 | Dec. 21, 2019-
Indya Kincannon
(1971- ----)
From 2015-18 she worked for Mayor Rogero as Special Programs Manager; administered $1.6 million in Community Agency Grants to more than 65 local non-profits; served on Knox County Board of Education 2004-14 and elected as chairperson 2008-11; taught writing, history, Spanish and drama to international students in Slovenia 2014-15 |
| Dec. 17, 2011-Dec. 21, 2019
Madeline Anne Rogero
(1952- ---- )
Born in Jacksonville, Florida; sworn into office as the City of Knoxville's first female Mayor on Dec. 17, 2011; City Community Development Director; County Commissioner
Learn more about Madeline Rogero and her time as Mayor |
 | Jan. 10, 2011-Dec. 17, 2011
Daniel T. Brown
(1945- ---- )
Born in Knoxville; named interim Mayor on January 10, 2011, due to the resignation of Mayor Bill Haslam who was elected as the Governor of Tennessee; first African-American to serve as Knoxville's Mayor; served on City Council; retired from the U. S. Postal Service; Honorable Discharge from the U. S. Army - Vietnam Veteran
Learn more about Daniel T. Brown and his time as Mayor |
 | Dec. 20, 2003-Jan. 10, 2011
William Edward "Bill" Haslam
(1958- ---- )
Born in Knoxville; served as president and director of Pilot Corp; former chief executive officer of SAKS Direct, the e-commerce and catalogue division of Saks Fifth Avenue; resigned as Mayor on Jan. 10, 2011; became 49th Governor of the State of Tennessee on Jan. 15, 2011
Learn more about Bill Haslam and his time as Mayor |
| 1988-2003
Victor Henderson Ashe
(1945- ---- )
Born in Knoxville; State Representative 1968-1974; State Senator 1975-1984; U.S. Ambassador to Poland 2004-2009; nominated by President Obama to the Broadcasting Board of Governors on November 20, 2009 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 30, 2010 |
 | 1984-1987
Kyle Copenhaver Testerman
(1935-2015)
Born in Knoxville; lawyer and businessman; Tennessee Delegate to Republican National Convention; credited for bringing the 1982 World's Fair to Knoxville; helped form the Knoxville Coalition for the Homeless to conduct studies about homelessness; served on City Council; also served as Mayor 1972-1975 |
 | 1976-1984
Randall "Randy" Tyree
(1940- ---- )
Born in Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee; lawyer; served as a police officer and Safety Director for City; candidate for Governor of Tennessee in 1982; served as Mayor during the 1982 World's Fair |
| 1972-1976
Kyle Copenhaver Testerman
(1935-2015)
Born in Knoxville; lawyer and businessman; Tennessee Delegate to Republican National Convention; credited for bringing the 1982 World's Fair to Knoxville; helped form the Knoxville Coalition for the Homeless to conduct studies about homelessness; served on City Council; also served as Mayor 1984-1987 |
 | 1965-1971
Leonard Reid Rogers
(1912-1996)
Born in Shelby County, Tennessee; Executive Director of Tennessee Valley Fair; served on City Council; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1964-1965
Robert L. Crossley
(1928-2006)
Born in Cleveland, Ohio; lawyer, partner in the law firm of Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf; City of Knoxville Law Director 1962-65; served as "acting Mayor" in Dec. 1964 when John Duncan was elected to U.S. Congress |
| 1959-1964
John James Duncan
(1919-1988)
Born in Huntsville, Tennessee; lawyer; served in U.S. Army during World War II; served as assistant Attorney General of Knox County 1947-56; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 2nd District; Tennessee delegate to Republican National Convention; resigned from Mayor's office Dec. 1, 1964 when elected to Congress; father of John James "Jimmy" Duncan Jr., U.S. Representative from Tennessee 2nd District; buried in Duncan Family Cemetery in Huntsville, Tennessee |
| 1959
Orton Caswell "Cas" Walker
(1903-1998)
Born in Sevier County, Tennessee; grocery store owner; newspaper publisher; radio show host; helped launch the career of Dolly Parton and Tennessee Ernie Ford; served on City Council; served as "acting Mayor" in 1959; also served as Mayor in 1946 but was recalled on Dec. 3, 1946; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1956-1959
Jack W. Dance
(1897-1959)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; county official; Tennessee delegate to Republican National Convention; died in office April 12, 1959; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
 | 1952-1955
George Roby Dempster
(1887-1964)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; helped build the Panama Canal; industrialist; inventor of Dempster Dumpster, 1935; City Manager; humanitarian; served on City Council; buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
 | 1948-1951
James W. Elmore, Jr.
