List of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Template:Elections in Tennessee This is a list of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Tim Kelly has been the incumbent mayor of Chattanooga since his inauguration on April 19, 2021 at the Tivoli Theatre.[1]

City aldermen system (1840-1911)

# Portrait Term in office Terms Name[2] Party affiliation
1 File:James Enfield Berry, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1840[a] 1 James Enfield Berry
2 1841 1 Dr. Beriah Frazier
3 File:Milo Smith, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1842–1843 2 Dr. Milo Smith (1st term)
4 1844–1845 2 Dr. Joseph Strong Gillespie
5 File:Henry White Massengale, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1846–1848 3 Henry White Massengale (1st, 2nd & 3rd terms)
6 1849 1 Thomas Crutchfield Sr.
7 File:Milo Smith, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1850–1852 3 Dr. Milo Smith (3rd, 4th & 5th terms)
8 File:Henry White Massengale, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1853 1 Henry White Massengale (4th term)
9 1854 Template:Sort William Williams
10 1854 Template:Sort William F. Ragsdale
11 1855 1 Eldridge Gerry Pearl
12 1856 1 David Claiborne McMillin
13 1857 1 William D. Fulton
14 1858 1 Dr. William Samuel Bell
15 1859 1 Thomas Crutchfield Jr.
16 1860 1 Charles Erskine Grenville
17 1861 1 James Cartwright Warner
18 File:Milo Smith, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1862–1863 2 Dr. Milo Smith (6th & 7th terms)
Under direct control of the United States Army for duration of Civil War from 1863–1865
19 File:Richard Henderson, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1865 1 Richard Henderson
20 1866 1 Charles E. Lewis style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
21 1867–1868 2 Dudley C. Carr
22 1869 1 Alonzo G. Sharpe (1st term) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
23 1870–1871 2 William P. Rathburn
24
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 1871–1872 2 Gen. John T. Wilder style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
25 1872 1 Josiah Jackson Bryan
26 File:Eli M. Wight, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1873 1 Dr. Eli M. Wight (1st term) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
27 1874 1 Dr. Philander D. Sims style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
28 1875 1 John W. James style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
29 1876 1 Col. Tomlinson Fort, Jr. style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
30 File:Eli M. Wight, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1877 1 Dr. Eli M. Wight (2nd term) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
31 1878 1 Thomas J. Carlisle
32 1878 Andrew Jackson Gahagan (Acting)
33 1879 1 Jesse Thomas Hill
34 1880 1 Henry Frederick Temple
35 File:John A. Hart, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1881 1 John A. Hart (1st term) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
36
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 1882–1883 2 Henry Clay Evans style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
37 1883–1885[b] 1 Hugh Whiteside style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
38 1885–1887 1 Alonzo G. Sharpe (2nd term) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
39 1887–1889 1 John B. Nicklin style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
40 File:John A. Hart, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1889–1891 1/2 John A. Hart (2nd term) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
41 1891 Isaac B. Merriman (Acting)
42 1891–1893 1 Garnet Andrews style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
43 File:George W Ochs, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1893–1897 2 George W. Ochs style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
44 1897–1899 1 Edmund Watkins style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
45 1899–1901 1 Joseph Wassman style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
– 1901–1905 2 Alexander W. Chambliss (1st term) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
46
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 1905–1907 1 William Little Frierson style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
47 1907–1909 1 William Riley Crabtree style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
48 1909–1911[c] 1 Thomas C. Thompson style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic

City commission system (1911-1990)

# Portrait Term in office Terms Name[3] Party affiliation
– 1911–1915[c] 1 Thomas C. Thompson style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
49 1915–1919 1 Jesse M. Littleton style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
50 1919–1923 3 Alexander Wilds Chambliss (2nd Term) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
51 1923–1927 1 Richard Hardy style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
52 1927–1947 5 Edward Davis "E.D." Bass style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
53 1947 Template:Sort Elijah Radford Betterton (Acting) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
54 1947–1951 1 Hugh Wasson style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
55
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 1951–1963 3 Peter Rudolph "Rudy" Olgiati style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
56
Ralph H. Kelley
Ralph H. Kelley
 1963–1969 2 Ralph H. Kelley style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
57 1969–1971 Template:Sort Austin Letheridge "Chunk" Bender (Acting) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
58 1971 Template:Sort S. Dean Peterson (Acting) style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
59 1971–1975 1 Robert Kirk Walker style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
60 File:Charles A Pat Rose, mayor of Chattanooga.jpg 1975–1983 2 Charles A. “Pat” Rose style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none
61 1983–1990 4 Gene Roberts style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none

City council system (Since 1990)

# Portrait Term in office Terms Name[4] Party affiliation Election
– 1990–1997 4 Gene Roberts style="background:Template:Party color;"|  none 1993
62 1997–2001 1 Jon Kinsey style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic 1997
63
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 2001–2005 1 Bob Corker style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican 2001
64
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 2005–2013 2 Ron Littlefield style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Independent 2005
2009
65
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 2013–2021 2 Andy Berke style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic 2013
2017
66
File:Chattanooga, Tennessee Mayor Tim Kelly.jpg
 2021–present 1 Tim Kelly style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Independent 2021
2025

Notes
[a] From 1840–1882, all mayors served one year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
[b] From 1883–1911, all mayors served two year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.
[c] From 1911 to the present, most mayors have served four year terms, with several mayors elected to successive terms.

See also

Notes

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