Due to record loss of some 19th century minutes, we are unable to comprehensively list every individual who held the title of Mayor in the City of Brunswick. Additionally, for a period of time the Mayor was selected by the City Commission, rather than elected at large. Similar to the role of Mayor Pro Tem, the "selected Mayor" held the title for one year and could be reselected to serve additional terms.
As a result, you may notice multiple individuals serving sporadic or very long terms. Conversely, you will also see many individuals served for only one (1) year. By the later 20th century term limits were imposed allowing for consistent record keeping of past Mayors.
The list below is a work-in-progress and only includes individuals that were Mayor for at least one (1) year.
|
Name |
Year(s) |
Note |
| Cosby H. Johnson | 2022-present | 2nd African American elected as Mayor. One of the first millennials to hold office. |
| Cornell L. Harvey, MPA | 2014-2021 | 1st African American Mayor. Former Chief Master Sergeant. |
| Bryan Thompson | 2006-2013 | Prominent in Brunswick's theatre scene - acting in numerous productions. |
| Bradford Brown | 1998-2006 | Banker professionally. |
| Homer Lee Wilson | 1990-1998 | |
| Paul Warwick Jr. | 1987-1989 | |
| Abbott Clinton Knight, III | 1984-1986 | |
| R.L. Holzendorff | 1981-1983 | |
| Clyde Afton Taylor | 1972-1980 | |
| Ralph V. Croft | 1965-1971 | |
| W.H. Sigman | 1956, 1961, 1963-1964 | |
| James Russell Tuten | 1958, 1962 | Went on to become the 8th District Representative in the 88th and 89th U.S. Congress. |
| Millard A. Copeland | 1955, 1960 | |
| C. Lavelle Strickland | 1957 | |
| H.W. Lang | 1954 | |
| Robert Asa Sapp | 1953 | |
| A.T. Harrison | 1952 | |
| A. Wayne Gregg | 1949-1951 | |
| John Hunter Hopkins | 1913-1920, 1937-1948 | Longest serving Mayor (19 years). Father was former Mayor Robert Riley Hopkins. Youngest Mayor elected at 28. Passed in 1948, indicating his Mayorship may have lasted longer. Real Estate Agent professionally. |
| J.L. Andrews | 1932, 1935-1936 | |
| J.M. Gardner | 1933-1934 | |
| Robert E. Sherman | 1931 | |
| Richard Abbott Gould | 1930 | |
| Nathan Emanuel | 1901-1903, 1907, 1928-1929 | |
| Clarence Milton Peddicord | 1927 | |
| L. Andrews | 1925-1926 | |
| M.B. McKinnon | 1923-1924 | |
| C.D. Ogg | 1921-1922 | |
| Eustace Chisolm Butts, Esq. | 1911-1912 | Lawyer professionally. Presented a resolution on behalf of the City Council affirming women's right to vote after the passage of the 19th Amendment was met with resistance. This resolution is dated October 25, 1920. |
| Robert Riley Hopkins | 1905-1906, 1908-1910 | Real Estate Agent professionally. Father of John Hunter Hopkins. |
| Dr. Dean Dunwody Atkinson | 1899-1900 |
Doctor professionally. |
| Edward Hodges Mason | 1897-1898 | Disqualified half-way through his term in 1897 for the improper vacation of his unexpired Alderman seat. Reelected the following year. |
| Harry F. Dunwody, Esq. | 1894-1896 | Lawyer professionally. |
| Mathew J. Colson | 1882-1883, 1889, 1891 | Merchant professionally. His son James T. Colson served as the City Attorney. |
| John J. Spears | 1886-1887, 1890 | |
| Alfred James Crovatt, Esq. | 1884-1885, 1903-1904 | Lawyer professionally. Served as Judge of Glynn County State Court. |
| James F. Nelson | 1877-1878, 1880-1881 | |
| D. J. Dunn | 1888 | |
| Thomas W. Lamb | 1892-1893 | |
| John B. Habersham | 1870-1871, 1879 | |
| T. E. Davenport | 1876 | |
| Warren A. Fuller | 1875 | |
| J.E. Dart | 1874 | |
| J.J. Harris | 1873 | |
| Henry Love | 1872 | |
| James Houston | 1856-1857, March 1869 | Elected Mayor March 8th, 1869 replacing James T. Blain. |
| James T. Blain | 1859, 1860, 1861, 1866, 1687, February 1869 | Holding over four years during the Civil War (1861-1865) before being re-elected in 1866. |
| Cary W. Styles, Esq. | 1858 | Lawyer and journalist professionally. Founder of the Atlanta Journal. |
Unknown |
1843-1855 |
Records between 1843-1855 missing. |
| James Moore | 1842 | |
| Urbanus Dart | 1841 | |
| William P. Wilson | 1840 | |
| A.L. King | 1838-1839 |
