List of mayors of Norfolk, Virginia

The following is a list of mayors of Norfolk, Virginia, USA:

List of mayors 1736–1788 Number Image Mayor Years Notes 1 Samuel Boush † Sep 15, 1736 – Nov 1736 First mayor Died 2 months after taking office.Burton, p. 228 Son of Maximillian Boush, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Father of Samuel Boush II and grandfather of Samuel Boush III who both served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. 2 George Newton Nov 18, 1736 – Jun 1736 Elected by the City Council to serve out the term of mayor Boush.Burton, p. 228 Served seven monthsBurton, p. 228 3 John Hutchings Jun 24, 1737 – Jun 1738 Served one yearBurton, p. 228 4 Robert Tucker Jun 24, 1738 – Jun 1739 Burton, p. 228 5 John Taylor Jun 25, 1739 – Jun 1740 Burton, p. 228 6 Samuel Smith Jun 24, 1740 – Jun 1741 Burton, p. 228 7 Josiah Smith Jun 21, 1741 – Jun 1742 Burton, p. 228 8 George Newton (2nd term) Jun 24, 1742 – Jun 1743 Burton, p. 228 9 John Hutchings (2nd term) Jun 24, 1743 – Jun 1744 Burton, p. 228 10 John Taylor (2nd term) Jun 25, 1744 – Nov 1744 Served five monthsBurton, p. 228 11 John Phripp Nov 14, 1744 – June 1746 Served nineteen monthsBurton, p. 228 12 Edward Pugh Jun 24, 1746 – Jun 1747 Burton, p. 228 13 Thomas Newton Jun 24, 1747 – Jun 1748 Burton, p. 229 Father of Thomas Newton Jr. 14 John Tucker Jun 24, 1748 – Jun 1749 Burton, p. 229 15 Robert Tucker (2nd term) Jun 1749 – Jun 1750 Burton, p. 229 16 Durham Hall Jun 1750 – Jan 1751 Served seven monthsBurton, p. 229 17 Wilson Newton Jan 1751 – June 1752 Served seventeen monthsBurton, p. 229 18 Christopher Perkins Jun 1752 – Mar 1753 Served nine monthsBurton, p. 229 19 Josiah Smith (2nd term) Mar 1753 – Jun 1754 Served seventeen monthsBurton, p. 229 20 George Abyvon Jun 24, 1754 – Feb 1755 Served eight monthsBurton, p. 229 21 John Hutchings (3rd term) Feb 1755 – Jun 1755 Served four monthsBurton, p. 229 22 Richard Kelsick Jun 1755 – Jun 1756 Burton, p. 229 23 Josiah Smith (3rd term) Jun 1756 – Jun 1757 Burton, p. 229 24 John Phripp (2nd term) Jun 1757 – Jun 1758 Burton, p. 229 25 John Tucker (2nd term) Jun 1758 – Jun 1759 Burton, p. 229 26 Robert Tucker (3rd term) Jun 1759 – Jun 1760 Burton, p. 229 27 Wilson Newton (2nd term) Jun 1760 – Jun 1761 Burton, p. 229 28 Christopher Perkins (2nd term) Jun 1761 – Jun 1762 Burton, p. 229 29 Paul Loyall Jun 1762 – Jun 1763 Burton, p. 229 30 Archibald Campbell Jun 1763 – Jun 1764 Burton, p. 229 31 Lewis Hansford Jun 1764 – Jun 1765 Burton, p. 229 32 Maximillian Calvert Jun 1765 – Jun 1766 Burton, p. 229 33 James Taylor Jun 1766 – Jun 1767 Burton, p. 229 34 George Abyvon (2nd term) Jun 1767 – Jun 1768 Burton, p. 229 35 Cornelius Calvert Jun 1768 – Jun 1769 Burton, p. 229 36 Maximillian Calvert (2nd term) Jun 1769 – Jun 1770 Burton, p. 230 37 Charles Thomas Jun 1770 – Jun 1771 Burton, p. 230 38 George Abyvon (3rd term) Jun 1771 – Jun 1772 Burton, p. 230 39 Paul Loyall (2nd term) Jun 1772 – Jun 1773 Burton, p. 230 40 Charles Thomas (2nd term) Jun 1773 – Jun 1774 Burton, p. 230 41 George Abyvon (4th term) Jun 1774 – Jun 1775 Burton, p. 230 42 Paul Loyall (3rd term) Jun 1775 – ? Burton, p. 230 43 James Taylor (2nd term) ? – Jun 1778 Burton, p. 230 44 Cornelius Calvert Jun 1778 – Jun 1779 Burton, p. 230 45 George Abyvon (5th term) Jun 1779 – Jun 1780 Burton, p. 230 46 Thomas Newton Jr. Jun 1780 – Nov 1781 Son of former mayor Thomas Newton. Father of Thomas Newton III (who also signed his name as Thomas Newton Jr.), U.S. representative. Served seventeen monthsBurton, p. 230 47 Paul Loyall (4th term) Nov 1781 – Jun 1782 Served seven monthsBurton, p. 230 48 James Taylor (3rd term) Jun 1782 – Jun 1783 Burton, p. 230 49 George Kelly Jun 1783 – Jun 1784 Burton, p. 230 50 Robert Taylor Jun 1784 – Jun 1785 Burton, p. 230 Father of Robert B. Taylor 51 Cary H. Hansford Jun 1785 – Jun 1786 Burton, p. 230 52 Thomas Newton Jr. (2nd term) Jun 1786 – Jun 1787 Burton, p. 230 53 Benjamin Pollard Jun 1787 – Jun 1788 Burton, p. 230 54 George Kelly (2nd term) Jun 1788 – Jun 1789 Burton, p. 230

