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American politician

Swepson James Taylor

Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi
In office 1913–1917
Preceded by	A. C. Crowder
Succeeded by	Walter A. Scott

Personal details
Born	(1862-05-11)May 11, 1862 Alabama
Died	April 25, 1947(1947-04-25) (aged 84)

Swepson James Taylor (May 11, 1862 - April 25, 1947) was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1913 to 1917.

Biography

Taylor was born on May 11, 1862, in Alabama. He married Louise Blum Smith in 1889.

References

^ "James Swepson Taylor (1862-1947) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
"Obituary for Swep J. Taylor (Aged 86)". Clarion-Ledger. 1947-04-25. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
"Swepson J Taylor in the 1940 Census | Ancestry®". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
Colonists, Daughters of the American (1955). Lineage Book. The Daughters. p. 198.

v t e Mayors of Jackson, Mississippi
President of Selectmen	Thomas H. Dickson 1834 S.P. Baley 1835 Thomas H. Dickson 1836 S.P. Baley 1836 John P. Oldham 1837–1838
Mayors	John P. Oldham 1839 H.R. McDonald 1840 John P. Oldham 1840–1841 James H. Boyd 1842–1843 John P. Oldham 1844–1849 James H. Boyd 1850 J. P. Jones 1851 William H. Taylor 1852–1853 Richard Fletcher 1854 William H. Taylor 1855–1857 James H. Boyd 1858 W. A. Purdom 1859 Richard C. Kerr 1860–1861 Charles Henry Manship 1862–1863 D. N. Barrows 1864–1867 Thomas H. Norton 1868 Lt. Col. James Biddle 1868 James P. Sesseons 1868–1869 Rhesa Hatcher 1869 Lt. Col. Joseph G. Crane 1869 Captain F.A. Field 1869 A. Way Kelly 1869 E. W. Cabiniss 1869–1870 Oliver Clifton 1870–1871 Rhesa Hatcher 1871–1872 Marion Smith 1872–1874 John McGill 1874–1888 William Henry 1888–1893 L. F. Chiles 1893–1895 Oliver Clifton 1895–1897 Ramsey Wharton 1897–1899 H. M. Taylor 1899 W. W. Morrison 1899 (Mayor Pro Tem.) John W. Todd 1899–1901 William Hemingway 1901–1905 Oliver Clifton 1905 (died before taking office) Ramsey Wharton 1905–1908 (died in office) A. C. Crowder 1909–1913 S. J. Taylor 1913–1917 Walter A. Scott 1917–1945 Leland S. Speed 1945–1949 Allen C. Thompson 1949–1969 Russell C. Davis 1969–1977 Dale Danks 1977–1989 J. Kane Ditto 1989–1997 Harvey Johnson Jr. 1997–2005 Frank Melton 2005–2009 (died in office) Leslie B. McLemore 2009 (interim mayor) Harvey Johnson Jr. 2009–2013 Chokwe Lumumba 2013–2014 (died in office) Charles Tillman 2014 Tony Yarber 2014–2017 Chokwe Antar Lumumba 2017–present

Mayors of Jackson, Mississippi

President of Selectmen

Thomas H. Dickson 1834
S.P. Baley 1835
Thomas H. Dickson 1836
S.P. Baley 1836
John P. Oldham 1837–1838

Mayors

John P. Oldham 1839
H.R. McDonald 1840
John P. Oldham 1840–1841
James H. Boyd 1842–1843
John P. Oldham 1844–1849
James H. Boyd 1850
J. P. Jones 1851
William H. Taylor 1852–1853
Richard Fletcher 1854
William H. Taylor 1855–1857
James H. Boyd 1858
W. A. Purdom 1859
Richard C. Kerr 1860–1861
Charles Henry Manship 1862–1863
D. N. Barrows 1864–1867
Thomas H. Norton 1868
Lt. Col. James Biddle 1868
James P. Sesseons 1868–1869
Rhesa Hatcher 1869
Lt. Col. Joseph G. Crane 1869
Captain F.A. Field 1869
A. Way Kelly 1869
E. W. Cabiniss 1869–1870
Oliver Clifton 1870–1871
Rhesa Hatcher 1871–1872
Marion Smith 1872–1874
John McGill 1874–1888
William Henry 1888–1893
L. F. Chiles 1893–1895
Oliver Clifton 1895–1897
Ramsey Wharton 1897–1899
H. M. Taylor 1899
W. W. Morrison 1899 (Mayor Pro Tem.)
John W. Todd 1899–1901
William Hemingway 1901–1905
Oliver Clifton 1905 (died before taking office)
Ramsey Wharton 1905–1908 (died in office)
A. C. Crowder 1909–1913
S. J. Taylor 1913–1917
Walter A. Scott 1917–1945
Leland S. Speed 1945–1949
Allen C. Thompson 1949–1969
Russell C. Davis 1969–1977
Dale Danks 1977–1989
J. Kane Ditto 1989–1997
Harvey Johnson Jr. 1997–2005
Frank Melton 2005–2009 (died in office)
Leslie B. McLemore 2009 (interim mayor)
Harvey Johnson Jr. 2009–2013
Chokwe Lumumba 2013–2014 (died in office)
Charles Tillman 2014
Tony Yarber 2014–2017
Chokwe Antar Lumumba 2017–present

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