This is a list of mayors of Greensboro since 1859 when the current system of electing mayors replaced the intendant of police. [1] [2]
This is a list of mayors of Greensboro since 1859 when the current system of electing mayors replaced the intendant of police. [1] [2]
| Elections in North Carolina |
|---|
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| # | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles G. Yates | 1857 | 1861 |
| 2 | Alexander P. Eckel | 1861 | 1863 |
| 3 | Richard Sterling | 1864 | 1865 |
| 4 | William L. Scott | 1865 | 1869 |
| 5 | R. M. Sloan | 1870 | 1873 |
| 6 | Cyrus P. Mendenhall | 1874 | 1876 |
| 7 | S. C. Dodson | 1877 | 1883 |
| 8 | R. R. King Sr. | 1883 | 1885 |
| 9 | J. A. Barringer | 1887 | 1888 |
| 10 | James W. Forbis | 1889 | 1891 |
| 11 | J. R. Mendenhall | 1892 | 1893 |
| 12 | John A. Barrninger | 1893 | 1894 |
| 13 | James E. Boyd | 1894 | 1895 |
| 14 | J. J. Nelson | 1895 | 1898 |
| 15 | Z. V. Taylor | 1899 | 1900 |
| 16 | William H. Osborne | 1901 | 1903 |
| 17 | T. J. Murphy | 1905 | 1907 |
| 18 | L. J. Brandt | 1907 | 1909 |
| 19 | E. J. Stafford | 1909 | 1911 |
| 20 | T.J. Murphy | 1911 | 1917 |
| 21 | E. J. Stafford (2 terms) | 1917 | 1921 |
| 22 | Claude Kiser | 1921 | 1923 |
| 23 | E. B. Jeffress | 1925 | 1927 |
| 24 | R. R. King Jr. | 1927 | 1929 |
| 25 | Paul C. Lindley | 1931 | 1933 |
| 26 | Roger W. Harrison (resigned) | 1933 | 1937 |
| 27 | Ralph L. Lewis (resigned) | 1939 | 1940 |
| 28 | Huger King | 1940 | 1941 |
| 29 | W. H. Sullivan | 1942 | 1943 |
| 30 | C. M. Vanstory Jr. | 1945 | 1947 |
| 31 | Fielding L. Fry | 1947 | 1949 |
| 32 | Benjamin Cone | 1949 | 1951 |
| 33 | Robert H. Frazier | 1951 | 1953 |
| 34 | R. Boyd Morris (resigned) | 1955 | 1956 |
| 35 | J. Archie Cannon Jr. | 1956 | 1957 |
| 36 | George H. Roach | 1957 | 1961 |
| 37 | David Schenck | 1961 | 1965 |
| 38 | W. L. Trotter Jr. | 1965 | 1967 |
| 39 | Carson Bain | 1967 | 1969 |
| 40 | H. J. Elam III | 1969 | 1971 |
| 41 | Jim Melvin (5 terms) | 1971 | 1981 |
| 42 | John W. Forbis (3 terms) | 1981 | 1987 |
| 43 | Vic Nussbaum Jr. (3 terms) | 1987 | 1993 |
| 44 | Carolyn S. Allen (3 terms) | 1993 | 1999 |
| 45 | Keith Holliday (4 terms) | 1999 | 2007 |
| 46 | Yvonne Johnson | 2007 | 2009 |
| 47 | William H. Knight [3] [4] | 2009 | 2011 |
| 48 | Robbie Perkins [5] | 2011 | 2013 |
| 49 | Nancy Vaughan (3 terms) | 2013 | present |
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