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The city leaders during this period were known as President of the Taxing District. They were David T. Porter (1879-1881), John Overton (1881-1883), David P. Hadden (1883-1891), William D. Bethell (1891-1893) and Walter L. Clapp (1893-1895) who then became mayor. See the article History of Memphis, Tennessee for more information.
He was elected for the first time in 1991 as the city's first elected African-American mayor. [2] J.O. Patterson, Jr., had previously served as mayor on an interim basis, and is considered the first African American in the position. Prior to his election, Dr. Herenton served for 12 years as the superintendent of Memphis City Schools.
In April 1991, more than 3000 predominantly African-American citizens of Memphis gathered in the Mid-South Coliseum and selected Herenton as the consensus candidate for the 1991 mayoral election. [9] On October 3, Herenton became the first African-American to be elected mayor of Memphis (J.O. Patterson, Jr. served as
The original plan for Memphis, as surveyed in 1819. 1819 – Town laid out. [2]1826 – Town incorporated. [3]1827 Memphis Advocate newspaper begins publication. [4]Marcus B. Winchester becomes mayor.
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