(1906-1983)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; businessman; son of Mayor James W. Elmore; buried in Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1946-1947
Edward L. Chavannes
(1907-1990)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; lumber business owner |
| 1946
Orton Caswell "Cas" Walker
(1903-1998)
Born in Sevier County, Tennessee; grocery store owner; newspaper publisher; radio show host; helped launch the career of Dolly Parton and Tennessee Ernie Ford; served on City Council; recalled as Mayor on Dec. 3, 1946; also served as "acting Mayor" 1959; buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1944-1945
Erastus Eugene Patton
(1874-1961)
Born in Carter County, Tennessee; educator; member of Tennessee State Legislature; served on City Council; buried in Lynnhurst Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1942-1943
Fred R. Stair
(1892-1972)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; lumber company executive; City School Board member for 12 years; founder of Stair Technical School (now Fulton High School); served on City Council |
| 1940-1941
Frederick Leland "Fred" Allen
(1866-1957)
Born in Alabama; Standard Oil businessman; served on City Council; buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1938-1939
Walter W. Mynatt
(1898-1979)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; City Director of Public Service; served on City Council; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1936-1937
James W. Elmore
(1876-1938)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; businessman; father of Mayor James. W. Elmore Jr.; buried in Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1931-1935
John T. O'Connor
(1881-1968)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; machinist; business leader; President of the Tennessee Federation of Labor 1917-1919; City Welfare Director; served on City Council; John T. O'Connor Senior Center at 611 Winona St. named after him |
| 1930-1931
James A. Trent
(1885-1974)
Born in Knox County, Tennessee; printing business owner; served on City Council; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1928-1929
James Alexander Fowler
(1863-1955)
Born in Knox County, Tennessee; lawyer; Tennessee delegate to Republican National Convention; U.S. Assistant Attorney General; member of the U.T. Board of Trustees; served on City Council; buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1924-1927
Benjamin A. Morton
(1875-1952)
Born in Blount County, Tennessee; President of grocer H.T. Hackney Company; capitalist; civic leader; helped found the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Morton's Overlook is named after him |
| 1920-1923
Ernest Wesley Neal
(1867-1941)
Born in Ohio; businessman; obtained law degree from U.T.; President of Dual-use Company (early direct mail); buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1916-1919
John Edgar McMillan
(1868-1926)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; banker; was Mayor during the Knoxville Riot of 1919; served on Board of Alderman; served on City Commission; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1912
Sam E. Hill
(1873-1940)
Born in Union County, Tennessee; educator and businessman; State Senator; City Commissioner; served as "acting Mayor" in 1912; Sam E. Hill Park at 1725 Delaware Ave. is named after him; buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1910-1915
Samuel Gordon Heiskell
(1858-1923)
Born in Monroe County, Tennessee; lawyer, historian, State Representative; Knoxville's first new school for blacks, Heiskell School, was named after him in 1897; also served as Mayor 1896-97, 1900-01, and 1906-07; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1908-1909
John McMillan Brooks
(1840-1921)
Civil War Captain; insurance business; founder of the military department of the University of Tennessee; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1906-1907
Samuel Gordon Heiskell
(1858-1923)
Born in Monroe County, Tennessee; lawyer, historian, State Representative; Knoxville's first new school for blacks, Heiskell School, was named after him in 1897; also served as Mayor 1896-97, 1900-01, and 1910-15; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1904-1905
William H. Gass
( unknown )
President of Knoxville Banking Company; served on Board of Alderman |
| 1904
John Paul Murphy
(1857-1925)
Born in Bulls Gap, Tennessee; lawyer, state legislator; served on Board of Alderman for 26 years; served as "acting Mayor" in 1904 |
| 1902-1904
Joseph Tedford McTeer
(1840-1904)
Born in Maryville, Tennessee; stablished the business of McTeer, Payne, Burger & Hood in 1876; buried at Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee
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| 1900-1901
Samuel Gordon Heiskell
(1858-1923)
Born in Monroe County, Tennessee; lawyer, historian, State Representative; Knoxville's first new school for blacks, Heiskell School, was named after him in 1897; also served as Mayor 1896-97, 1906-07, and 1910-15; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1898 -1899
