List of mayors of Augusta, Georgia facts for kids
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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See also
- Timeline of Augusta, Georgia
- Consolidated city–county
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