List of mayors of Savannah, Georgia
List
Notes † Deceased/murdered in office.

List of mayors of Savannah, Georgia

Section Title: List
Table Section Text: Notes † Deceased/murdered in office.

#	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Terms	Party

1	John Houstoun	1790	1791	1	None

2	Thomas Gibbons	1791	1792	1	None

3	Joseph Habersham	1792	1793	1	None

4	William Sephens	1793	1794	1	None

(2)	Thomas Gibbons	1794	1795	1	None

(4)	William Sephens	1795	1796	1	None

5	John Noel	1796	1797	1	None

6	John Glen	1797	1798	1	None

7	Matthew H. McAllister	1798	1799	1	Democratic-Republican

(2)	Thomas Gibbons	1799	1801	2	Democratic-Republican

8	David B. Mitchell	1801	1802	1	Democratic-Republican

9	Charles Harris	1802	1804	2	Democratic-Republican

(5)	John Noel	1804	1807	3	Democratic-Republican

10	William Davies	1807	1807	​1⁄2	Democratic-Republican

(9)	Charles Harris	1807	1808	​1⁄2	Democratic-Republican

11	John Williamson	1808	1809	1	Democratic-Republican

12	William Bulloch	1809	1811	2	Democratic-Republican

13	Thomas Mendenhall	1811	1811	​1⁄2	Democratic-Republican

(12)	William Bulloch	1811	1812	​1⁄2	Democratic-Republican

14	George Jones	1812	1814	2	Democratic-Republican

(7)	Matthew H. McAllister	1814	1815	Partial	Democratic-Republican

15	Thomas Charlton	1815	1817	2 ​1⁄2	Democratic-Republican

16	James Wayne	1817	1819	2	Democratic-Republican

(15)	Thomas Charlton	1819	1821	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic-Republican

17	James Morrison	1821	1824	3 ​1⁄2	Democratic-Republican

18	William Daniell	1824	1826	2	Jacksonian

19	Joseph W. Jackson	1826	1828	2	Jacksonian

20	William T. Williams	1828	1830	2	Democratic

21	William Waring	1830	1832	2	Democratic

22	George W. Owens	1832	1833	Partial	Democratic

(20)	William T. Williams	1833	1834	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic

23	William Gordon	1834	1836	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic

24	William Cuyler	1836	1836	​1⁄2	Democratic

25	John Nicoll	1836	1837	1	Democratic

(7)	Matthew H. McAllister	1837	1839	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic

26	Robert M. Charlton	1839	1841	2 ​1⁄2	Democratic

(20)	William T. Williams	1841	1842	1	Democratic

27	Richard Arnold	1842	1843	1	Whig

(20)	William T. Williams	1843	1844	1	Democratic

28	Richard Wayne	1844	1845	1	Democratic

29	Henry Burroughs	1845	1848	3	Whig

(28)	Richard Wayne	1848	1851	3	Democratic

(27)	Richard Arnold	1851	1852	1	Whig

(28)	Richard Wayne	1852	1853	1	Democratic

30	James E. Ward	1853	1854	1	Democratic

31	Edward C. Anderson	1854	1856	2	American

32	James Screven	1856	1857	1	Democratic

(28)	Richard Wayne †	1857	1858	Partial	Democratic

33	Thomas Turner	1858	1859	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic

(27)	Richard Arnold	1859	1860	1	American

34	Charles Jones	1860	1861	1	Democratic (Southern)

35	Thomas Purse	1861	1862	1	Democratic (Southern)

36	Thomas Holcombe	1862	1863	1	Democratic (Southern)

(27)	Richard Arnold	1863	1865	1	Democratic (Southern)

37	Edward C. Anderson	1865	1869	4	Democratic

38	John Screven	1869	1873	4	Democratic

(37)	Edward C. Anderson	1873	1877	2	Democratic

39	John Wheaton	1877	1883	3	Democratic

40	Rufus E. Lester	1883	1889	3	Democratic

41	John Schwarz	1889	1891	1	Democratic

42	John McDonough	1891	1895	2	Democratic

43	Herman Myers	1895	1897	1	Democratic

44	Peter Meldrim	1897	1899	1	Democratic

(43)	Herman Myers	1899	1907	4	Democratic

45	George Tiedeman	1907	1913	3	Democratic

46	Richard Davant †	1913	1915	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic

47	Wallace Pierpont	1915	1919	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic

48	Murray Stewart	1919	1923	2	Democratic

49	Paul Seabrook	1923	1925	1	Democratic

50	Robert Hull †	1925	1927	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic

51	Thomas Hoynes	1927	1929	​1⁄2	Democratic

52	Gordon Saussy	1929	1931	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic

(51)	Thomas Hoynes	1931	1933	​1⁄2	Democratic

53	Thomas Gamble	1933	1937	2	Democratic

54	Robert Hitch	1937	1939	1	Democratic

(53)	Thomas Gamble †	1939	1945	3 ​1⁄2	Democratic

55	Peter Nugent	1945	1947	​1⁄2	Democratic

56	John G. Kennedy	1947	1949	1	Democratic

57	Olin Fulmer	1949	1955	3	Democratic

58	Lee Mingledorff, Jr.	1955	1960	3	Democratic

59	Malcolm R. Maclean	1960	1966	2	Democratic

60	Julius Lewis, Jr.	1966	1970	1	Republican

61	John Rousakis	1970	1992	5	Democratic

62	Susan Weiner	1992	1996	1	Republican

63	Floyd Adams, Jr.	1996	2004	2	Democratic

64	Otis Johnson	2004	2012	2	Democratic

65	Edna Jackson	2012	2016	1	Democratic

66	Eddie Deloach	2016	Incumbent	1	Republican

Sentence(s)

John McDonough was elected Mayor of Savannah in 1891 over incumbent John Schwarz.

final_sentence: John McDonough was elected Mayor of Savannah in 1891 over incumbent John Schwarz.