This is a list of mayors, or persons holding the equivalent office, of Mobile, Alabama, United States.
When Mobile came into the United States, it operated under a government system where the chief executive was called "President"
Current Electoral Process Under its current electoral process the mayor of Mobile Alabama is elected every 4 years under a two-round system where a second round featuring the top two vote earning candidates occurs if a candidate fails to receive a majority of votes (50%+1) in the first round. There are also no term limits for the position.
Under current city law to qualify for the position a person must be a registered voter in the city, be at least 25 years old, be a resident of the city 90 before the election date and pay a $500 qualifying fee.
Presidents of Mobile Nr. Name Term start Term end1Destin Simison181418162James Innerarity181618173Daniel Duvol181718184Samuel H. Garrow18181819
Mayors of Mobile Nr. Name Term start Term end1Daniel Duvol181918202Addin Lewis182018223John Elliott182218234Addin Lewis182318245Samuel Garrow182418276John Fagan Everett182718297Samuel Garrow182918318John Stocking183118359John Everett1835183610George Washington Owen1836183711George Walton1837183912Henry Chamberlain1839184013Edward Hall1840184214Charles Hoppin1842184515Blanton McAlpine1845184716J. W. Childers1847184817Charles Langdon1848185118Joseph Seawell1851185219Charles Langdon1852185520Mitchell Withers1855186021John Forsyth1860186122R. H. Slough1861186523Mitchell Withers1866186724Gustavus Horton1867186825Caleb Price1868187026George Harrington1870187127Martin Horst1871187228Gideon Parker1872187329Cleveland F. Moulton1873187430John Reid1874187531Alphonse Hurtel1875187832George Duffee1878187933Richard Owen1879188834Joe Rich1888189435Constantine Lawrence Lavretta1894189736John Bush1897190037Tom Fry1900190238Walter Walsh1902190339Charles McClean1903190440Pat Lyons19041911
Mayors of Mobile between 1911 and 1985 (President of the City Commission)
From 1911 to 1985, Mobile was governed by a three-member city commission. The office of Mayor of Mobile rotated between the members of the commission and was the title given to the President of the Commission. The last directly elected mayor before the institution of the commission was Patrick J. Lyons. He was the 40th mayor of Mobile. Lyons would go on to be elected to the City Commission where he would serve as mayor several more times. The numbers listed correspond to their order within the overall list of the mayors of Mobile, not their order in presiding over the commission.
Nr. Image Name Term start Term end41Lazarus Schwarz1911191342Patrick J. Lyons1913191443Harry Pillans1914191544Patrick J. Lyons1915191645Harry Pillans1916191746Patrick J. Lyons1917191847George E. Crawford1918191948Harry Pillans1919192149George E. Crawford1921192250Richard V. Taylor1922192451Harry T. Hartwell1924192552George E. Crawford1925192653Harry T. Hartwell1926192754Leon Schwarz1927192855Cecil F. Bates1928192956Harry T. Hartwell1929193057Leon Schwarz1930193158Cecil F. Bates1931193259Harry T. Hartwell1932193360Richard V. Taylor1933193461Cecil F. Bates1934193562Charles A. Baumhauer1935193663Richard V. Taylor1936193764Cecil F. Bates1937193865Charles A. Baumhauer1938193966Cecil F. Bates1939194167Charles A. Baumhauer1941194268Ernest M. Megginson1942194369Robin C. Herndon1943194470Charles A. Baumhauer1944194571Ernest M. Megginson1945194672Robin C. Herndon1946194773Charles A. Baumhauer1947194874Ernest M Megginson1948194975Charles A. Baumhauer1949195076Ernest M. Megginson1950195177Joseph R. Mitternight1951195278Charles A. Baumhauer1952195379Henry R. Luscher1953195480Charles F. Hackmeyer1954195581Joseph N. Langan1955195682Henry R. Luscher1956195783Joseph N. Langan1957195884Henry R. Luscher1958195985Joseph N. Langan1959196086Henry R. Luscher1960196187George E. McNally1961196288Charles S. Trimmier1962196389Joseph N. Langan1963196490Charles S. Trimmier1964196591Joseph N. Langan1965196792Arthur R. Outlaw1967196893Lambert C. Mims1968196994Joseph A. Bailey1969197195Robert B. Doyle1971197296Lambert C. Mims1972197397Gary A. Greenough1973197598Robert B. Doyle1975 197699Lambert C. Mims19761979100Gary A. Greenough19791980101Robert B. Doyle19801981102Gary A. Greenough19811983103Robert B. Doyle19831984104Lambert C. Mims19841985
Mayors of Mobile since 1985
After several commissioners had faced corruption indictments and popular support grew for discarding the old commission system, Mobile restored direct elections in 1985, electing Arthur Outlaw as their first directly elected mayor since 1911.
Nr. Image Name Term start Term end105Arthur Outlaw1985October 1989106Mike DowOctober 1989October 3, 2005107 Sam JonesOctober 3, 2005November 4, 2013108 Sandy StimpsonNovember 4, 2013November 3, 2025109Spiro CheriogotisNovember 3, 2025Present
Chiefs of Staff to the Mayor Name Term start Term endRobert O. Bostwick Jr.19891994Alfred Stokes19942013Colby J. Cooper20132016Paul Wesch20162020James Barber2021Current
See also Timeline of Mobile, Alabama 2025 Mobile mayoral election
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