1789–1832 Number Image Mayor Years Notes 55 Robert Taylor (2nd term) Jun 1789 – Jun 1790 Burton, p. 230 56 James Taylor (4th term) Jun 1790 – Jun 1791 Burton, p. 231 57 John Boush Jun 1791 – Oct 1791 Served four monthsBurton, p. 231 58 Cary H. Hansford (2nd term) Jun 1791 – Oct 1791 Served eight monthsBurton, p. 231 59 Thomas Newton Jr. (third term) Jun 1792 – Apr 1793 Served ten monthsBurton, p. 231 60 Robert Taylor (3rd term) Apr 1793 – Apr 1794 Burton, p. 231 61 Thomas Newton Jr. (4th term) Apr 1794 – Jun 1794 Served two monthsBurton, p. 231 62 James Ramsay Jun 1794 – Jun 1795 Burton, p. 231 63 Seth Foster Jun 1795 – Jun 1796 Burton, p. 231 64 Samuel Moseley Jun 1796 – Jun 1797 Burton, p. 231 65 George Loyall Jun 1797 – Jun 1798 Burton, p. 231 66 Baylor Hill Jun 1798 – Jun 1799 Burton, p. 231 67 John K. Read Jun 1799 – Jun 1800 Burton, p. 231 68 Seth Foster (2nd term) Jun 1800 – Jun 1801 Burton, p. 231 69 John Cowper Jun 1801 – Jun 1802 Burton, p. 231 70 William Vaughan Jun 1802 – Jun 1803 Burton, p. 231 71 Thomas H. Parker Jun 1803 – Jun 1804 Burton, p. 231 72 Miles King Jun 1804 – Jun 1805 Burton, p. 231 73 Luke Wheeler Jun 1805 – Jun 1806 Burton, p. 231 74 Thomas H. Parker (2nd term) Jun 1806 – Jun 1807 Burton, p. 231 75 Richard E. Lee Jun 1807 – Jun 1808 Burton, p. 231 76 John E. Holt Jun 1808 – Jun 1809 Burton, p. 231 77 Miles King (2nd term) Jun 1809 – Jun 1810 Burton, p. 231 78 William Boswell Lamb Jun 1810 – Jun 1811 Burton, p. 231 79 Miles King (3rd term) Jun 1811 – 1812 Burton, p. 232 The registry lists a Miles King Jr. as mayor although this is likely an error as Miles King died in 1814 mirroring the registry. 80 William Boswell Lamb (2nd term) Jun 1812 – Jun 1813 Burton, p. 232 81 Miles King † (4th term) Jun 1813 – Jun 19, 1814 Died in office several days before his term endedBurton, p. 232 on June 19, 1814 82 William Boswell Lamb (3rd term) Jun 1814 – Jun 1815 Burton, p. 232 83 John E. Holt (2nd term) Jun 1815 – Jun 1816 Burton, p. 232 84 William Boswell Lamb (4th term) Jun 1816 – Feb 1817 Served eight monthsBurton, p. 232 85 John E. Holt (3rd term) Feb 1817 – Jun 1817 Served 4 months and then resigned one day before his term expired making him eligible for re-electionBurton, p. 232 86 James Taylor Jun 23, 1817 – Jun 24, 1817 Served one day and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 232 87 John E. Holt (4th term) Jun 1817 – Jun 1818 Resigned one day before his term expired making him eligible for re-electionBurton, p. 232 88 John Tabb Jun 23, 1818 – Jun 24, 1818 Served one day and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 232 89 John E. Holt (5th term) Jun 24, 1818 – Jun 23, 1819 Resigned one day before his term expired making him eligible for re-electionBurton, p. 232 90 Wright Southgate Jun 23, 1819 – Jun 24, 1819 Served one dayand resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 232 91 John E. Holt (6th term) Jun 24, 1819 – Jun 23, 1820 Resigned one day before his term expired making him eligible for re-electionBurton, p. 232 92 Wright Southgate (2nd term) Jun 23, 1820 – Jun 25, 1820 Served two days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 232 93 John E. Holt (7th term) Jun 26, 1820 – Jun 1821 94 George W. Camp Jun 1821 – Jun 1821 Served three days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 232 95 John E. Holt (8th term) Jun 27, 1821 – Jun 1822 96 John Tabb (2nd term) Jun 1822 – Jun 1822 Served four days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 232 97 John E. Holt (9th term) Jun 1822 – Jun 1823 98 William Boswell Lamb (5th term) Jun 1823 – Jun 1823 Served a few days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 232 99 John E. Holt (10th term) Jun 1823 – Jun 1824 100 William A. Armistead Jun 1824 – Jun 1824 Served a few days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 232 101 John E. Holt (11th term) Jun 1824 – Jun 1825 102 John Tabb (3rd term) Jun 1825 – Jun 1825 Served three days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 233 103 John E. Holt (12th term) Jun 1825 – Jun 1826 104 Isaac Talbot Jun 1826 – Jun 1826 Served five days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 233 105 John E. Holt (13th term) Jun 1826 – Jun 1827 106 Daniel C. Barraud Jun 1827 – Jun 1827 Served three days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 233 107 John E. Holt (14th term) Jun 1827 – Jun 1828 108 George T. Kennon Jun 1828 – Jun 1828 Served four days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 233 109 John E. Holt (15th term) Jun 1828 – Jun 1829 110 Thomas Williamson Jun 1829 – Jun 1829 Served two days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 233 111 John E. Holt (16th term) Jun 1829 – Jun 1830 112 Giles B. Cook Jun 1830 – Jun 1830 Served ten days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 233 113 John E. Holt (17th term) Jun 1830 – Jun 1831 114 Wright Southgate (3rd term) Jun 1831 – Jun 1831 Served ten days and resigned enabling John E. Holt to run for re-electionBurton, p. 233 115 John E. Holt (18th term) Jun 1831 – Jun 1832 Served eleven monthsBurton, p. 233 116 John E. Holt † (19th term) Jun 1832 – Oct 1832 No record of any intervening electionBurton, p. 233 Died in office on October 12, 1832

