List of mayors of Asheville, North Carolina

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This is a list of mayors from Asheville, North Carolina. This position was originally called the chairman of the Board of Commissioners but changed to mayor in 1857. [1] [2] Asheville historian Foster Sondley wrote that no reports of elected officials were kept until 1845. [3]

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Mayors were traditionally elected in May; however, the term year is typically the year elected rather than the range from June to May. In the early years, mayors were elected for one-year terms. Later, terms were expanded to two years and, then, to four years. In 1915, the Board of Aldermen was changed to the Board of Commissioners. [2]

Year in officeMayorVice or assistant mayorReferences
1842James McConnell Smith [4]
18xx ?James Washington Patton (1803–1861) [5]
1845Isaac B. Sawyer [3]
July 24, 1849 – March 28, 1855James McConnell Smith [1] [2] [a]
1857–1858Isaac B. Sawyer [6] [2] [b]
1860 Edward James Aston [2]
1861 Isaac B. Sawyer [2]
1862–1866Edward James Aston [7] [8]
1866 Montroville Patton [2] [c]
1866J. M. Israel [2]
1867–1868 Oscar Eastman [9] [2] [d]
1868S. G. Kerr [2]
1869 Thomas D. Johnston [10] [11] [12]
1870M. E. Carter [2]
1871John Jones [2]
1872–1874 J. E. Rankin [2] [e]
1875W. L. Hilliard [13]
1876 J. E. Rankin [2]
1877–1881A. T. Summey [14] [15] [2] [f]
1882–1883 Virgil S. Lusk [16] [17]
1884–1886Edward James Aston [18] [19] [8]
1887–1888 Herschel S. Harkins [20] [21]
1889–1893 Charles D. Blanton [22] [23] [24] [25]
1893–1894 Thomas Walton Patton Ed Hay [26] [27] [28]
1895 Theodore Fulton Davidson [29] [30]
1896William J. Cocke [31] [32]
1897J. E. Rankin [2]
1898F. M. Miller [2]
1899–1900W. A. Blair [33] [2]
1901–1902F. M. Miller [34] [2]
1903–1904C. T. Rawls [34] [2]
1905–1906Alfred Smith Barnard [34] [2]
1907–1910John A. Campbell [34] [2]
1911–1919 J. E. Rankin [34] [2]
1919–1923 Edward Gallatin Roberts [35] [11] [2]
1923–1927John H. Cathey [2]
1927– December 11, 1930Edward Gallatin Roberts [35] [11] [2] [g]
December 1930Harry W. Plummer [36] [37] [2]
1931–1933Otis Green [38] [2]
1933–1934 Wickes Wambolt A. C. Avery [39] [2]
1935–December 1938Robert M. WellsHolmes Bryson [2] [40] [h]
December 1938 – 1941Holmes BrysonL. Lyons Lee [2] [40] [41] [42]
1941–1947L. Lyons LeeJames E. Divelbiss [2] [43]
1947–1951Clarence E. MorganFred L. Seeley Jr. (1947–1948) [44] [2]
1951–1969 Earl W. Eller [11] [2] [45]
1969–1971 Wayne S. Montgomery [45]
1971–1975Richard A. Wood Jr.Calvin W. Marshall [45]
1975–1977 Eugene C. Ochsenreiter Bill B. Horton [45]
1977–1983Roy TranthamBill B. Horton (1977–1978) [45] [46] [47]
Ralph D. Morris (1979–1981)
Norma Price (1981–1982)
1983–1984Larry McDevittWilhelmina Bratton [45] [47]
1985–1988W. Louis BissetteMary Lloyd Frank (1985–1986) [45] [47]
Kenneth Michalove (1987–1988)
1989–1992Kenneth M. MichaloveWilliam G. Moore (1989–1990) [45] [47]
Eugene W. Ellison (1991–1992)
1993–1996Russell MartinChris Peterson (1993–1994) [45] [47]
Barbara Field (1995–1996)
1997–2001Leni SitnickEdward C. Hay Jr. [48] [45] [49] [47]
M. Charles Cloninger (1999–2000)
2001–2005Charles Worley Terry Bellamy (2001–2002)
R. Carl Mumpower (2003–2004)
2005–2013 Terry Bellamy Holly Jones (2005–2006) [45] [50] [51] [47]
Jan Davis (2007–December 2010)
Brownie Newman (December 2010 – 2011)
Esther Manheimer (2012–2013)
2013–present (2025) Esther Manheimer Marc Hunt (2013–2015) [52] [53] [54] [47]
Gwen Wisler (2015–2019)
Sheneika Smith (2021)
Sandra Kilgore (2022–2023)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Smith's title was chairman of the Board of Commissioners.
  2. ↑ In 1857, Sawyer became the first to have the title mayor.
  3. ↑ Patton resigned before the end of his term.
  4. ↑ Eastman resigned before the end of his term.
  5. ↑ Rankin was elected in 1872 and re-elected in 1873 and 1874.
  6. ↑ Summey was elected in 1877, 1879, 1889, and 1881.
  7. ↑ Roberts resigned before the end of his term.
  8. ↑ Wells resigned before the end of his term to become the solicitor of the 19th District.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Snyder, Hart (July 17, 1960). "34 Have Served as Asheville Mayors In 111 Year". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 174. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Sondley, F. A. (1930). A History of Buncombe County North Carolina. Asheville: The Advocate Printing Co. p. 663.
  4. ↑ "At a Meeting of the Citizens of Asheville". Asheville Messenger. October 21, 1842. p. 3. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Burhoe, Agnes R. (1994). "Patton, James Washington". NCpedia. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Our North Carolina Neighbor". Asheville News. June 24, 1858. p. 3. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "The Mayor Gratefully Acknowledges". The Daily Journal. Wilmington, NC. October 28, 1862. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 "A Noble Life, History of the Man Who Done Much for Asheville". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 13, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Proclamation. $100 Reward". Asheville News. November 19, 1868. p. 3. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ Reidinger, Martin (1988). "Johnston, Thomas Dillard. Dictionary of North Carolina Biography". NCpedia. Chapel Hll: University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Mayors and Postmasters of Asheville, North Carolina". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Thomas Dillard Johnston". The Farmer and Mechanic. Raleigh, North Carolina. August 6, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Dr. W. L. Hilliard Dead". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 13, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Asheville. Its Advantages, Attractions and Prospects". The Asheville Weekly Citizen. October 24, 1878. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Beaufort--An Appeal for Help". The Asheville Weekly Citizen. September 4, 1879. p. 4. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Observations". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 7, 1882. p. 3. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "A Letter From the Railroad Authorities". The Asheville Weekly Citizen. October 31, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  18. ↑ "To the Tax Payers of the City of Asheville". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 1, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Sealed Proposals Wanted". Asheville Citizen-Times. July 17, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "Buncombe Barbecue!". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 25, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Asheville Bonds for Sale". The Daily Sun. Asheville, North Carolina. July 25, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "The New Mayor". Asheville Citizen-Times. May 7, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Office Asheville Committee Southern Interstate Immigration Convention". The Daily Commercial Herald. Vicksburg, Mississippi. November 14, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "The Mayors About". The Standard. Concord, North Carolina. May 7, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ "Asheville's Mayor Arrested for Fast Driving Through the Streets". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. July 9, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ "Thomas Walton Patton's 1907 Diary". Buncombe County Special Collections. June 13, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Patton Elected Mayor of Asheville". The State Chronicle. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 2, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  28. ↑ "The Gridiron Club Witnesses a Cake Walk". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 23, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  29. ↑ "Municipal State Elections". The Morganton Herald. May 9, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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  32. ↑ "Mayors of Asheville". The Asheville Times. April 2, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  33. ↑ "Mayor W. A. Blair". The Asheville Times. June 4, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  34. 1 2 3 4 5 "Six Men Have BeenMayor During the Past Twenty Years". The Asheville Times. March 28, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  35. 1 2 Powell, William S. (1994). "Roberts, Edward Gallatin". NCpedia. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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  37. ↑ "Miami Man is Heard from WWNC Station". The Asheville Times. April 1, 1931. p. 7. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  38. ↑ "W. M. Smathers Named on School Board". The Asheville Times. January 13, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  39. ↑ "City Counsel Assistant to Follow Rigsby". The Asheville Times. May 13, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  40. 1 2 "Zeb Nettles Will Be Swoard in Monday as 19th District Judge". The Asheville Times. December 8, 1938. p. 24. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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  42. ↑ "Holmes Bryson Is Expected to be Named Mayor". The Asheville Times. May 12, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  43. ↑ "Heroes Ball is to be Tonight at Auditorium". The Asheville Times. July 17, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  44. ↑ "Clarence E. Morgan is Named Mayor by New Council". The Asheville Times. May 19, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  45. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Housing Authority of the City of Asheville Records". UNCA. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  46. ↑ "Ralph Davenport Morris, Jr". Asheville Citizen-Times. January 21, 2012. pp. B2. Retrieved November 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  47. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Asheville Council: Women and Minorities". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 20, 2017. pp. A6. Retrieved November 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  48. ↑ "City Council". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 27, 1997. p. 87. Retrieved November 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  49. ↑ Williams, Melissa (December 5, 2001). "New City Leaders Sworn In". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1. Retrieved November 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  50. ↑ Burgess, Joel (December 9, 2009). "Face of Asheville Government Changes". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1. Retrieved November 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  51. ↑ Burgess, Joel (February 14, 2012). "Wataer Forum Attracts Crowd". Asheville Citizen-Times. pp. A1. Retrieved November 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  52. ↑ "Sandra Kilgore". The City of Asheville. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  53. ↑ "Delays". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 13, 2013. pp. B3. Retrieved November 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  54. ↑ "Council Seated, Wisler Elected Vice May". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 2, 2015. pp. A6. Retrieved November 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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