William Rule
(1839-1928)
Born in Knox County; Civil War officer; editor of Knoxville Journal and Tribune; general store owner; Knoxville Postmaster, 1873-1881; Clerk of County Court of Knox County, 1866-1871; trustee at East Tennessee University (now U.T.), 1868; U.S. Pension Agent at Knoxville, 1889-1893; established a city waterworks; founder of the Knoxville Journal; wrote Standard History of Knoxville, Tennessee in 1900, city's first comprehensive history; Rule High School (1927-1991) was named after him; charter trustee of Lawson McGhee Library board; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1873; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1896-1897
Samuel Gordon Heiskell
(1858-1923)
Born in Monroe County, Tennessee; lawyer, historian, State Representative; Knoxville's first new school for blacks, Heiskell School, was named after him in 1897; also served as Mayor 1900-01, 1906-07, and 1910-15; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1892-1895
M. E. Thompson
(unknown -1906)
Built the Palace Hotel; realtor; livery stable owner, Thompson Livery Stables housed the City's Fire Department's horses in 1882; newest City Fire Department steamer named after him in 1893; Mayor when first brick streets were laid in Knoxville in 1893 |
| 1890-1891
Peter Kern
(1835-1907)
Born near Heidelberg, Germany; Civil War soldier; businessman; founder of what eventually became Kern's Bakery; built the Kern Building at 1 Market Square which now houses the St. Oliver Hotel and Tupelo Honey; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1888-1889
Martin J. Condon
(1858-1940)
Born in Rogersville, Tennessee; wholesale grocer, Condon Brothers on Gay St; both of his brothers, Michael and Stephen, were City Aldermen; financier; industrialist; presided over the Market Square City Hall construction; aided in the building of the city's first sewers; President of American Snuff Co.; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee |
| 1885-1887
James Churchwell Luttrell, III
(1841-1914)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; Civil War officer; hardware merchant; son of Mayor James Churchwell Luttrell, Jr. and brother to Mayor Samuel Bell Luttrell; buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1883-1884
William Clark Fulcher
(1850-1926)
Born near Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia; building contractor; realtor; served on Board of Alderman; buried at Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1882
Reuben S. Payne
(1844-1896)
Born in Davidson County, Tennessee; Civil War soldier; hat merchant, first in New York City, then Knoxville; banker, elected president of the East Tennessee National Bank in 1884; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1881
Peter Staub
(1827-1904)
Born in Switzerland; U.S. Consul to Switzerland; tailor; builder of Staub's Theater, the city's first opera house; founded a city fire department and established the city's public school district; Tennessee and U.S. Commissioner to the Paris Exposition; also served as Mayor 1874-75; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1880
Hardy Bryan Branner
(1851-1938)
Born in Georgia; textile mills owner; official of Standard Knitting Mills; President of Third National Bank; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee
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| 1879
Samuel Bell Luttrell
(1844-1933)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; hardware merchant; trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1879; President of Mechanics National Bank of Knoxville; son of Mayor James Churchwell Luttrell, Jr., brother of Mayor James Churchwell Luttrell, III and grandson of Mayor Samuel Bell; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1878
Joseph Jaques
(1825-1885)
Born in England; industrialist and bank president; operated three steamboats on the Tennessee River (the Loudon, the Tennessee, the Knoxville); V.P and general superintendent of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad; served on Board of Alderman; one of the five mayors in 1858; also served as Mayor 1858; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1876 - 1877
Daniel A. Carpenter
(1837-1918)
Born in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; Civil War officer; businessman; sheriff; appointed Collector of Internal Revenue by President Johnson in 1867; appointed U.S. Pension Agent by President Cleveland in 1887; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1874-1875
Peter Staub
(1827-1904)
Born in Switzerland; U.S. Consul to Switzerland; tailor; builder of Staub's Theater, the city's first opera house; founded a city fire department and established the city's public school district; Tennessee and U.S. Commissioner to the Paris Exposition; served as Mayor 1881-82; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1873
William Rule
(1839-1928)
