List of mayors of Charlottesville, Virginia

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The Mayor of Charlottesville is the president of the City Council in Charlottesville, Virginia. Before 1888, Charlottesville was a town within Albemarle County, Virginia, and the electorate directly chose a mayor in regular elections. In 1888, Charlottesville incorporated as a city independent of the county but continued to select its mayors in the same fashion. Since 1922, however, the popular electorate has chosen a number of individuals to serve on city council - initially three, then five from 1928 to the present. From 1922 through 2006 those elections took place in May or June each even-numbered year. Beginning in 2007, council elections moved to November of odd-numbered years. [1] The elected councilors chose one of their own members to serve as leader of the council with the title of "mayor" but with no distinct legal or executive authority. The mayor presides over council meetings and occasionally plays a role as the ceremonial head of city government.

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List of mayors

Popularly elected mayors (1853–1922)

(partial list)

MayorPolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Christopher L. Fowler [2] [3] April 1868
T. W. Savage [3] April 1868March 1870
N. H. Massie [3] March 1870April 1870
Christopher L. Fowler [3] April 18701870
William L. Cochran [3] [4] 18701875?
Richard F. Harris [5] 18751881
B. R. Pace [6] July 1, 1881July 1, 1883
Richard F. Harris [7] [5] July 1, 18831888
Samuel Baker Woods [8] 18881892
L. T. Hanckel [9] [10] 18921894
John Shelton Patton [11] Democratic [12] 18941896
J. Samuel McCue [13] Democratic [12] 1896August 31, 1900
Charles W. Allen [14] September 1, 1900August 31, 1902
J. Samuel McCue Democratic September 1, 1902August 31, 1904
George W. Olivier [15] [16] September 1, 1904August 31, 1908
Elbridge G. Haden [17] September 1, 1908August 31, 1912
Alpheus V. Conway [18] September 1, 1912August 31, 1916
Elbridge G. Haden [17] September 1, 1916August 31, 1920
Benjamin E. Wheeler [19] September 1, 1920August 31, 1922

City Council chosen mayors (1922–present)

MayorPolitical partyTenure startTenure endTerms
John R. Morris [20] Democratic September 1, 1922August 31, 19241
Jury Y. Brown Democratic September 1, 1924August 31, 19303
Frederick L. Watson Democratic September 1, 1930August 31, 19321
Frederick W. Twyman Democratic September 1, 1932August 31, 19341
W. Dandridge Haden Democratic September 1, 1934August 31, 19382
George T. Huff Democratic September 1, 1938August 31, 19401
W. Dandridge Haden Democratic September 1, 1940August 31, 19421 (3 total)
J. Emmett Gleason Democratic September 1, 1942August 31, 19441
Roscoe S. Adams Democratic September 1, 1944August 31, 19481
Gus Tebell Democratic September 1, 1948August 31, 19501
Strother F. Hamm Democratic September 1, 1950August 31, 19521
William R. Hill Democratic September 1, 1952August 31, 19541
Sol B. Weinberg Democratic September 1, 1954August 31, 19561
Robert M. “Jack” Davis Democratic September 1, 1956August 31, 19581
Thomas J. Michie Democratic September 1, 1958August 31, 19601
Louie L. Scribner [21] Democratic September 1, 1960August 31, 19621
Bernard J. Haggerty Democratic September 1, 1962August 31, 19641
Lindsey B. Mount Democratic September 1, 1964August 31, 19661
Burkett A. Reynolds Democratic September 1, 1966August 31, 19681
Gunther "Dutch" Vogt Republican September 1, 1968August 31, 19701
Mitchell Van Yahres Democratic September 1, 1970 [22] July 3, 19721
Francis H. Fife Democratic July 3, 1972 [23] July 1, 19741
Charles H. Barbour Democratic July 1, 1974 [24] July 1, 19761
Nancy K. O'Brien Democratic July 1, 1976 [25] July 1, 19781
Laurence A. Brunton Republican July 1, 1978 [26] July 1, 19801
Francis L. Buck Democratic July 1, 1980July 1, 19884
Elizabeth "Bitsy" Waters Democratic July 1, 1988 [27] July 2, 19901
Alvin Edwards Democratic July 2, 1990 [28] July 1, 19921
Tom Vandever Democratic July 1, 1992 [29] July 4, 19941
David Toscano Democratic July 4, 1994 [30] July 1, 19961
Kay Slaughter Democratic July 1, 1996 [31] July 1, 19981
Virginia Daugherty Democratic July 1, 1998 [32] July 3, 20001
Blake Caravati Democratic July 3, 2000 [33] July 1, 20021
Maurice Cox Democratic July 1, 2002 [34] July 1, 20041
David Brown Democratic July 1, 2004 [35] January 7, 20082
Dave Norris Democratic January 7, 2008 [36] January 3, 20122
Satyendra Huja Democratic January 3, 2012 [37] January 4, 20162
Michael Signer Democratic January 4, 2016 [38] January 2, 20181
Nikuyah Walker Independent January 2, 2018 [39] January 5, 20222
J. Lloyd Snook, III Democratic January 5, 2022 [40] January 2, 20241
Juandiego Wade Democratic January 2, 2024 [41] Incumbent1

