List of mayors of Mobile, Alabama facts for kids

A mayor is the leader of a city or town. They help make important decisions and manage how the city runs. This page lists the people who have been in charge of the city of Mobile, Alabama, in the United States.

When Mobile first became part of the United States, its main leader was called a "President" instead of a mayor.

Presidents of Mobile

Here are the first leaders of Mobile, called Presidents:

Mayors of Mobile

After 1819, the city's leader was officially called the Mayor. Here is a list of the mayors of Mobile:

Mayors of Mobile (1911-1985): The City Commission Era

From 1911 to 1985, Mobile changed how it was governed. Instead of one mayor, a group of three people called a "city commission" ran the city. One of these three people was chosen to be the "President of the Commission." This person was also given the title of Mayor of Mobile.

The last mayor elected directly by the people before this change was Patrick J. Lyons. He was the 40th mayor. Interestingly, Patrick J. Lyons later became part of the City Commission and served as mayor several more times during this period. The numbers in the list below continue the count of mayors from the earlier list.

Nr.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end
41		Lazarus Schwarz	1911	1913
42	Patrick J. Lyons	Patrick J. Lyons	1913	1914
43		Harry Pillans	1914	1915
44	"	Patrick J. Lyons	1915	1916
45		Harry Pillans	1916	1917
46	"	Patrick J. Lyons	1917	1918
47		George E. Crawford	1918	1919
48		Harry Pillans	1919	1921
49		George E. Crawford	1921	1922
50		Richard V. Taylor	1922	1924
51		Harry T. Hartwell	1924	1925
52		George E. Crawford	1925	1926
53		Harry T. Hartwell	1926	1927
54		Leon Schwarz	1927	1928
55		Cecil F. Bates	1928	1929
56		Harry T. Hartwell	1929	1930
57		Leon Schwarz	1930	1931
58		Cecil F. Bates	1931	1932
59		Harry T. Hartwell	1932	1933
60		Richard V. Taylor	1933	1934
61		Cecil F. Bates	1934	1935
62		Charles A. Baumhauer	1935	1936
63		Richard V. Taylor	1936	1937
64		Cecil F. Bates	1937	1938
65		Charles A. Baumhauer	1938	1939
66		Cecil F. Bates	1939	1941
67		Charles A. Baumhauer	1941	1942
68		Ernest M. Megginson	1942	1943
69		Robin C. Herndon	1943	1944
70		Charles A. Baumhauer	1944	1945
71		Ernest M. Megginson	1945	1946
72		Robin C. Herndon	1946	1947
73		Charles A. Baumhauer	1947	1948
74		Ernest M Megginson	1948	1949
75		Charles A. Baumhauer	1949	1950
76		Ernest M. Megginson	1950	1951
77		Joseph R. Mitternight	1951	1952
78		Charles A. Baumhauer	1952	1953
79		Henry R. Luscher	1953	1954
80		Charles F. Hackmeyer	1954	1955
81		Joseph N. Langan	1955	1956
82		Henry R. Luscher	1956	1957
83		Joseph N. Langan	1957	1958
84		Henry R. Luscher	1958	1959
85		Joseph N. Langan	1959	1960
86		Henry R. Luscher	1960	1961
87		George E. McNally	1961	1962
88		Charles S. Trimmier	1962	1963
89		Joseph N. Langan	1963	1964
90		Charles S. Trimmier	1964	1965
91		Joseph N. Langan	1965	1967
92		Arthur R. Outlaw	1967	1968
93		Lambert C. Mims	1968	1969
94		Joseph A. Bailey	1969	1971
95		Robert B. Doyle	1971	1972
96		Lambert C. Mims	1972	1973
97		Gary A. Greenough	1973	1975
98		Robert B. Doyle	1975	1976
99		Lambert C. Mims	1976	1979
100		Gary A. Greenough	1979	1980
101		Robert B. Doyle	1980	1981
102		Gary A. Greenough	1981	1983
103		Robert B. Doyle	1983	1984
104		Lambert C. Mims	1984	1985

Mayors of Mobile Since 1985: Direct Elections Return

After many years, people in Mobile wanted to change back to having a mayor elected directly by the citizens. In 1985, this change happened. Arthur Outlaw was the first mayor to be directly elected since 1911.

Nr.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end
105		Arthur Outlaw	1985	October 1989
106		Mike Dow	October 1989	October 3, 2005
107	Sam Jones	Sam Jones	October 3, 2005	November 4, 2013
108	Sandy Stimpson	Sandy Stimpson	November 4, 2013	Present

See also

• Timeline of Mobile, Alabama