List of mayors of Rogersville, Tennessee

The town of Rogersville, Tennessee is governed by a Board of Mayor and Aldermen, authorized under a charter first enacted by the General Assembly of Tennessee in 1836.

North Carolina Charter, 17861836

When Rogersville was first founded, it was as the county seat of Hawkins County, and thus it was called simply Hawkins Court House. The North Carolina General Assembly appointed a Board of Commissioners and Trustees to oversee the town. The legislature appointed the first members of the board. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from the county or state, the board would nominate its own successors.[1]

The first members of the board were:[1]

  • Thomas King
  • Thomas Hutchins
  • Joseph McCulloch
  • Thomas Jackson
  • Elijah Chissom

Tennessee incorporation, 1836present

48 years after the town was chartered by the State of North Carolina, the State of Tennessee reincorporated the town in 1835. Following the incorporation, Rogersville was granted an elected Board of Mayor and Aldermen. From 1835 to 1883, the officers served two-year terms. When the town was reincorporated by the General Assembly in 1883 to add new property to the corporate limits, the term of office was changed to four years.

Today, mayors of Rogersville serve four-year terms and are eligible to re-election without term limits.

Rogersville's current mayor, Jim Sells, has been re-elected every four years since 1977.

List of mayors

Following is a list of the mayors of Rogersville:[1]

Mayor Term
Nicholas Fain 18361838
Dicks Alexander 18381840
Stockley D. Mitchell 18401846
Robert C. Crawford 18461850
William White 18521854, 18701874
Henry G. Wax 18541856
James Pace 18561860
James K. Neill 18601866
Lewis L. Poates, V 18661870
Hugh G. Kyle 18741876
A.D. Huffmaster 18761880
John Hasson 18801884
Henry J. Nelson 18841890, 18961898
Samuel L. Chesnutt 18901894, 18981902
Charles M. Harris 19021904
William Pierce 19041906, 19101912
S.F. Powel 19061908
E.T. Bettis 19081909
Rod Armstrong 19091910
Gale P. Kyle 19121918, 19221924
Fred J. Testerman 19181922
J.A. Holston 19241926
Roy A. Doty 19261932
W.B. Hale, Jr. 19321934
James S. Lyons 19341948
Lon Bible 19481952
J.O. Phillips, Jr. 19521954
C.C. Johnson 19541956, 19581960
Judson J. Harmon 19561958
William F. Phipps 19601966
W. Henry Lyons 19661967
Reid Terry 19671973
Charles Dennis 19731975
Clyde Willis 19751977
Jim Sells 1977present

References

  1. Price, Henry R (2002). Old Rogersville: An Illustrated History of Rogersville, Tennessee. 1. Rogersville: H R Price. p. 149. OCLC 51158046.
  • Grubb, Bill (November 10, 2004). "Sells wins re-election". The Rogersville Review. 120 (42). p. A1.
  • Zachary, Jim (November 12, 2004). "Long-standing mayor continues to hold public's trust". The Rogersville Review. 120 (43). p. A4.
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