819 |
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Wright Southgate (2) |
24 June 1820 |
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served 2 days |
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John E. Holt (7) |
26 June 1820 |
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George W. Camp |
24 June 1821 |
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served 3 days |
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John E. Holt (8) |
27 June 1821 |
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John Tabb (2) |
24 June 1822 |
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served 4 days |
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John E. Holt (9) |
28 June 1822 |
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William Boswell Lamb (5) |
? June 1823 |
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served a few days |
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John E. Holt (10) |
? June 1823 |
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William A. Armistead |
? June 1824 |
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served a few days |
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John E. Holt (11) |
? June 1824 |
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John Tabb (3) |
24 June 1825 |
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served 3 days |
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John E. Holt (12) |
27 June 1825 |
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Isaac Talbot |
24 June 1826 |
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served 5 days |
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John E. Holt (13) |
29 June 1826 |
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Daniel C. Barraud |
24 June 1827 |
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served 3 days |
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John E. Holt (14) |
27 June 1827 |
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George T. Kennon |
24 June 1828 |
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served 4 days |
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John E. Holt (15) |
28 June 1828 |
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Thomas Williamson |
24 June 1829 |
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served 2 days |
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John E. Holt (16) |
26 June 1829 |
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Giles B. Cook |
24 June 1830 |
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served 10 days |
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John E. Holt (17) |
4 July 1830 |
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Wright Southgate |
24 June 1831 |
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served 11 days |
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John E. Holt (18) |
5 July 1831 |
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John E. Holt (19) |
24 June 1832 |
12 Oct. 1832 |
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d. 12 Oct. 1832 | NOTE: re the number of times John E. Holt served as Mayor ..."Under the Charter of 1736, the Mayor could not succeed himself, but in Holt's case this provision was circumvented by electing another person who would resign within a few days, after which Holt was repeatedly re-elected." Rogers Dey Whichard. The History of Lower Tidewater, p. 456. |
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Capt. Miles King, Jr. |
Oct. 1832 |
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W.D. Delaney |
24 June 1843 |
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First Mayor elected by the people |
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Simon S. Stubbs |
24 June 1851 |
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Hunter Woodis |
1853 |
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Simon S. Stubbs (2) |
1854 |
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Hunter Woodis (2) |
1855 |
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died of Yellow Fever |
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Ezra T. Summers |
Nov. 1855 |
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Finlay F. Ferguson |
24 June 1856 |
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William Wilson Lamb (1, 2, 3) |
1858 |
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Elected 3 terms & served until imprisoned by Union forces in 1863 |
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William H. Brooks |
1863 |
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James L. Belote |
1864 |
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Thomas C. Tabb |
1865 |
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appointed judge May 1866 |
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William Wilson Lamb (4) |
May 1866 |
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John R. Ludlow |
24 June 1866 |
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removed by military authorities |
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Francis DeCordy |
Mar. 1868 |
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John B. Whitehead |
1870 |
1872 |
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John R. Ludlow (2) |
1872 |
1874 |
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John B. Whitehead (2) |
1874 |
1876 |
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John S. Tucker (1, 2) |
1876 |
1880 |
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1880 |
1886 |
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Barton Myers |
1886 |
1888 |
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R. G. Banks |
1888 |
Mar. 1890 |
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E. M. Henry |
Mar. 1890 |
30 June 1890 |
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Frank Morris |
1 July 1890 |
13 Jan. 1892 |
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died in office |
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S. Marx |
18 Jan. 1892 |
30 June 1892 |
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A. B. Cooke |
1892 |
1894 |
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Charles W. Pettit |
1894 |
1896 |
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W. R. Mayo |
1896 |
1898 |
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C. Brooks Johnston |
1898 |
1901 |
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resigned 14 May 1901 |
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Nathaniel Beaman |
1901 |
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elected to fill unexpired term |
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Dr. James G. Riddick |
1901 |
1912 |
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Wyndham R. Mayo |
1912 |
1918 |
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Albert L. Roper |
2 Sept. 1918 |
31 Aug. 1924 |
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S. Heth Tyler |
1 Sept. 1924 |
6 Jan. 1932 |
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E. Jeff Robertson |
6 Jan. 1932 |
31 Aug. 1932 |
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Phillip H. Mason |
1 Sept. 1932 |
8 Mar. 1933 |
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Samuel Leroy Slover |
21 Mar. 1933 |
26 Dec. 1933 |
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W. R. L. Taylor |
1 Jan. 1934 |
31 Aug. 1938 |
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John A. Gurkin |
1 Sept. 1938 |
31 Aug. 1940 |
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Joseph D. Wood |
1 Sept. 1940 |
31 Aug. 1944 |
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James W. Reed |
1 Sept. 1944 |
31 Aug. 1946 |
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R. D. Cooke |
1 Sept. 1946 |
15 Feb. 1949 |
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15 Feb. 1949 |
31 Aug. 1950 |
People's Ticket |
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1 Sept. 1950 |
31 Aug. 1962 |
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Roy Butler Martin, Jr. |
1 Sept. 1962 |
1 Sept. 1974 |
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3 Sept. 1974 |
6 July 1976 |
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Vincent J. Thomas |
7 July 1976 |
3 July 1984 |
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Joseph A. Leafe |
8 July 1984 |
1 July 1992 |
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9 July 1992 |
30 June 1994 |
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10 July 1994 |
30 June 2016 |
Democratic Party |
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1 July 2016 |
Present |
Democratic Party |
First African American Mayor of Norfolk |
