List of mayors of Newport News, Virginia
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people who have served as mayor
of the city of Newport News, Virginia
.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the city of Newport News, Virginia
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
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| Term | Mayor |
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| July 1, 2010 – present | McKinley L. Price |
| July 1, 1996 - June 30, 2010 | Joe S. Frank Joe Frank (politician) Joe S. Frank is a former mayor of Newport News, Virginia. He was born November 14, 1942 in Newport News. He is a lawyer by trade and was elected mayor on July 1, 1996. His last term expired June 30, 2010. He was re-elected in May 1998, 2002, and 2006. He is the first directly-elected mayor in the... |
| July 1, 1990 - June 30, 1996 | Barry E. DuVal Barry E. DuVal Barry E. DuVal is an American politician from Virginia. He was elected to the City Council of Newport News, Virginia in 1988, and in 1990 was elected mayor. He served in that role until 1996... |
| July 1, 1986 - June 30, 1990 | Jessie M. Rattley Jessie M. Rattley Jessie Menifield Rattley served as the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from 1986 to 1990.-Life and career:Rattley obtained a degree from distance learning school La Salle Extension University. She was the first African-American to be elected to the Newport News City Council in 1970... |
| July 1, 1976 - June 30, 1986 | Joseph C. Ritchie Joseph C. Ritchie Joseph C. Ritchie was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia for ten years, from July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1986. Ritchie was the first Republican mayor for the city; in fact, his election to City Council in 1970 was the first time a Republican had been chosen to serve as a Councilman.Ritchie's decade... |
| July 1, 1974 - June 30, 1976 | Harry E. Atkinson Harry E. Atkinson Harry E. Atkinson was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from July 1, 1974 to July 1, 1976. His single term in office saw the development of two major landmark buildings in the city's midtown area - the Rouse Tower office complex in 1974 and Newmarket North Mall in 1975... |
| July 1, 1970 - June 30, 1974 | J. William Hornsby J. William Hornsby John William Hornsby, Jr. was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1974. His term saw the rise of Jessie Rattley's voice as a leader in the local African-American community that would lead to her serving as mayor twelve years later.-Notes:... |
| July 1, 1962 - June 30, 1970 | Donald M. Hyatt Donald M. Hyatt Donald M. Hyatt was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from July 1, 1962 to June 30, 1970. He is perhaps best remembered for participating in a march through downtown Newport News following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., despite threats received by the police chief that if he did so,... |
| July 1, 1958 - June 30, 1962 | Oscar J. Brittingham, Jr. Oscar J. Brittingham, Jr. Oscar J. "Jerry" Brittingham, Jr was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from July 1, 1958 to June 30, 1962. Brittingham served as the first mayor of the city following its consolidation with the city of Warwick. The official consolidation took place on the day Brittingham became mayor. In May... |
| September 1, 1956 - June 30, 1958 | Robert B. Smith |
| January 16, 1956 - September 1, 1956 | Alfred M. Monfalcone Alfred M. Monfalcone Alfred M. Monfalcone was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from January 16, 1956 to September 1, 1956. His is the shortest term of any mayor of the city. It is not clear why he was appointed to such a short term, but the fact that his predecessor, R... |
| February 16, 1942 - December 20, 1955 | Dr. R. Cowles Taylor R. Cowles Taylor R. Cowles Taylor was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from 1942 to 1955. As such, he was mayor of the city during World War II, at a time when the city's ports were used to send American troops to Europe to fight in the war... |
| September 3, 1940 - February 13, 1942 | T. Parker Host, Sr. T. Parker Host, Sr. T. Parker Host, Sr. was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from September 3, 1940 to February 13, 1942. Prior to serving as mayor, he was the founder and owner of T. Parker Host, Inc., a maritime management company that served as an agent for liner services transporting goods through the ports of... |
| 1936–1940 | B. G. James |
| 1932–1936 | Richard W. West Richard W. West Richard W. West was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from 1932 to 1936.-References:... |
| 1930–1932 | Harry Reyner Harry Reyner Harry Reyner was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from 1930 to 1932. Before serving as mayor, he was a businessman, starting as a boy, selling pies to workers at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company. As an adult, he started a business as a ship chandler with his father... |
| 1926–1930 | Thomas B. Jones Thomas B. Jones Thomas B. Jones was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from 1926 to 1930.... |
| 1924–1926 | Charles C. Smith |
| 1920–1924 | Philip W. Hiden Philip W. Hiden Philip Wallace Hiden was a businessman and mayor in Newport News, Virginia.Hiden, whose earlier ancestors from England used the spelling Hyden, was born in Orange, Virginia. He married Martha Hiden .... |
| September 1, 1916 - September 1, 1920 | Allan A. Moss Allan A. Moss Allan A. Moss was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia. He is the only person to date to have served two nonconsecutive terms. His first span of office covered three two-year terms, from September 1, 1898 to September 1, 1904. By 1916, the term in office was extended to four years, and he served... |
| September 1, 1912 - September 1, 1916 | Bernard B. Semmes |
| September 1, 1908 - September 1, 1912 | Col. Maryus Jones Maryus Jones Maryus Jones was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from September 1, 1908 to September 1, 1912. Prior to serving as mayor, he was a colonel in the Confederate Army. He took part in the dedication of a memorial to Confederate soldiers at Greenlawn Cemetery in 1909.... |
| September 1, 1904 - September 1, 1908 | Samuel R. Buxton Samuel R. Buxton Samuel R. Buxton was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from September 1, 1904 to September 1, 1908. Later, he was instrumental, as part of a "Central Community Committee," of attracting interest in a memorial arch to recognize American troops returning home from the First World War. This arch... |
| September 1, 1898 - September 1, 1904 | Allan A. Moss |
| 1896 - September 1, 1898 | Walter A. Post Walter A. Post Walter A. Post was the first mayor of Newport News, Virginia. He was sent to Newport News by his brother-in-law, railroad magnate Collis P... |