List of mayors of Charleston, South Carolina
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The mayor is the highest elected official in Charleston, South Carolina. Since the city's incorporation in 1783, Charleston's chief executive officer has been elected directly by qualified voters, except for the years 1867–1868, when mayors were appointed by Federal officials. The position was known as intendant until 1836, and has been known as "mayor" since that time.[1] In 2012, the annual mayoral salary was $162,815.90.[2]
Intendants and Mayors of Charleston, South Carolina
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[edit]- ^ Grimké resigned on September 15, 1788.
- ^ Rawlins Lowndes succeeded Grimké on September 29, 1788, and served the remainder of his term, which expired in 1789.
- ^ Dawson resigned in July 1808.
- ^ Benjamin Boyd succeeded Dawson on July 22, 1808, and served the remainder of his term, which expired in the same year.
- ^ Smith resigned in March 1815. Elias Horry succeeded him on March 30 of the same year.
- ^ Geddes resigned in December 1818.
- ^ Stevens succeeded Geddes on January 11, 1819, and served the remainder of his term, which expired in the same year.
- ^ Hamilton resigned in December 1822.
- ^ John Geddes succeeded Hamilton on January 6, 1823, and served the remainder of his term, which expired in the same year.
- ^ Mintzing died in office on March 15, 1842.
- ^ John Schnierle succeeded Mintzing on April 4, 1842, and served the remainder of his term, which expired in the same year.
- ^ On February 18, 1865, Mayor Charles MacBeth surrendered Charleston to Lieutenant Colonel A.G. Bennett of the 21st US Colored Troops.
- ^ Maybank resigned on December 27, 1938.
- ^ Henry Whilden Lockwood succeeded Maybank on December 27, 1938, and served the remainder of his term, which expired in 1939.
- ^ Lockwood died in office on June 5, 1944.
- ^ E. Edward Wehman Jr. was appointed by the City Council to succeed Lockwood in 1944 and served the remainder of his term, which expired in 1947.
- ^ Arthur B. Schirmer Jr. succeeded Gaillard on August 19, 1975, and served the remainder of his term, which expired in the same year.
References
[edit]- ^ Charleston's Intendants and Mayors Archived December 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "2012 Budget Salaries - City of Charleston" (PDF). City of Charleston. January 1, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ DeSaussure and Ford: A Charleston Law Firm of the 1790s, Sally Hadden, Florida State University
- ^ "A Brief History, Pastor Cam Keyser, St Matthews Lutheran Church, Charleston, SC, June 5, 2007". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
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