List of mayors of Cary, North Carolina
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| Mayor of Cary, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
| Type | Mayor |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Formation | 1871 |
| First holder | Allison Francis Page |
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The following is a list of mayors of the town of Cary, North Carolina, United States. The mayor is the highest elected official in Cary. The current mayor is Harold Weinbrecht who took office in December 2007.[1]
Frank Page, the founder of Cary, also became its first mayor in 1871. His successor, Rufus H. Jones, became the first elected mayor in 1872.[2] In 1961, Cary changed from a commission-type government to a council-manager form of government following a referendum. Under the new system, the councilmen elected the mayor instead of a direct election.[3] In 1975, Cary mayors returned to being directly elected.[4]
Notes
Early records of Cary are lost. Town records were destroyed during a fire in 1908 and also lost in 1937 following the resignation of the mayor, town clerk, and police chief at the same time.[5] Mayors from before 1937 in years with no town records were lost. In 2021, Cary historians Carla Michaels and Matthew Champagne pieced together early mayors using local newspapers archives.[5] Their list was published in Cary Through the Years, the Sesquicentennial Edition, the source for this list.[6]
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Francis Page | 1871 | 1872 |
| Rufus H. Jones | 1872 | 1874 |
| James R. Page | 1874 | 1884 |
| James P. H. Adams | 1884 | 1887 |
| Robert J. Harrison | 1887 | 1895 |
| John C. Angier | 1895 | 1899 |
| Charles R. Scott | 1899 | 1901 |
| Thomas F. Wilkinson | 1901 | 1902 |
| Robert J. Harrison | 1902 | 1903 |
| Henry B. Jordan | 1903 | 1909 |
| Needham C. Hines | 1909 | 1911 |
| James M. Templeton Jr. | 1911 | 1915 |
| Thomas J. Taylor | 1915 | 1921 |
| William G. Crowder | 1921 | 1921[a] |
| Edward P. Bradshaw | 1921 | 1921[b] |
| William H. Atkins | 1921 | 1923 |
| George H. Jordan, Sr. | 1923 | 1925[b] |
| Edward P. Bradshaw | 1925 | 1927 |
| Dr. Francis R. Yarborough | 1927 | 1928[b] |
| Alvin N. Jackson | 1928 | 1929 |
| Harvey H. Waddell | 1929 | 1933 |
| Dr. John P. Hunter | 1933 | 1935 |
| Marvin T. Jones | 1935 | 1935[b] |
| Thomas W. Adickes | 1935 | 1935[b] |
| Leland L. Raines | 1935 | 1937[b] |
| Robert W. Mayton | 1937 | 1947 |
| Robert G. Setzer | 1947 | 1949 |
| Hood Waldo Rood | 1949 | 1961 |
| William H. Justice | 1961 | 1962[b] |
| James Hogarth | 1962 | 1963 |
| Dr. Edwin B. Davis, Jr. | 1963 | 1969[b] |
| Joseph R. Veasey | 1969 | 1971 |
| Frederick G. Bond | 1971 | 1983 |
| Harold D. Ritter | 1983 | 1987 |
| Koka E. Booth | 1987 | 1999 |
| Glen Lang | 1999 | 2003 |
| Ernie McAlister | 2003 | 2007 |
| Harold Weinbrecht | 2007 | Present |