1901 Birmingham municipal election
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The 1901 municipal election for the city of Birmingham was held on December 31, 1900 and January 1, 1901. It was technically a Democratic party primary for nominees for city offices, but no other parties offered candidates, so it functioned as a de facto general election.
Businessman Ross Smith had shown interest in challenging the incumbency of Mayor Mel Drennen, but did not appear on the ballot.
Results
- Mayor
- Mel Drennen (incumbent, unopposed), 2,600 votes (winner)
- Chief of Police
- Conrad Austin (incumbent), 1,380 votes (winner)
- Thomas McDonald, 1,208 votes
- James Donelson, 692 votes
- Birmingham Police Commission
- James McCary, 1,668 votes (elected)
- Zebulon Rudolph, 1,619 votes (elected)
- James E. Scott, 1,557 votes (elected)
- W. T. Simmons, 1,521 votes
- T. W. Gathwright, 1,519 votes
- W. H. Lodge, 1,448 votes
- Birmingham Board of Aldermen
- 1st Ward
- John Greener, 217 votes (winner)
- Michael Sullivan, 127 votes
- 2nd Ward
- George Ward, 258 votes (winner)
- Christian Rambow, 218 votes
- 3rd Ward
- D. Rivers Copeland, 152 votes (winner)
- William S. Davis, 151 votes
- 4th Ward
- John R. Copeland, 79 votes (winner)
- Joseph Meighan, 48 votes
- 5th Ward
- William R. Gunn, 348 votes (winner)
- Frank Snedecor, 180 votes
- M. M. Williams, 180 votes
- E. K. Austin, 60 votes
- 6th Ward
- John J. Altman, 158 votes (winner)
- Clarence Meglemery, 55 votes
- 7th Ward
- Robert Thach, 220 votes (winner)
- Charles F. Douthit, 83 votes
- 8th Ward
- Henry B. Gray, 253 votes (winner)
- T. H. Spencer, 74 votes
- 9th Ward
- Henry A. Stockmar, 164 votes (winner)
- John Harrington, 152 votes
- 1st Ward
References
- "Austin Reelected Chief of Police" (January 1, 1901) The Age-Herald, p. 1
- Stanley, C. M. (January 1961) "Birmingham in 1901". Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society. Vol. 2, pp. 14-19