List of mayors of Greenville, South Carolina

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This is a list of mayors of Greenville, South Carolina, [1] a city in the northwest (Upstate) part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. Before the city's office of Mayor was established, a similar role was that of Intendant. [1] Mayors began office when the General Assembly amended the town charter in February 1869 to establish Greenville as a city. [2] Officials elected to multiple consecutive terms have the number of terms noted after their names.

Contents

Intendants

Order
Person
number
Intendants of Greenville, South Carolina
IntendantServedNotes
11Thomas M. Cox1850–1851also served in 1864
unknown1852–1854
22H. Lee Thruston (2)1855–1857
unknown1858
33Alexander McBee1859–1860 [3] also served 1862–1863; son of Vardry McBee [4]
unknown1861
43Alexander McBee1862–1863 [5] [6] also served 1859–1860; lived at Brushy Creek [6]
51Thomas M. Cox1864also served 1850–1851
unknown1865
64R.D. Long1866–1867
75W.R. Jones1868also served as Greenville's first mayor

Mayors

Years
per term
Order
Person
number
Mayors of Greenville, South Carolina
MayorServedNotes
111W.R. Jones1869–1870served previously as intendant
22Thomas C. Gower1870–1871
33James P. Moore1871–1872
44H.P. Hammett1872–1873
55Samuel Stradley1873–1874
266William C. Cleveland1875–1877terms began a two-year length [7]
77 William L. Mauldin 1877–1879later served in the state house, senate, and as lieutenant governor
88Samuel A. Townes (3)1879–1885also served 1887–1889
99E.F.S. Rowley1885–1887also served 1889–1891
108Samuel A. Townes1887–1889also served 1879–1885
119E.F.S. Rowley1889–1891also served 1885–1887
1210W.W. Gilreath1891–1893
1311James T. Williams (4)1893–1901
1412C.C. Jones1901–1903
1513G. Heyward Mahon (3)1903–1909
1614John B. Marshall1909–1911also served 1913–1915
1715Henry Briggs1911–1913
1814John B. Marshall1913–1915also served 1909–1911
1916Charles S. Webb1915–1917
2017H.C. Harvley (3)1917–1923
2118Richard F. Watson (2)1923–1927
2219Alvin H. Dean1927–1929
2320A.C. Mann (2)1929–1933father of politician James Mann
2421John McHardy Mauldin (2)1933–1937son of Mayor William L. Mauldin
2522C. Fred McCullough (5)1937–1947
2623J. Kenneth Cass (7)1947–1961
2724David G. Traxler Sr. (4)1961–1969
2825 R. Cooper White Jr. 1969–1971grandson of Mayor H.C. Harvley [8]
42926 Max Heller (2)1971–1979terms began a 4-year length; appointed to State Development Board [9]
3027James H. Simkins1979completed Heller's second term
3128Jesse L. Helms1979–1982died in office
3229 Harry B. Luthi 1982–1983completed Helms's term
3330 Bill Workman (3)1983–1995
3431 Knox H. White (8)1995–presentlongest-serving mayor

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References

  1. 1 2 "Historical Archive: Mayors and Intendants". City of Greenville, South Carolina. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ "175th Anniversary Information Brochure". City of Greenville, South Carolina. 2006. p. 14. Retrieved March 23, 2021. 25 FEB 1869. The Town Charter was amended by the General Assembly to establish Greenville as a city.
  3. ↑ Greisser, Edith. "Laurensville Herald, 1855–1859". Genealogy Trails. Retrieved March 24, 2021. McAbee, A. was elected Intendant of Greenville, Laurensville Herald 9/23/1859, p2
  4. ↑ "Check out some of Greenville's most historic homes". WYFF . Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  5. ↑ "175th Anniversary Information Brochure". City of Greenville, South Carolina. 2006. p. 13. Retrieved March 23, 2021. 26 MAR 1863. Council sanctioned the actions of the Intendant Alexander McBee, who had offered use of the public buildings in the town...
  6. 1 2 McCuen, Anne K. (May 1998). "Brushy Creek Registration Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. p. 6. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "175th Anniversary Information Brochure". City of Greenville, South Carolina. 2006. p. 15. Retrieved March 23, 2021. 15 DEC 1874. ... Aldermen and Mayor would serve two years beginning with the 1875 election
  8. ↑ "R. Cooper White 1927–2017". The Greenville News. April 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2021– via Legacy.com.
  9. ↑ Huff, Archie Vernon Jr. (May 18, 2016). "Heller, Max". South Carolina Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 24, 2021. In 1979 Governor Richard Riley appointed Heller chairman of the State Development Board.
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