This is a list of mayors of Augusta, Georgia, United States, including the former city of Augusta and 1996–present consolidated Augusta–Richmond County.
May served five 1-year terms during the period of the Civil War. In 1865, he was ordered by Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown to burn the large amounts of cotton stored in Augusta warehouses "on the approach of the Yankees," so it would not fall into enemy's hands. As it turned out, the Union Army never came to Augusta.
Military appointment; In 1867, the Southern States were divided into Military Districts and military tribunials where set-up to appoint government officials during this period
The Appleby Library was Wm. P. White's home until his widow sold it in 1928 to Scott B. Appleby. Mr. Appleby donated the house in 1954 to the Augusta City Council for use as a library.
Commissioner chosen by city commission following Bob Young's departure to serve as interim mayor until special election. First African American to serve as mayor of consolidated Augusta-Richmond County.
^DuBose, Renetta (January 5, 2015). . WJBF. Archived from the original on 2015-01-11. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^McCord, Susan (June 22, 2022). "Augusta's next mayor, Garnett Johnson, carried to victory by south, west, downtown voters". WJBF.
External linksEdit
— AugustaGA.gov
October 12, 2023
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This is a list of mayors of Augusta Georgia United States including the former city of Augusta and 1996 present consolidated Augusta Richmond County Contents 1 Former city of Augusta 2 Consolidated Augusta Richmond County 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFormer city of Augusta EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Name Sworn in Left office Notes ReferenceJohn Milton 1792 1 Thomas Cumming 1798 Father of Henry Cumming 2 Walter Leigh 1815 1817 3 Freeman Walker 1818 1819Nicholas Ware 1819 1821 Ware s Telfair Street home Ware s Folly is now the location of Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art 4 Freeman Walker 1823 1823Samuel Hale 1828 1836Alfred Cumming 1836 Appointed governor of Territory of Utah in 1858John Phinizy 1837 First Italian American mayor of any U S city original spelling Finizzi Dr Daniel Hook 1840 1841 Served two terms 5 Martin M Dye 1841 1842Dr Daniel Hook 1842 1843Martin M Dye 1843 1846 Served three 1 year termsDr Lewis D Ford 1846 1848 Served two 1 year termsDr Ignatius P Garvin 1848 1849James B Bishop 1849 1850Thomas W Miller 1850 1852Dr William E Dearing 1852 1854Abner P Robertson 1854 1855Dr William E Dearing 1855 1856George W Evans 1856 1857Benjamin F Conley 1857 1859 Two terms later a Governor of Georgia Foster Blodgett Jr 1859 1860Robert H May 1861 1866 May served five 1 year terms during the period of the Civil War In 1865 he was ordered by Georgia Governor Joseph E Brown to burn the large amounts of cotton stored in Augusta warehouses on the approach of the Yankees so it would not fall into enemy s hands As it turned out the Union Army never came to Augusta 6 James T Gardiner 1866 8 Aug 1866 Elected April 1866 and resigned 8 Aug 1866 James Gardiner was publisher of The Daily Constitutionalist a local newspaper 7 Abner P Robertson 8 Aug 1866 20 Aug 1866 Pro Tem City CouncilJohn Foster 20 Aug 1866 1867 Special Election to fill unexpired term of James T GardnerFoster Blodgett Jr 1867 1868 Military appointment In 1867 the Southern States were divided into Military Districts and military tribunials where set up to appoint government officials during this period 8 Henry F Russell 1868 1869Joseph V H Allen 1869 1870Charles Estes 1870 1876 Served six 1 year termsJohn U Meyer 1876 1879Robert H May 1879 1891 Served Four 3 year terms He was Coroner Richmond County 1900 until his death 7 February 1903 Buried in Magnolia Cemetery James H Alexander 1891 1894 Since the 1876 election mayors served 3 year termsWilliam