List of mayors of Charleston, Missouri facts for kids
Charleston, Missouri is a city located in southeastern Missouri. It's the main city and county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri. This means it's where the local government offices are for the county. Charleston became an official city in 1872.
Mayors of Charleston
A mayor is the leader of a city government. They help make decisions about how the city runs, like managing services, budgets, and local projects. Here's a list of some of the people who have served as mayor of Charleston over the years.
| Mayor | Took office | Left office | Interesting Facts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Johns | c. 1917 | c. 1918 | He was born in Ontario, Canada. |
| Willis Ransom McCracken | c. 1943 | c. 1946 | He was born in Ontario, Canada, and served as mayor twice. |
| Robert R. Davis | c. 1946 | c. 1948 | |
| R. B. Patterson | c. 1948 | c. 1950 | |
| Paul Moore | c. 1950 | 1952 | |
| Robert R. Davis | 1952 | (Served as mayor before.) | |
| Max Friedman | 1952 | 1954 | |
| Charles A. Goodin | c. 1955 | ||
| James Atteberry | 1955 | 1956 | He was a soldier in the US Army during World War II. |
| Max Friedman | c. 1956 | c. 1957 | (Served as mayor before.) |
| Charles I. Lutz Jr. | 1957 | 1959 | He was a U.S. Army colonel. |
| Arthur J. "Buck" Drinkwater Jr. | 1959 | 1960 | |
| Dr. Thomas Page Fenton | 1961 | 1962 | |
| E. R. Putnam | c. 1962 | c. 1963 | |
| William G. Knight | 1963 | 1964 | |
| Philip James "Pete" Ponder | c. 1964 | c. 1965 | He served three times as mayor and owned a car dealership. |
| R. B. Logan Jr. | c. 1965 | c. 1965 | |
| Charles E. Wright | c. 1965 | c. 1966 | |
| Dr. Thomas Page Fenton | 1967 | 1968 | (Served as mayor before.) |
| Joseph Willis Layton Sr | 1969 | 1970 | His father and grandfather were also mayors of Charleston. |
| Sam E. Story Sr. | 1971 | 1972 | He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. |
| Charles Richard Williams Sr. | 1972 | c. 1973 | He was Charleston's first black mayor. He also owned three funeral homes. |
| Dr. Lowell Nicholas | 1973 | 1974 | He was a dentist. |
| William G. Knight | 1975 | 1976 | (Served as mayor before.) |
| Duane Eastman | c. 1976 | c. 1978 | |
| Jackie Whiteside | 1979 | 1980 | |
| Ernest Carman | 1980 | c. 1981 | |
| Don Daughhetee | 1981 | 1982 | He was a sergeant major during World War II. |
| Howard Terry Rowe | 1983 | 1984 | He had a master's degree in speech pathology and served in the U.S. Navy. |
| Jackie Whiteside | 1985 | 1986 | (Served as mayor before.) |
| Larry Smith | 1987 | 1988 | |
| Howard Terry Rowe | 1989 | 1990 | (Served as mayor before.) |
| Don Daughhetee | 1990 | c. 1992 | (Served as mayor before.) |
| Jackie Whiteside | c. 1992 | c. 1994 | (Served as mayor before.) |
| Larry Smith | 1996 | 1998 | |
| Jackie Whiteside | 1998 | 2000 | (Served as mayor before.) |
| Jackie Whiteside | c. 2006 | c. 2008 | (Served as mayor before.) |
| Philip Halter | 2022 | ||
| Michael Jones | |||
| Richard Toon | 2022 | Present |
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