List of mayors of Hattiesburg, Mississippi

This article contains a list of Mayors of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States.

History

Hattiesburg was incorporated as a town in 1884 and as a city in 1890. The initial governing structure included a mayor and eight aldermen until 1911 when Hattiesburg adopted a city commission form of government with a mayor and two commissioners, the first of its kind in the state. Since 1985, Hattiesburg has operated under a mayor-council government with the city split into five wards, each with a single councilmember.

List of mayors
Mayor In office Notes
Oliver Hazard Perry Jones 1884–January 1885
William Johnson January 1885–January 1886
J. J. Thornton January 1886–January 1887
David Black January 1887–January 1889 Served two one-year terms
Walter Moreland Conner January 1889–January 1891 Served two one-year terms
J. M. Williamson January 1891–January 1893 Served two one-year terms
Terms expanded to two years
D. B. Hover January 1893–January 1894
Evans Hall January 1894–January 1897
T. J. Mixon January 1897–January 1899
Evans Hall January 1899–January 1901
Charles W. Rich January 1901–January 1907
J. D. Donald January 1911–January 1913
Terms expanded to four years
T. E. Batson January 1913–July 1922 Died in office
B. D. Moore July 1922–September 1922 Appointed
W. S. F. Tatum September 1922–January 1925 Special election
B. D. Moore January 1925–January 1929
W. S. F. Tatum January 1929–January 1937
Travis H. Boykin January 1937–January 1941
George M. Calhoun January 1941–January 1949
D. W. Holmes January 1949–December 18, 1950 Died in office; Killed by drunk driver[1]
Mrs. D. W. Holmes December 21, 1950–March 15, 1951 Provisional appointment
Edward J. Currie, Sr. March 15, 1951–July 1953 Special election
Moran M. Pope January 1953–January 1957
D. Gary Sutherland January 1957–July 1957
Inaugurations moved from January to July
Richard T. Carlisle July 1957–July 1961
Claude F. Pittman, Sr. July 1961–July 17, 1962 Submitted resignation in May 1962
Claude F. Pittman, Jr. July 17, 1962–July 1965 Special election
Paul E. Grady July 1965–July 1973 First Republican mayor[2]
A. L. "Bud" Gerrard, Jr. July 1973–May 1980 Resigned
G. D. Williamson May 28, 1980–August 4, 1980 Interim appointment
Bobby L. Chain August 4, 1980–July 1985 Special election
G. D. Williamson July 1985–July 1989
J. Ed Morgan July 1989–July 2001
Johnny DuPree July 2001–July 3, 2017 First African-American mayor
Toby Barker July 3, 2017–present

References
  1. Pearlman, Jeff "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, (2011). ISBN 9781592406531.
    (Page 125) "Two years after his election, D.W. was traveling through the nearby town of Collins, Mississippi, when he was hit head-on by a drunk driver who had swerved into the wrong lane. He died on impact."
  2. "Hattiesburg elects first Republican mayor". Hattiesburg American. June 9, 1965. Missing or empty |url= (help)

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