List of mayors of Montgomery, Alabama

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This is a list of mayors who have served the city of Montgomery, Alabama, United States.

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Steven Reed, incumbent mayor since November 12, 2019. Mayor Steven Reed.jpg
Steven Reed, incumbent mayor since November 12, 2019.
ImageMayorTerm [1] Notes
Samuel D. Holt
(1st term)		1838 [2]
Jack Thorington1839—1840
Hardy Herbet1841
Perez Coleman1842—1846
Nimrod E. Benson1847
Edwin B. Harris1848—1849
Robert T. Davis1850
Thomas Welsh1851
Samuel D. Holt
(2nd term)		1852
Charles R. Hansford1853—1859
Andrew J. Noble1860—1861
J. F. Johnson1862—1863
Walter L. Coleman1864—1868
Thomas O. Glasscock1868—1870
H.E. Faber1870—1875
Mordecai L. Moses 1875—1881 [3]
J. B. Gaston1881—1885
W. S. Reese1885—1889
Edward A. Graham1889—1891
John G. Crommelin, Sr.1891—1895
John H. Clisby1895—1899
E. B. Joseph1900—1903
Thomas H. Carr1903—1905
W. M. Teague1905—1909
Gaston Gunter1909—1910
William A. Gunter, mayor of Montgomery.png William A. Gunter Jr.
(1st term)		1911—1915
WT Robinson, mayor of Montgomery.png W.T. Robertson1915—1919
William A. Gunter, mayor of Montgomery.png William A. Gunter, Jr.
(2nd term)		1919—1940
Cyrus B. Brown †1941—August 8, 1944Died in office on August 8, 1944. [4]
David E. Dunn, mayor of Montgomery AL.png David E. Dunn1944—1945Resigned [5]
John L. GoodwynJune 1946—1951Elected to complete the term of Mayor Dunn who resigned; elected to a full term in May 1947. [5]
Appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama in September 1951 [5]
W. A. Gayle 1951—1959
Earl D. James 1959—1971
Jim Robinson, mayor of Montgomery AL.png Jim Robinson1971—1977
Emory M. Folmar.jpg Emory Folmar 1977—1999
Bobby Bright official photo.JPG Bobby Bright November 9, 1999—January 6, 2009
Charles JinrightJanuary 6, 2009—March 24, 2009
Todd strange.jpg Todd Strange March 24, 2009—November 12, 2019
Mayor Steven Reed.jpg
Steven Reed November 12, 2019—presentFirst African-American mayor [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Owen, Thomas McAdory; Owen, Marie Bankhead (1921), History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, vol. II (De luxe supplement ed.), Chicago: S. J. Clarke, p. 1037, retrieved January 17, 2009
  2. ↑ "Mayors of Montgomery". Code of Ordinances of the City Council of Montgomery. 1902.
  3. ↑ Montgomery, Alabama, Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life , retrieved January 31, 2009
  4. ↑ "Obituary: Cyrus B. Brown". Alabama Journal . August 9, 1944 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 "John L. Goodwyn is Promoted to Place on the Supreme Court". Decatur Daily . September 27, 1951 – via NewspaperArchive.
  6. ↑ Staff, WSFA. "Steven Reed sworn-in as Montgomery's first black mayor". wsfa.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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