President of Selectmen
| Image | President of Selectmen | Years | Notes/Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H. Dickson | 1834 | ||
| S.P. Baley | 1835 | ||
| Thomas H. Dickson | 1836 | ||
| S.P. Baley | 1836 | ||
| John P. Oldham | 1837–1838 | ||
The post of Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi , was begun in 1834 and was originally referred to as "President of Selectmen" before being changed to "Mayor". The following individuals have held the office:
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| Image | President of Selectmen | Years | Notes/Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H. Dickson | 1834 | ||
| S.P. Baley | 1835 | ||
| Thomas H. Dickson | 1836 | ||
| S.P. Baley | 1836 | ||
| John P. Oldham | 1837–1838 | ||
| Image | Mayor | Years | Notes/Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Oldham | 1839 | ||
| H.R. McDonald | 1840 | ||
| John P. Oldham (2nd term) | 1840–1841 | ||
| James H. Boyd | 1842–1843 | ||
| John P. Oldham (3rd term) | 1844–1849 | ||
| James H. Boyd | 1850 | ||
| J.P. Jones | 1851 | ||
| William H. Taylor | 1852–1853 | ||
| Richard Fletcher | 1854 | ||
| William H. Taylor | 1855–1857 | ||
| James H. Boyd (2nd term) | 1858 | ||
| W.A. Purdom | 1859 | ||
| Richard C. Kerr | 1860–1861 | ||
| Charles Henry Manship | 1862–1863 | ||
| D.N. Barrows | 1864–1867 | ||
| Maj. Thomas H. Norton | 1868 | Union officer appointed as mayor [1] | |
| Bvt. Lt. Col. James Biddle | 1868 | Union officer appointed as mayor | |
| Col. James P. Sessions (J. P. Sessions) | 1868–1869 | Native of Natchez, Mississippi, former Confederate officer, died April 3, 1886 [2] | |
| Rhesa Hatcher | 1869 | [3] | |
| Bvt. Lt. Col. Joseph G. Crane | 1869 | Union officer appointed as mayor; stabbed to death by Edward M. Yerger, a former Confederate officer | |
| Captain F.A. Field | 1869 | Union officer appointed as mayor | |
| A. Way Kelly | 1869 | ||
| E.W. Cabaniss | 1869–1870 | ||
 | Oliver Clifton | 1870–1871 | |
| Rhesa Hatcher (2nd term) | 1871–1872 | ||
| Marion Smith | 1872–1874 | ||
| John McGill | 1874–1888 | ||
| William Henry | 1888–1893 | ||
| L.F. Chiles | 1893–1895 | ||
| | Oliver Clifton (2nd term) | 1895–1897 | |
| Ramsey Wharton | 1897–1899 | ||
| H.M. Taylor | 1899 | ||
| W.W. Morrison | 1899 | Mayor Pro Tem | |
| John W. Todd | 1899–1901 | ||
| William Hemingway | 1901–1905 | ||
| | Oliver Clifton (3rd term) | 1905 | died before taking office |
| Ramsey Wharton (2nd term) | 1905–1909 | ||
 | A.C. Crowder | 1909–1913 | |
| S.J. Taylor | 1913–1917 | ||
| Walter A. Scott | 1917–1945 | ||
| Leland L. Speed | 1945–1949 | ||
| Allen C. Thompson | 1949–1969 | ||
 | Russell C. Davis | 1969–1977 | |
| Dale Danks | 1977–1989 | ||
 | J. Kane Ditto | 1989–1997 | |
 | Harvey Johnson, Jr. | 1997–2005 | first African American Mayor of Jackson |
 | Frank Melton | 2005–2009 | died in office |
 | Leslie B. McLemore | 2009 | interim mayor |
| | Harvey Johnson Jr. (2nd term) | 2009–2013 | |
 | Chokwe Lumumba | 2013–2014 | died in office |
| Charles Tillman | 2014 | ||
| Tony Yarber | 2014–2017 | ||
 | Chokwe Antar Lumumba | 2017–present | [4] |
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