List of mayors of Huntsville, Alabama
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This is a list of mayors that served the city of Huntsville, Alabama.
From 1812 to 1828, a Board of Trustees governed Huntsville, headed by a popularly elected President:
The first President of Huntsville is unknown.
- 1816-1819: Nicholas Pope
- 1819-1821: John Brahan
- 1821: Benjamin Pope
- 1821-1822: John Read
- 1822-1823: John W. Tilford
- 1823-1824: John Boardman
- 1824: William B. Long (Resigned)
- 1824-1825: John Boardman
- 1825-1826: Thomas Humes
- 1826-1828: John H. Lewis
From 1828 to 1844, popularly elected aldermen selected the President of Huntsville:
- 1828-1829: William H. Campbell
- 1829: John H. Lewis (Resigned)
- 1829-1830: James G. Birney
- 1830-1831: John Martin
- 1831-1832: Samuel Cruse
- 1832-1833: George Fearn
- 1833-1834: Samuel Peete
- 1834-1835: Samuel Peete (Resigned in 1834 and was re-appointed)
- 1835-1836: Unknown
- 1836-1842: Elisha H. Rice
- 1842-1844: George P. Beirne
From 1844 to 1916, Presidents of Huntsville were again elected by the people, with a President/Council system from 1844 to 1911 and a City Commission form of government from 1911 to 1916:
- 1844-1849: Joseph Clark
- 1849-1850: George P. Beirne
- 1850-1851: Edwin R. Wallace
- 1851-1853: William Echols Jr.
- 1853-1854: Samuel Peete (Resigned)
- 1854: Joshua Beadle
- 1854-1855: William Figures
- 1855-1859: Zebulon P. Davis
- 1859-1860: John J. Ward (Resigned)
- 1860: John James Coleman
- 1860-1861: Zebulon P. Davis (Resigned)
- 1861-1865: Robert W. Coltart
- 1865-1866: Zebulon P. Davis
- 1866-1867: Robert W. Colart (Removed by Union Army)
- 1867-1868: E. B. Clapp (Put in office by Union Army, later resigned)
- 1868-1870: William B. Figures (Approved by Union Army to replace Clapp)
- 1870-1872: William F. Mastin (Died)
- 1872: James L. Cooper
- 1872-1874: John A. Erwin
- 1874-1878: Jere Murphy
- 1878-1882: Zebulon P. Davis
- 1882-1883: Thomas W. White
- 1883-1889: Edmond I. Mastin
- 1889-1893: Jere Murphy
- 1893-1897: W. T. Hutchens
- 1897-1899: Jere Murphy
- 1899-1903: Alfred Moore
- 1903-1907: Thomas W. Smith
- 1907-1908: R. Erle Smith
- 1908-1910: Thomas W. Smith
- 1910-1913: R. Erle Smith
- 1913-1914: R. L. O'Neal
- 1914-1915: Dr. J. D. Humphrey
- 1915-1916: Milton H. Lanier
In 1916, returned to the Mayor/Council form of government, with the office of the President finally being officially retitled to Mayor:
- 1916-1918: T. T. Terry
- 1918-1920: Henry B. Chase
- 1920-1922: W. T. Hutchens
- 1922-1926: Dr. Fraser L. Adams
- 1926-1952: Alex W. McAllister
- 1952-1964: R. B. Searcy, Jr.
- 1964-1968: Glenn Hearn
- 1968-1988: Joe W. Davis
- 1988-1996: Steve Hettinger
- 1996-present: Loretta Spencer
