The Mayor of Macon-Bibb County is the highest elected official in the consolidated city-county government of Macon and Bibb County, Georgia. The county was established in 1822, while the city was incorporated in 1823. Heads of the city were known as "intendents" prior to 1833. The city and county governments were consolidated in 2014.
| Mayor of Macon, Georgia | |
|---|---|
since January 1, 2021 | |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | David S. Booth (as intendent) |
| Formation | 1824 |
| Website | Office of the Mayor |
List of officeholders
editIntendents of the City of Macon
edit- David S. Booth (1824)
- James H. Rogers (1825)
- Edward Dorr Tracy (1826)
- Washington Poe (1827)
- Robert Birdsong (1828)
- Joseph Washburn (1829)
- W. J. Dannelly (1830)
- Isaac R. Rowland (1831)
- Levi Eckley (1832)
Mayors of the City of Macon
edit- Isaac G. Seymour (1833–1834) elected by Board of Aldermen
- Robert Augustus Beall (1835) 1st popularly elected
- Isaac G. Seymour (1836–1839)
- Washington Poe (1840–1841)
- Frederick Sims (1842)
- John J. Gresham (1843)
- James A. Nisbet (1844–1845)
- Isaac Holmes (1846)
- John J. Gresham (1847)
- George M. Logan (1848–1850)
- James H. R. Washington (1851)
- E. L. Strohecker (1852–1854)
- Benjamin Franklin Ross (1855–1856)
- A. B. Adams (1857)
- Ovid G. Sparks (1858–1860) resigned September 18, 1860
- Methvin S. Thompson (1860–1862) elected September 25, 1860
- Ovid G. Sparks (1863)
- Stephen Collins (1864–1866)
- George S. Obear (1867–1870)
- William A. Huff (1871–1879)
- Felix Corput (1880–1883)
- Sylvester B. Price (1884–1894)
- Henry Horne (1895–1896)
- Sylvester B. Price (1897)
- Bridges Smith (1898–1907)
- Alexander Lawton Miller (1908–1909)
- John T. Moore (mayor) (1910–1913)
- Bridges Smith (1914–1917)
- Glover Glendenning Toole (1918–1921)
- Luther Williams (1922–1925)
- Wallace Miller (1926–1927)
- Luther Williams (1928–1929)
- Glover Glendenning Toole (1930–1933)
- Herbert Ivan Smart (1933–1937)
- Charles L. Bowden (1937–1947)
- Lewis Burgess Wilson (1947–1953)
- Benjamin Franklin Merritt, Jr. (1953–1959)
- Edgar H. Wilson (1959–1963)
- Benjamin Franklin Merritt, Jr. (1963–1967)
- Ronnie Thompson (1967–1975) 1st elected Republican mayor[1]
- Buck Melton (1975–1979)
- George Israel (1979 – December 14, 1987) 2nd elected Republican mayor
- Lee Robinson (December 14, 1987 – December 11, 1991)
- Tommy Olmstead (December 11, 1991 – 1995)
- David Carter (1995)
- Jim Marshall (1995 – December 14, 1999)
- C. Jack Ellis (December 14, 1999 – December 12, 2007)
- Robert Reichert (December 12, 2007 – December 31, 2013)[2]
Mayors of Macon-Bibb County
edit- Robert Reichert (January 1, 2014 – December 30, 2020)[2]
- Lester Miller (since January 1, 2021)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kovac Jr., Joe (2020-03-27). "'Flamboyant,' controversial former Macon mayor 'Machine Gun Ronnie Thompson dead at 85". The Telegraph (Macon). Archived from the original on 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ a b Gaines, Jim (15 October 2013). "Reichert wins Macon-Bibb mayor's office by wide margin over Ellis". The Macon Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2021.