List_of_mayors_of_Asheville,_North_Carolina

List of mayors of Asheville, North Carolina

List of mayors of Asheville, North Carolina

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This is a list of mayors from Asheville, North Carolina. This position was originally called the chairman of the Board of Commissioners but changed to mayor in 1857.[1][2] Asheville historian Foster Sondley wrote that no reports of elected officials were kept until 1845.[3]

Mayors were traditionally elected in May; however, the term year is typically the year elected rather than the range from June to May. In the early years, mayors were elected for one-year terms. Later, terms were expanded to two years and, then, to four years. In 1915, the Board of Aldermen was changed to the Board of Commissioners.[2]

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Notes

  1. Smith's title was chairman of the Board of Commissioners.
  2. In 1857, Sawyer became the first to have the title mayor.
  3. Patton resigned before the end of his term.
  4. Eastman resigned before the end of his term.
  5. Rankin was elected in 1872 and re-elected in 1873 and 1874.
  6. Summey was elected in 1877, 1879, 1889, and 1881.
  7. Roberts resigned before the end of his term.
  8. Wells resigned before the end of his term to become the solicitor of the 19th District.

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