List of mayors of Athens, Georgia
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The following is a list of mayors of the city of Athens, Georgia, USA.
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- Henry Carlton Tuck, 1892-1893[1][1]
- J.J. Crittenden McMahan, ca.1897[2][2]
- Hugh Jackson Rowe [3]
- Edward Thomas Brown [4]
- Edward I. Smith, ca.1900[3]
- W.F. Dorsey, ca.1909 [5]
- Robert O. Arnold, ca.1916[4]
- Andrew Cobb Erwin, 1918-1922 [6]
- T. S. Mell, ca.1937[5]
- Bob McWhorter, ca.1940-1947[5]
- Jack R. Wells, ca.1951-1956[5]
- Ralph M. Snow, ca.1959 [7]
- Upshaw Bentley, 1977-1980[6]
Since 1991
In 1990, the governments of Clarke county and the city of Athens merged to form the Athens-Clarke County unified government.[7][8]
- Gwen O’Looney, 1991-1998 [8]
- Doc Eldridge, 1999-2003 [9][10][11]
- Heidi Davison, 2003-2011
- Nancy Denson, ca.2011
- Kelly Girtz, ca.2019-2024[9]
See also
References
- ^ University of Georgia Libraries, Henry Carlton Tuck papers, retrieved 2024-07-10
- ^ Athens city directory, 1897 – via Digital Library of Georgia
- ^ "Municipal Government of Athens", Athens Daily Banner, 1900-12-14
- ^ "Hon. Robert O. Arnold Next Mayor of Athens", Athens Daily Herald, 1915-11-24
- ^ a b c Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors and Postmasters of Athens, Georgia", Political Graveyard, retrieved 2024-07-10
- ^ "Former Athens mayor Upshaw Bentley dies", onlineathens.com, 2013-08-15
- ^ "Historical Timeline", accgov.com, Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, retrieved 2024-07-10
- ^ "Athens-Clarke County Unification 25th Anniversary", accgov.com, Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, retrieved 2024-07-10
- ^ "Mayor", accgov.com, archived from the original on 2019-02-12 – via Wayback Machine
External links
- University of Georgia Libraries. Athens-Clarke County Mayor's Office collection