List of mayors of Hattiesburg, Mississippi explained

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

History

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.

List of mayors

MayorIn officeNotes
Oliver Hazard Perry Jones1884–January 1885
William JohnsonJanuary 1885–January 1886
J. J. ThorntonJanuary 1886–January 1887
David BlackJanuary 1887–January 1889Served two one-year terms
Walter Moreland ConnerJanuary 1889–January 1891Served two one-year terms
J. M. WilliamsonJanuary 1891–January 1893Served two one-year terms
Terms expanded to two years
D. B. HoverJanuary 1893–January 1894
Evans HallJanuary 1894–January 1897
T. J. MixonJanuary 1897–January 1899
Evans HallJanuary 1899–January 1901
Charles W. RichJanuary 1901–January 1907
J. D. DonaldJanuary 1911–January 1913
Terms expanded to four years
T. E. BatsonJanuary 1913–July 1922Died in office
B. D. MooreJuly 1922–September 1922Appointed
W. S. F. TatumSeptember 1922–January 1925Special election
B. D. MooreJanuary 1925–January 1929
W. S. F. TatumJanuary 1929–January 1937
Travis H. BoykinJanuary 1937–January 1941
George M. CalhounJanuary 1941–January 1949
D. W. HolmesJanuary 1949–December 18, 1950Died in office; Killed by drunk driver[1]
Mrs. D. W. HolmesDecember 21, 1950–March 15, 1951Provisional appointment
Edward J. Currie, Sr.March 15, 1951–July 1953Special election
Moran M. PopeJanuary 1953–January 1957
D. Gary SutherlandJanuary 1957–July 1957
Inaugurations moved from January to July
Richard T. CarlisleJuly 1957–July 1961
Claude F. Pittman, Sr.July 1961–July 17, 1962Submitted resignation in May 1962
Claude F. Pittman, Jr.July 17, 1962–July 1965Special election
Paul E. GradyJuly 1965–July 1973First Republican mayor[2]
A. L. "Bud" Gerrard, Jr.July 1973–May 1980Resigned
G. D. WilliamsonMay 28, 1980–August 4, 1980Interim appointment
Bobby L. ChainAugust 4, 1980–July 1985Special election
G. D. WilliamsonJuly 1985–July 1989
J. Ed MorganJuly 1989–July 2001
Johnny DuPreeJuly 2001–July 3, 2017First African-American mayor
Toby BarkerJuly 3, 2017–present

Source

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=9ULZCwAAQBAJ Pearlman, Jeff "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, (2011).
  2. Web site: Hattiesburg elects first Republican mayor. Hattiesburg American. June 9, 1965.