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Under Raleigh's original 1795 charter, the equivalent of a mayor was called the "Intendant of Police" (a title borrowed from [[France]]). The first person to hold the office was [[John Haywood (politician)|John Haywood]]. He was elected by the city board of commissioners (who were themselves appointed by the [[North Carolina General Assembly]]). Starting in 1803, intendants were elected annually by all land-owning free men, including free African-Americans.<ref>[http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/johnson/chapter5.html Johnson, Guion Griffis, 1900–1989. Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History: Electronic Edition<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://digitalstatelibnc.cdmhost.com/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p249901coll26&CISOPTR=1511&REC=3 "Historical Raleigh from its foundation in 1792" by Moses N. Amis]</ref> |
Under Raleigh's original 1795 charter, the equivalent of a mayor was called the "Intendant of Police" (a title borrowed from [[France]]). The first person to hold the office was [[John Haywood (politician)|John Haywood]]. He was elected by the city board of commissioners (who were themselves appointed by the [[North Carolina General Assembly]]). Starting in 1803, intendants were elected annually by all land-owning free men, including free African-Americans.<ref>[http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/johnson/chapter5.html Johnson, Guion Griffis, 1900–1989. Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History: Electronic Edition<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://digitalstatelibnc.cdmhost.com/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p249901coll26&CISOPTR=1511&REC=3 "Historical Raleigh from its foundation in 1792" by Moses N. Amis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708130023/http://digitalstatelibnc.cdmhost.com/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fp249901coll26&CISOPTR=1511&REC=3 |date=2011-07-08 }}</ref> |
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* [[John Haywood (politician)|John Haywood]] (1795 – c. 1803) |
* [[John Haywood (politician)|John Haywood]] (1795 – c. 1803) |
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* [[William White (Secretary of State)|William White]] (1803–1806) |
* [[William White (Secretary of State)|William White]] (1803–1806) |
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* William Hill,(1806–1807) <ref>[http://digitalstatelibnc.cdmhost.com/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p249901coll26&CISOPTR=1268&REC=4 "Early history of Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina"] by [[Kemp P. Battle]]</ref> |
* William Hill,(1806–1807) <ref>[http://digitalstatelibnc.cdmhost.com/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p249901coll26&CISOPTR=1268&REC=4 "Early history of Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814154410/http://digitalstatelibnc.cdmhost.com/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fp249901coll26&CISOPTR=1268&REC=4 |date=2011-08-14 }} by [[Kemp P. Battle]]</ref> |
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* [[Calvin Jones (physician)|Dr. Calvin Jones]] (1807–?) |
* [[Calvin Jones (physician)|Dr. Calvin Jones]] (1807–?) |
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* John Marshall |
* John Marshall |
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Revision as of 06:07, 11 December 2017
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This is a list of Mayors of Raleigh since the creation of the office in 1857. The Mayor is the head of a council-manager system of government for Raleigh, North Carolina. The office was created in 1857, when a new charter was established for the city to replace the original 1795 charter.
List of mayors
- William Dallas Haywood (first time), 1857–58
- William H. Harrison (first time), 1858–67
- William Dallas Haywood (second time), 1867–68
- William H. Harrison (second time), 1868–72
- Wesley Whitaker, 1872–74
- Joseph W. Holden, 1874–75
- John C. Gorman, 1875
- Joseph Henry Separk, 1875
- Basil C. Manly, 1875–82
- W. H. Dodd, 1882–87
- Alfred A. Thompson, 1887–91
- Thomas Badger, 1891–95
- William M. Russ, 1895–98
- A. M. Powell, 1898–1905
- James I. Johnson (first time), 1905–09
- J. S. Wynne, 1909–11
- James I. Johnson (second time), 1911–19
- T. B. Eldridge, 1919–23
- E. E. Culbreth, 1923–31
- George A. Iseley, 1931–39
- Graham H. Andrews, 1939–47
- P. D. Snipes, 1947–51
- J. E. Briggs, 1951–53
- Fred B. Wheeler, 1951-57
- William G. Enloe, 1957–63
- James W. Reid, 1963–65
- Travis H. Tomlinson, 1965–69
- Seby B. Jones, 1969–71
- Thomas W. Bradshaw, 1971–73
- Clarence Lightner, 1973–75
- Jyles J. Coggins, 1975–77
- Isabella Cannon, 1977–79
- George Smedes York, 1979–83
- Avery C. Upchurch, 1983–93
- Tom Fetzer, 1993–99
- Paul Coble, 1999–2001
- Charles Meeker, 2001–2011
- Nancy McFarlane, 2011–present
Intendants of Police
Under Raleigh's original 1795 charter, the equivalent of a mayor was called the "Intendant of Police" (a title borrowed from France). The first person to hold the office was John Haywood. He was elected by the city board of commissioners (who were themselves appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly). Starting in 1803, intendants were elected annually by all land-owning free men, including free African-Americans.[1][2]
- John Haywood (1795 – c. 1803)
- William White (1803–1806)
- William Hill,(1806–1807) [3]
- Dr. Calvin Jones (1807–?)
- John Marshall
- Jonathan S. Robeteau
- Sterling Yancey
- Joseph Gales, Sr. (1819–1833; 1840–1841)
- Weston R. Gales
- William C. Carrington
- Thomas Loring
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Johnson, Guion Griffis, 1900–1989. Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History: Electronic Edition
- ^ "Historical Raleigh from its foundation in 1792" by Moses N. Amis Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Early history of Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina" Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine by Kemp P. Battle
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