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. 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

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system in Roanoke, the mayor is the "first among equals" on the

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. 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 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. Jones , July 1, 1894 , June 30, 1896 , - , 13 , Robert McClelland , July 1, 1896 , November 2, 1896 , - , 14 , William K. Andrews , November 2, 1896 , June 30, 1898 , - , 15 , James P. Woods , July 1, 1898 , June 30, 1900 , - , 16 , J. Randolph Bryan , July 1, 1900 , February 13, 1902 , - , 17 , Robert D. Buckner , February 13, 1902 , June 30, 1902 , - , 18 , Joel H. Cutchin , July 1, 1902 , April 9, 1912 , - , 19 , Sylvester P. Seifert , April 9, 1912 , June 30, 1912 , - , 20 , John W. Woods , July 1, 1912 , December 23, 1912 , - , 21 , Cephas B. Moomaw , February 1, 1913 , October 18, 1915 , - , 22 , Charles M. Brown , October 18, 1915 , August 31, 1918 , - , 23 , W.W. Boxley , September 1, 1915 , August 31, 1922 , - , 24 , Blair J. Fishburn , September 1, 1922 , August 31, 1926 , - , 25 , Charles D. Fox , September 1, 1926 , August 31, 1930 , - , 26 , Sylvester P. Seifert , September 1, 1930 , August 31, 1934 , - , 27 , Sidney F. Small , September 1, 1934 , June 2, 1938 , - , 28 , James A. Bear , June 2, 1938 , August 31, 1938 , - , 29 , Walter W. Waid , September 1, 1938 , October 15, 1943 , - , 30 , Leo F. Henebry , October 15, 1943 , August 31, 1946 , - , 31 , Richard T. Edwards , September 1, 1946 , August 31, 1948 , - , 32 , Williams P. Hunter , September 1, 1948 , August 31, 1949 , - , 33 , Roy L. Webber , September 1, 1949 , August 31, 1954 , - , 34 , Robert W. Woody , September 1, 1954 , August 31, 1956 , - , 35 , Walter L. Young , September 1, 1956 , August 31, 1958 , - , 36 , Vincent S. Wheeler , September 1, 1958 , August 31, 1960 , - , 37 , Wills M. Anderson , September 1, 1960 , August 31, 1962 , - , 38 , Murray A. Stoller , September 1, 1962 , August 31, 1964 , - , 39 , Benton O. Dillard , September 1, 1964 , August 31, 1968 , - , 40 , Roy L. Webber , September 1, 1968 , October 18, 1975 , - , 41 ,

Noel C. Taylor Noel Calvin Taylor (July 15, 1924 – October 29, 1999) was the mayor of Roanoke, Virginia from 1975 to 1992. An African American leader who helped facilitate Roanoke's peaceful desegregation in the late 1960s, Taylor was widely considered one ...

, October 27, 1975 , June 30, 1992 , - , 42 ,

David A. Bowers David Allen Bowers (born May 11, 1952) is a politician who served as mayor of Roanoke, Virginia for a first term from 1992 to 2000 and then for a second term from 2008 to 2016. Biography He previously served as mayor of the city from 1992 to 2 ...

, July 1, 1992 , June 30, 2000 , - , 43 ,

Ralph K. Smith Ralph Kelly Smith (born July 19, 1942) is an American politician and businessman. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Smith was the Mayor of Roanoke, Virginia, mayor of Roanoke and served two terms in the Virginia Senate. Personal li ...

, July 1, 2000 , June 30, 2004 , - , 44 ,

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 Repu ...

, July 1, 2004 , June 30, 2008 , - , 45 ,

, July 1, 2008 , June 30, 2016 , - , 46 , Sherman Lea, Sr. , July 1, 2016 , Incumbent

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* The City of Roanoke. Chronology of Mayors on the 4th floor of the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building.

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