List of mayors

Annual election

• Oliver Hazzard Perry Jones (1884 - 1885)
• William Johnson (1885 - January 1886)
• J.J. Thornton (January 1886 - January 1887)
• David Black (January 1887 - January 1889)
• Walter Moreland Conner (January 1889 - January 1891)
• J.M. Williamson (January 1891 - January 1893)

Biennial election

• D.B. Hover (January 1893 - January 1894)
• Evans Hall (January 1894 - January 1897)
• T.J. Mixon (January 1897 - January 1899)
• Evans Hall (January 1899 - January 1901)
• Charles W. Rich (January 1901 - January 1907)
• J.D. Donald (January 1911 - January 1913)

Four-year term

• T.E. Batson (January 1913 - July 1922)
• B.D. Moore (July - September 1922)
• W.S.F. Tatum (September 1922 - January 1925)
• B.D. Moore (January 1925 - January 1929)
• W.S.F. Tatum (January 1929 - January 1937)
• Travis H. Boykin (January 1937 - January 1941)
• George M. Calhoun (January 1941 - January 1949)
• D.W. Holmes (January 1949 - December 18, 1950)
• Mrs. D.W. Holmes (December 21, 1950 - March 15, 1951)
• Edward J. Currie, Sr.(March 15, 1951 - July 1953)
• Moran M. Pope (January 1953 - January 1957)
• D. Gary Sutherland (January - July 1957)
• Richard T. Carlisle (July 1957 - July 1961)
• Claude F. Pittman, Sr. (July 1961 - July 17, 1962)
• Claude F. Pittman, Jr. (July 17, 1962 - July 1965)
• Paul E. Grady (July 1965 - July 1973)
• A.L. Gerrard, Jr. (July 1973 - May 1980)
• G.D. Williamson (May 28, 1980 - August 4, 1980)
• Bobby L. Chain (August 4, 1980 - July 1985)
• G.D. Williamson (July 1985 - July 1989)
• Ed Morgan (July 1989 - July 2001)
• Johnny DuPree (July 2001 - June 2017)
• Toby Barker (June 2017 - )

Source: http://www.lib.usm.edu/spcol/collections/manuscripts/finding_aids/m208/#mayors