List of mayors of Suffolk, Virginia
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Suffolk, Virginia, USA.
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Mayors
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- Richard L. Brewer, 1852-1856[1]
- Thomas S. Shepherd, 1856-1858[1]
- John G. Pinner, 1858-1860[1]
- Benjamin Riddick, 1860–1864, 1875-1883[1]
- C. W. Lassiter, 1871-1872[1]
- Thomas G. Elam, 1872-1873[1]
- John R. Copeland, 1873-1874[1]
- Nathaniel Riddick, 1874-1875[1]
- Robert R. Prentis, 1883-1885[1]
- Edward E. Holland, 1885-1887[1][2]
- Richard Lewis Brewer Jr., ca.1893-1905[3]
- John Ballentine Norfleet, 1907-1911[4]
- Otis S. Smith, 1931-1935[5]
- Jack Nurney, 1935-1941[6]
- Baynard O. Hill, 1941-1947 [7]
- Jack C. West, 1947-1949 [8]
- William F. Whitley, 1949-1951 [9] [10]
- R. L. Woodward Jr., 1951-1955 [11]
- W. P. Griffin, 1955-1957, 1958-1959, 1959-1961 [12]
- Major T. Benton, 1961-1966 [13][14]
- James A. Hope 1966-1970, 1970-1974, 1974-1978 [15]
- J. W. Nelms, 1978-1980 [16]
- Dr. George Barnett, 1980-1982 [17]
- Andy Damiani, 1982-1986[18]
- Johnnie E. Mizzelle, 1986-1990 [19]
- James A. Hope, 1990-1992 [20]
- Chris Jones, 1992-1996 [21]
- Thomas G. Underwood, 1996-1998 [22]
- Dana Dickens, 1998-2000 [23]
- Curtis Milteer, 2000-2002 [24]
- Dana Dickens, 2002-2004 [25]
- Bobby Ralph, 2004-2006 [26]
- Linda T. Johnson, 2006-2020[27]
- Michael Duman, 2021–present[28]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Edward Pollock (1886), Sketch book of Suffolk, Va.: Its people and its trade, Portsmouth, Va.: Fiske & Purdie, p. 125, hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t6154vp28 – via Hathi Trust,
Mayors of Suffolk
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors and Postmasters of Suffolk, Virginia", Political Graveyard, retrieved 2024-07-18
- ^ Dictionary of Virginia Biography, Library of Virginia, 2021
- ^ Guide to the Norfleet Family Papers, 1823-1874, Library of Virginia, retrieved 2024-07-18
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19310904.1.1&srpos=3&e=01-01-1930-31-12-1935--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+nurney-------
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19350905.1.1&srpos=1&e=01-01-1930-31-12-1935--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+nurney-------
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19410905.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19490325.1.1&srpos=5&e=01-01-1948-31-12-1949--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+j.+c.+west+-------
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19490417.1.1&srpos=24&e=01-01-1945-31-12-1953--en-20-SNH-21--txt-txIN-mayor+william+whitley-------
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19510803.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19510902.1.1&srpos=11&e=01-01-1951-31-12-1953--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+woodward-------
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19610102.1.2&srpos=1&e=01-08-1950-01-06-1962--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+william+griffin-------
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19610901.1.1&srpos=1&e=01-01-1961-31-12-1962--en-20-SNH-1--txt-txIN-mayor+william+griffin+benton-------
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19710425.1.24&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
- ^ https://www.pilotonline.com/2012/10/13/james-hope-an-appreciation/
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19780706.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
- ^ https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2009/12/29/former-suffolk-mayor-dr-barnett-dies/
- ^ "Former Suffolk mayor's archives destined for Virginia Historical Society", pilotonline.com, 2019-08-04
- ^ https://www.dailypress.com/1990/07/16/suffolk-changed-a-lot-in-black-mayors-term/
- ^ https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19900822.1.24&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
- ^ https://www.pilotonline.com/2019/11/05/republican-powerhouse-chris-jones-falls-to-clinton-jenkins-in-newly-redrawn-district/
- ^ https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960717/07170332.htm
- ^ https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2005/01/09/dickens-to-leave-council/
- ^ https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2022/02/01/longtime-whaleyville-councilman-milteer-dies/
- ^ https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2005/01/09/dickens-to-leave-council/
- ^ https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2004/12/31/year-in-review-ralph-named-suffolks-mayor/
- ^ "Office of the Mayor", suffolkva.us, archived from the original on 2012-05-27 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mayor", suffolkva.us, retrieved 2024-07-18
External links
[edit]- "Historical Elections Database: Suffolk City", historical.elections.virginia.gov, Virginia Department of Elections,
Office: Mayor