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Served as interim mayor. First African-American mayor. Former State Representative (one term) and former State Senator (two terms). [1] Wallace Madewell: 1982 Richard C. Hackett: 1982–1991 W. W. Herenton: 1992–2009 First elected African-American mayor Myron Lowery: 2009 (Mayor pro tem) 3rd African-American mayor A C Wharton: 2009–2015 Jim ...
Shelby County was established by European-American migrants in 1819 and named for Isaac Shelby, the former governor of Kentucky who had helped negotiate the land acquisition. [1] From 1827 to 1868, the county seat was located in then called Raleigh, Tennessee (now part of Memphis), on the Wolf River . [ 5 ]
A C Wharton Jr. (born August 17, 1944) is an American educator, politician, and attorney who served as the 63rd mayor of Memphis, Tennessee and previously mayor of Shelby County. He was the first African American to serve as mayor of Shelby County. [1]
This is a list of mayors of the 50 largest cities in the United States, ordered by their populations as of July 1, 2022, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. [1] [2] These 50 cities have a combined population of 49.6 million, or 15% of the national population.
1961 – Thirteen African American first graders join Memphis City Schools Henry Loeb becomes mayor. Population: 497,524. [9] 1965 – 100 North Main building and White Station Tower constructed. Lorraine Motel, site of the 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination. 1968 January: Henry Loeb becomes mayor again. February 11: Memphis sanitation ...
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris speaks during an Investing in America press conference to announce federal funding for a new Interstate 55 bridge in Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, July 18, 2024.
A list of mayors still in office and ordered by their length of continuous service in that office. (If there is a break in their service, then this length is measured from their return to the office.) The longest-serving current mayor of one of the 50 largest cities in the United States is Jean Stothert, who has been mayor of Omaha since June ...
The members will be appointed by the county mayor, but Commissioners will have final approval through a vote. ... Brooke Muckerman covers Shelby County Government for The Commercial Appeal. She ...