List of mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi

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This article contains a list of mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.

List

No.MayorIn officePolitical partyRef
1Finley B. Hewes28 July 1898 – 1899 [1] [2]
2Spencer S. Bullis1899 – 1902 [3]
3Joseph Ballenger1902 - 1904 [4]
4Henry D. Moore1905 - 1906 [3]
5Joseph W. Thomas1907 - 1908 [3]
6George M. Footec. 1907 – c. 1916 [5] [6]
7Joseph W. Thomas1911 - 1912 [3]
8William H. Bouslog1913 - 1914 [3]
9George W. Foote1915 - 1918 [3]
Charles H. Haydonc. 1919 [7]
10Joseph W. Milnerc. 1925 - c. 1948Democrat [8]
Milton T. "Mitt" Evans3 Jan 1949 – c. 1950 [9] [10] [11] [12]
11R.B. Meadows1953 - 1969 [3]
12Philip W. ShawMarch 1971 – May 1973 [13] [14]
13C.L. Bullock1973 - 11 January 1975 [3] [15]
Charles L. Walker (acting)January 1975 - 7 March 1975 [15] [16]
14A.W. "Buzzy" Lang7 March 1975 - 1977 [15] [16] [3]
15John H. "Jack" Barnett1977 - 1985Republican [3] [17]
16Leroy Urie1985 - 1989Democrat [17] [3]
17Kincheon Varner "Ken" CombsJune 1989 – 1997Republican [18] [19]
18Robert Short1997 – June 2001Republican [12]
19Ken CombsJune 2001 – 7 June 2005Republican [18]
20Brent Warr7 June 2005 – 2009Republican [20] [21] [22]
21George Schloegel7 June 2009 – 2013Republican [23]
22 Billy Hewes 2013 –Republican [24]

References

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  5. Association, Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway (January 1, 1907). Report of the Second Annual Convention of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway Association. The Association.
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  7. Labor, United States Congress Senate Committee on Education and (January 1, 1919). National Employment System: Hearings Before the Joint Committees on Labor ... on S.688 ... S.1442 ... H.R.4305 ... U.S. Government Printing Office.
  8. "Full text of "Mississippi Law Journal 1928 Books 1-4". archive.org. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  9. "New Officers at Gulfport" . The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. January 3, 1949. Retrieved August 11, 2023 via newspapers.com. Gulfport's first new mayor in 24 years was sworn in today before an assembly of approximately 100 citizens at the Gulfport city hall.
  10. Mississippi Highways. Mississippi Highway Department. January 1, 1949.
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  15. 1 2 3 "Lang wins runoff for Gulfport mayor" . Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. March 5, 1975. Retrieved August 11, 2023 via newspapers.com. Lang, a funeral home owner, polled 5,196 votes to 4,339 for Walker, the city finance commissioner who has been acting mayor since the January 11 death of Mayor C.L. Walker.
  16. 1 2 Bell, Jimmie (March 7, 1975). "Lang takes oath of office" . Hattiesburg American. Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved August 11, 2023 via newspapers.com. Gulfport's 14th mayor A.W. "Buzzy" Lang officially received the oath of office Friday morning before a crowd of nearly 300 in front of the flag-bedecked city hall.
  17. 1 2 "Leroy Urie hopes to make the grade" . The Sun. Biloxi, Mississippi. June 30, 1985. Retrieved August 11, 2023 via newspapers.com. Urie, 54, a three-term Democratic county supervisor, defeated incumbent Republican mayor Jack Barnett in the June 4 general election.
  18. 1 2 "Former Gulfport Mayor Ken Combs Dies" . Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  19. "Kincheon Varner "Ken" Combs's Obituary on The Sun Herald". The Sun Herald. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  20. "A look back at Brent Warr's history in Gulfport" . Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  21. "Mississippi mayor, wife arrested on Katrina fraud charges - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  22. "Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr on Republican Short List of Possible Lott Replacements". www.gulfcoastnews.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  23. "Schloegel: Won't seek reelection".
  24. "Billy Hewes running unopposed for mayor of Gulfport". gulflive.com. Associated Press. March 18, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2019.