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This is a list of mayors, or persons holding the equivalent office, of Mobile, Alabama , United States.
When Mobile came into the United States, it operated under a government system where the chief executive was called "President"
| Nr. | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Destin Simison | 1814 | 1816 |
| 2 | James Innerarity | 1816 | 1817 |
| 3 | Daniel Duvol | 1817 | 1818 |
| 4 | Samuel H. Garrow | 1818 | 1819 |
| Nr. | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Duvol | 1819 | 1820 |
| 2 | Addin Lewis | 1820 | 1822 |
| 3 | John Elliott | 1822 | 1823 |
| 4 | Addin Lewis | 1823 | 1824 |
| 5 | Samuel Garrow | 1824 | 1827 |
| 6 | John Everett | 1827 | 1829 |
| 7 | Samuel Garrow | 1829 | 1831 |
| 8 | John Stocking | 1831 | 1835 |
| 9 | John Everett | 1835 | 1836 |
| 10 | George Washington Owen | 1836 | 1837 |
| 11 | George Walton | 1837 | 1839 |
| 12 | Henry Chamberlain | 1839 | 1840 |
| 13 | Edward Hall | 1840 | 1842 |
| 14 | Charles Hoppin | 1842 | 1845 |
| 15 | Blanton McAlpine | 1845 | 1847 |
| 16 | J. W. Childers | 1847 | 1848 |
| 17 | Charles Langdon | 1848 | 1851 |
| 18 | Joseph Seawell (c. 1809–1883) [1] | 1851 | 1852 |
| 19 | Charles Langdon | 1852 | 1855 |
| 20 | Mitchell Withers | 1855 | 1860 |
| 21 | John Forsyth | 1860 | 1861 |
| 22 | R. H. Slough | 1861 | 1865 |
| 23 | Mitchell Withers | 1866 | 1867 |
| 24 | Gustavus Horton | 1867 | 1868 |
| 25 | Caleb Price | 1868 | 1870 |
| 26 | George Harrington | 1870 | 1871 |
| 27 | Martin Horst | 1871 | 1872 |
| 28 | Gideon Parker | 1872 | 1873 |
| 29 | Cleveland F. Moulton | 1873 | 1874 |
| 30 | John Reid | 1874 | 1875 |
| 31 | Alphonse Hurtel | 1875 | 1878 |
| 32 | George Duffee | 1878 | 1879 |
| 33 | Richard Owen | 1879 | 1888 |
| 34 | Joe Rich | 1888 | 1894 |
| 35 | Constantine Lawrence Lavretta | 1894 | 1897 |
| 36 | John Bush | 1897 | 1900 |
| 37 | Tom Fry | 1900 | 1902 |
| 38 | Walter Walsh | 1902 | 1903 |
| 39 | Charles McClean | 1903 | 1904 |
| 40 | Pat Lyons | 1904 | 1911 |
From 1911 to 1985, Mobile was governed by a three-member city commission. The office of Mayor of Mobile rotated between the members of the commission and was the title given to the President of the Commission. The last directly elected mayor before the institution of the commission was Patrick J. Lyons. He was the 40th mayor of Mobile. Lyons would go on to be elected to the City Commission where he would serve as mayor several more times. The numbers listed correspond to their order within the overall list of the mayors of Mobile, not their order in presiding over the commission.