Born in Knox County, Tennessee; Civil War officer; editor of Knoxville Journal and Tribune; general store owner; Knoxville Postmaster, 1873-1881; Clerk of County Court of Knox County, 1866-1871; trustee at East Tennessee University (now U.T.), 1868; U.S. Pension Agent at Knoxville, 1889-1893; helped establish a city waterworks; founder of the Knoxville Journal; wrote Standard History of Knoxville, Tennessee in 1900, city's first comprehensive history; Rule High School (1927-1991) was named after him; charter trustee of Lawson McGhee Library board; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1898-99; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1870-1872
John Somers Van Gilder
(1825-1902)
Born in New Jersey; developer; manufacturer; banker; started the Knoxville Leather Company; helped charter the Citizens Railway Company in 1886; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1868-1869
Marcus DeLafayette Bearden
(1830-1885)
Civil War officer; sheriff; state representative; Bearden, in West Knoxville, was named in his honor; helped found Lakeshore Mental Health Institute (formerly Lyons View Insane Asylum); served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1859-1867
James Churchwell Luttrell, Jr.
(1813-1878)
Born in Knox County, Tennessee; Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee, 1855-1857; register of Knox County; Knoxville Postmaster 1861-1869; trustee at East Tennessee University (now U.T.), 1859; Senator from Knox County, 1869-1871; his two sons, James Churchwell Luttrell, III. and Samuel Bell Luttrell were both Knoxville mayors; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1854; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1858
Albert Morgan Piper
(1820-1873)
Born in Greene County, Tennessee; merchant; U.S. Deputy Revenue Collector, 1871; served on Board of Alderman; served as Mayor from August thru December of 1958; one of the five mayors in 1858; died of cholera in 1873; buried in Rheatown Cemetery in Greene County, Tennessee |
| 1858
Charles James McClung
(1826-1908)
Merchant, founding partner of Cowan, McClung & Co.; civic leader; served on Board of Alderman; never really served as mayor; according to Board of Alderman minutes for 1858, he was elected by the Board on May 6, but declined the office - A.M. Piper, another alderman, was elected mayor and served the remaining year; one of the five mayors in 1858; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1858
James Harvey Cowan
(1801-1871)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; merchant; trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1836; trustee of the Knoxville Female Academy, 1838; President of East Tennessee Female Institute from about 1860 to his death; trustee of Tennessee Deaf and Dumb School, 1846; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1856; one of the five mayors in 1858, was elected and then resigned; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| 1858
Joseph Jaques
(1825-1885)
Born in England; industrialist and bank president; operated three steamboats on the Tennessee River (the Loudon, the Tennessee, the Knoxville); V.P and general superintendent of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad; served on Board of Alderman; one of the five mayors in 1858, served only a few days and resigned; also served as Mayor 1878; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1858
James M. White
( unknown )
Served on Board of Alderman in 1857; served as mayor from January through May of 1858 when he resigned; one of the five mayors in 1858; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
 | 1857
Thomas J. Powell
(1821-1900)
Merchant; owner of a dry goods store on Gay St.; served on Board of Alderman; Mayor August 1857 to January 1858; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1857
Samuel Davies Carrick White
(1825-1860)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; son of State Supreme Court Justice Hugh Lawson White, grandson of James White, the founder of Knoxville; Mayor from January 1857 to August 1857 |
| 1856
James Harvey Cowan
(1801-1871)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; merchant; trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1836; trustee of the Knoxville Female Academy, 1838; President of East Tennessee Female Institute from about 1860 to his death; trustee of Tennessee Deaf and Dumb School, 1846; served on Board of Alderman; Mayor from November 1856 to January 1857; also served as Mayor 1858; one of the five mayors in 1858, was elected and then resigned; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1855-1856
Willliam Graham Swan
(1821-1869)
Lawyer; state circuit judge; trustee at East Tennessee University (now U.T.), 1854; Tennessee Attorney General, 1851-1854; as Mayor he welcomed the first train to Knoxville in 1855; along with Joseph A. Mabry, he donated land that comprises the Market Square area; buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee |
| 1854
James Churchwell Luttrell, Jr.
