List of mayors of Gastonia, North Carolina

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Gastonia, North Carolina, USA. Gastonia is in Gaston County.

Gastonia city hall building in North Carolina, US, in 2008

Mayors

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  • J.K. Dixon, 1888–1889, 1904-1906[1]
  • Thos. L. Craig, ca.1910[2]
  • Arthur Mills Dixon, ca.1917-1918[3][4]
  • Robert Gregg Cherry, 1919-1923[4]
  • Wiley T. Rankin, ca.1927[5]
  • Emery B. Denny, 1929-1937[6]
  • W. Harrelson Yancey, ca.1952-1955[6]
  • Leon L. Schneider, ca.1956-1957[6]
  • Vic Phillips, ca.1963[7]
  • Roland E. Bradley, ca.1975-1976[8]
  • Thebaud “T.” Jeffers, 1976-1984[8][1]
  • Glendell Brooks, ca.1984[9]
  • Jennifer Thomas Stultz, 1999-2011[10]
  • John Bridgeman, 2011–2017
  • Walker E. Reid III, 2017-2023[11]
  • Richard Franks, 2024–present[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NRHP Registration Form: York-Chester Historic District (PDF), US National Park Service, 2005
  2. ^ Gastonia, North Carolina city directory, 1910-11, N.C.: Piedmont Directory Co., hdl:2027/nc01.ark:/13960/t8jd5267w – via HathiTrust
  3. ^ Gastonia, North Carolina city directory, 1918-1919, N.C.: House of Directories, hdl:2027/nc01.ark:/13960/t1wd42399 – via HathiTrust
  4. ^ a b Digital Gaston County, North Carolina, Gaston County Public Library, retrieved 2024-07-21
  5. ^ Gastonia, N.C. city directory, 1927-1928, Asheville, N.C.: Miller Press, hdl:2027/nc01.ark:/13960/t57d3sg0d – via HathiTrust
  6. ^ a b c Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors and Postmasters of Gastonia, North Carolina", Political Graveyard, retrieved 2024-07-21
  7. ^ Hill's Gastonia (Gaston County, N.C.) City Directory, 1963, Hill Directory Co., 1963 – via Internet Archive
  8. ^ a b "Black mayor in Gastonia", The Tribunal Aid, High Point, N.C., p. 5, 1976-02-04 – via DigitalNC
  9. ^ "City backtracks on plan to name spray park for former elected leader", gastongazette.com, 2017-12-16
  10. ^ "Mayor", ci.gastonia.nc.us, archived from the original on 2001-07-23 – via Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Walker E. Reid III, Gastonia mayor, dies", charlotteobserver.com, 2024-01-02
  12. ^ "Mayor & City Council", gastonianc.gov, retrieved 2024-07-21