Milledgeville, Georgia Intendants and Mayors

Milledgeville was named capital of Georgia in 1807. The city was created as a township and governed by Commissioners, who were appointed by the Legislature. In 1814 the Commissioners were succeeded by Intendants and the chairman acted as Mayor.

For more information about all of the capitols of Georgia, see The Story of Georgia's Capitols and Capital Cities.

Intendants serving as Mayor:

E.B. Jenkins, 1814
Daniel Wilson, 1815
Zachariah Lamar, 1815
John Matthews, 1816
Harris Allen, 1817
Fleming Grantland, 1818
Seaborn Jones, 1819
Seaton Grantland, 1820
John Lucas, 1821
Marlow Prior, 1822
Marlow Prior, 1823
Francis Jeter, 1824
Peter Jaillet, 1825
William Y. Hansell, 1826
William Y. Hansell, 1827
William Y. Hansell, 1828
Richard K. Hines, 1829
Ezekiel Parke, 1830
George W. Murry, 1832
No record, 1833-1835

In 1836, by act of the Georgia Legislature, Milledgeville was made a city. The first mayor of Milledgeville was Francis Vincent DeLaunay

Mayors of Milledgeville:

Francis Vincent DeLaunay, 1836
William H. Tinsley, 1837
William Y. Hansell,1838
Abner Hammond, 1839
Tomlinson Fort, 1840
Willliam Y. Hansell, 1841
Iverson Harris, 1842
Dr. Benjamin Aspinwall White, 1843
James R. Washington, 1844
Charles J. Paine, 1845
Michael J. Kenan, 1846
Tomlinson Fort, 1847
Tomlinson Fort, 1848
John H. Brown, 1849
John H. Brown, 1850
William Steele, 1851
Dr. George D. Case,1852
Dr. Samuel Gore White, 1853
Dr. Samuel Gore White, 1854
Nathan Hawkins, 1855
Nathan Hawkins, 1856
Chappell Boutwell, 1857
Chappell Boutwell, 1858
Nathan Hawkins, 1859
Peter Fair, 1860
John Jones, 1861
Peter Fair, 1862
Peter Fair, 1863
D.B. DeGraffenried, 1864
D.B. DeGraffenried, 1865
Tomlinson F. Newell, 1866
Tomlinson F. Newell, 1867
Dr. Samuel Gore White, 1868
L.H. Briscoe, 1869
L.H. Briscoe, 1870
Dr. George D. Case, 1871
Samuel Walker, 1872
Dr. James W. Herty, 1873
Dr. James W. Herty, 1874


This list is based on Card #639, James C. Bonner card file, Special Collections, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Georgia.