List of mayors of Greenville, South Carolina
This is a list of mayors of Greenville, South Carolina,[1] a city in the northwest (Upstate) part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. Before the city's office of Mayor was established, a similar role was that of Intendant.[1] Mayors began office when the General Assembly amended the town charter in February 1869 to establish Greenville as a city.[2] Officials elected to multiple consecutive terms have the number of terms noted after their names.
Intendants
| Intendants of Greenville, South Carolina | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intendant | Served | Notes | ||
| 1 | 1 | Thomas M. Cox | 1850–1851 | also served in 1864 |
| unknown | 1852–1854 | |||
| 2 | 2 | H. Lee Thruston (2) | 1855–1857 | |
| unknown | 1858 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Alexander McBee | 1859–1860[3] | also served 1862–1863; son of Vardry McBee[4] |
| unknown | 1861 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Alexander McBee | 1862–1863[5][6] | also served 1859–1860; lived at Brushy Creek[6] |
| 5 | 1 | Thomas M. Cox | 1864 | also served 1850–1851 |
| unknown | 1865 | |||
| 6 | 4 | R.D. Long | 1866–1867 | |
| 7 | 5 | W.R. Jones | 1868 | also served as Greenville's first mayor |
Mayors
| Mayors of Greenville, South Carolina | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Served | Notes | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | W.R. Jones | 1869–1870 | served previously as attendant |
| 2 | 2 | Thomas C. Gower | 1870–1871 | ||
| 3 | 3 | James P. Moore | 1871–1872 | ||
| 4 | 4 | H.P. Hammett | 1872–1873 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Samuel Stradley | 1873–1874 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 6 | William C. Cleveland | 1875–1877 | terms began a two-year length[7] |
| 7 | 7 | William L. Mauldin | 1877–1879 | later served in the state house, senate, and as lieutenant governor | |
| 8 | 8 | Samuel A. Townes (3) | 1879–1885 | also served 1887–1889 | |
| 9 | 9 | E.F.S. Rowley | 1885–1887 | also served 1889–1891 | |
| 10 | 8 | Samuel A. Townes | 1887–1889 | also served 1879–1885 | |
| 11 | 9 | E.F.S. Rowley | 1889–1891 | also served 1885–1887 | |
| 12 | 10 | W.W. Gilreath | 1891–1893 | ||
| 13 | 11 | James T. Williams (4) | 1893–1901 | ||
| 14 | 12 | C.C. Jones | 1901–1903 | ||
| 15 | 13 | G. Heyward Mahon (3) | 1903–1909 | ||
| 16 | 14 | John B. Marshall | 1909–1911 | also served 1913–1915 | |
| 17 | 15 | Henry Briggs | 1911–1913 | ||
| 18 | 14 | John B. Marshall | 1913–1915 | also served 1909–1911 | |
| 19 | 16 | Charles S. Webb | 1915–1917 | ||
| 20 | 17 | H.C. Harvley (3) | 1917–1923 | ||
| 21 | 18 | Richard F. Watson (2) | 1923–1927 | ||
| 22 | 19 | Alvin H. Dean | 1927–1929 | ||
| 23 | 20 | A.C. Mann (2) | 1929–1933 | father of politician James Mann | |
| 24 | 21 | John McHardy Mauldin (2) | 1933–1937 | son of Mayor William L. Mauldin | |
| 25 | 22 | C. Fred McCullough (5) | 1937–1947 | ||
| 26 | 23 | J. Kenneth Cass (7) | 1947–1961 | ||
| 27 | 24 | David G. Traxler Sr. (4) | 1961–1969 | ||
| 28 | 25 | R. Cooper White Jr. | 1969–1971 | grandson of Mayor H.C. Harvley[8] | |
| 4 | 29 | 26 | Max Heller (2) | 1971–1979 | terms began a 4-year length; appointed to State Development Board[9] |
| 30 | 27 | James H. Simkins | 1979 | completed Heller's second term | |
| 31 | 28 | Jesse L. Helms | 1979–1982 | died in office | |
| 32 | 29 | Harry B. Luthi | 1982–1983 | completed Helms's term | |
| 33 | 30 | Bill Workman (3) | 1983–1995 | ||
| 34 | 31 | Knox H. White (7) | 1995–present | longest-serving mayor | |
References
- "Historical Archive: Mayors and Intendants". City of Greenville, South Carolina. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014.
- "175th Anniversary Information Brochure". City of Greenville, South Carolina. 2006. p. 14. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
25 FEB 1869. The Town Charter was amended by the General Assembly to establish Greenville as a city.
- Greisser, Edith. "Laurensville Herald, 1855–1859". Genealogy Trails. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
McAbee, A. was elected Intendant of Greenville, Laurensville Herald 9/23/1859, p2
- "Check out some of Greenville's most historic homes". WYFF. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- "175th Anniversary Information Brochure". City of Greenville, South Carolina. 2006. p. 13. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
26 MAR 1863. Council sanctioned the actions of the Intendant Alexander McBee, who had offered use of the public buildings in the town...
- McCuen, Anne K. (May 1998). "Brushy Creek Registration Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. p. 6. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- "175th Anniversary Information Brochure". City of Greenville, South Carolina. 2006. p. 15. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
15 DEC 1874. ... Aldermen and Mayor would serve two years beginning with the 1875 election
- "R. Cooper White 1927–2017". The Greenville News. April 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Legacy.com.
- Huff, Archie Vernon Jr. (May 18, 2016). "Heller, Max". South Carolina Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
In 1979 Governor Richard Riley appointed Heller chairman of the State Development Board.
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