(1813-1878)
Born in Knox County, Tennessee; Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee, 1855-1857; register of Knox County; Knoxville Postmaster 1861-1869; trustee at East Tennessee University (now U.T.), 1859; Senator from Knox county, 1869-1871; his two sons, James Churchwell Luttrell, III and Samuel Bell Luttrell were both Knoxville mayors; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1859-67; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1852-1853
George McNutt White
(1800-1884)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; sheriff; county court clerk; circuit court clerk; judge; recorder; trustee at East Tennessee University (now U.T.), 1840; trustee of Knoxville Female Academy, 1845; President of East Tennessee Female Institute, 1872-1876; grandson of this city's founder, James White; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1847-1851
Samuel B. Boyd
(1806-1855)
Born in Grainger County, Tennessee; lawyer; judge; occupant of Blount Mansion after 1844; trustee at East Tennessee University (now U.T.), 1846; trustee of Tennessee Deaf and Dumb School, 1852; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1846
Joseph Lewis King
(1811-1900)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee; merchant; manufacturer; one of the organizers of Knoxville and Charleston Railroad Co. in 1852; trustee at East Tennessee University (now U.T.), 1840; buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1844-1845
Samuel Bell
(1798-1882)
Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania; silversmith; jeweler; at age 14 worked in arms factory making swords for use in War of 1812; made a pair of silver spurs for Gen. Sam Houston who wore them at the battle of San Jacinto; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1840-41; buried in the San Antonio City Cemetery #1 in San Antonio, Texas |
| 1843
Matthew Moore Gaines
(1807-1893)
Merchant; served as alderman in 1840-1842; his granddaughter, Mary Gaines, in 1893 laid the first brick in the sand on Gay Street near Main for the beginning of the City's first brick street; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1842
Gideon Morgan Hazen
(1810-1880)
Merchant; businessman; large landholder; builder of "Middlebrook," the house that provided the name for Middlebrook Pike; he established the paper mill on Middlebrook Pike from which Paper Mill Road took its name; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1840-1841
Samuel Bell
(1798-1882)
Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania; silversmith; jeweler; at age 14 worked in arms factory making swords for use in War of 1812; made a pair of silver spurs for Gen. Sam Houston who wore them at the battle of San Jacinto; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1844-45; buried in the San Antonio City Cemetery #1 in San Antonio, Texas |
| 1838-1839
William Baine Alexander Ramsey
(1799-1874)
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee at Swan Pond (Ramsey House); lawyer; Knoxville Chancery Court Clerk and Master, 1832-1848; built a steamboat called Knoxville; editor/publisher of the Knoxville Register; trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1836; Secretary of State of Tennessee 1847-1855; served on Board of Alderman; was first Mayor elected by citizens; buried at Nashville City Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee |
| 1837-1838
James King
(1787-1838)
Born in Montgomery County, Virginia; set up medical practice in Knoxville in 1812; merchant; owned two steamboats that brought groceries from New Orleans for his business at the corner of Gay and Church; trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1821; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1835-1836
William C. Mynatt
(1787-1837)
Aid-de-camp to General Cocke, War of 1812; hotel keeper of Mynatt's Hotel on the site of the present Knox County courthouse; trustee at East TN College (now U.T.), 1820; trustee of the Knoxville Female Academy, est. 1827; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1822-23 and 1827 |
| 1835
Frederick Steidinger Heiskell
(1786-1882)
Born in Hagerstown, Maryland; published the Knoxville Register; farmer; elected to Tennessee Senate for three terms; one of the founders of the Knoxville Public Library; Trustee of East Tennessee College (now U.T.); trustee of the Knoxville Female Academy, est. 1827; served on Board of Alderman; buried in Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Rogersville, Tennessee
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 | 1834-1835
Solomon D. Jacobs
(1795-1858?)
