List of mayors of Augusta, Georgia

This is a list of mayors of Augusta, Georgia, United States, including the former city of Augusta and 1996–present consolidated Augusta–Richmond County.

Former city of Augusta

Name Sworn in Left office Notes Reference
John Milton 1792 [1]
Thomas Cumming 1798 1799 By state legislation on 31 Jan 1798, Augusta was incorporated as a City. Intendant; Terms of Service were 1-year terms. Father of Henry Cumming. [2][3]
Thomas Cumming 1799 1800 Intendant.
Abraham Jones Apr 1800 1801 Intendant; Cumming was reelected but declined to serve; Jones sworn into office on 18 Apr. [4]
Joshua Meals 1801 1802 Intendant. [5]
John Willson 1802 1803 Intendant. [6]
John Murray 1803 1804 Intendant. [2][7]
TBD 1804 1805 Intendant.
William Johnston Hobby, Sr. 1805 1806 Intendant. [2][8]
Thomas Flournoy 1806 1807 Intendant. [2]
John B. Barnes 1807 1808 Intendant. [2]
Freeman Walker 1808 - Intendant. [2]
John Catlett 1809 1809 Intendant. [2]
John Hutchinson 1809 1812 Intendant. [2]
James S. Walker - 1812 Intendant. [2]
Seaborn Jones Apr 1813 1814 Intendant. [2]
Joseph Hutchinson Apr 1814 1815 Intendant. [2]
Walter Leigh Apr 1815 1817 Intendant. [2][9]
Freeman Walker - 1817 Intendant. [2]
Freeman Walker Dec 1818 1819 By state legislation on 19 Dec 1817, the position of Intendant was restyled as Mayor. [2]
Nicholas Ware Nov 1819 1821 His Telfair Street home "Ware's Folly" is now the location of Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art. [2][10]
Richard Henry Wilde - 1822 [2]
Freeman Walker Apr 1822 1823 [2]
Robert Raymond Reid Mar 1823 1825 Served two 1-year terms, consecutive, and another 1- year term. [2]
William W. Holt Oct 1825 1826 [2]
Robert Raymond Reid Apr 1826 1827 Previously served two 1-year terms, consecutive. [2]
Samuel Hale Apr 1827 1837 Served two 1-year terms. [2]
Alfred Cumming 1836 Appointed governor of Territory of Utah in 1858.
John Phinizy Apr 1837 1838 First Italian-American mayor of any U.S. city (original spelling: Finizzi). [2]
Samuel Hale Apr 1838 1839 Served two 1-year terms. [2]
Alfred Cumming Apr 1839 1840 [2]
Dr. Daniel Hook Apr 1840 1841 Served two 1-year terms. [2][11]
Martin M. Dye Apr 1841 1842 [2]
Dr. Daniel Hook Apr 1842 1843 Served two 1-year terms. [2][11]
Martin M. Dye Apr 1843 1846 Served four 1-year terms; three were consecutive. [2]
Dr. Lewis D. Ford Apr 1846 1848 Served two 1-year terms, consecutive. [2]
Dr. Ignatius P. Garvin Apr 1848 1849 [2]
James B. / P. Bishop Apr 1849 1850 [2]
Thomas W. Miller Apr 1850 1852 Served two 1-year terms, consecutive. [2]
Dr. William E. Dearing Apr 1852 1854 Served two 1-year terms, consecutive, and another 1- year term. [2]
Abner P. Robertson Apr 1854 1855 [2]
Dr. William E. Dearing Apr 1855 1856 Previously served two 1-year terms, consecutive. [2]
George W. Evans Apr 1856 1857 [2]
Benjamin F. Conley Apr 1857 1859 Served two 1-year terms, consecutive; later a Governor of Georgia. [2]
Foster Blodgett, Jr. Apr 1859 1861 Served two 1-year terms, consecutive. [2]
Robert H. May Apr 1861 1866 Served five 1-year terms running consecutively during the period of the Civil War; later he would serve four additional 3-year terms. In 1865, he was ordered by Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown to burn the large amounts of cotton stored in Augusta warehouses "on the approach of the Yankees," so it would not fall into enemy's hands. As it turned out, the Union Army never came to Augusta. [2][12]
James T. Gardiner Apr 1866 8 Aug 1866 Resigned after four months. Publisher of The Daily Constitutionalist, a local newspaper. [2][13]
Abner P. Robertson 8 Aug 1866 20 Aug 1866 Mayor Pro Tem City Council; Filled Gardiner's unexpired term until special election held.
John Foster 20 Aug 1866 1867 Special Election to fill unexpired term. [2]
Foster Blodgett, Jr. Dec 1867 1868 Military Appointment; In 1867, the Southern States were divided into Military Districts and military tribunials where set-up to appoint government officials during this period. [2][14]
Henry F. Russell Dec 1868 1869 [2]
Joseph V. H. Allen Jan 1870 1871 [2][15]
Charles Estes Dec 1871 1876 Served six 1-year terms, consecutive. [2]
John U. Meyer Dec 1876 1879 Terms of Service changed to 3-year terms. [2]
Robert H. May Dec 1879 1891 Served four 3-year terms, having previously served five 1-year terms during the Civil War era. He was Coroner-Richmond County from 1900 until his death, 7 Feb 1903. [2]
James H. Alexander Jan 1891 1894 [2]
William B. Young Jan 1894 1897 Great great great great grandfather of Buckley Campana and Stephen Campana. [2]
Patrick Walsh Mar 1897 Mar 1899 Died in office on 19 Mar 1899. [2]
Jacob Phinizy Mar 1899 18 Apr 1899 Mayor Pro Tem City Council; Filled Walsh's unexpired term. [2]
Charles A. Robbe 18 Apr 1899 7 Jul 1900 Died in office. [2]
Thomas Barrett, Sr. 8 Jul 1900 10 Jul 1900 Mayor Pro Tem City Council; Filled Robbe's unexpired term. [2]
Alfred Martin 10 Jul 1900 Jan 1901 Special Election to fill unexpired term. [2]
Jacob Phinzy Jan 1901 1904 Once owner of "Augusta's First Skyscraper" known today as the Marion Building at 739 Broad Street. [16]
Richard E. Allen, Sr. Jan 1904 1907 Responsible for much of Augusta's first street paving efforts. [15]
William M. Dunbar Jan 1907 1910 Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives for the 62nd through 65th Congresses (1911–1919). [17]
Thomas Barrett, Sr. 1910 Jan 1913 Barrett Plaza, located in front of the Federal Court House & 800 block of Telfair Street, is named for Thomas Barrett, Sr. [18]
Linwood C. Hayne 1913 Jan 1916
James R. Littleton 1916 Jan 1919
William P. White 1919 Jan 1922 The Appleby Library was Wm. P. White's home until his widow sold it in 1928 to Scott B. Appleby. Mr. Appleby donated the house in 1954 to the Augusta City Council for use as a library. [19]
Julian Smith 1923 1925 The Julian Smith Casino, operated by the city recreation department, is named after Smith.
Raleigh Daniel Daniel Field was named after him, against his wishes.
Richard Allen, Jr. 1934 1940 [15]
Dr. William D. Jennings 1951 1953 [20]
H. L. Hamilton 1953 1958
Millard A. Beckum 1958 1963 [21]
George "Buster" Albert Sancken Jr. 1964 1970
Millard A. Beckum 1970 1972 Mayor during the Augusta race riot of May 11, 1970. [21]
Lewis "Pop" A. Newman 1973 1981 [22]
Ed McIntyre 1981 1984 First African American mayor of city of Augusta. [1]
Charles DeVaney 1984 1996 Last mayor of former city of Augusta. [23]

