This article contains a list of mayors of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States.
Hattiesburg was incorporated as a town in 1884 and as a city in 1890. The initial governing structure included a mayor and eight aldermen until 1911 when Hattiesburg adopted a city commission form of government with a mayor and two commissioners, the first of its kind in the state. Since 1985, Hattiesburg has operated under a mayor-council government with the city split into five wards, each with a single councilmember.
Mayor | In office | Notes | |
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Oliver Hazard Perry Jones | 1884–January 1885 | ||
William Johnson | January 1885–January 1886 | ||
J. J. Thornton | January 1886–January 1887 | ||
David Black | January 1887–January 1889 | Served two one-year terms | |
Walter Moreland Conner | January 1889–January 1891 | Served two one-year terms | |
J. M. Williamson | January 1891–January 1893 | Served two one-year terms | |
Terms expanded to two years | |||
D. B. Hover | January 1893–January 1894 | ||
Evans Hall | January 1894–January 1897 | ||
T. J. Mixon | January 1897–January 1899 | ||
Evans Hall | January 1899–January 1901 | ||
Charles W. Rich | January 1901–January 1907 | ||
J. D. Donald | January 1911–January 1913 | ||
Terms expanded to four years | |||
T. E. Batson | January 1913–July 1922 | Died in office | |
B. D. Moore | July 1922–September 1922 | Appointed | |
W. S. F. Tatum | September 1922–January 1925 | Special election | |
B. D. Moore | January 1925–January 1929 | ||
W. S. F. Tatum | January 1929–January 1937 | ||
Travis H. Boykin | January 1937–January 1941 | ||
George M. Calhoun | January 1941–January 1949 | ||
D. W. Holmes | January 1949–December 18, 1950 | Died in office; Killed by drunk driver[1] | |
Mrs. D. W. Holmes | December 21, 1950–March 15, 1951 | Provisional appointment | |
Edward J. Currie, Sr. | March 15, 1951–July 1953 | Special election | |
Moran M. Pope | January 1953–January 1957 | ||
D. Gary Sutherland | January 1957–July 1957 | ||
Inaugurations moved from January to July | |||
Richard T. Carlisle | July 1957–July 1961 | ||
Claude F. Pittman, Sr. | July 1961–July 17, 1962 | Submitted resignation in May 1962 | |
Claude F. Pittman, Jr. | July 17, 1962–July 1965 | Special election | |
Paul E. Grady | July 1965–July 1973 | First Republican mayor[2] | |
A. L. "Bud" Gerrard, Jr. | July 1973–May 1980 | Resigned | |
G. D. Williamson | May 28, 1980–August 4, 1980 | Interim appointment | |
Bobby L. Chain | August 4, 1980–July 1985 | Special election | |
G. D. Williamson | July 1985–July 1989 | ||
J. Ed Morgan | July 1989–July 2001 | ||
Johnny DuPree | July 2001–July 3, 2017 | First African-American mayor | |
Toby Barker | July 3, 2017–present |