List of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee
This is a list of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Tim Kelly (Tennessee politician) has been the incumbent mayor of Chattanooga since his inauguration on April 19, 2021 at the Tivoli Theatre (Chattanooga, Tennessee).[1]
| Years Served | Mayor[2] |
|---|---|
| 1840[a] | James Enfield Berry |
| 1841 | Dr. Beriah Frazier |
| 1842-1843 | Dr. Milo Smith |
| 1844-1845 | Dr. Joseph Strong Gillespie |
| 1846-1848 | Henry White Massengale |
| 1849 | Thomas Crutchfield, Sr. |
| 1850-1852 | Dr. Milo Smith |
| 1853 | Henry White Massengale |
| 1854 | William Williams |
| 1854 | William F. Ragsdale |
| 1855 | Eldridge Gerry Pearl |
| 1856 | David Claiborne McMillin |
| 1857 | William D. Fulton |
| 1858 | William Samuel Bell |
| 1859 | Thomas Crutchfield, Jr. |
| 1860 | Charles Erskine Grenville |
| 1861 | James Cartwright Warner |
| 1862-1863 | Milo Smith |
| 1863-1865 | Under direct control of the United States Army for duration of Civil War |
| 1865 | Richard Henderson |
| 1866 | Charles E. Lewis |
| 1867-1868 | Dudley C. Carr |
| 1869 | Alonzo G. Sharpe |
| 1870-1871 | William P. Rathburn |
| 1871-1872 | John T. Wilder |
| 1872 | Josiah Jackson Bryan |
| 1873 | Eli M. Wight |
| 1874 | Philander D. Sims |
| 1875 | John W. James |
| 1876 | Col. Tomlinson Fort, Jr. (Dem.) |
| 1877 | Eli M. Wight |
| 1878 | Thomas J. Carlisle |
| 1878 | Andrew Jackson Gahagan |
| 1879 | Jesse Thomas Hill |
| 1880 | Henry Frederick Temple |
| 1881 | John A. Hart |
| 1882-1883 | Henry Clay Evans (Rep.) |
| 1883-1885[b] | Hugh Whiteside |
| 1885-1887 | Alonzo G. Sharpe |
| 1887-1889 | John B. Nicklin |
| 1889-1891 | John A. Hart |
| 1891 | Isaac B. Merriman |
| 1891-1893 | Garnet Andrews |
| 1893-1897 | George W. Ochs |
| 1897-1899 | Edmund Watkins |
| 1899-1901 | Joseph Wassman |
| 1901-1905 | William Little Frierson |
| 1905-1907 | |
| 1907-1909 | William Riley Crabtree |
| 1909-1915[c] | T.C. Thompson |
| 1915-1919 | Jesse M. Littleton |
| 1919-1923 | Alexander Wilds Chambliss |
| 1923-1927 | Richard Hardy |
| 1927-1947 | Edward Davis "E.D." Bass (Dem.) |
| 1947 | Elijah Radford Betterton |
| 1947-1951 | Hugh Wasson |
| 1951-1963 | Peter Rudolph "Rudy" Olgiati |
| 1963-1969 | Ralph H. Kelley |
| 1969-1971 | Austin Letheridge "Chunk" Bender (Dem.) |
| 1971 | S. Dean Peterson |
| 1971-1975 | Robert Kirk Walker |
| 1975-1983 | Charles A. “Pat” Rose |
| 1983-1997 | Gene Roberts |
| 1997-2001 | Jon Kinsey (Dem.) |
| 2001-2005 | Bob Corker (Rep.) |
| 2005-2013 | Ron Littlefield (Independent) |
| 2013-2021 | Andy Berke (Dem.) |
| 2021-present | Tim Kelly (Independent) |
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Notes
[a] From 1840-1882, all mayors served one year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
[b] From 1883-1911, all mayors served two year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
[c] From 1911 to the present, most mayors have served four year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
See also
Notes
Further reading
- "Mayor's Office: History of Mayors" — City of Chattanooga
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