B Young 1894 1897 Great great great great grandfather of Buckley Campana and Stephen Campana Patrick Walsh 1897 March 19 1899 Died in office on March 19 1899 Jacob Phinizy 22 Dec 1898 18 April 1899 Pro Tem City CouncilCharles A Robbe 18 April 1899 7 July 1900 Died in officeThomas Barrett Sr 8 July 1900 10 July 1900 Pro Tem City CouncilAlfred Martin 10 July 1900 Jan 1901 Special Election to fill unexpired termJacob Phinzy Jan 1901 1904 Once owner of Augusta s First Skyscraper known today as the Marion Building at 739 Broad Street 9 Richard E Allen Jan 1904 1907William M Dunbar Jan 1907 1910 Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives for the 62nd through 65th Congresses 1911 1919 10 Thomas Barrett Sr 1910 Jan 1913 Barrett Plaza located in front of the Federal Court House amp 800 block of Telfair Street is named for Thomas Barrett Sr 11 Linwood C Hayne 1913 Jan 1916James R Littleton 1916 Jan 1919William P White 1919 Jan 1922 The Appleby Library was Wm P White s home until his widow sold it in 1928 to Scott B Appleby Mr Appleby donated the house in 1954 to the Augusta City Council for use as a library 12 Julian Smith 1923 1925 The Julian Smith Casino operated by the city recreation department is named after Smith Richard Allen Jr 1937W D Jennings 1951 1953H L Hamilton 1952 1958Millard A Beckum 1958 1963George Buster Albert Sancken Jr 1964 1970Millard A Beckum 1970 1972 Mayor during the Augusta race riot of May 11 1970Lewis Pop Newman 1973 1981Ed McIntyre 1981 1984 First African American mayor of city of Augusta 1 Charles DeVaney 1984 1996 Last mayor of former city of AugustaConsolidated Augusta Richmond County EditImage Name Sworn in Left office Notes ReferenceLarry Sconyers 1996 1999 First mayor of consolidated Augusta Richmond County owner and operator of Sconyers Bar B Que nbsp Bob Young 1999 2005 Longtime local television news anchor WJBF TV before election to mayor left mayor s office in 2005 to U S Department of Housing and Urban Development appointment by president George W Bush Willie Mays 2005 2006 Commissioner chosen by city commission following Bob Young s departure to serve as interim mayor until special election First African American to serve as mayor of consolidated Augusta Richmond County Deke Copenhaver 2005 2015 nbsp Hardie Davis 2015 2022 Second African American mayor and first African American elected mayor of consolidated Augusta Richmond County 13 Garnett Johnson 2023 Incumbent Third African American mayor of consolidated Augusta Richmond County 14 See also Edit nbsp State of Georgia portalTimeline of Augusta Georgia Consolidated city countyReferences Edit a b City of Augusta Georgia Our Georgia History Golden Ink Retrieved 2008 08 21 David Connolly Henry Cumming 1799 1866 from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online 2005 08 19 Retrieved on 2008 08 21 Edward J Cashin The Story of Augusta Spartanburg South Carolina The Reprint Company Publishers 1980 Appendix A Mayors of Augusta About the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art Archived from the original on 2008 07 24 Retrieved 2008 12 07 The Life of Dr Daniel Hook Archived from the original on 2011 09 27 Retrieved 2010 06 02 The Papers of Jefferson Davis September 1864 May 1865 The Daily Constitutionalist The First and Second Reconstruction Acts Augusta s First Skyscraper to be preserved Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives 800 Block Telfair Street Tour History of Appleby Library DuBose Renetta January 5 2015 Augusta s 84th Mayor Sworn In One Augusta Begins WJBF Archived from the original on 2015 01 11 Retrieved February 10 2021 McCord Susan June 22 2022 Augusta s next mayor Garnett Johnson carried to victory by south west downtown voters WJBF External links EditMayor s Office AugustaGA gov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of mayors of Augusta Georgia amp oldid 1145174386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
