• John Sampson, 1760 • Frederick Gregg, • ? • Hinton James , first student to attend the
University of North Carolina • ? • William James Harriss, ?–1839, physician, died in office • Colonel John McRae • A.H. Van Bokkelen, 1866 • John Dawson?–1868 • Joseph H. Neff, 1868–? • S.H. (Solomon Harry) Fishblate 1878–1880, 1893 • Edward Dudley Hall 1883–1887 • A. G. Ricaud, 1891–1893 • Silas P. Wright 1897–1898, resigned at gunpoint and Waddell installed in his place. •
Alfred Moore Waddell, 1898–1906 •
William B. Cooper, 1902–1903, as (mayor
pro tempore) • William E. Springer 1907–1910 • Joseph D. Smith, • P.Q. (Parker Quince) Moore, c.1913–1921 • James Cowen, c 1922 • William E. Mayo 1921–1924, died in office •
Katherine Mayo Cowan 1924–1925, assumed her husband's term • Walter H. Blair, 1926–1937 • Hargrove Bellamy 1941–1942 • Edgar Yow, 1942–1943 • Bruce B. Cameron 1943–1944, died in office • W. Ronald Lane, 1945–1946 • J.E.L. "Hi, Buddy" Wade, 1948 (mayor
pro tempore), 1949–1950, 1958–1960 • E.S. Capps 1952–1953, 1960–1961 • Ogden Allsbrook, 1961–1970 • Hannah Block, (mayor
pro tempore) • Luther M. Cromartie, 1970–1971 • John Symes, 1972 • Herbert B. Brand, 1973–1975 • William Schwartz, –1985 • Berry Armon Williams, 1985–1987 • Don Betz, 1987–1997 • Hamilton Hicks, 1997–1999 • David L. Jones, 1999–2001 •
Harper Peterson 2001–2003 • Spence Broadhurst, 2003–2006 •
Bill Saffo, 2007–present ==See also==