This is a list of the mayors of Florence, South Carolina. Intendant was the original position of the head of the town, which was chartered in 1871. Jerome P. Chase, the founder of the town, served as its first intendant, and is known as the "father of Florence." Chase had been appointed to the position, and his successor, D.W. Haines, was voted in by election, rather than appointment. The position of Intendant transferred to that of Mayor between 1890 and 1893.
List +Mayors of Florence, South Carolina#NameTerm StartTerm EndPartySource1Jerome P. Chase187118722D.W. Haines187218733John Kuker18731874(2)D.W. Haines187418774W.J. Norris187718885William Alexander Brunson188018826Z.T. Kershaw188218837W.H. Day18831886(5)W.A. Brunson188618887W.H. Day18881890Title transfer from that of superintendant to that of mayor(1)Jerome P. Chase189018938W.W. Hursey18931895(7)W.H. Day189518999William Herbert Malloy1899190510W.J. Brown1905190711Herbert King Gilbert1907191312William R. Barringer19131917(11)Herbert King Gilbert19171921(12)William R. Barringer1921192313W.M. Waters1923April 14, 1925(11)Herbert King GilbertApril 14, 1925April 24, 193514Dexter Ernest EllerbeApril 24, 1935April 30, 194215James R. SchipmanApril 30, 1942May 10, 194316R.F. ZeiglerMay 10, 1943May 6, 194717Haskell M. ThomasMay 6, 1947May 1, 1951(15)James R. SchipmanMay 1, 1951May 3, 195518David H. McLeodMay 3, 1955May 4, 1971Democrat19C. Cooper TedderMay 4, 1971May 3, 1983Democrat20Joe W. "Rocky" PearceMay 3, 1983May 10, 1991Democrat21Haigh PorterMay 10, 1991May 2, 1995Democrat22Frank WillisMay 2, 1995November 9, 2008Democrat23Steve Wukela, Jr.November 9, 2008November 3, 2020Democrat24Teresa Myers-ErvinNovember 3, 2020November 12, 2024Democrat25Lethonia Bradley BarnesNovember 12, 2024IncumbentDemocrat
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Mayor of Florence Official Webpage