Jacksonville in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Intendants and Mayors of Jacksonville

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010

1. Intendants and Mayors of Jacksonville Marker

Inscription. From 1836 to 1881 the head of the City Government carried the title of Intendant. After that that the office has been filled by the Mayor. The following have served in this capacity:
William Harrison Fleming,
1836-49, 1859-61
John D. Hoke, 1850-51
J. R. Clark, 1852-58, 1862-66
Daniel Peter Forney, 1867-73
Horace Lee Stevenson, 1874-80, 1883-84,
1888-93, 1900-02, 1910-11
John M. Crook, 1881-82
W. W. Woodward, 1885-87
J. D. Hammond, 1894-95
J. R. Arnold, 1896-97
S. G. D. Brothers, 1898-99, 1903-04
William Arberry, 1905-07
S. R. Wilkerson, 1908
C. D. Martin, 1909
D. W. Goodlett, 1912-13, 1916
E. O McCormick, 1914-15
H. H. Montgomery, 1917
C. A. Whitemore, 1918-19
C. W. Saunders, 1920
J. M. Wood, 1921, 1945-51
W. L. McCormick, 1922-24
G. C. Currier, 1925-27, 1936-39
Chas. A. Stephens, 1928-35, 1940-42
Hubert Lester, 1943
J. F. Gidley, 1944
J. B. Ryan, 1952-55
F. F. Marbut, 1956-59
Frank Casey, 1960----

Erected 1965 by General John H. Forney Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 33° 48.79′ N, 85° 45.65′

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W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Alabama, in Calhoun County. It is on Ladiga Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Marker stands in front of the Jacksonville Police Department's Headquarters. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 Ladiga Street Southeast, Jacksonville AL 36265, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Calhoun County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); General Leonidas Polk C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacksonville (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial to Confederate Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); John Tyler Morgan (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Downtown Jacksonville Historic District (about 300 feet away); 10th Alabama Volunteers (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Intendants and Mayors of Jacksonville Marker In Front of the Jacksonville Police Department image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010

2. Intendants and Mayors of Jacksonville Marker In Front of the Jacksonville Police Department

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,945 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.