The following is a list of mayors of the town of Cary, North Carolina, United States. The mayor is the highest elected official in Cary. The current mayor is Harold Weinbrecht who took office in December 2007.
Frank Page, the founder of Cary, also became its first mayor in 1871. His successor, Rufus H. Jones, became the first elected mayor in 1872. In 1961, Cary changed from a commission-type government to a council-manager form of government following a referendum. Under the new system, the councilmen elected the mayor instead of a direct election. In 1975, Cary mayors returned to being directly elected.
List of mayors Early records of Cary are lost. Town records were destroyed during a fire in 1908 and also lost in 1937 following the resignation of the mayor, town clerk, and police chief at the same time. Mayors from before 1937 in years with no town records were lost. In 2021, Cary historians Carla Michaels and Matthew Champagne pieced together early mayors using local newspapers archives. Their list was published in Cary Through the Years, the Sesquicentennial Edition, the source for this list.
Mayor Term start Term end Allison Francis Page 1871 1872 Rufus H. Jones 1872 1874 James R. Page 1874 1884 James P. H. Adams 1884 1887 Robert J. Harrison 1887 1895 John C. Angier 1895 1899 Charles R. Scott 1899 1901 Thomas F. Wilkinson 1901 1902 Robert J. Harrison 1902 1903 Henry B. Jordan 1903 1909 Needham C. Hines 1909 1911 James M. Templeton Jr. 1911 1915 Thomas J. Taylor 1915 1921 William G. Crowder 1921 1921 Edward P. Bradshaw 1921 1921 William H. Atkins 1921 1923 George H. Jordan, Sr. 1923 1925 Edward P. Bradshaw 1925 1927 Dr. Francis R. Yarborough 1927 1928 Alvin N. Jackson 1928 1929 Harvey H. Waddell 1929 1933 Dr. John P. Hunter 1933 1935 Marvin T. Jones 1935 1935 Thomas W. Adickes 1935 1935 Leland L. Raines 1935 1937 Robert W. Mayton 1937 1947 Robert G. Setzer 1947 1949 Hood Waldo Rood 1949 1961 William H. Justice 1961 1962 James Hogarth 1962 1963 Dr. Edwin B. Davis, Jr. 1963 1969 Joseph R. Veasey 1969 1971 Frederick G. Bond 1971 1983 Harold D. Ritter 1983 1987 Koka E. Booth 1987 1999 Glen Lang 1999 2003 Ernie McAlister 2003 2007 Harold Weinbrecht 2007 Present
Notes Died in office Resigned from office
See also 2023 Cary, North Carolina, mayoral election 2019 Cary, North Carolina, mayoral election 2015 Cary, North Carolina, mayoral election 2011 Cary, North Carolina, mayoral election 2007 Cary, North Carolina, mayoral election Cary history
References
External links
Cary 150 - History Moment: Cary Mayors (video)