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Samuel Boush 15 Sep. 1736
Appointed by the Charter of 1736
Died before the first Council meeting in November 1736
George Newton 18 Nov. 1736
Appointed to replace Boush
John Hutchings 24 June 1737
Robert Tucker 1738
John Taylor 1739
Samuel Smith 1740
Josiah Smith 1741
George Newton (2) 1742
John Hutchings (2) 1743
John Taylor (2) 1744 - died 26 Oct. 1744
John Phripp 14 Nov. 1744
Edward Pugh 24 June 1746
Thomas Newton 1747
John Tucker 1748
Robert Tucker (2) 1749
Durham Hall 1750 - served 7 months
Wilson Newton Jan. 1751 - served 17 months
Christopher Perkins 24 June 1752 - served 9 months
Josiah Smith (2) March 1753 - served 15 months
George Abyvon 24 June 1754 - served 8 months
John Hutchings (3) Feb. 1755 - served 4 months
Richard Kelsick 24 June 1755
Josiah Smith (3) 1756
John Phripp (2) 1757
John Tucker (2) 1758
Robert Tucker (3) 1759
Wilson Newton (2) 1760
Christopher Perkins (2) 1761
Paul Loyall 1762
Archibald Campbell 1763
Lewis Hansford 1764
Maximilian Calvert 1765
James Taylor 1766
George Abyvon (2) 1767
Cornelius Calvert 1768
Maximilian Calvert (2) 1769
Charles Thomas 1770
George Abyvon (3) 1771
Paul Loyall (2) 1772
Charles Thomas (2) 1773
George Abyvon (4) 1774
Paul Loyall (3) 1775 - died 1807
Dr. James Taylor (2) 1777
Cornelius Calvert (2) 1778
George Abyvon (5) 1779
Thomas Newton, Jr. 1780
Paul Loyall (4) Nov. 1781
Dr. James Taylor (3) 24 Jun. 1782
George Kelly 1783
Robert Taylor 1784
Dr. Cary H. Hansford 1785
Thomas Newton, Jr. (2) 1786
Benjamin Pollard 1787
George Kelly (2) 1788
Last Mayor to preside over Common Council
Robert Taylor (2) 1789
Dr. James Taylor (4) 1790
John Boush 1791 - served 4 months
Dr. Cary H. Hansford (2) Oct. 1791 - served 8 months
Thomas Newton, Jr. (3) 24 Jun. 1792 - served 10 months
Robert Taylor (3) Apr. 1793
Thomas Newton, Jr. (4) Apr. 1794
Dr. John Ramsay 24 Jun. 1794
Seth Foster 1795
Samuel Moseley 24 June 1796
George Loyall 1797
Baylor Hill 1798
Dr. John K. Read 1799
Seth Foster (2) 1800 - served 11 months
John Cowper May 1801 - served 13 months
William Vaughan 24 June 1802
Thomas H. Parker 1803
Col. Miles King, Sr. 1804
Luke Wheeler 1805
Thomas H. Parker (2) 1806
Richard E. Lee 1807
John E. Holt 1808
Col. Miles King, Sr. (2) 1809
William B. Lamb 1810
Col. Miles King, Sr. (3) 1811
William B. Lamb (2) 1812
Col. Miles King, Sr. (4) 1813 - served 11 months. - d. May 1814
William B. Lamb (3) 1814
John E. Holt (2) 1815
William B. Lamb (4) 1816 - served 8 months
John E. Holt (3) Feb. 1817 - served 4 months
James Taylor 23 June 1817 - served 1 day
John E. Holt (4) 24 June 1817
John Tabb 23 June 1818 - served 1 day
John E. Holt (5) 24 June 1818
Wright Southgate 23 June 1819 - served 1 day
John E. Holt (6) 24 June 1819
Wright Southgate (2) 24 June 1820 - served 2 days
John E. Holt (7) 26 June 1820
George W. Camp 24 June 1821 - served 3 days
John E. Holt (8) 27 June 1821
John Tabb (2) 24 June 1822 - served 4 days
John E. Holt (9) 28 June 1822
William B. Lamb (5) ? June 1823 - served a few days
John E. Holt (10) ? June 1823
William A. Armistead ? June 1824 - served a few days
John E. Holt (11) ? June 1824
John Tabb (3) 24 June 1825 - served 3 days
John E. Holt (12) 27 June 1825
Isaac Talbot 24 June 1826 - served 5 days
John E. Holt (13) 29 June 1826
Daniel C. Barraud 24 June 1827 - served 3 days
John E. Holt (14) 27 June 1827
George T. Kennon 24 June 1828 - served 4 days
John E. Holt (15) 28 June 1828
Thomas Williamson 24 June 1829 - served 2 days
John E. Holt (16) 26 June 1829
Giles B. Cook 24 June 1830 - served 10 days
John E. Holt (17) 4 July 1830
Wright Southgate 24 June 1831 - served 11 days
John E. Holt (18) 5 July 1831
John E. Holt (19) 24 June 1832 - d. 12 Oct. 1832
NOTE: re the number of times John E. Holt served as Mayor ...
