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This is a list of important leaders, called mayors, who have guided the city of Augusta, Georgia, United States. It includes leaders from the original city of Augusta and, after 1996, the combined area of Augusta and Richmond County. Mayors are like the chief executive officers of a city, helping to make decisions and manage services for everyone who lives there.

Leaders of Old Augusta City

Augusta has a long history, and many people have served as its mayor. Here are some of the notable individuals who led the city before it joined with Richmond County in 1996.

Name Started Office Left Office Cool Facts
John Milton 1792 One of Augusta's earliest mayors.
Thomas Cumming 1798 His son, Henry Cumming, was also a notable figure in Augusta.
Walter Leigh 1815 1817
Freeman Walker 1818 1819
Nicholas Ware 1819 1821 His old home, "Ware's Folly," is now an art institute!
Freeman Walker 1823 1823 Served a second time.
Samuel Hale 1828 1836
Alfred Cumming 1836 Later became the governor of Utah Territory.
John Phinizy 1837 He was the first mayor of Italian-American heritage in any U.S. city!
Dr. Daniel Hook 1840 1841 Served two terms as mayor.
Martin M. Dye 1841 1842
Dr. Daniel Hook 1842 1843 Served his second term.
Martin M. Dye 1843 1846 Served three one-year terms.
Dr. Lewis D. Ford 1846 1848 Served two one-year terms.
Dr. Ignatius P. Garvin 1848 1849
James B. Bishop 1849 1850
Thomas W. Miller 1850 1852
Dr. William E. Dearing 1852 1854
Abner P. Robertson 1854 1855
Dr. William E. Dearing 1855 1856 Served a second time.
George W. Evans 1856 1857
Benjamin F. Conley 1857 1859 He later became a Governor of Georgia!
Foster Blodgett, Jr. 1859 1860
Robert H. May 1861 1866 He was mayor during the challenging American Civil War years.
James T. Gardiner 1866 8 Aug 1866 He was a local newspaper publisher.
Abner P. Robertson 8 Aug 1866 20 Aug 1866 He served as a temporary mayor.
John Foster 20 Aug 1866 1867 Elected in a special election.
Foster Blodgett, Jr. 1867 1868 He was appointed by the military during a special time in history.
Henry F. Russell 1868 1869
Joseph V. H. Allen 1869 1870
Charles Estes 1870 1876 He served six one-year terms!
John U. Meyer 1876 1879
Robert H. May 1879 1891 He served four three-year terms.
James H. Alexander 1891 1894 Mayors began serving three-year terms around this time.
William B. Young 1894 1897
Patrick Walsh 1897 March 19, 1899 He passed away while in office.
Jacob Phinizy 22 Dec 1898 18 April 1899 He served as a temporary mayor.
Charles A. Robbe 18 April 1899 7 July 1900 He also passed away while in office.
Thomas Barrett, Sr. 8 July 1900 10 July 1900 He served as a temporary mayor for a short time.
Alfred Martin 10 July 1900 Jan. 1901 Elected in a special election.
Jacob Phinzy Jan. 1901 1904 He once owned Augusta's first "skyscraper," the Marion Building!
Richard E. Allen Jan. 1904 1907
William M. Dunbar Jan. 1907 1910 He later became a Postmaster for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Thomas Barrett, Sr. 1910 Jan. 1913 Barrett Plaza in Augusta is named after him.
Linwood C. Hayne 1913 Jan. 1916
James R. Littleton 1916 Jan. 1919
William P. White 1919 Jan. 1922 His former home became the Appleby Library!
Julian Smith 1923 1925 The Julian Smith Casino, a city recreation spot, is named after him.
Richard Allen, Jr. 1937
W.D. Jennings 1951 1953
H. L. Hamilton 1952 1958
Millard A. Beckum 1958 1963
George "Buster" Albert Sancken Jr. 1964 1970
Millard A. Beckum 1970 1972 He was mayor during a period of community challenges in 1970.
Lewis "Pop" Newman 1973 1981
Ed McIntyre 1981 1984 He was the first African American mayor of the city of Augusta.
Charles DeVaney 1984 1996 He was the last mayor of the original city of Augusta.

Leaders of Consolidated Augusta–Richmond County

In 1996, the city of Augusta and Richmond County joined together to form a single government. This meant a new kind of mayor would lead the combined area.

Image Name Started Office Left Office Cool Facts
Larry Sconyers 1996 1999 He was the very first mayor of the new, combined Augusta-Richmond County! He also owned a famous barbecue restaurant.
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Bob Young 1999 2005 Before being mayor, he was a well-known local TV news anchor. He later worked for the U.S. government!
Willie Mays 2005 2006 He was the first African American to serve as interim mayor for the combined area.
Deke Copenhaver 2005 2015
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Hardie Davis 2015 2022 He was the first African American mayor elected for the combined Augusta-Richmond County.
Garnett Johnson 2023 Incumbent He is the current mayor of Augusta-Richmond County.

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