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Nelson Harris
Nelson Harris is Baptist minister and a former mayor of Roanoke, Virginia, having served from 2004 to 2008. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was elected mayor in 2004 with 37% of the vote in a competitive four-way race against Republican Party (United States), Republican Alice Hincker, Independent Delvis "Mac" McCadden, and Independent George A. Sgouros. Harris had previously served on the school board and city council. Biography Harris holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Radford University and a Master of Divinity degree from Southeastern Theological Seminary. Harris has done post-graduate work at Princeton Theological Seminary and Harvard University. He teaches religion and philosophy at Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke; and is currently the pastor of Heights Community Church in Roanoke (formally, Virginia Heights Baptist). Harris has also written or compiled several books about the history of Roanoke and the surrounding area. His books include the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Roanoke, Virginia
The following is a list of mayors of Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia. This list includes the mayors of the former town Big Lick, Virginia, which was later incorporated as the city of Roanoke on February 3, 1882. Because of the current weak mayor-city manager system in Roanoke, the mayor is the "first among equals" on the Roanoke City Council. Mayors of the town of Big Lick: Elected mayors following incorporation as the City of Roanoke: {, class="wikitable" , - ! No. ! Name ! Entered office ! Left office , - , 5 , Marshall Waid , February 3, 1882 , June 30, 1892 , - , 6 , Lucian Howard Cocke, Lucian H. Cocke , July 1, 1882 , June 30, 1884 , - , 7 , John H. Dunston , July 1, 1884 , June 30, 1885 , - , 8 , Samuel G. Williams , July 1, 1885 , June 30, 1886 , - , 9 , William Carr , July 1, 1886 , June 30, 1890 , - , 10 , William G. Evans , July 1, 1890 , June 30, 1892 , - , 11 , Henry S. Trout , July 1, 1892 , June 30, 1894 , - , 12 , Sturgis E. Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |