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* 1941-[[1945]]: [[Cooper Green]], president, [[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]]
* 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)
* 1953-[[1957]]: [[James W. Morgan]], president, [[Robert Lindbergh]], [[Wade Bradley]] (resigned, term completed by [[Jabo Waggoner]])
* 1957-[[1961]]: [[James W. Morgan]], president, [[Bull Connor]], [[Jabo Waggoner]]
* 1957-[[1961]]: [[James W. Morgan]], president, [[Bull Connor]], [[Jabo Waggoner]]
* 1961-[[1963]]: [[Art Hanes]], president, [[Bull Connor]], [[Jabo Waggoner]]
* 1961-[[1963]]: [[Art Hanes]], president, [[Bull Connor]], [[Jabo Waggoner]]

Revision as of 21:34, 4 August 2009

The Birmingham City Commission (or Birmingham Board of Commissioners) was the form of Birmingham's government from 1911 to 1963. The city moved from a Mayor-Aldermen system to a three-member commission at the time that Greater Birmingham was annexed into the City. The idea was that the municipal 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 at Mayor 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.

Commissions

References

  • Norton, Bertha Bendall. (1970) Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?. Birmingham: Lakeshore Press. p. 14-16
Preceded by:
Birmingham Board of Aldermen
Legislative Body for the City of Birmingham
1911 - 1963
Succeeded by:
Birmingham City Council