List of mayors of Suffolk, Virginia explained

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Suffolk, Virginia, USA.

Mayors

• Richard L. Brewer, 1852-1856
• Thomas S. Shepherd, 1856-1858
• John G. Pinner, 1858-1860
• Benjamin Riddick, 1860–1864, 1875-1883
• C. W. Lassiter, 1871-1872
• Thomas G. Elam, 1872-1873
• John R. Copeland, 1873-1874
• Nathaniel Riddick, 1874-1875
• Robert R. Prentis, 1883-1885
• Edward E. Holland, 1885-1887
• Richard Lewis Brewer Jr., ca.1893-1905
• John Ballentine Norfleet, 1907-1911
• Otis S. Smith, 1931-1935^[1]
• Jack Nurney, 1935-1941^[2]
• Baynard O. Hill, 1941-1947 ^[3]
• Jack C. West, 1947-1949 ^[4]
• William F. Whitley, 1949-1951 ^{[5] [6]}
• R. L. Woodward Jr., 1951-1955 ^[7]
• W. P. Griffin, 1955-1957, 1958-1959, 1959-1961 ^[8]
• Major T. Benton, 1961-1966 ^{[9] [10]}
• James A. Hope 1966-1970, 1970-1974, 1974-1978 ^[11]
• J. W. Nelms, 1978-1980 ^[12]
• Dr. George Barnett, 1980-1982 ^[13]
• Andy Damiani, 1982-1986
• Johnnie E. Mizzelle, 1986-1990 ^[14]
• James A. Hope, 1990-1992 ^[15]
• Chris Jones, 1992-1996 ^[16]
• Thomas G. Underwood, 1996-1998 ^[17]
• Dana Dickens, 1998-2000 ^[18]
• Curtis Milteer, 2000-2002 ^[19]
• Dana Dickens, 2002-2004 ^[20]
• Bobby Ralph, 2004-2006 ^[21]
• Linda T. Johnson, 2006-2020
• Michael Duman, 2021–present

See also

• History of Suffolk, Virginia

Notes and References

1. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19310904.1.1&srpos=3&e=01-01-1930-31-12-1935--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+nurney-------
2. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19350905.1.1&srpos=1&e=01-01-1930-31-12-1935--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+nurney-------
3. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19410905.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
4. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19490325.1.1&srpos=5&e=01-01-1948-31-12-1949--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+j.+c.+west+-------
5. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19490417.1.1&srpos=24&e=01-01-1945-31-12-1953--en-20-SNH-21--txt-txIN-mayor+william+whitley-------
6. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19510803.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
7. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19510902.1.1&srpos=11&e=01-01-1951-31-12-1953--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+woodward-------
8. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19610102.1.2&srpos=1&e=01-08-1950-01-06-1962--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+william+griffin-------
9. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19610901.1.1&srpos=1&e=01-01-1961-31-12-1962--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+william+griffin+benton-------
10. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19710425.1.24&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
11. https://www.pilotonline.com/2012/10/13/james-hope-an-appreciation/
12. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19780706.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
13. https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2009/12/29/former-suffolk-mayor-dr-barnett-dies/
14. https://www.dailypress.com/1990/07/16/suffolk-changed-a-lot-in-black-mayors-term/
15. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19900822.1.24&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
16. https://www.pilotonline.com/2019/11/05/republican-powerhouse-chris-jones-falls-to-clinton-jenkins-in-newly-redrawn-district/
17. https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960717/07170332.htm
18. https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2005/01/09/dickens-to-leave-council/
19. https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2022/02/01/longtime-whaleyville-councilman-milteer-dies/
20. https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2005/01/09/dickens-to-leave-council/
21. https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2004/12/31/year-in-review-ralph-named-suffolks-mayor/