List of mayors of Wilmington, North Carolina

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.

Wilmington City Hall building in North Carolina, United States, in 2017

Mayors

• John Sampson, 1760 ^[1]
• Frederick Gregg, c. 1760s ^[1]
• Moses John deRosset, c. 1766 ^{[1] [2]}
•  ?
• Hinton James c. 1800s, first student to attend the University of North Carolina ^[3]
•  ?
• William James Harriss, ?–1839, physician, died in office ^[4]
• Colonel John McRae c. 1855 ^{[5] [6] [7]}
• A.H. Van Bokkelen, 1866 ^[8]
• John Dawson?–1868 ^{[8] [9]}
• Joseph H. Neff, 1868–? ^{[8] [9]}
• Silas N. Martin, 1871–1872 ^{[8] [10]}
• S.H. (Solomon Harry) Fishblate 1878–1880, 1893 ^{[11] [12]}
• Edward Dudley Hall 1883–1887 ^{[13] [14]}
• A. G. Ricaud, 1891–1893 ^{[15] [16]}
• Silas P. Wright 1897–1898, ^{[17] [18]} resigned at gunpoint and Waddell installed in his place. ^[19]
• Alfred Moore Waddell, 1898–1906 ^{[16] [20]}
• William B. Cooper, 1902–1903, as (mayor pro tempore ) ^[21]
• William E. Springer 1907–1910 ^{[22] [23]}
• Joseph D. Smith, c. 1911 ^[24]
• P.Q. (Parker Quince) Moore, c.1913–1921 ^{[25] [26] [27]}
• James Cowen, c 1922 ^[28]
• William E. Mayo 1921–1924, ^{[29] [30]} died in office
• Katherine Mayo Cowan 1924–1925, ^{[30] [31]} assumed her husband's term
• Walter H. Blair, 1926–1937 ^{[32] [33] [16]}
• Robert E. Cooper 1937–1940 ^{[34] [35]}
• Hargrove Bellamy 1941–1942 ^[36]
• Edgar Yow, 1942–1943 ^{[37] [38]}
• Bruce B. Cameron 1943–1944, died in office ^{[39] [40]}
• W. Ronald Lane, 1945–1946 ^{[41] [42]}
• J.E.L. "Hi, Buddy" Wade, 1948 ^[43] (mayor pro tempore), 1949–1950, 1958–1960 ^[44]
• Royce McClelland 1951 ^[45]
• E.S. Capps 1952–1953, 1960–1961 ^[44]
• E. L. White, c. 1953–1955 ^[16]
• Daniel David Cameron, 1956–1958 ^{[44] [46]}
• Ogden Allsbrook, 1961–1970 ^{[44] [47]}
• Hannah Block, c. 1963 (mayor pro tempore ) ^{[47] [48]}
• Luther M. Cromartie, 1970–1971 ^[44]
• Benjamin David Schwartz, c. 1971–1972 ^{[44] [49] [50]}
• John Symes, 1972 ^[44]
• Herbert B. Brand, 1973–1975 ^[44]
• Ben Halterman, 1975–1983 ^[51]
• William Schwartz, c. 1983–1985 ^[52]
• Berry Armon Williams, 1985–1987 ^[53]
• Don Betz, 1987–1997 ^[44]
• Hamilton Hicks, 1997–1999 ^[44]
• David L. Jones, 1999–2001 ^[44]
• Harper Peterson 2001–2003 ^[44]
• Spence Broadhurst, 2003–2006
• Bill Saffo, 2007–present

See also

• Wilmington history
• Timeline of Wilmington, North Carolina

References

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