List of mayors of Waco, Texas

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The Mayor of the City of Waco is the official head of the city of Waco in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] Waco was incorporated in 1856. [2]

NamePortraitTerm startTerm endNotes / citation
J. M. Smith1856 [3]
T. G. Jones [3]
W. D. Chambers [3]
R. N. Goode [3]
Ernest Albertis McKenney [3]
I. N. Mullins [3]
C. B. Way [3]
B. F. Harris [3]
Jacob Long [3]
John C. West [3]
Augustine J. ByrdDecember 17, 18751878Elected December 17, 1875. [4] Succeeded by E. A. Sturgis [5]
Former confederate soldier. [6]
E. A. Sturgis18781884 [5]
W. H. Wilkes18841886 [5]
E. A. Sturgis
(2nd term)		18861888Source indicates that Sturgis was mayor in 1886 [5] [7] and was succeeded by A. Hinchman [8]
Acanthus Hinchman1890Sources conflict as to when Hinchman's term began in 1888 [8] or 1890 [9]
Champe Carter McCulloch18951895
W. H. Wilkes
(2nd term)		18961896
Champe Carter McCulloch
(2nd term)		18971899
J. W. Riggins19001902
Allen Sanford19031903
Jas. B. Baker19041909
H. D. Mistrot19101911
J.H. Mackey19121913
J. W. Riggins
(2nd term)		19141915
John Dollins19161917
Ed McCullough19181919
Ben C. Richards19201923
Thos P. Stone1924April 9, 1926Resigned April 9, 1926
J. W. HollowayApril 9, 1926April 15, 1926
H. F. ConnallyApril 15, 1926
A. Baker Duncan1927
T.D. Brooks1928
T.F. Bush1930
G.H. Zimmerman1932
Carl Mason1934November 11, 1934Resigned
John F. SheehyNovember 11, 1934
Jos W. Hale1935
Charles Gray Catto Charles Gray Catto.jpg 1937
Geo. O. Jones1938
T.M. Gribble1939
L.T. Murray1940
D. T. Hicks1941
Hubert Johnson1942
Berry Williams1943
A.N. Denton1944
Frank L. Wilcox1945
Richard C. Bush1946
J.E. Hawkins1948
L.M. Crow1949
L. H. Bradshaw1952
Ralph R.Wolf1953
H.F. Connally, Jr.1954
O.B. Robertson1955
D.T. Hicks, Jr.1956
Truett K. Smith1957
Joe L. Ward, Jr.1958
Madison Clement1959
Billy J. Hinton1960
Maurice C. Barnes1961
Stanton Brown, Jr.1962
W.B. Lenamon1963
Roger N. Conger1964
J. Ernest Pardo1965
P.M. Johnston1966
H. Malcolm Louden1968
Howard Dudgeon, Jr.1969
Travis Du Bois, Jr.1970
Karl M. May1971
Bill McDavid Bill McDavid, mayor of Waco.jpg April 11, 1972November 15, 1972 [10]
Harold MathiasNovember 1972
Oscar N. Du Conge1974First African-American mayor of Waco
L.Ted Getterman, Jr.1975
Milburn Smith 1976September 21, 1976
J. R. Closs J. R. Closs, mayor of Waco.jpg September 21, 1976 [11]
J. Leigh Brooks1977
Lois Ted Getterman, Jr.1978
J.P. Davis1979
George ChaseApril 5, 1980October 14, 1980
David S. DowOctober 14, 1980
Billy H. Davis1981
Roland Arriola, Jim Mathis1982
Malcolm P. Duncan, Sr.1984
Ruben M. Santos1985
LaNelle McNamara LaNelle McNamara, mayor of Waco.jpg 1986 [12]
David Sibley 19871988
R.D. Pattillo1988
Charles Reed1990
J. Robert Sheehy, Sr.1992
Michael D. Morrison19962000
Linda Ethridge2000
Mae Jackson†May 2004February 11, 2005First elected African-American and first female African-American mayor of Waco.
Died while in office on February 11, 2005; replaced by Mayor pro tem Robin G. McDurham. [1]
Robin G. McDurhamFebruary 21, 2005May 17, 2005Sworn in on February 21, 2005.
Served as mayor after the death of mayor Mae Jackson until a special election on May 7, 2005. [1]
Virginia DuPuy May 17, 2005May 18, 2010Sworn in on May 17, 2005 after special election held on May 7, 2005.
Won in general election for mayor on May 13, 2006 and sworn in on May 16, 2006.
She went on to win relection in 2007, 2008, and 2009. [1]
Jim BushMay 18, 20102012
Malcolm P. Duncan Jr.20122016
Kyle Deaver20162020
Dillon Meek2020IncumbenetMeek announced that he would not stand for reelection in may 2024

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "City of Waco Mayor and Council 1895 - present" (PDF). City of Waco.
  2. ↑ Conger, Roger N. "Waco, Texas". Texas State Historical Association . The First Presbyterian Church of McLennan County (later renamed First Presbyterian Church) was organized by Rev. Thomas Alexander, Rev. John M. McChord, and Rev. Samuel. C. Taylor in May 1855. The following year Waco Village was incorporated as the town of Waco, and a new county courthouse was built that year.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mayor, Waco (Tex. ). (January 1914). Municipal Hand Book of the City of Waco: Mayor's Message and Reports of All Departments of the City. p. 263.
  4. ↑ "A. J. Byrd was elected mayor of Waco". The Galveston Daily News . December 28, 1875 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1893. p. 596-597. ISBN   978-1-4035-0020-5.
  6. ↑ "Finders Keepers, Volume 11, Number 4 - Major Augustine J. Byrd". The Portal to Texas History. Fall 2013. p. 14.
  7. ↑ "That Bridge Matter - Statements from Directors and ex-President E. A. Sturgis". The Day (Waco, Texas) Vol. 3 No. 181. June 9, 1886.
  8. 1 2 "Obituary for Major A. Hinchman". Waco Semi-Weekly Tribune . April 16, 1910 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1893. p. 626-627. ISBN   978-1-4035-0020-5.
  10. ↑ "Fluoridation Approved, New Mayor, Tax Raise At City Council". The Waco Citizen . April 13, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Closs Asks For County Seat". The Waco Citizen . January 16, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Copeland, Mike (September 14, 1986). "Waco's Methos of Picking Out Mayor Analyzed". Waco Tribune-Herald – via Newspapers.com.
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