List of mayors of Vicksburg, Mississippi

This is a list of mayors of Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. ^[1]

• R. J. McGinty, 1836 ^[2]
• Miles C. Fowlkes, 1839 ^[3]
• R. H. Crump, 1860–61
• Laz Lindsey, 1861–62
• T. J. Randolph, 1865–66
• Eric W. Wallin, 1866–67
• L.A. Mallby, 1867
• E. F. Brown, 1867–68
• B. H. Polk, 1868–69
• J. C. Webber, 1870–72
• Benjamin Lee, 1872–74
• R. O'Leary, 1874–78
• R. F. Beck, 1878–1880
• W. O. Worrell, 1880
• T. G. Birchett, 1880–84
• John W. Powell, 1885–87
• R. F. Beck, 1888–1890
• R. E. Booth: 1891–1893
• W. L. Trowbridge, 1893–94
• E.W. Swift, 1994–98
• W. L Trowbridge, 1898–1905
• B. W. Griffith, 1905–08
• P. M. Harding, 1908
• J. J. Hayes, 1908–1926
• W. J. Hossley, 1926–32
• J.C. Hamilton, 1932–44
• R. E. Selby, 1944–45
• E. W. Haining, 1945–49
• Pat Kelly, 1949–57
• John D. Holland, 1957–1968 ^[4]
• Murray L. Sills, 1968–1973
• Nat Bullard, 1973–77 ^[4]
• Travis Vance, 1977–79
• Demery F. Grubbs, 1980–88 ^[5]
• Melvin Redmond (acting/interim mayor), 1988 ^[5]
• Robert Walker, 1988–1993
• Joe Loviza, 1993–97
• Robert Walker, 1997–2001 ^[6]
• Laurence Leyens, 2001 ^[7]
• Paul E. Winfield, 2009–13
• George Flaggs Jr., 2013–2025 ^[8]
• Willis Thompson, 2025— ^[9]

See also

• List of mayors of Natchez, Mississippi

References

1. "Vicksburg's Mayors, 1860–1963". The Vicksburg Post. July 1, 1963. p. 126. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
2. "Election". Vicksburg Whig. March 31, 1836. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
3. "Mayor Elected". Vicksburg Tri-Weekly Sentinel. September 6, 1839. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
4. Faulk, Charles (January 1, 1930). "Mayors of Vicksburg". Charles Johnson Faulk Archival Collection.
5. "Across the Nation". Focus. 16–18. Joint Center for Political Studies: 4. 1988. The first black mayor of Vicksburg was Alderman MELVIN REDMOND, Walker's immediate predecessor and one of his election rivals. Redmond had assumed the post after the former mayor, DEMERY GRUBBS, resigned on February 14, 1988. Walker will complete Grubb's unexpired term, which ends in December 1991.
6. Phillips, Keith (February 11, 2021). "Black Excellence: Robert Walker, Vicksburg's first black mayor". Vicksburg Daily News. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
7. "Members of the City and County Boards". The Vicksburg Post. July 26, 2001. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
8. Staff Reports (January 27, 2025). "Flaggs announces re-election bid, outlines 'vision for continued progress'". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
9. Miles, Bethal (June 30, 2025). "A new chapter begins in Vicksburg as Willis Thompson Jr. sworn in as mayor". WAPT. Retrieved 2025-07-01.

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