List of mayors of Jackson, Mississippi
# List of mayors of Jackson, Mississippi

The post of Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, was begun in 1834 and was originally referred to as "President of Selectmen" before being changed to "Mayor". The following individuals have held the office:

## President of Selectmen

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| President of Selectmen | Years |
| - | - |
| Thomas H. Dickson | 1834 |
| S.P. Baley | 1835 |
| Thomas H. Dickson | 1836 |
| S.P. Baley | 1836 |
| John P. Oldham | 1837–1838 |

## Mayors

| Mayor | Years | Notes/Citation |
| - | - | - |
| John P. Oldham | 1839 | |
| H.R. McDonald | 1840 | |
| John P. Oldham (2nd term) | 1840–1841 | |
| James H. Boyd | 1842–1843 | |
| John P. Oldham (3rd term) | 1844–1849 | |
| James H. Boyd | 1850 | |
| J.P. Jones | 1851 | |
| William H. Taylor | 1852–1853 | |
| Richard Fletcher | 1854 | |
| William H. Taylor | 1855–1857 | |
| James H. Boyd (2nd term) | 1858 | |
| W.A. Purdom | 1859 | |
| Richard C. Kerr | 1860–1861 | |
| Charles Henry Manship | 1862–1863 | |
| D.N. Barrows | 1864–1867 | |
| Maj. Thomas H. Norton | 1868 | Union officer appointed as mayor |
| Bvt. Lt. Col. James Biddle | 1868 | Union officer appointed as mayor |
| Col. James P. Sessions (J. P. Sessions) | 1868–1869 | Native of Natchez, Mississippi, former Confederate officer, died April 3, 1886 |
| Rhesa Hatcher | 1869 | |
| Bvt. Lt. Col. Joseph G. Crane | 1869 | Union officer appointed as mayor; stabbed to death by Edward M. Yerger, a former Confederate officer |
| Captain F.A. Field | 1869 | Union officer appointed as mayor |
| A. Way Kelly | 1869 | |
| E.W. Cabaniss | 1869–1870 | |
| Oliver Clifton | 1870–1871 | |
| Rhesa Hatcher (2nd term) | 1871–1872 | |
| Marion Smith | 1872–1874 | |
| John McGill | 1874–1888 | |
| William Henry | 1888–1893 | |
| L.F. Chiles | 1893–1895 | |
| Oliver Clifton (2nd term) | 1895–1897 | |
| Ramsey Wharton | 1897–1899 | |
| H.M. Taylor | 1899 | |
| W.W. Morrison | 1899 | Mayor Pro Tem |
| John W. Todd | 1899–1901 | |
| William Hemingway | 1901–1905 | |
| Oliver Clifton (3rd term) | 1905 | died before taking office |
| Ramsey Wharton (2nd term) | 1905–1909 | |
| A.C. Crowder | 1909–1913 | |
| S.J. Taylor | 1913–1917 | |
| Walter A. Scott | 1917–1945 | |
| Leland L. Speed | 1945–1949 | |
| Allen C. Thompson | 1949–1969 | |
| Russell C. Davis | 1969–1977 | |
| Dale Danks | 1977–1989 | |
| J. Kane Ditto | 1989–1997 | |
| Harvey Johnson, Jr. | 1997–2005 | first African American Mayor of Jackson |
| Frank Melton | 2005–2009 | died in office |
| Leslie B. McLemore | 2009 | interim mayor |
| Harvey Johnson Jr. (2nd term) | 2009–2013 | |
| Chokwe Lumumba | 2013–2014 | died in office |
| Charles Tillman | 2014 | |
| Tony Yarber | 2014–2017 | |
| Chokwe Antar Lumumba | 2017–present | |
