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* [[J. B. Kincaid]], 1914–[[1916]] | * [[J. B. Kincaid]], 1914–[[1916]] | ||
* [[Charles Lewis]], 1916–[[1917]] | * [[Charles Lewis]], 1916–[[1917]] | ||
* [[T. J. Cason]], 1917–[[1918]] (Lewis' unexpired term) | ** [[T. J. Cason]], 1917–[[1918]] (Lewis' unexpired term) | ||
* [[W. A. Withington]], 1918–[[1920]] | * [[W. A. Withington]], 1918–[[1920]] | ||
* [[J. M. Spruiell]], 1920–[[1924]] | * [[J. M. Spruiell]], 1920–[[1924]] | ||
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* [[Barge McCall]], [[1939]]–[[1944]] | * [[Barge McCall]], [[1939]]–[[1944]] | ||
* [[Hayes Parnell]], 1944–[[1947]] (resigned due to illness) | * [[Hayes Parnell]], 1944–[[1947]] (resigned due to illness) | ||
* [[Grady Price]], 1947–[[1948]] (Parnell's unexpired term) | ** [[Grady Price]], 1947–[[1948]] (Parnell's unexpired term) | ||
* [[Bill Dorrough]], 1948–[[1962]] (died in office) | * [[Bill Dorrough]], 1948–[[1962]] (died in office) | ||
* [[A. D. Blair]], 1962–[[1964]] (appointed by Council to fill Durrough's unexpired term) | ** [[A. D. Blair]], 1962–[[1964]] (appointed by Council to fill Durrough's unexpired term) | ||
* [[James Bailey]], 1964–[[1968]] | * [[James Bailey]], 1964–[[1968]] | ||
* [[Jack Courson]], 1968–[[1972]] | * [[Jack Courson]], 1968–[[1972]] | ||
* [[James Wright]], | * [[James Wright]], 1971–1976 (died in office) | ||
* [[Edward Goodson]], 1976– | ** [[Edward Goodson]], 1976– (appointed by Council to fill Wright's unexpired term) | ||
* Jack Courson | * Jack Courson, 1980–1988 | ||
* [[Lynn Maxey]], | * [[Lynn Maxey]], 1988–1996 | ||
* [[James Whitfield]], | * [[James Whitfield]], 1996–2008 | ||
* [[Eric Patterson]], | * [[Eric Patterson]], 2008–2012 | ||
* [[David Miller]], | * [[David Miller]], 2012– | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 11:06, 22 January 2024
The Mayor of Leeds is the elected head of Leeds' city goverment. The position was established when the city was first incorporated in 1887. The incorporation was later voided and had to be reinstated in 1909.
List of mayors
- Josiah Hawkins, 1887–1894
- A. J. Farley, 1909–1910 (appointed)
- M. J. Sharp, 1910–1912
- H. T. Caffey, 1912–1914
- J. B. Kincaid, 1914–1916
- Charles Lewis, 1916–1917
- T. J. Cason, 1917–1918 (Lewis' unexpired term)
- W. A. Withington, 1918–1920
- J. M. Spruiell, 1920–1924
- A. J. Farley, 1924–1930
- Barge McCall, 1939–1944
- Hayes Parnell, 1944–1947 (resigned due to illness)
- Grady Price, 1947–1948 (Parnell's unexpired term)
- Bill Dorrough, 1948–1962 (died in office)
- A. D. Blair, 1962–1964 (appointed by Council to fill Durrough's unexpired term)
- James Bailey, 1964–1968
- Jack Courson, 1968–1972
- James Wright, 1971–1976 (died in office)
- Edward Goodson, 1976– (appointed by Council to fill Wright's unexpired term)
- Jack Courson, 1980–1988
- Lynn Maxey, 1988–1996
- James Whitfield, 1996–2008
- Eric Patterson, 2008–2012
- David Miller, 2012–
References
- Leeds Bicentennial Commission History Committee (1979) Leeds: Her Story. Leeds: Leeds Bicentennial Commission/Higginbotham, Inc.