"Under the Charter of 1736, the Mayor could not succeed himself,
but in Holt's case this provision was circumvented by electing
another person who would resign within a few days, after which
Holt was repeatedly re-elected."
Rogers Dey Whichard. The History of Lower Tidewater, p. 456.
Capt. Miles King, Jr. Oct. 1832
W.D. Delaney 24 June 1843
First Mayor elected by the people
Simon S. Stubbs 24 June 1851
Hunter Woodis 1853
Simon S. Stubbs (2) 1854
Hunter Woodis (2) 1855 - died of Yellow Fever
Ezra T. Summers Nov. 1855
Finlay F. Ferguson 24 June 1856
William W. Lamb (1,2,3) 1858
Elected 3 terms & served until imprisoned by Union forces in 1863
William H. Brooks 1863
James L. Belote 1864
Thomas C. Tabb 1865 - appointed judge May 1866
William Lamb (4) May 1866
John R. Ludlow 24 June 1866 - removed by military authorities
Francis DeCordy Mar. 1868
John B. Whitehead 1870-1872
John R. Ludlow (2) 1872-1874
John B. Whitehead (2) 1874-1876
John S. Tucker (1,2) 1876-1880
William Lamb (5,6,7) 1880-1886
Barton Myers 1886-1888
R.G.Banks 1888-Mar. 1890
E.M.Henry Mar. 1890-30 June 1890
Frank Morris 1 July 1890-13 Jan. 1892 - died in office
S. Marx 18 Jan. 1892-30 June 1892
A.B. Cooke 1892-1894
Charles W. Pettit 1894-1896
W.R. Mayo 1896-1898
C. Brooks Johnston 1898-1901 - resigned 14 May 1901
Nathaniel Beaman 1901 - elected to fill unexpired term
Dr. James G. Riddick 1901-1912
Wyndham R. Mayo 1912-1918
Albert L. Roper 2 Sep. 1918-31 Aug. 1924
S. Heth Tyler 1 Sep. 1924- 6 Jan. 1932
E. Jeff Robertson 6 Jan. 1932-31 Aug. 1932
Phillip H. Mason 1 Sep. 1932- 8 Mar. 1933
S.L. Slover 21 Mar. 1933-26 Dec. 1933
W.R.L. Taylor 1/ 1/1934 - 8/31/1938
John A. Gurkin 9/ 1/1938 - 8/31/1940
Joseph D. Wood 9/ 1/1940 - 8/31/1944
James W. Reed 9/ 1/1944 - 8/31/1946
R.D. Cooke 9/ 1/1946 - 2/15/1949
Pretlow Darden 2/15/1949 - 8/31/1950
W.F. Duckworth 9/ 1/1950 - 8/31/1962
Roy Butler Martin, Jr. 9/ 1/1962 - 9/ 1/1974
Irvine Hill 9/ 3/1974 - 7/ 6/1976
Vincent J. Thomas 7/ 7/1976 - 7/ 3/1984
Joseph A. Leafe 7/ 4/1984 - 7/ 1/1992
Mason C. Andrews 7/ 2/1992 - 6/30/1994
Paul Fraim 7/ 1/1994 -
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