This is a list of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee . Tim Kelly has been the incumbent mayor of Chattanooga since his inauguration on April 19, 2021 at the Tivoli Theatre. [1]
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This is a list of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee . Tim Kelly has been the incumbent mayor of Chattanooga since his inauguration on April 19, 2021 at the Tivoli Theatre. [1]
| # | Portrait | Term in office | Terms | Name [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 1840[a] | 1 | James Enfield Berry |
| 2 | 1841 | 1 | Dr. Beriah Frazier | |
| 3 |  | 1842–1843 | 2 | Dr. Milo Smith (1st term) |
| 4 | 1844–1845 | 2 | Dr. Joseph Strong Gillespie | |
| 5 |  | 1846–1848 | 3 | Henry White Massengale (1st, 2nd & 3rd terms) |
| 6 | 1849 | 1 | Thomas Crutchfield Sr. | |
| 7 | | 1850–1852 | 3 | Dr. Milo Smith (3rd, 4th & 5th terms) |
| 8 | | 1853 | 1 | Henry White Massengale (4th term) |
| 9 | 1854 | 1 | William Williams | |
| 10 | 1854 | 1 | William F. Ragsdale | |
| 11 | 1855 | 1 | Eldridge Gerry Pearl | |
| 12 | 1856 | 1 | David Claiborne McMillin | |
| 13 | 1857 | 1 | William D. Fulton | |
| 14 | 1858 | 1 | Dr. William Samuel Bell | |
| 15 | 1859 | 1 | Thomas Crutchfield Jr. | |
| 16 | 1860 | 1 | Charles Erskine Grenville | |
| 17 | 1861 | 1 | James Cartwright Warner | |
| 18 | | 1862–1863 | 2 | Dr. Milo Smith (6th & 7th terms) |
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| 19 |  | 1865 | 1 | Richard Henderson |
| 20 | 1866 | 1 | Charles E. Lewis | |
| 21 | 1867–1868 | 2 | Dudley C. Carr | |
| 22 | 1869 | 1 | Alonzo G. Sharpe (1st term) | |
| 23 | 1870–1871 | 2 | William P. Rathburn | |
| 24 |  | 1871–1872 | 2 | Gen. John T. Wilder |
| 25 | 1872 | 1 | Josiah Jackson Bryan | |
| 26 |  | 1873 | 1 | Dr. Eli M. Wight (1st term) |
| 27 | 1874 | 1 | Dr. Philander D. Sims | |
| 28 | 1875 | 1 | John W. James | |
| 29 | 1876 | 1 | Col. Tomlinson Fort, Jr. (Dem.) | |
| 30 | | 1877 | 1 | Dr. Eli M. Wight (2nd term) |
| 31 | 1878 | 1 | Thomas J. Carlisle | |
| 32 | 1878 | Andrew Jackson Gahagan Acting | ||
| 33 | 1879 | 1 | Jesse Thomas Hill | |
| 34 | 1880 | 1 | Henry Frederick Temple | |
| 35 |  | 1881 | 1 | John A. Hart (1st term) |
| 36 |  | 1882–1883 | 2 | Henry Clay Evans (Rep.) |
| 37 | 1883–1885[b] | 1 | Hugh Whiteside | |
| 38 | 1885–1887 | 1 | Alonzo G. Sharpe (2nd term) | |
| 39 | 1887–1889 | 1 | John B. Nicklin | |
| 40 | | 1889–1891 | 1/2 | John A. Hart (2nd term) |
| 41 | 1891 | Isaac B. Merriman Acting | ||
| 42 | 1891–1893 | 1 | Garnet Andrews | |
| 43 |  | 1893–1897 | 2 | George W. Ochs |
| 44 | 1897–1899 | 1 | Edmund Watkins | |
| 45 | 1899–1901 | 1 | Joseph Wassman | |
| – | 1901–1905 | 2 | Alexander W. Chambliss (1st term) | |
| 46 |  | 1905–1907 | 1 | William Little Frierson |
| 47 | 1907–1909 | 1 | William Riley Crabtree | |
| 48 | 1909–1911[c] | 1 | Thomas C. Thompson | |
| # | Portrait | Term in office | Terms | Name [3] | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1911–1915[c] | 1 | Thomas C. Thompson | none | ||
| 49 | 1915–1919 | 1 | Jesse M. Littleton | none | ||
| 50 | 1919–1923 | 3 | Alexander Wilds Chambliss (2nd Term) | none | ||
| 51 | 1923–1927 | 1 | Richard Hardy | none | ||
| 52 | 1927–1947 | 5 | Edward Davis "E.D." Bass | Democratic | ||
| 53 | 1947 | 1⁄2 | Elijah Radford Betterton (Acting) | none | ||
| 54 | 1947–1951 | 1 | Hugh Wasson | none | ||
| 55 |  | 1951–1963 | 3 | Peter Rudolph "Rudy" Olgiati | none | |
| 56 | 1963–1969 | 2 | Ralph H. Kelley | none | ||
| 57 | 1969–1971 | 1⁄2 | Austin Letheridge "Chunk" Bender (Acting) | Democratic | ||
| 58 | 1971 | 1⁄2 | S. Dean Peterson (Acting) | none | ||
| 59 | 1971–1975 | 1 | Robert Kirk Walker | none | ||
| 60 |  | 1975–1983 | 2 | Charles A. “Pat” Rose | none | |
| 61 | 1983–1990 | 4 | Gene Roberts | none | ||
| # | Portrait | Term in office | Terms | Name [4] | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1990–1997 | 4 | Gene Roberts | none | ||
| 62 | 1997–2001 | 1 | Jon Kinsey | Democratic | ||
| 63 |  | 2001–2005 | 1 | Bob Corker | Republican | |
| 64 |  | 2005–2013 | 2 | Ron Littlefield | Independent | |
| 65 |  | 2013–2021 | 2 | Andy Berke | Democratic | |
| 66 |  | 2021–present | 1 | Tim Kelly | Independent | |
Notes
[a] From 1840–1882, all mayors served one year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
[b] From 1883–1911, all mayors served two year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
[c] From 1911 to the present, most mayors have served four year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
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