List of mayors of Cary, North Carolina
The following is a list of mayors of the town of Cary, North Carolina, United States.
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Mayors
[edit]- Allison Francis Page, 1871-1872[1][2]
- Rufus Jones, 1872-1874[2]
- J. P. H. Adams, 1884
- Robert J. Harrison, 1887-1895[3][4][2]
- John C. Angier, 1895, 1896[5][6]
- John Nugeer, 1897[7]
- T. F. Wilkinson, c. 1902[8]
- Robert J. Harrison, 1902-1903[2]
- Henry B. Jordan, 1903-1909[9][2]
- N. C. Hines, 1910[10]
- J. M. Templeton Jr., 1911-1915[11][2]
- Thomas H. Taylor, 1916[12]
- William Gaston Crowder, May 2, 1921 - September 27, 1921[13][14]
- W. H. Atkins, 1921–1925
- George H. Jordan, 1923-1925[2]
- E. P. Bradshaw, 1925-1927[15]
- Frank R. Yarborough, 1927–1928[16]
- A. N. Jackson, 1928–1929
- H. H. Waddell, 1929–1933[17]
- John Pullen Hunter, 1933–1935[18]
- M. T. Jones, 1935
- T. W. Addicks, 1935
- L. L. Raines, 1935–1937[19]
- D. S. Craddock (acting mayor) 1937[19]
- Robert W. Mayton, 1937-1947[20][21][2]
- Robert G. Setzer, 1947–1949[20]
- H. Waldo Rood, 1949–1961[22][23]
- William H. Justice, 1961–February 1963[17][24]
- James Hogarth, February– May 1963[25][26][27]
- E. B. Davis, May 1963 – 1969[28][26]
- Joseph R. Veasey, 1969–1971[29]
- Fred G. Bond, 1971–1983[29]
- Harold D. Ritter, 1983–1987[30]
- Koka Booth, 1987–1999[31]
- Glen Lang, 1999–2003[32]
- Ernie McAlister, 2003–December 13, 2007[32][33][34]
- Harold Weinbrecht, December 13, 2007–present[34][35]
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Cary History: Frank Page, CaryCitizen, 22 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Cary 150 - History Moment: Cary Mayors". Youtube. Town of Cary. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ "Hot Dogs and History: From Uncle Bob's Corner to Ashworth's Drug Store". Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "Robert J. Harrison Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "Personals". Vol. 39, no. 28. News and Observer. September 5, 1895.
- ^ "City in Brief". Vol. 40, no. 106. News and Observer. June 13, 1896.
- ^ Branson's North Carolina business directory : containing facts, figures, names and locations, revised and corrected annually .... Raleigh, N.C.: Branson & Farrar, 1866-1896. p. 607. via Ancestry.
- ^ "Cary", North Carolina year book, 1902 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Cary", North Carolina year book and business directory, 1907 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Cary", North Carolina year book and business directory, 1911 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Cary", North Carolina year book and business directory, 1913 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Cary", North Carolina year book and business directory, 1916 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "New Administration Elected in Cary". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 5, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mayor of Cary Dies After Long Illness". News and Observer. September 28, 1921. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "F. B. Yarborough New Mayor Cary". News and Observer. May 4, 1927.
- ^ "Dr. F. R. Yarborough, Mayor of Cary". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. July 31, 1927. p. 36. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Justice is Named Cary Mayor". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 5, 1961. p. 31. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former Mayor of Cary Dies". The Asheville Times. December 2, 1959. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Cary Now Almost Without Officials". News and Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. April 13, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Robert Setzer Chosen as New Cary Mayor". News and Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 8, 1947. p. 19. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cary Elects Mayor and City Officers". Winston-Salem Journal. May 6, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Papich, Michael (July 25, 2016). "Cary History: Mayor H. Waldo Rood". CaryCitizen Archive. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Cary". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 8, 1957. p. 10. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cary Mayor Will Resign in February". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. January 27, 1962. p. 18. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cary". The News and Observer. May 8, 1963. p. 30. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Name Davis Cary Mayor". The News and Observer. May 11, 1963. p. 20. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cary Mayor Post Goes to Hogarth". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. February 24, 1962. p. 18. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cary Council Selects Secrest". The News and Observer. March 6, 1969. p. 42. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "150 Moment: Mayor Fred G. Bond". Cary Citizen. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "Former Cary Mayor Harold Ritter Passes Away at 89, Current Mayor Issues Statement - The Cary Report". January 6, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "Cary History: Former Cary Mayor Koka Booth". CaryCitizen. April 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Times are changing in Cary". INDY Week. September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Fitzsimon, Chris (October 10, 2007). "Rejecting the right on growth and planning • NC Newsline". NC Newsline. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ a b McAlister, Ernie. "New Cary Mayor, 3 Council Members Take Office". WRAL. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ "Harold Weinbrecht | Mayor and Council". Cary, North Carolina. Retrieved July 21, 2024.