List of mayors of Wilmington, North Carolina

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.

Mayors John Sampson, 1760 (Timeline) Frederick Gregg, Moses John deRosset, ? Hinton James , first student to attend the University of North Carolina ? William James Harriss, ?–1839, physician, died in office Colonel John McRae A.H. Van Bokkelen, 1866 John Dawson?–1868 Joseph H. Neff, 1868–? Silas N. Martin, 1871–1872 S.H. (Solomon Harry) Fishblate 1878–1880, 1893 Edward Dudley Hall 1883–1887 A. G. Ricaud, 1891–1893 Silas P. Wright 1897–1898, resigned at gunpoint and Waddell installed in his place. Alfred Moore Waddell, 1898–1906 William B. Cooper, 1902–1903, as (mayor pro tempore) William E. Springer 1907–1910 Joseph D. Smith, P.Q. (Parker Quince) Moore, c.1913–1921 James Cowen, c 1922 William E. Mayo 1921–1924, died in office Katherine Mayo Cowan 1924–1925, assumed her husband's term Walter H. Blair, 1926–1937 Robert E. Cooper 1937–1940 Hargrove Bellamy 1941–1942 Edgar Yow, 1942–1943 Bruce B. Cameron 1943–1944, died in office W. Ronald Lane, 1945–1946 J.E.L. "Hi, Buddy" Wade, 1948 (mayor pro tempore), 1949–1950, 1958–1960 Royce McClelland 1951 E.S. Capps 1952–1953, 1960–1961 E. L. White, –1955 Daniel David Cameron, 1956–1958 Ogden Allsbrook, 1961–1970 Hannah Block, (mayor pro tempore) Luther M. Cromartie, 1970–1971 Benjamin David Schwartz, –1972 John Symes, 1972 Herbert B. Brand, 1973–1975 Ben Halterman, 1975–1983 William Schwartz, –1985 Berry Armon Williams, 1985–1987 Don Betz, 1987–1997 Hamilton Hicks, 1997–1999 David L. Jones, 1999–2001 Harper Peterson 2001–2003 Spence Broadhurst, 2003–2006 Bill Saffo, 2007–present

See also Wilmington history Timeline of Wilmington, North Carolina

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