Birmingham City Commission

In 1911 Birmingham moved from a Mayor-Aldermen system to a three-member City Commission. The Commission system was adopted at the time that Greater Birmingham was annexed into the City with the idea that the government should be run less like a small town and more like a business enterprise. Presidents of the Commission, beginning with Culpepper Exum, who inherited the role as the sitting Mayor, are listed in the List of Mayors of Birmingham. This listing includes the full commission for the years 1911 to 1963, when the present Mayor-Council Act was passed, providing for a nine-member City Council.

• 1911-1913: Culpepper Exum, president, A. O. Lane, James Weatherly
• 1913-1915: George Ward, president, A. O. Lane, James Weatherly
• 1915-1917: George Ward, president, Arlie Barber, J. R. Hornady, J. D. Truss, James Weatherly
• 1917-1921: Nathaniel A. Barrett, president, J. Ellis Brown, Henry Page Burrus, J. R. Hornady, John H. Taylor
• 1921-1925: D. E. McLendon, president, W. B. Cloe, W. E. Dickson, Mary Echols, William E. Harrison
• 1925-1929: J. M. Jones, Jr, president, W. E. Dickson, John H. Taylor
• 1929-1933: J. M. Jones, Jr, president, W. E. Dickson, John H. Taylor
• 1933-1937: J. M. Jones, Jr, president, W. O. Downs, Lewey Robinson
• 1937-1941: J. M. Jones, Jr, president (unexpired term filled by Cooper Green at his death), Bull Connor, James W. Morgan
• 1941-1945: Cooper Green, president, Bull Connor, James W. Morgan
• 1945-1953: Cooper Green, president, Bull Connor, James W. Morgan
• 1953-1957: James W. Morgan, president, Wade Bradley (unexpired term filled by Jabo Waggoner at his resignation)
• 1957-1961: James W. Morgan, president, Bull Connor, Jabo Waggoner
• 1961-1963: Art Hanes, president, Bull Connor, Jabo Waggoner

References

• Norton, Bertha Bendall. (1970) Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?. Birmingham: Lakeshore Press. p. 14-16