Merchant; farmer; trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1826; trustee of the Knoxville Female Academy, 1829; first president of Hiwassee Railroad Co., 1837; trustee at East Tennessee University (now U.T.), 1840; served in state legislature 1839-41; served on Board of Alderman; was a Brigadier-General of Militia, moved to Washington, D.C., 1851; named First Assistant Postmaster General under Pres. Fillmore, 1851; buried in Nevitt Cemetery in Adams County, Mississippi |
| 1832-1834
Donald McIntosh
(1797-1837)
Born in Inverness, Scotland; graduated in medicine at the University of Edinburgh; came to U.S. around 1818; physician; trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1821; died in Knoxville in the yellow fever epidemic in 1837; buried in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1828-1831
Joseph Churchill Strong
(1775-1844)
Born in Bolton, Connecticut; physician, surgeon; civic leader; economist; his residence was built in 1814 by architect Thomas Hope who also built Ramsey House; served in U.S. Navy as surgeon's mate aboard frigate Trumbull; trustee of the Knoxville Female Academy, est. 1827; President of East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1830; charter member of Knoxville Academy of Medicine; served on Board of Alderman; buried in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1827
William C. Mynatt
(1787-1837)
Aid-de-camp to General Cocke, War of 1812; hotel keeper of Mynatt's Hotel on the site of the present Knox County courthouse; trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1820; trustee of the Knoxville Female Academy, est. 1827; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1822-23 and 1835-36
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 | 1824-1826
James Park
(1770-1853)
Born in Donegal County, Ireland; came to U.S. in 1796 and Knoxville in 1798; merchant; justice of the peace; built one of the city's 1st homes in 1812 at 422 W. Cumberland Ave. (Park House is Knoxville's second-oldest house, Blount Mansion is first); trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1836; charter trustee of Knoxville Female Academy, 1811; director of Bank of East Tennessee; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1818-21; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee
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| 1822-1823
William C. Mynatt
(1787-1837)
Aid-de-camp to General Cocke, War of 1812; hotel keeper of Mynatt's Hotel on the site of the present Knox County courthouse; trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1820; trustee of the Knoxville Female Academy, est. 1827; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1827 and 1835-36
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| 1818-1821
James Park
(1770-1853)
Born in Donegal County, Ireland; came to U.S. in 1796 and Knoxville in 1798; merchant; justice of the peace; built one of the city's 1st homes in 1812 at 422 W. Cumberland Ave. (Park House is Knoxville's second-oldest house, Blount Mansion is first); trustee at East TN College (now U.T.), 1836; charter trustee of Knoxville Female Academy, 1811; director of Bank of East Tennessee; served on Board of Alderman; also served as Mayor 1824-26; buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1816-1818
Thomas Emmerson
(1773-1837)
Born in Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia; first mayor of Knoxville; lawyer; judge; newspaper editor and publisher; helped establish the Bank of Knoxville; appointed charter trustee at East Tennessee College (now U.T.), 1807; charter trustee of Knoxville Female Academy, 1811; said to have introduced, along with David A. Deaderick, the first cast iron plow into East Tennessee; buried in Jonesborough City Cemetery in Jonesborough, Tennessee |