Draft:Mayor of Talladega, Alabama
Mayors of Talladega, Alabama inckude:
- Felix Grundle McConnell, first mayor of Talladega[1] [dubious ] not noted here
- Marcus Henderson Cruikshank
- R. A. Mosely (1866-?)
- Thomas Plowman (1872-1873)
- George K. Miller (1874–1884)
- William Skaggs (1885–1891), became mayor at age 23[2]
- E. H. Dryer[2]
- William J. Rhodes (?-1898), died while mayor during his second term[3]
- S. C. Oliver (1909-?)
- Hugh McElderry[2]
- Manly Joiner (1922-1926 and 1929 - 1935) son of James Harvey Joiner who published and edited the Watchtower newspapaer in Talladega[4]
- J. Wallis Elliott (1952–1953)[2]
- Dr. James L. Hardwick (1954–1966), inolved in siting of race track[2]
- Norman Wood (1975-?)
- Larry Barton (1979–1987)
- Larry Barton (1991–1994)
- Brian York, 1999–2010
- Larry Barton (2011–2015), Barton was later involved in a violent dispute with a man whose wife he was caught on videotape having an affair[5]
- Jerry Cooper Sr. (2015–2018)
- Timothy Ragland (2019-), a lawyer and Democrat became the city's first Black mayor and the city's second youngest mayor[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Brown, Jessica S. (November 28, 1986). "The American South: A Historical Bibliography". ABC-Clio – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e White, Walter Belt (November 28, 2002). "Talladega: Pathways to the Past". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
- ^ Chapter (Mich.), Royal Arch Masons Grand (November 28, 1899). "Transactions of the ... Annual Convocation ..." – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Joiner Family Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ^ Brown, Melissa (August 16, 2015). "Talladega Mayor Larry Barton assailant's divorce case involves 3 sex tapes". al.
- ^ Hayes, Dixon (October 9, 2019). "Talladega elects its first black mayor in close runoff". www.wbrc.com.