- List of mayors of Rogersville, Tennessee
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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.
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North Carolina Charter from 1786-1836
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, and 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 from 1836-Present
Forty-eight 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 1835-1883, 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 terms of office were changed to four years.
Today, Mayors of Rogersville serve a four-year term 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 1836–1838 Dicks Alexander 1838–1840 Stockley D. Mitchell 1840–1846 Robert C. Crawford 1846–1850 William White 1852–1854, 1870–1874 Henry G. Wax 1854–1856 James Pace 1856–1860 James K. Neill 1860–1866 Lewis L. Poates, V 1866–1870 Hugh G. Kyle 1874–1876 A.D. Huffmaster 1876–1880 John Hasson 1880–1884 Henry J. Nelson 1884–1890, 1896–1898 Samuel L. Chesnutt 1890–1894, 1898–1902 Charles M. Harris 1902–1904 William Pierce 1904–1906, 1910–1912 S.F. Powel 1906–1908 E.T. Bettis 1908–1909 Rod Armstrong 1909–1910 Gale P. Kyle 1912–1918, 1922–1924 Fred J. Testerman 1918–1922 J.A. Holston 1924–1926 Roy A. Doty 1926–1932 W.B. Hale, Jr. 1932–1934 James S. Lyons 1934–1948 Lon Bible 1948–1952 J.O. Phillips, Jr. 1952–1954 C.C. Johnson 1954–1956, 1958–1960 Judson J. Harmon 1956–1958 William F. Phipps 1960–1966 W. Henry Lyons 1966–1967 Reid Terry 1967–1973 Charles Dennis 1973–1975 Clyde Willis 1975–1977 Jim Sells 1977–Present References
- 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.
Rogersville, Tennessee Places Amis House · Ebbing and Flowing Spring · Hale Springs Inn · Hawkins County Courthouse · Overton Lodge · Price Public Elementary School · Rogersville Historic District · St. Marks Presbyterian Church
History Battle of Rogersville · Heritage Days · The Knoxville Gazette · Pressmen's Home · The Rogersville Review · Rogersville Synodical College · Swift Memorial College
People Senator George L. Berry · Charlie Chase · Ruth Hale · Congressman Bill Jenkins · Congressman Samuel Powell · Joseph Rogers · Bob Smith · Mayor Jim Sells · General A. P. Stewart, C.S.A. · Mayors of Rogersville
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