List of mayors of Huntsville, Alabama

This is a list of mayors who served the city of Huntsville, Alabama.^[1]

From 1812 to 1828, a Board of Trustees governed Huntsville, headed by a popularly elected President:

The first President of Huntsville is unknown.

• 1816–1819: Nicholas Pope
• 1819–1821: John Brahan
• 1821: Benjamin Pope
• 1821–1822: John Read
• 1822–1823: John W. Tilfordy
• 1823–1824: John Boardman
• 1824: William B. Long (Resigned)
• 1824–1825: John Boardman
• 1825–1826: Thomas Humes
• 1826–1828: John H. Lewis

From 1828 to 1844, popularly elected aldermen selected the President of Huntsville:

• 1828–1829: William H. Campbell
• 1829: John H. Lewis (Resigned)
• 1829–1830: James G. Birney
• 1830–1831: John Martin
• 1831–1832: Samuel Cruse
• 1832–1833: George Fearn
• 1833–1834: Samuel Peete
• 1834–1835: Samuel Peete (Resigned in 1834 and was re-appointed)
• 1835–1836: Unknown
• 1836–1842: Elisha H. Rice
• 1842–1844: George P. Beirne

From 1844 to 1916, Presidents of Huntsville were again elected by the people, with a President/Council system from 1844 to 1911 and a City Commission form of government from 1911 to 1916:

• 1844–1849: Joseph Clark
• 1849–1850: George P. Beirne
• 1850–1851: Edwin R. Wallace
• 1851–1853: William Echols Jr.
• 1853–1854: Samuel Peete (Resigned)
• 1854: Joshua Beadle
• 1854–1855: William Figures
• 1855–1859: Zebulon P. Davis
• 1859–1860: John J. Ward (Resigned)
• 1860: John James Coleman
• 1860–1861: Zebulon P. Davis (Resigned)
• 1861–1865: Robert W. Coltart
• 1865–1866: Zebulon P. Davis
• 1866–1867: Robert W. Colart (Removed by Union Army)
• 1867–1868: E. B. Clapp (Put in office by Union Army, later resigned)
• 1868–1870: William B. Figures (Approved by Union Army to replace Clapp)
• 1870–1872: William F. Mastin (Died)
• 1872: James L. Cooper
• 1872–1874: John A. Erwin
• 1874–1878: Jere Murphy
• 1878–1882: Zebulon P. Davis
• 1882–1883: Thomas W. White
• 1883–1889: Edmond I. Mastin
• 1889–1893: Jere Murphy
• 1893–1897: W. T. Hutchens
• 1897–1899: Jere Murphy
• 1899–1903: Alfred Moore
• 1903–1907: Thomas W. Smith
• 1907–1908: R. Erle Smith
• 1908–1910: Thomas W. Smith
• 1910–1913: R. Erle Smith
• 1913–1914: R. L. O'Neal
• 1914–1915: Dr. J. D. Humphrey
• 1915–1916: Milton H. Lanier

In 1916, returned to the Mayor/Council form of government, with the office of the President finally being officially retitled to Mayor:

• 1916–1918: T. T. Terry^[2]
• 1918–1920: Henry B. Chase^[3]
• 1920–1922: W. T. Hutchens^[4]
• 1922–1926: Dr. Fraser L. Adams^[5]
• 1926–1952: Aleck W. McAllister
• 1952–1964: R. B. "Speck" Searcy, Jr.
• 1964–1968: Glenn Hearn^[6]
• 1968–1988: Joe W. Davis^[7]
• 1988–1996: Steve Hettinger^[8]
• 1996–2008: Loretta Spencer, Huntsville's first female mayor^[9]
• 2008–present: Tommy Battle^[10]

References

1. "Huntsville's History of Mayors". City of Huntsville, Alabama. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
2. "Long Illness Proves Fatal to T.T. Terry". The Huntsville Times. January 31, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
3. Roberts, Frances (October 21, 1971). "Henry B. Chase: A Man for All Ages" (PDF). Huntsville Historical Review 1 (4). pp. 22–35. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
4. "Former Huntsville Mayor Succumbs". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. February 25, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
5. "Huntsville City Council, In Clash With Mayor, Threatens Impeachment". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1924. p. 14. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
6. Cooley, Billy Joe (January 9, 1978). "Glenn Hearn Dies By Asphyxiation". The Huntsville Times.
7. "New Market Celebrates its History" (PDF). The Huntsville Historical Review 17 (1) (Huntsville, AL: The Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society). Winter–Spring 1990. p. 29. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
8. Clines, Keith (September 29, 1996). "Hettinger city's mayor since '88". The Huntsville Times. pp. A1, A10.
9. "Mayor Gets 3rd Term". The Huntsville Times. September 15, 2004. p. 1A.
10. Roop, Lee (October 7, 2008). "Battle's Victory over Spencer Decisive". The Huntsville Times.