List of mayors of Savannah, Georgia


The Mayor is the highest elected official in Savannah, Georgia. Since its incorporation in 1789, the City has had 67 mayors. Election for Mayor is held every 4 years, and is held as a non-partisan election.

List

#MayorTerm startTerm endTerms Party
John Houstoun179017911None
Thomas Gibbons179117921-
Joseph Habersham179217931-
William Stephens179317941-
Thomas Gibbons179417951-
William Stephens179517961-
John Noel179617971-
John Glen179717981-
Matthew H. McAllister179817991Democratic-Republican
Thomas Gibbons179918012Democratic-Republican
David B. Mitchell180118021Democratic-Republican
Charles Harris180218042Democratic-Republican
John Noel180418073Democratic-Republican
William Davies18071807Democratic-Republican
Charles Harris18071808Democratic-Republican
John Williamson180818091Democratic-Republican
William Bulloch180918112Democratic-Republican
Thomas Mendenhall18111811Democratic-Republican
William Bulloch18111812Democratic-Republican
George Jones181218142Democratic-Republican
Matthew H. McAllister18141815PartialDemocratic-Republican
Thomas Charlton181518172 Democratic-Republican
James Wayne181718192Democratic-Republican
Thomas Charlton181918211 Democratic-Republican
James Morrison182118243 Democratic-Republican
William Daniell182418262Jacksonian
Joseph W. Jackson182618282Jacksonian
William T. Williams182818302Democratic
William Waring183018322Democratic
George W. Owens18321833PartialDemocratic
William T. Williams183318341 Democratic
William Gordon183418361 Democratic
William Cuyler18361836Democratic
John Nicoll183618371Democratic
Matthew H. McAllister183718391 Democratic
Robert M. Charlton183918412 Democratic
William T. Williams184118421Democratic
Richard Arnold184218431Whig
William T. Williams184318441Democratic
Richard Wayne184418451Democratic
Henry Burroughs184518483Whig
Richard Wayne184818513Democratic
Richard Arnold185118521Whig
Richard Wayne185218531Democratic
James E. Ward185318541Democratic
Edward C. Anderson185418562American
James Screven185618571Democratic
Richard Wayne 18571858PartialDemocratic
Thomas Turner185818591 Democratic
Richard Arnold185918601American
Charles Jones186018611Democratic
Thomas Purse186118621Democratic
Thomas Holcombe186218631Democratic
Richard Arnold186318651Democratic
Edward C. Anderson186518694Democratic
John Screven186918734Democratic
Edward C. Anderson187318772Democratic
John Wheaton187718833Democratic
Rufus E. Lester188318893Democratic
John Schwarz188918911Democratic
John McDonough189118952Democratic
Herman Myers189518971Democratic
Peter Meldrim189718991Democratic
Herman Myers189919074Democratic
George Tiedeman190719133Democratic
Richard Davant 191319151 Democratic
Wallace Pierpont191519191 Democratic
Murray Stewart191919232Democratic
Paul Seabrook192319251Democratic
Robert Hull 192519271 Democratic
Thomas Hoynes19271929Democratic
Gordon Saussy192919311 Democratic
Thomas Hoynes19311933Democratic
Thomas Gamble193319372Democratic
Robert Hitch193719391Democratic
Thomas Gamble 193919453 Democratic
Peter Nugent19451947Democratic
John G. Kennedy194719491Democratic
Olin Fulmer194919553Democratic
Lee Mingledorff, Jr.195519603Democratic
Malcolm R. Maclean196019662Democratic
J.C. Lewis, Jr.196619701Republican
John Rousakis197019925Democratic
Susan Weiner199219961Republican
Floyd Adams, Jr.199620042Democratic
Otis Johnson200420122Democratic
Edna Jackson201220161Democratic
Eddie DeLoach201620201Republican
Van R. Johnson2020Incumbent1Democratic

;Notes
Deceased/murdered in office.

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