| Nr. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Lazarus Schwarz | 1911 | 1913 | |
| 42 |  | Patrick J. Lyons | 1913 | 1914 |
| 43 | Harry Pillans | 1914 | 1915 | |
| 44 | " | Patrick J. Lyons | 1915 | 1916 |
| 45 | Harry Pillans | 1916 | 1917 | |
| 46 | " | Patrick J. Lyons | 1917 | 1918 |
| 47 | George E. Crawford | 1918 | 1919 | |
| 48 | Harry Pillans | 1919 | 1921 | |
| 49 | George E. Crawford | 1921 | 1922 | |
| 50 | Richard V. Taylor | 1922 | 1924 [2] | |
| 51 | Harry T. Hartwell | 1924 | 1925 | |
| 52 | George E. Crawford | 1925 | 1926 | |
| 53 | Harry T. Hartwell | 1926 | 1927 | |
| 54 | Leon Schwarz | 1927 | 1928 | |
| 55 | Cecil F. Bates | 1928 | 1929 | |
| 56 | Harry T. Hartwell | 1929 | 1930 | |
| 57 | Leon Schwarz | 1930 | 1931 | |
| 58 | Cecil F. Bates | 1931 | 1932 | |
| 59 | Harry T. Hartwell | 1932 | 1933 | |
| 60 | Richard V. Taylor | 1933 | 1934 | |
| 61 | Cecil F. Bates | 1934 | 1935 | |
| 62 | Charles A. Baumhauer | 1935 | 1936 | |
| 63 | Richard V. Taylor | 1936 | 1937 | |
| 64 | Cecil F. Bates | 1937 | 1938 | |
| 65 | Charles A. Baumhauer | 1938 | 1939 | |
| 66 | Cecil F. Bates | 1939 | 1941 | |
| 67 | Charles A. Baumhauer | 1941 | 1942 | |
| 68 | Ernest M. Megginson | 1942 | 1943 | |
| 69 | Robin C. Herndon | 1943 | 1944 | |
| 70 | Charles A. Baumhauer | 1944 | 1945 | |
| 71 | Ernest M. Megginson | 1945 | 1946 | |
| 72 | Robin C. Herndon | 1946 | 1947 | |
| 73 | Charles A. Baumhauer | 1947 | 1948 | |
| 74 | Ernest M Megginson | 1948 | 1949 | |
| 75 | Charles A. Baumhauer | 1949 | 1950 | |
| 76 | Ernest M. Megginson | 1950 | 1951 | |
| 77 | Joseph R. Mitternight | 1951 | 1952 | |
| 78 | Charles A. Baumhauer | 1952 | 1953 | |
| 79 | Henry R. Luscher | 1953 | 1954 | |
| 80 | Charles F. Hackmeyer | 1954 | 1955 | |
| 81 | Joseph N. Langan | 1955 | 1956 | |
| 82 | Henry R. Luscher | 1956 | 1957 | |
| 83 | Joseph N. Langan | 1957 | 1958 | |
| 84 | Henry R. Luscher | 1958 | 1959 | |
| 85 | Joseph N. Langan | 1959 | 1960 | |
| 86 | Henry R. Luscher | 1960 | 1961 | |
| 87 | George E. McNally | 1961 | 1962 | |
| 88 | Charles S. Trimmier | 1962 | 1963 | |
| 89 | Joseph N. Langan | 1963 | 1964 | |
| 90 | Charles S. Trimmier | 1964 | 1965 | |
| 91 | Joseph N. Langan | 1965 | 1967 | |
| 92 | Arthur R. Outlaw | 1967 | 1968 | |
| 93 | Lambert C. Mims | 1968 | 1969 | |
| 94 | Joseph A. Bailey | 1969 | 1971 | |
| 95 | Robert B. Doyle | 1971 | 1972 | |
| 96 | Lambert C. Mims | 1972 | 1973 | |
| 97 | Gary A. Greenough | 1973 | 1975 | |
| 98 | Robert B. Doyle | 1975 | 1976 | |
| 99 | Lambert C. Mims | 1976 | 1979 | |
| 100 | Gary A. Greenough | 1979 | 1980 | |
| 101 | Robert B. Doyle | 1980 | 1981 | |
| 102 | Gary A. Greenough | 1981 | 1983 | |
| 103 | Robert B. Doyle | 1983 | 1984 | |
| 104 | Lambert C. Mims | 1984 | 1985 |
After several commissioners had faced corruption indictments and popular support grew for discarding the old commission system, Mobile restored direct elections in 1985, electing Arthur Outlaw as their first directly elected mayor since 1911.
| Nr. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Arthur Outlaw | 1985 | October 1989 | |
| 106 | Mike Dow | October 1989 | October 3, 2005 | |
| 107 |  | Sam Jones | October 3, 2005 | November 4, 2013 |
| 108 |  | Sandy Stimpson | November 4, 2013 | Present |
| Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Robert O. Bostwick Jr. | 1989 | 1994 |
| Alfred Stokes | 1994 | 2013 |
| Colby J. Cooper | 2013 | 2016 |
| Paul Wesch | 2016 | 2020 |
| James Barber | 2021 | Current |
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