List of mayors of Roswell, Georgia
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List of Mayors of Roswell, Georgia
Roswell, Georgia
Roswell is a city located in northern Fulton County; it is a suburb of northern Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The 2010 Census population was 88,346. It is the eighth largest city in Georgia...
| Mayor | Entered Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Edward King | 1863 | ||
| George Washington Wing | 1800s | 1800s | |
| N.A. Bumstead | 1800s | 1800s | |
| C.C. Orwell | 1904 | 1905 | |
| L.P. Hairaton | 1912 | 1915 | |
| C.C. Foster | 1923 | 1923 | |
| H.I. Weaver | 1924 | 1925 | |
| J.W. Jackson | 1926 | 1926 | |
| E.H. Wood | 1926 | 1926 | |
| W.O. Bowden | 1928 | 1928 | |
| R.A. Carruth | 1928 | 1928 | |
| J.W. Hood | 1930 | 1930 | |
| Clifford P. Vaughn | 1931 | 1934 | |
| George "Nap" Rucker Nap Rucker George Napoleon "Nap" Rucker was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins. He was born in Crabapple, Georgia.... |
1935 | 1936 | |
| Clifford P. Vaughn | 1937 | 1938 | |
| C.G. Webb | 1938 | 1938 | |
| J.W. Hood | 1939 | 1940 | |
| Joe Mansell | 1941 | 1942 | |
| J.W. Hood | 1943 | 1943 | |
| Rogers Weaver | 1943 | 1943 | |
| H.I. Weaver | 1944 | 1944 | |
| J. Forrest Kirk | 1945 | 1945 | |
| E. Jake Coleman | 1946 | 1946 | |
| H.I. Weaver | 1947 | 1947 | |
| J.L. Butler | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Virgil M. Garrett | 1949 | 1949 | |
| T.W. "Ford" Rucker | 1950 | 1957 | |
| Charles E. Abercrombie | 1957 | 1962 | |
| Aubrey E. Greenway | 1963 | 1966 | |
| W. L. "Pug" Mabry | January 1, 1967 | 1997 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| Jere Wood Jere Wood Jere Wood is the Republican mayor of Roswell, Georgia and as of 2010 is currently serving his fourth consecutive term. Mayor Wood defeated Democrat "Pug" Mabry, who served as mayor for over thirty years, in the election of 1997. At the time he promised to only be a two-term mayor.Wood ran... |
January 1, 1998 | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Sources
- Roswell, A Pictorial History, Roswell Historical Society, Darlene M. Walsh (Editor), 2nd Edition, 1994, p.253, ISBN 0-9615854-2-0.