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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 ...
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.
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.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Memphis Police Department interim Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis annouce at a press conference that Assistant Chief Shawn Jones is no longer with the department at city ...
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 ...
The 2023 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 5, 2023, to elect the next mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Incumbent Jim Strickland was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The election used the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff. The election was officially non-partisan ...
July 24, 2024 at 8:15 AM. The Memphis City Council on Monday voted on multiple ordinance referendums for ballot initiatives that could appear before voters in November. If all the referendums pass ...
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.