List of mayors of Jackson, Mississippi

The post of Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, was begun in 1834 and was originally referred to as "President of Selectmen" before being changed to "Mayor". The following individuals have held the office:

President of Selectmen

Thomas H. Dickson 1834
S.P. Baley 1835
Thomas H. Dickson 1836
S.P. Baley 1836
John P. Oldham 1837–1838

Mayors
John P. Oldham 1839
H.R. McDonald 1840
John P. Oldham 1840–1841
James H. Boyd 1842–1843
John P. Oldham 1844–1849
James H. Boyd 1850
J.P. Jones 1851
William H. Taylor 1852–1853
Richard Fletcher 1854
William H. Taylor 1855–1857
James H. Boyd 1858
W.A. Purdom 1859
Richard C. Kerr 1860–1861
Charles Henry Manship 1862–1863
D.N. Barrows 1864–1867
Thomas H. Norton 1868
Lt. Col. James Biddle 1868
James P. Sesseons 1868–1869
Rhesa Hatcher 1869
Lt. Col. Joseph G. Crane 1869
Captain F.A. Field 1869
A. Way Kelly 1869
E.W. Cabiniss 1869–1870
Oliver Clifton 1870–1871
Rhesa Hatcher 1871–1872
Marion Smith 1872–1874
John McGill 1874–1888
William Henry 1888–1893
L.F. Chiles 1893–1895
Oliver Clifton 1895–1897
Ramsey Wharton 1897–1899
H.M. Taylor 1899
W.W. Morrison 1899 (Mayor Pro Tem.)
John W. Todd 1899–1901
William Hemmingway 1901–1905
Oliver Clifton 1905 (died before taking office)
Ramsey Wharton 1905–1909
A.C. Crowder 1909–1913
S.J. Taylor 1913–1917
Walter A. Scott 1917–1945
Leland L. Speed 1945–1949
Allen C. Thompson 1949–1969
Russell C. Davis 1969–1977
Dale Danks, Jr. 1977–1989
J. Kane Ditto 1989–1997
Harvey Johnson, Jr. 1997–2005
Frank Melton 2005–2009 (died in office)
Leslie B. McLemore 2009 (interim mayor)
Harvey Johnson, Jr. 2009–2013
Chokwe Lumumba 2013–2014 (died in office)
Charles Tillman 2014-2014
Tony Yarber 2014-2017
Chokwe Antar Lumumba 2017-present

See also
 Timeline of Jackson, Mississippi

References
Brinson, Carroll. Jackson/A Special Kind of Place. Jackson, MS: City of Jackson, 1977. LCCN 77-081145.

Specific

External links
Jackson, MS Mayor's Office - official website

 
Jackson, Mississippi