The mayor of Fayetteville, Arkansas is an elected city leader. There was no mayor of Fayetteville during the American Civil War. In 1992 the city's government transitioned from a city board to city council.[1]
Fayetteville is the second largest city in Arkansas and has a population of around 561,000.
Mayors[edit]
- P. Vinson Rhea (alderman)
- J. W. Walker (1859)
- Stephen Bedford (1860)
- M. LaRue Harrison (Marcus LaRue Harrison) (1868), anti-slavery activist, railroad employee, and Union Army officer removed from office by revocation of city's charter. Harrison, Arkansas is named for him.[2] Received a ceremonial sword[3]
- E. I. Stirman (Erasmus "Ras" Stirmen) (1869), was a Confederate officer[4][5][6]
- T. Murray Campbell (1871)
- J. R. Pettigrew (1872)
- George A. Grace (1873)
- Robert J. Wilson (1874)
- A. M. Wilson (1876)
- A. S. Vandeventer (1877)
- J. H. Van Hoose (James Hayden Van Hoose) (1880), also served as a state representative[7]
- W. C. Jackson (1881)
- C. W. Walker (1883)
- W. C. Jackson (1885)
- R. J. Wilson (1886)
- O. C. Gray (Oliver Crosby Gray) (1886), school superintendent
- E. B. Wall (1887)
- J. H. Van Hoose (1888), second term
- F. M. Goar (1889)
- W. S. Pollard (1891–1895), partner in the city's first ice-making plant[8]
- Jack Walker (1897)
- J. T. Eason (1901)
- C. A. Mullholland (1905)
- W. H. Rollins (1909–1913)
- Guy Phillips (1913–1914)
- Tom Raylor (1914–1917)
- Allan Wilson (1921–1929)
- T. S. Tribble (1929–1935)
- A. D. McAllister (1935–1941)
- George Vaughn (1941–1944)
- G. T. Sanders (1944–1949)
- Powell M. Rhea (1949–1953)
- Roy A. Scott (1954–1957)
- J. Austin Parrish (1958–1959)
- Guy E. Brown (1960–1965)
- Don Trumbo (1966–1968)
- Garland Melton Jr. (1969–1970)
- Joe Fred Starr (1971–1972), businessman and car collector[9]
- Russell Purdy (1973–1974)
- Marion Orton (1975–1976),[10] the Marion Orton Recycling Center in Fayetteville is named for her.
- Ernest Lancaster (1977–1978)
- David Malone (1978–1979)
- John Todd (1980–1981)[1]
- Paul Robert Noland (1982–1986)[11]
- Marilyn Johnson (1986–1987)[1][12]
- William V. Martin (1987–1990)[1]
- Fred S. Vorsanger (1991–1992)[13]
- Fred Hanna (1992–2000)[14][15]
- Dan Coody (2000–2009)[1]
- Lioneld Jordan (2009–present)[1][16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Fayetteville Mayors". City of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
- ^ "Marcus LaRue Harrison (1830–1890)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ "Sword Presented to Marcus LaRue Harrison". National Museum of American History.
- ^ "Community and Conflict » Archive » Erasmus Stirman".
- ^ "Erasmus Stirman". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ "Erasmus Stirman letter to Rebecca Stirman - May 12, 1862". Missouri Digital Heritage.
- ^ "Obituary of James Hayden Van Hoose". Fayetteville Manuscripts.
- ^ "Timeline – 1890s". Fayetteville History.
- ^ "Joe Fred Starr, Businessman, Car Collector, Dies". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. March 28, 2013.
- ^ Serafini, Mary Alice (October 26, 2013). "[untitled encomium]" (PDF). University of Arkansas.
- ^ "Obituary for Paul Robert Noland, Fayetteville, AR". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
- ^ Drake, Richard (February 12, 2012). "FOIA: Oh, Marilyn Heifner, you know better than this".
- ^ "Obituary for Fred S. Vorsanger, Fayetteville, AR". Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
- ^ "Northwest Arkansas Mall celebrates experiences with time capsule unveiling in Fayetteville". Arkansas Online. March 18, 2022.
- ^ "A mayor and pioneer". The Arkansas Traveler.
- ^ "Office of the Mayor". City of Lafayetteville, Arkansas. Retrieved May 27, 2023.