Consolidated Augusta–Richmond County

Image Name Sworn in Left office Notes Reference
Larry Sconyers 1996 1999 First mayor of consolidated Augusta-Richmond County, owner and operator of Sconyers Bar-B-Que.
Bob Young 1999 2005 Longtime local television news anchor (WJBF-TV) before election to mayor; left mayor's office in 2005 to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development appointment by president George W. Bush.
Willie Mays 2005 2006 Commissioner chosen by city commission following Bob Young's departure to serve as interim mayor until special election. First African American to serve as mayor of consolidated Augusta-Richmond County.
Deke Copenhaver 2005 2015
Hardie Davis 2015 2022 Second African American mayor and first African American elected mayor of consolidated Augusta-Richmond County. [24]
Garnett L. Johnson 2023 Incumbent Third African American mayor of consolidated Augusta-Richmond County. [25]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "City of Augusta, Georgia". Our Georgia History. Golden Ink. Retrieved August 21, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb "Intendants of Augusta." Year book of the City Council of Augusta, Ga. Complied by Charles Edgeworth Jones. City of Augusta, GA. 1922. p. 325.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ David Connolly: Henry Cumming (1799–1866) from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online (2005-08-19). Retrieved on 2008-08-21.
  4. ^ "Augusta, April 19". Georgia Gazette (Savannah, GA). April 19, 1800. p. 3. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "Legislative Acts/Legal Proceedings: An election was held". Augusta Chronicle (GA). April 18, 1801. p. 3. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  6. ^ "Legislative Acts/Legal Proceedings: The following gentlemen..." Augusta Chronicle (GA). April 17, 1802. p. 3. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "An Ordinance". Augusta Chronicle (GA). June 25, 1803. p. 2. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Legislative Acts/Legal Proceedings: An Ordinance". Augusta Herald (GA). May 9, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  9. ^ Edward J. Cashin, The Story of Augusta (Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, Publishers, 1980) Appendix A: Mayors of Augusta
  10. ^ "About the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art". Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  11. ^ a b "The Life of Dr. Daniel Hook". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  12. ^ The Papers of Jefferson Davis: September 1864 – May 1865
  13. ^ The Daily Constitutionalist
  14. ^ The First and Second Reconstruction Acts
  15. ^ a b c Kirby, Bill (September 6, 2020). "Sept. 7, 1937: R.E. Allen, son and father of Augusta mayors, dies". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  16. ^ 'Augusta's First Skyscraper' to be preserved
  17. ^ Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives
  18. ^ 800 Block Telfair Street Tour
  19. ^ History of Appleby Library
  20. ^ "You Remembered: Dr. Will Jennings". The Augusta Chronicle. May 15, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  21. ^ a b Kirby, Bill (July 23, 2017). "The Way We Were: Beckum, a mayor who kept smiling". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  22. ^ Miller, Mike (November 20, 2016). "Former Augusta mayor passes away". WJBF-TV. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  23. ^ Kirby, Bill (April 26, 2020). "The Way We Were: Augusta's last mayor, Charles DeVaney". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  24. ^ DuBose, Renetta (January 5, 2015). "Augusta's 84th Mayor Sworn In, One Augusta Begins". WJBF-TV. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  25. ^ McCord, Susan (June 22, 2022). "Augusta's next mayor, Garnett Johnson, carried to victory by south, west, downtown voters". WJBF-TV.
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