List of mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi

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

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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– [5]
5Joseph W. Thomas1907 - 1908– [6]
6George M. Footec. 1907 – c. 1916– [7] [8]
7Joseph W. Thomas1911 - 1912– [9]
8William H. Bouslog1913 - 1914– [10]
9George W. Foote1915 - 1918– [11]
Charles H. Haydonc. 1919– [12]
10Joseph W. Milnerc. 1925 - c. 1948Democrat [13]
Milton T. "Mitt" Evans3 Jan 1949 – c. 1950– [14] [15] [16] [17]
11R.B. Meadows1953 - 1969– [18]
12Philip W. ShawMarch 1971 – May 1973– [19] [20]
13C.L. Bullock1973 - 11 January 1975– [21] [22]
Charles L. Walker (acting)January 1975 - 7 March 1975– [22] [23]
14A.W. "Buzzy" Lang7 March 1975 - 1977– [22] [23] [24]
15John H. "Jack" Barnett1977 - 1985Republican [25] [26]
16Leroy Urie1985 - 1989Democrat [26] [27]
17Kincheon Varner "Ken" CombsJune 1989 – 1997Republican [28] [29]
18Robert Short1997 – June 2001Republican [17]
19Ken CombsJune 2001 – 7 June 2005Republican [28]
20Brent Warr7 June 2005 – 2009Republican [30] [31] [32]
21George Schloegel7 June 2009 – 2013Republican [33]
22 Billy Hewes 2013 –Republican [34]

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  22. 1 2 3 "Lang wins runoff for Gulfport mayor" . Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 5 Mar 1975. Retrieved 11 Aug 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.
  23. 1 2 Bell, Jimmie (7 Mar 1975). "Lang takes oath of office" . Hattiesburg American. Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved 11 Aug 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.
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  26. 1 2 "Leroy Urie hopes to make the grade" . The Sun. Biloxi, Mississippi. 30 Jun 1985. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023– via newspapers.com. Urie, 54, a three-term Democratic county supervisor, defeated incumbent Republican mayor Jack Barnett in the June 4 general election.
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  28. 1 2 "Former Gulfport Mayor Ken Combs Dies" . Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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  33. ↑ "Schloegel: Won't seek reelection".
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