LIST OF MAYORS OF GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA

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The Mayor is the highest elected official in Garden City, Georgia. Since its incorporation in 1939, the town has had eleven mayors. The Council meets the first and the third Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall (100 Main Street, Garden City). ^[1]

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Mayors of Garden City, Georgia

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Mayors of Garden City, Georgia

#	Mayor	Party [2]	Term [3]	Comments
1	Edgar Pipkin	Democratic	April 7 1939 - December 8 1949
2	Arlie Rowe	Democratic	December 8 1949 - October 5 1954
3	Warren Oglesby	Democratic	October 5 1954 - December 14 1961
4	Rupert Bazemore	Democratic	December 14 1961 - December 13 1973
5	James "Jimmy" DeLoach	Democratic	December 13 1973 – December 13 1979	DeLoach served as Chatham County Commissioner for District 7, from 1980 to 1992 and was succeeded by his son Eddie [4]; the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway (located near Savannah) honors him.
6	Ralph Kessler	Republican	December 13 1979 - December 12 1985
7	James "Jimmy" Burnsed	Republican	December 12 1985 – December 14 1989	As of 2007, Burnsed serves as Bryan County Commission Chairman.
6	Ralph Kessler	Republican	December 14 1989 – January 6 1992
8	Leroy "Roy" Crager	Republican	January 6 1992 – January 8 1996
9	J.W. Harrell	Republican	January 8 1996 – January 5 1998
10	Dean Kicklighter	Republican	January 5 1998 – January 2 2000	Kicklighter has served as Chatham County Commissioner for District 7, since 2000; he succeeded Jimmy DeLoach's son Eddie. [5]
6	Ralph Kessler	Republican	January 2 2000 – January 6 2002
11	Anthony "Andy" Quinney	Republican	January 6 2002—	Quinney served as a City Councillor from 1998 to 2000; he is currently serving a third consecutive term as mayor and is running for re-election. [6]

Footnotes

1. City of Garden City, ''Chatham County Governmental Directory'', p. 83
2. Officially, elections to the Garden City Council are on a non-partisan basis.
3. The Mayor and the Members of the City Council serve two-year terms. The general election is held on the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years. Until 1990, the elected city officials took office on the second Thursday in odd-numbered years. They now take office on the first Sunday in January in even-numbered years.
4. ''Savannah Morning News''
5. Commissioner Dean Kicklighter, District 7
6. Garden City mayor, three councilmen to seek re-election, ''Savannah Morning News'', Mike Martin, May 26, 2007

See also

★ Garden City, Georgia

★ Savannah, Georgia

★ Mayors of Savannah, Georgia