List of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee

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This is a list of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Tim Kelly has been the incumbent mayor of Chattanooga since his inauguration on April 19, 2021 at the Tivoli Theatre.[1]

City aldermen system (1840-1911)

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# Portrait Term in office Terms Name[2] Party affiliation
1   1840[a] 1 James Enfield Berry
2 1841 1 Dr. Beriah Frazier
3   1842–1843 2 Dr. Milo Smith (1st term)
4 1844–1845 2 Dr. Joseph Strong Gillespie
5   1846–1848 3 Henry White Massengale (1st, 2nd & 3rd terms)
6 1849 1 Thomas Crutchfield Sr.
7   1850–1852 3 Dr. Milo Smith (3rd, 4th & 5th terms)
8   1853 1 Henry White Massengale (4th term)
9 1854 1 William Williams
10 1854 1 William F. Ragsdale
11 1855 1 Eldridge Gerry Pearl
12 1856 1 David Claiborne McMillin
13 1857 1 William D. Fulton
14 1858 1 Dr. William Samuel Bell
15 1859 1 Thomas Crutchfield Jr.
16 1860 1 Charles Erskine Grenville
17 1861 1 James Cartwright Warner
18   1862–1863 2 Dr. Milo Smith (6th & 7th terms)
Under direct control of the United States Army for duration of Civil War from 1863–1865
19   1865 1 Richard Henderson
20 1866 1 Charles E. Lewis   Republican
21 1867–1868 2 Dudley C. Carr
22 1869 1 Alonzo G. Sharpe (1st term)   Republican
23 1870–1871 2 William P. Rathburn
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1871–1872 2 Gen. John T. Wilder   Republican
25 1872 1 Josiah Jackson Bryan
26   1873 1 Dr. Eli M. Wight (1st term)   Republican
27 1874 1 Dr. Philander D. Sims   Democratic
28 1875 1 John W. James   Republican
29 1876 1 Col. Tomlinson Fort, Jr.   Democratic
30   1877 1 Dr. Eli M. Wight (2nd term)   Republican
31 1878 1 Thomas J. Carlisle
32 1878 Andrew Jackson Gahagan (Acting)
33 1879 1 Jesse Thomas Hill
34 1880 1 Henry Frederick Temple
35   1881 1 John A. Hart (1st term)   Republican
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1882–1883 2 Henry Clay Evans   Republican
37 1883–1885[b] 1 Hugh Whiteside   Democratic
38 1885–1887 1 Alonzo G. Sharpe (2nd term)   Republican
39 1887–1889 1 John B. Nicklin   Democratic
40   1889–1891 1/2 John A. Hart (2nd term)   Republican
41 1891 Isaac B. Merriman (Acting)
42 1891–1893 1 Garnet Andrews   Democratic
43   1893–1897 2 George W. Ochs   Democratic
44 1897–1899 1 Edmund Watkins   Democratic
45 1899–1901 1 Joseph Wassman   Republican
1901–1905 2 Alexander W. Chambliss (1st term)   Democratic
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1905–1907 1 William Little Frierson   Democratic
47 1907–1909 1 William Riley Crabtree   Democratic
48 1909–1911[c] 1 Thomas C. Thompson   Democratic

City commission system (1911-1990)

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# Portrait Term in office Terms Name[3] Party affiliation
1911–1915[c] 1 Thomas C. Thompson   none
49 1915–1919 1 Jesse M. Littleton   none
50 1919–1923 3 Alexander Wilds Chambliss (2nd Term)   none
51 1923–1927 1 Richard Hardy   none
52 1927–1947 5 Edward Davis "E.D." Bass   Democratic
53 1947 12 Elijah Radford Betterton (Acting)   none
54 1947–1951 1 Hugh Wasson   none
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1951–1963 3 Peter Rudolph "Rudy" Olgiati   none
56 1963–1969 2 Ralph H. Kelley   none
57 1969–1971 12 Austin Letheridge "Chunk" Bender (Acting)   Democratic
58 1971 12 S. Dean Peterson (Acting)   none
59 1971–1975 1 Robert Kirk Walker   none
60   1975–1983 2 Charles A. “Pat” Rose   none
61 1983–1990 4 Gene Roberts   none

City council system (Since 1990)

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# Portrait Term in office Terms Name[4] Party affiliation
1990–1997 4 Gene Roberts   none
62 1997–2001 1 Jon Kinsey   Democratic
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2001–2005 1 Bob Corker   Republican
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2005–2013 2 Ron Littlefield   Independent
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2013–2021 2 Andy Berke   Democratic
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2021–present 1 Tim Kelly   Independent

Notes
[a] From 1840–1882, all mayors served one year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
[b] From 1883–1911, all mayors served two year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
[c] From 1911 to the present, most mayors have served four year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Chattanooga Mayor-Elect and City Council Members to be Sworn in on April 19 at the Tivoli Theatre". 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "History of Mayors".
  3. ^ "History of Mayors".
  4. ^ "History of Mayors".

Further reading

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