Since its incorporation in 1826 (although founded in 1818), the city of Florence, Alabama has had 38 mayors (some serving more than once), each of whom has left their mark on the community in different ways.
In the list below, we have included the names of all mayors of Florence, Alabama since its incorporation. Each of these individuals played an important role in the city’s development and contributed to its growth and prosperity:
Every Florence, Alabama Mayor Since 1826
- 1826 – 1828 • Alexander Hamilton Wood
- 1829 – 1830 • George Boggs, Jr.
- 1831 – 1832 • James B. Irvine
- 1832 – 1833 • William W. Garrard
- 1834 – 1837 • Alexander Hamilton Wood
- 1837 – 1838 • George W. Snead
- 1839 – 1852 • John Simpson
- 1853 – 1860 • George W. Snead
- 1861 – 1867 • James Brock
- 1868 – 1869 • James Bennington Irvine (son of James B. Irvine)
- 1869 – 1870 • Neander H. Rice
- 1870 – 1871 • William D. Hamner
- 1871 – 1873 • Neander H. Rice
- 1873 – 1874 • B. P. Joiner
- 1874 – 1879 • William T. Brock
- 1879 – 1888 • Zebulon P. Morrison
- 1888 – 1897 • Robert Andrews
- 1897 – 1901 • John Bedford Weakley, Jr.
- 1901 – 1910 • Andrew E. Walker
- 1910 – 1912 • Cyrus W. Ashcraft
- 1912 – 1914 • N. P. Morrison (son of Zebulon P. Morrison)
- 1914 – 1918 • M. M. Striplin, Sr.
- 1919 – 1920 • Will S. Eastep
- 1920 – 1921 • Delos H. Bacon
- 1922 – 1931 • Will S. Eastep
- 1931 – 1936 • Robert Lee Glenn
- 1936 – 1942 • William I. Collier
- 1942 – 1948 • Ellie F. Martin
- 1948 – 1951 • E. F. Yeilding
- 1951 – 1954 • Ellie F. Martin
- 1954 – 1957 • Walter Harrison
- 1957 – 1964 • Ellie F. Martin
- 1964 – 1966 • A. Carl Putteet
- 1966 – 1969 • Ben H. Craig, Jr.
- 1969 – 1978 • William E. Batson
- 1978 – 1979 • J. Hollie Allen
- 1979 – 1980 • James F. Hall
- 1980 – 1981 • J. Hollie Allen
- 1981 – 1984 • William E. Batson
- 1984 – 2001 • James Eddie Frost
- 2001 – 2004 • William D. Jordan
- 2004 – 2012 • Bobby E. Irons
- 2012 – 2016 • Mickey Haddock
- 2016 – 2020 • Stephen B. Holt
- 2020 – 2025 • Andy Betterton
- Current • Ron Tyler
