List of mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi explained

This article contains a list of mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.

List

No.MayorIn officePolitical partyRef
1Finley B. Hewes28 July 1898 – 1899–[1] [2]
2Spencer S. Bullis1899 – 1902–[3]
3Joseph Ballenger1902 - 1904–[4]
4Henry D. Moore1905 - 1906–[5]
5Joseph W. Thomas1907 - 1908–[6]
6George M. Footec. 1907 – c. 1916–[7] [8]
7Joseph W. Thomas1911 - 1912–[9]
8William H. Bouslog1913 - 1914–[10]
9George W. Foote1915 - 1918–[11]
Charles H. Haydonc. 1919–[12]
10Joseph W. Milnerc. 1925 - c. 1948Democrat[13]
Milton T. "Mitt" Evans3 Jan 1949 – c. 1950–[14] [15] [16] [17]
11R.B. Meadows1953 - 1969–[18]
12Philip W. ShawMarch 1971 – May 1973–[19] [20]
13C.L. Bullock1973 - 11 January 1975–[21] [22]
Charles L. Walker (acting)January 1975 - 7 March 1975–[23]
14A.W. "Buzzy" Lang7 March 1975 - 1977–[24]
15John H. "Jack" Barnett1977 - 1985Republican[25] [26]
16Leroy Urie1985 - 1989Democrat[27]
17Kincheon Varner "Ken" CombsJune 1989 – 1997Republican[28] [29]
18Robert Short1997 – June 2001Republican
19Ken CombsJune 2001 – 7 June 2005Republican
20Brent Warr7 June 2005 – 2009Republican[30] [31] [32]
21George Schloegel7 June 2009 – 2013Republican[33]
22Billy Hewes2013 –Republican[34]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kerr, Kempe, Helen. The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South. 1977-01-01. Pelican Publishing. 9781455610273. en.
  2. Web site: Property. www.apps.mdah.ms.gov. 2016-07-23.
  3. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  4. Web site: Biographies - Harrison County Mississippi Genealogy Trails. genealogytrails.com.
  5. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  6. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  7. Book: Association, Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway. Report of the Second Annual Convention of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway Association. 1907-01-01. The Association. en.
  8. Book: Sugar. 1915-01-01. R. Palmer. en.
  9. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  10. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  11. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  12. Book: Labor, United States Congress Senate Committee on Education and. National Employment System: Hearings Before the Joint Committees on Labor ... on S.688 ... S.1442 ... H.R.4305 .... 1919-01-01. U.S. Government Printing Office. en.
  13. Web site: Full text of "Mississippi Law Journal 1928 Books 1-4". archive.org. 2016-07-23.
  14. News: . 3 Jan 1949 . New Officers at Gulfport . subscription. The Daily Herald . Biloxi, Mississippi . 11 Aug 2023. Gulfport's first new mayor in 24 years was sworn in today before an assembly of approximately 100 citizens at the Gulfport city hall.. newspapers.com .
  15. Book: Mississippi Highways. 1949-01-01. Mississippi Highway Department. en.
  16. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi. Kestenbaum. Lawrence. politicalgraveyard.com. 2016-07-23.
  17. Book: Trethewey, Natasha. Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 2015-08-01. University of Georgia Press. 9780820349022. en.
  18. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  19. Web site: FindACase™ RAY E. SMITH v. CITY OF GULFPORT. ms.findacase.com. 2016-07-23.
  20. Web site: Times Daily - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. 2016-07-23.
  21. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  22. News: . 5 Mar 1975 . Lang wins runoff for Gulfport mayor . subscription. Hattiesburg American . Hattiesburg, Mississippi . 11 Aug 2023. Lang, a funeral home owner, polled 5,196 votes to 4,339 for Walker, the city finance commissioner who has been acting mayor since the January 11 death of Mayor C.L. Walker.. newspapers.com .
  23. News: Bell . Jimmie . 7 Mar 1975 . Lang takes oath of office . subscription. Hattiesburg American . Biloxi, Mississippi . 11 Aug 2023. Gulfport's 14th mayor A.W. "Buzzy" Lang officially received the oath of office Friday morning before a crowd of nearly 300 in front of the flag-bedecked city hall.. newspapers.com .
  24. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  25. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  26. News: . 30 Jun 1985 . Leroy Urie hopes to make the grade . subscription. The Sun . Biloxi, Mississippi . 11 Aug 2023. Urie, 54, a three-term Democratic county supervisor, defeated incumbent Republican mayor Jack Barnett in the June 4 general election.. newspapers.com .
  27. Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
  28. Web site: Former Gulfport Mayor Ken Combs Dies. 2016-07-23.
  29. Web site: Kincheon Varner "Ken" Combs's Obituary on The Sun Herald. The Sun Herald. 2016-07-23.
  30. Web site: A look back at Brent Warr's history in Gulfport. 2016-07-23.
  31. Web site: Mississippi mayor, wife arrested on Katrina fraud charges - CNN.com. www.cnn.com. 2016-07-23.
  32. Web site: Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr on Republican Short List of Possible Lott Replacements. www.gulfcoastnews.com. 2016-07-23.
  33. Web site: Schloegel: Won't seek reelection.
  34. Web site: March 18, 2013. Billy Hewes running unopposed for mayor of Gulfport. May 16, 2019. gulflive.com. en-US. Associated Press.

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