List of mayors of Huntsville, Alabama

This is a list of mayors that served the city of Huntsville, Alabama.

From 1812 to 1828, a Board of Trustees governed Huntsville, headed by a popularly elected President:

The first President of Huntsville is unknown.

• 1816–1819: Nicholas Pope
• 1819–1821: John Brahan
• 1821: Benjamin Pope
• 1821–1822: John Read
• 1822–1823: John W. Tilfordy
• 1823–1824: John Boardman
• 1824: William B. Long (Resigned)
• 1824–1825: John Boardman
• 1825–1826: Thomas Humes
• 1826–1828: John H. Lewis

From 1828 to 1844, popularly elected aldermen selected the President of Huntsville:

• 1828–1829: William H. Campbell
• 1829: John H. Lewis (Resigned)
• 1829–1830: James G. Birney
• 1830–1831: John Martin
• 1831–1832: Samuel Cruse
• 1832–1833: George Fearn
• 1833–1834: Samuel Peete
• 1834–1835: Samuel Peete (Resigned in 1834 and was re-appointed)
• 1835–1836: Unknown
• 1836–1842: Elisha H. Rice
• 1842–1844: George P. Beirne

From 1844 to 1916, Presidents of Huntsville were again elected by the people, with a President/Council system from 1844 to 1911 and a City Commission form of government from 1911 to 1916:

• 1844–1849: Joseph Clark
• 1849–1850: George P. Beirne
• 1850–1851: Edwin R. Wallace
• 1851–1853: William Echols Jr.
• 1853–1854: Samuel Peete (Resigned)
• 1854: Joshua Beadle
• 1854–1855: William Figures
• 1855–1859: Zebulon P. Davis
• 1859–1860: John J. Ward (Resigned)
• 1860: John James Coleman
• 1860–1861: Zebulon P. Davis (Resigned)
• 1861–1865: Robert W. Coltart
• 1865–1866: Zebulon P. Davis
• 1866–1867: Robert W. Colart (Removed by Union Army)
• 1867–1868: E. B. Clapp (Put in office by Union Army, later resigned)
• 1868–1870: William B. Figures (Approved by Union Army to replace Clapp)
• 1870–1872: William F. Mastin (Died)
• 1872: James L. Cooper
• 1872–1874: John A. Erwin
• 1874–1878: Jere Murphy
• 1878–1882: Zebulon P. Davis
• 1882–1883: Thomas W. White
• 1883–1889: Edmond I. Mastin
• 1889–1893: Jere Murphy
• 1893–1897: W. T. Hutchens
• 1897–1899: Jere Murphy
• 1899–1903: Alfred Moore
• 1903–1907: Thomas W. Smith
• 1907–1908: R. Erle Smith
• 1908–1910: Thomas W. Smith
• 1910–1913: R. Erle Smith
• 1913–1914: R. L. O'Neal
• 1914–1915: Dr. J. D. Humphrey
• 1915–1916: Milton H. Lanier

In 1916, returned to the Mayor/Council form of government, with the office of the President finally being officially retitled to Mayor:

• 1916–1918: T. T. Terry
• 1918–1920: Henry B. Chase
• 1920–1922: W. T. Hutchens
• 1922–1926: Dr. Fraser L. Adams
• 1926–1952: Alex W. McAllister
• 1952–1964: R. B. Searcy, Jr.
• 1964–1968: Glenn Hearn
• 1968–1988: Joe W. Davis
• 1988–1996: Steve Hettinger
• 1996–2008: Loretta Spencer, Huntsville's first female mayor
• 2008–present: Tommy Battle