Huntsville Mayors from 1812

Board of Trustees was the first governing body of Huntsville President served the equivalent of Mayor Elected by the people

1812-1815……….Unknown
1816-1819……….Nicholas Pope
1819-1821……….John Brahan
1821……………..Benjamin Pope
1821-1822……….John Read
1822-1823……….John W. Tilford
1823-1824……….John Boardman
1824…….……….William B. Long (Resigned)
1824-1825……….John Boardman
1825-1826……….Thomas Humes
1826-1828……….John H. Lewis
Mayor/Council governing body of Huntsville
Aldermen elected by the people
Aldermen select the President (Mayor)
1828-1829……….William H. Campbell
1829……………..John H. Lewis (Resigned)
1829-1830……….James G. Birney (Replaced Lewis)
1830-1831……….John Martin
1831-1832……….Samuel Cruse
1832-1833……….George Fearn
1833-1834……….Samuel Peete
1834-1835……….Samuel Peete (Resigned in 1834 and was re-appointed)
1835-1836……….Unknown
1836-1842……….Elisha H. Rice
1842-1844……….George P. Beirne
Mayor/Council governing body of Huntsville
President (Mayor) elected by the people by Act of 1844 Term was 1 year
1844-1849……….Joseph Clark
1849-1850……….George P. Beirne
1850-1851……….Edwin R. Wallace
1851-1853……….William Echols Jr.
1853-1854……….Samuel Peete (Resigned)
1854……………..Joshua Beadle (Replaced Peete)
1854-1855…….....William Figures
1855-1859……….Zebulon P. Davis
1859-1860……….John J. Ward (Resigned)
1860......................John James Coleman (Replaced Ward)
1860-1861……….Zebulon P. Davis (Resigned)
1861-1865……….Robert W. Coltart (Replaced Davis)
1865-1866……….Zebulon P. Davis
1866-1867……….Robert W. Colart (Removed by Union Army)
1867-1868……….E. B. Clapp (Put in office by Union Army, later resigned)
1868-1870……….William B. Figures (Approved by Union Army to replace Clapp)
1870-1872……….William F. Mastin (Died)
1872……………...James L. Cooper (Replaced Mastin)
1872-1874……….John A. Erwin
1874-1878……….Jere Murphy
1878-1882……….Zebulon P. Davis
1882-1883……….Thomas W. White
1883-1889……….Edmond I. Mastin
1889-1893……….Jere Murphy
1893-1897……….W. T. Hutchens
1897-1899……….Jere Murphy
1899-1903……….Alfred Moore
1903-1907……….Thomas W. Smith 1907-1908……….R. Erle Smith
1908-1910……….Thomas W. Smith
1910-1913……….R. Erle Smith
In 1911, Huntsville went to the City Commission form of government with the President being the equivalent of Mayor.
1913-1914……….R. L. O'Neal
1914-1915……….Dr. J. D. Humphrey
1915-1916……….Milton H. Lanier
In 1916, Huntsville returned to the Mayor-Council form of government with the Mayor's term being 2 years
1916-1918……….T. T. Terry
1918-1920……….Henry B. Chase
1920-1922……….W. T. Hutchens
1922-1926……….Dr. Fraser L. Adams
1926-1952……….Alex W. McAllister
The term the Mayor served was changed in 1928 to 4 year terms.
1952-1964……….R. B. Searcy Jr
1964-1968……….Glenn Hearn
1968-1988……….Joe w. Davis
1988-1996……….Steve Hettinger
1996-2008…….Loretta Spencer (First woman Mayor of Huntsville)