List of mayors of Roanoke, Virginia
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The following is a list of weak mayor-city manager system in Roanoke, the mayor is the "first among equals" on the Roanoke City Council.
Mayors of the town of Big Lick:
No. | Name | Entered office | Left office |
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1 | John Trout | February 28, 1874 | June 30, 1876 |
2 | Samuel Griggs | July 1, 1876 | June 30, 1878 |
3 | William H. Startzman | July 1, 1878 | June 30, 1880 |
4 | Marshall Waid | July 1, 1880 | February 3, 1882 |
Elected mayors following incorporation as the City of Roanoke:
No. | Name | Entered office | Left office |
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5 | Marshall Waid | February 3, 1882 | June 30, 1892 |
6 | Lucian H. Cocke | July 1, 1882 | June 30, 1884 |
7 | John H. Dunston | July 1, 1884 | June 30, 1885 |
8 | Samuel G. Williams | July 1, 1885 | June 30, 1886 |
9 | William Carr | July 1, 1886 | June 30, 1890 |
10 | William G. Evans | July 1, 1890 | June 30, 1892 |
11 | Henry S. Trout | July 1, 1892 | June 30, 1894 |
12 | Sturgis E. Jones | July 1, 1894 | June 30, 1896 |
13 | Robert McClelland | July 1, 1896 | November 2, 1896 |
14 | William K. Andrews | November 2, 1896 | June 30, 1898 |
15 | James P. Woods | July 1, 1898 | June 30, 1900 |
16 | J. Randolph Bryan | July 1, 1900 | February 13, 1902 |
17 | Robert D. Buckner | February 13, 1902 | June 30, 1902 |
18 | Joel H. Cutchin | July 1, 1902 | April 9, 1912 |
19 | Sylvester P. Seifert | April 9, 1912 | June 30, 1912 |
20 | John W. Woods | July 1, 1912 | December 23, 1912 |
21 | Cephas B. Moomaw | February 1, 1913 | October 18, 1915 |
22 | Charles M. Brown | October 18, 1915 | August 31, 1918 |
23 | W.W. Boxley | September 1, 1915 | August 31, 1922 |
24 | Blair J. Fishburn | September 1, 1922 | August 31, 1926 |
25 | Charles D. Fox | September 1, 1926 | August 31, 1930 |
26 | Sylvester P. Seifert | September 1, 1930 | August 31, 1934 |
27 | Sidney F. Small | September 1, 1934 | June 2, 1938 |
28 | James A. Bear | June 2, 1938 | August 31, 1938 |
29 | Walter W. Waid | September 1, 1938 | October 15, 1943 |
30 | Leo F. Henebry | October 15, 1943 | August 31, 1946 |
31 | Richard T. Edwards | September 1, 1946 | August 31, 1948 |
32 | Williams P. Hunter | September 1, 1948 | August 31, 1949 |
33 | Roy L. Webber | September 1, 1949 | August 31, 1954 |
34 | Robert W. Woody | September 1, 1954 | August 31, 1956 |
35 | Walter L. Young | September 1, 1956 | August 31, 1958 |
36 | Vincent S. Wheeler | September 1, 1958 | August 31, 1960 |
37 | Wills M. Anderson | September 1, 1960 | August 31, 1962 |
38 | Murray A. Stoller | September 1, 1962 | August 31, 1964 |
39 | Benton O. Dillard | September 1, 1964 | August 31, 1968 |
40 | Roy L. Webber | September 1, 1968 | October 18, 1975 |
41 | Noel C. Taylor | October 27, 1975 | June 30, 1992 |
42 | David A. Bowers | July 1, 1992 | June 30, 2000 |
43 | Ralph K. Smith | July 1, 2000 | June 30, 2004 |
44 | Nelson Harris | July 1, 2004 | June 30, 2008 |
45 | David A. Bowers | July 1, 2008 | June 30, 2016 |
46 | Sherman Lea, Sr. | July 1, 2016 | Incumbent |
See also
- Timeline of Roanoke, Virginia
References
- The City of Roanoke. Chronology of Mayors on the 4th floor of the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building.