Notes

  1. ↑ "Charlottesville decided in 2004 to move its city-council and school-board elections from May to November..." Graham, Chris (31 August 2007), "May-November romance: Staunton examining options for moving local elections", Augusta Free Press, retrieved 27 March 2021
  2. ↑ Virginia Department of Historical Resources, Historical Marker Q-22, Albemarle County, VA. Search "Q-22" at https://vcris.dhr.virginia.gov/HistoricMarkers/
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "T. W. Savage - Cvillepedia".
  4. ↑ Cochran was still mayor of the Town of Charlottesville in October 1873. See The Jeffersonian Republican, Charlottesville, VA, 15 October 1873. Available via the Library of Virginia at https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=JRP18731015.1.2&srpos=1&e=------187-en-20-JRP-1--txt-txIN-mayor------- (Accessed 25 March 2021).
  5. 1 2 Maurer, David A. (8 Dec 2013), "Yesteryears: For Charlottesville's first mayor, Christmas season 1886 ended with a bang", The Daily Progress, archived from the original on 12 April 2019, retrieved 24 March 2021
  6. ↑ The Jeffersonian Republican, Charlottesville, VA, 1 June 1881. Available via the Library of Virginia at https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=JRP18810601.1.4&srpos=16&e=-------en-20-JRP-1--txt-txIN-mayor------- (Accessed 25 March 2021).
  7. ↑ The Jeffersonian Republican, Charlottesville, VA, 30 May 1883. Available via the Library of Virginia at https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=JRP18830530.1.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- (Accessed 25 March 2021).
  8. ↑ "Arrowhead," National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, filed 1991, pp. 12-13 of pdf file. https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/002-0195-Arrowhead-1991-Final-Nomination.pdf
  9. ↑ "Rev. William H. Hanckel Dead", The Times, Richmond, VA, 24 November 1892, retrieved 26 March 2021
  10. ↑ "Thornton Sent On", The Times, Richmond, VA, 5 May 1894, retrieved 26 March 2021
  11. ↑ University of Virginia: Its History, Influence, Equipment and Characteristics, with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Founders, Benefactors, Officers and Alumni. New York: Lewis Publishing Company. 1904. p. 22.
  12. 1 2 "Democratic Nominees in Charlottesville", Staunton Spectator, Staunton, VA, 18 March 1896, retrieved 26 March 2021
  13. ↑ Patton, John Shelton (1904). The McCue murder: complete story of the crime and the famous trial of the ex-mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia. Charlottesville, VA: Progress Publishing Company. p. 12. hdl:2027/uva.x000449357.
  14. ↑ "Charles W. Allen - Cvillepedia".
  15. ↑ Taibi, Richard (2017). Charles Olivier and the Rise of Meteor Science. Springer. p. 8.
  16. ↑ obituary in Confederate Veteran volume 32, June 1924, p. 234. https://archive.org/details/confederateveter3219conf/page/234/mode/2up
  17. 1 2 "E. G. Haden, Twice Mayor, is Dead", The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, 28 February 1933, retrieved 26 March 2021
  18. ↑ "A. V. Conway - Cvillepedia".
  19. ↑ "New Regime in City Affairs", The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, 1 September 1920, retrieved 26 March 2021
  20. ↑ "'First Ticket' Sweeps City", The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, 14 June 1922, retrieved 26 March 2021
  21. ↑ Lay, K. Edward (2000). The architecture of Jefferson country: Charlottesville and Albemarle County. University of Virginia Press. p. 283. ISBN   978-0-8139-1885-3.
  22. ↑ City Council Minutes, 1 September 1970, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/157780/Page2.aspx
  23. ↑ City Council Minutes, 3 July 1972, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/191343/Page1.aspx
  24. ↑ City Council Minutes, 1 July 1974, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/191439/Page1.aspx
  25. ↑ City Council Minutes, 1 July 1976, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/157554/Page1.aspx
  26. ↑ City Council Minutes, 1 July 1978, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/157657/Page1.aspx
  27. ↑ City Council Minutes, 1 July 1988, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/69564/Page1.aspx
  28. ↑ City Council Minutes, 2 July 1990, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/46323/Page1.aspx
  29. ↑ City Council Minutes, 1 July 1992, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/45774/Page1.aspx
  30. ↑ City Council Minutes, 5 July 1994, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/45545/Page1.aspx
  31. ↑ City Council Minutes, 1 July 1996, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/45381/Page1.aspx
  32. ↑ City Council Minutes, 1 July 1998, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/69832/Page1.aspx
  33. ↑ City Council Minutes, 3 July 2000, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/69921/Page1.aspx
  34. ↑ City Council Minutes, 1 July 2002, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/195881/Page1.aspx
  35. ↑ City Council Minutes, 1 July 2004, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/199396/Page1.aspx
  36. ↑ City Council Minutes, 7 January 2008, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/347325/Page1.aspx
  37. ↑ City Council Minutes, 3 January 2012, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/edoc/558267/20120103Jan3.pdf
  38. ↑ City Council Minutes, 4 January 2016, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/edoc/732436/MINS_20160104Jan4.pdf
  39. ↑ City Council Minutes, 2 January 2018, http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/edoc/793628/20180102Jan02.pdf
  40. ↑ City Council Meeting, 5 January 2022, https://charlottesvilleva.civicclerk.com/Web/Player.aspx?id=1296&key=-1&mod=-1&mk=-1&nov=0
  41. ↑ "City Council elects Wade as new mayor". 2 January 2024.

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