1832–present Number Image Mayor Years Notes 117 Miles King Jr. Oct 1832 – Jun 1843 Burton, p. 233 118 W.D. Delaney Jun 1843 – Jun 1851 Burton, p. 233 119 Simon S. Stubbs Jun 1851 – Jun 1853 Burton, p. 233 120 Hunter Woodis Jun 1853 – Jun 1854 Burton, p. 233 121 Simon S. Stubbs (2nd term) Jun 1854 – Jun 1855 Burton, p. 233 122 Hunter Woodis † (2nd term) Jun 1855 – Nov 1855 Died in office of yellow feverBurton, p. 233 in the 1855 Norfolk yellow fever epidemic x N.C. Whitehead Nov 1855 Acting mayor Stricken soon after by yellow fever123 Ezra T. Summers Nov 26, 1855 – Jun 1856 Served seven monthsBurton, p. 234 Finlay F. Ferguson – William Wilson Lamb 1858–1863 William H. Brooks 1863– James L. Belote 1864– Thomas C. Tabb – John R. Ludlow Jun 1866 – Mar 1868 Removed by federal authorities due to his service as a confederate soldier Francis DeCordy May 1868 – John B. Whitehead 1870– John R. Ludlow (2nd term) 1872–1874 John S. Tucker 1876–1880 Burton, p. 234 William Lamb 1880–1886 Barton Myers 1886–1888 Richard G. Banks 1888–1890 E.M. Henry – Frank Morris – S. Marx – A.B. Cooke – Charles W. Pettit – Wyndham R. Mayo 1896–1898 C. Brooks Johnston 1898–1901 Nathaniel Beaman 1901– James Gregory Riddick 1901-1912 . 1906-1908 (5 volumes) Wyndham R. Mayo (2nd term) 1912–1918 Albert L. Roper 1918–1924 S. Heth Tyler 1924–1932 E. Jeff Robertson – Phillip H. Mason – Samuel Leroy Slover – Walton R. L. Taylor 1934–1938 John A. Gurkin 1938–1940 Joseph D. Wood 1940–1944 James W. Reed – R.D. Cooke – Pretlow Darden 1949–1950 Younger brother of Colgate Darden, U.S. Congressman and Governor of Virginia W. Fred Duckworth 1950–1962 Roy Butler Martin 1962–1974 Irvine B. Hill 1974–1976 Vincent J. Thomas 1976–1984 Joseph A. Leafe – Mason Andrews 1992–1994 Paul D. Fraim 1994–2016 Kenneth Cooper Alexander 2016–Present First African-American mayor

See also Timeline of Norfolk, Virginia History of Norfolk, Virginia

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