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They were David T. Porter (1879-1881), John Overton (1881-1883), David P. Hadden (1883-1891), William D. Bethell (1891-1893) and Walter L. Clapp (1893-1895) who then became mayor. See the article History of Memphis, Tennessee for more information. As a result of a yellow fever epidemic in 1879, Memphis lost so much of its population that it was ...
October 7, 1979 (age 44) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Political party. Democratic. Education. University of Tennessee ( BS) University of Memphis ( MS, MBA) Paul Young (born October 7, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee since January 2024. He is the 5th African-American to serve as mayor of Memphis.
City government. After being classified as a taxing district in 1880 after a grievous loss of population due to the yellow fever epidemic, Memphis regained home rule in 1893. It established a city commission form of government, which it maintained until 1968. At that time, it established a mayor-council government of thirteen council positions.
Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal. December 28, 2023 at 2:51 PM. Memphis Mayor-elect Paul Young has announced another round of senior leadership appointments along with a few other staff ...
After the “best week of (her) life,” Renee Parker Sekander isn’t tired. She’s energized. The rising political star had a busy October. On Oct. 5, her candidate won the race for Memphis ...
W. W. Herenton. Willie Wilbert Herenton (born April 23, 1940) is an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee. He was elected as the first elected African-American Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. [ 1] He was elected to five consecutive terms and abruptly resigned the position mid-way through his fifth term in 2009.
The newly sworn-in mayor of Memphis began his term with a goal of putting a stop to violence in a city where more than 600 major violent crimes have already occurred this year, the Memphis Police ...
47-48000 [ 6 ] Website. City of Memphis. Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat of Shelby County, in the southwesternmost part of the state, and is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, [ 7 ] Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee after ...