List of mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi explained
This article contains a list of mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.
List
No. | Mayor | In office | Political party | Ref |
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1 | Finley B. Hewes | 28 July 1898 – 1899 | – | [1] [2] |
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2 | Spencer S. Bullis | 1899 – 1902 | – | [3] |
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3 | Joseph Ballenger | 1902 - 1904 | – | [4] |
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4 | Henry D. Moore | 1905 - 1906 | – | [5] |
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5 | Joseph W. Thomas | 1907 - 1908 | – | [6] |
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6 | George M. Foote | c. 1907 – c. 1916 | – | [7] [8] |
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7 | Joseph W. Thomas | 1911 - 1912 | – | [9] |
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8 | William H. Bouslog | 1913 - 1914 | – | [10] |
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9 | George W. Foote | 1915 - 1918 | – | [11] |
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| Charles H. Haydon | c. 1919 | – | [12] |
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10 | Joseph W. Milner | c. 1925 - c. 1948 | Democrat | [13] |
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| Milton T. "Mitt" Evans | 3 Jan 1949 – c. 1950 | – | [14] [15] [16] [17] |
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11 | R.B. Meadows | 1953 - 1969 | – | [18] |
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12 | Philip W. Shaw | March 1971 – May 1973 | – | [19] [20] |
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13 | C.L. Bullock | 1973 - 11 January 1975 | – | [21] [22] |
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| Charles L. Walker (acting) | January 1975 - 7 March 1975 | – | [23] |
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14 | A.W. "Buzzy" Lang | 7 March 1975 - 1977 | – | [24] |
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15 | John H. "Jack" Barnett | 1977 - 1985 | Republican | [25] [26] |
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16 | Leroy Urie | 1985 - 1989 | Democrat | [27] |
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17 | Kincheon Varner "Ken" Combs | June 1989 – 1997 | Republican | [28] [29] |
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18 | Robert Short | 1997 – June 2001 | Republican | |
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19 | Ken Combs | June 2001 – 7 June 2005 | Republican | |
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20 | Brent Warr | 7 June 2005 – 2009 | Republican | [30] [31] [32] |
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21 | George Schloegel | 7 June 2009 – 2013 | Republican | [33] |
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22 | Billy Hewes | 2013 – | Republican | [34] | |
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Notes and References
- Book: Kerr, Kempe, Helen. The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South. 1977-01-01. Pelican Publishing. 9781455610273. en.
- Web site: Property. www.apps.mdah.ms.gov. 2016-07-23.
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- Web site: Biographies - Harrison County Mississippi Genealogy Trails. genealogytrails.com.
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- 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.
- Book: Sugar. 1915-01-01. R. Palmer. en.
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- 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.
- Web site: Full text of "Mississippi Law Journal 1928 Books 1-4". archive.org. 2016-07-23.
- 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 .
- Book: Mississippi Highways. 1949-01-01. Mississippi Highway Department. en.
- Web site: The Political Graveyard: Mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi. Kestenbaum. Lawrence. politicalgraveyard.com. 2016-07-23.
- Book: Trethewey, Natasha. Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 2015-08-01. University of Georgia Press. 9780820349022. en.
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- Web site: FindACase™ RAY E. SMITH v. CITY OF GULFPORT. ms.findacase.com. 2016-07-23.
- Web site: Times Daily - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. 2016-07-23.
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- 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 .
- Web site: Gulfport's Mayors. www.gulfport-ms.gov.
- Web site: Former Gulfport Mayor Ken Combs Dies. 2016-07-23.
- Web site: Kincheon Varner "Ken" Combs's Obituary on The Sun Herald. The Sun Herald. 2016-07-23.
- Web site: A look back at Brent Warr's history in Gulfport. 2016-07-23.
- Web site: Mississippi mayor, wife arrested on Katrina fraud charges - CNN.com. www.cnn.com. 2016-07-23.
- Web site: Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr on Republican Short List of Possible Lott Replacements. www.gulfcoastnews.com. 2016-07-23.
- Web site: Schloegel: Won't seek reelection.
- Web site: March 18, 2013. Billy Hewes running unopposed for mayor of Gulfport. May 16, 2019. gulflive.com. en-US. Associated Press.