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List Of Mayors Of Richmond, Virginia
The Mayor of Richmond, Virginia is the chief executive of the government of Richmond, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, as stipulated by the city's charter. This list includes mayors who were appointed by the Richmond City Council (Richmond, Virginia), Richmond City Council as well as those who were elected by popular vote. The current Mayor of Richmond, Virginia and 81st in the sequence of regular officeholders is Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Danny Avula, who has served in the office since January 1, 2025. History The City of Richmond was founded in 1737 by William Byrd II. In May 1782, the Virginia General Assembly expressed desire to move inland, to a place less exposed to British incursions than Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg. Richmond had been made the temporary capital after urging from Thomas Jefferson years earlier, and it was soon decided to make the move permanent. Two months later, on July 2, a charter was written up, and the city was incorporate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Avula
Danny Avula (born 1978) is an American public health professional and politician who is the mayor of Richmond, Virginia, following his victory in the 2024 Richmond, Virginia mayoral election, 2024 election. He is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party and the city's first immigrant and first Indian mayor. Early life and education Avula was born in Hyderabad, India, and immigrated with his family to the United States a year after he was born. His father joined the U.S. Navy and his family lived in California until Avula's late elementary school years. After his father retired from active duty, both his parents spent their careers working for the United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense. He grew up in Northern Virginia. Avula attended the University of Virginia studying biology for his undergrad, graduating when he was 19. He then attended medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University to become a pediatrician. Later, he earned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Wilder
Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the first African American ever elected as governor. He is currently a professor at the namesake Wilder School at Virginia Commonwealth University. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Wilder graduated from Virginia Union University and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He established a legal practice in Richmond after graduating from the Howard University School of Law. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilder won election to the Virginia Senate in 1969. He remained in that chamber until 1986, when he took office as the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, becoming the first African American to hold statewide office in Virginia. In the 1989 Virginia gubernatorial election, Wilder narrowly defeated Republican Marsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barrett (Virginia Politician)
John Barrett or Johnny Barrett may refer to: Clergy * John Barrett (bishop) (1878–1946), British clergyman who held high office in the Roman Catholic Church * John Barrett (dean of Clonmacnoise) (1929–1996), Irish Anglican priest * John Barrett (Hebrew scholar) (1753–1821), Irish Anglican priest * John C. A. Barrett (born 1943), Chairman of the World Methodist Council and educator Military personnel * John Barrett (Irish soldier) (died 1693), Irish colonel in the Williamite war * John Barrett (Royal Navy officer) (died 1810), Irish captain in the Royal Navy * John Cridlan Barrett (1897–1977), English recipient of the Victoria Cross Politicians * John Barrett (Australian politician) (1858–1928), Australian senator * John Barrett (Massachusetts politician) (born 1947), American legislator and former mayor of North Adams * John Barrett (Missouri politician) (1915–2000), American legislator * John Barrett (Scottish politician) (born 1954), Scottish Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicolson
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leonard Hambl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Boyd (Virginia Politician)
Bob, Bobby, Robbie, Rob, or Robert Boyd may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Robert Boyd (journalist) (1928–2019), American journalist, writer, and winner of the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting * Dice (rapper) (Robert Boyd, born 1970), American rapper * Robert Boyd (director) (fl. 1980s–1990s), Canadian film director * Robert Boyd (comics) (fl. 1990s), comics editor and critic on ''The Big Book Of'' * Robbie Boyd, British singer and songwriter Nobility * Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd (died c. 1482), Scottish statesman * Robert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd (died 1557/8), Scottish nobleman, grandson of the 1st Lord Boyd * Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd (c. 1517–1590), Scottish nobleman * Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd (1595–1628), Scottish noble * Robert Boyd, 8th Lord Boyd (c. 1618–1640), Scottish noble and politician Politics and law * Robert Boyd (British Army officer) (1710–1794), British army officer and governor of Gibraltar * Robert Boyd (civil servant) (fl. 1802� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander McRobert (Virginia Politician)
Alexander MacRobert may refer to: * Alexander Munro MacRobert (1873-1930), Scottish Unionist politician * Sir Alexander MacRobert of the MacRobert Baronets * Alexander McRobert (Virginia politician) on List of mayors of Richmond, Virginia The Mayor of Richmond, Virginia is the chief executive of the government of Richmond, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, as stipulated by the city's charter. This list includes mayors who were appointed by the Richmond City Council (Richmond, Virgi ... {{hndis, Macrobert, Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Adams (Virginia Politician)
Richard George Adams (10 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist. He is best known for his debut novel ''Watership Down'' which achieved international acclaim. His other works included ''Maia'', '' Shardik'' and '' The Plague Dogs''. He studied Modern History at Worcester College, Oxford, before serving in the British Army during World War II. After completing his studies, he joined the British Civil Service. In 1974, two years after ''Watership Down'' was published, Adams became a full-time author. Early life and education Richard Adams was born on 10 May 1920 in Newbury, Berkshire, the son of Lillian Rosa (née Button) and Evelyn George Beadon Adams, a doctor. He attended Horris Hill School from 1926 to 1933 and Bradfield College from 1933 to 1938. In 1938, he went to Worcester College, Oxford, to read Modern History. In July 1940, Adams was called up to join the British Army. He was commissioned into the Royal Army Service Corps and was selected for the Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pennock
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Harvie
John Harvie (1742 – February 6, 1807) was an American Founding Father, lawyer and builder from Virginia. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation, in 1777 and 1778. He was a successful lawyer and landowner, as well as the fourth mayor of Richmond, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson was a friend since his childhood; his father was Jefferson's guardian. He negotiated a peace treaty in 1774 after the Battle of Point Pleasant. During the American Revolutionary War, he was on the Board of War and operated a prison of war camp on his property, The Barracks. Personal life Harvie was born at Belmont Plantation in Albemarle County, Virginia, in 1742, to Scottish immigrant John Harvie Sr. (1706–1767) and Martha Gaines Harvie. His brother Richard managed a store in Charlottesville and had established R. Harvie & Company or Harvie & Company with a partner. Harvie was a close friend of Thomas Jefferson and Robert Morris. His father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mitchell (Virginia Politician)
Robert Mitchell may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Robert Mitchell (engraver) (1820–1873), English engraver * Robert Boyed Mitchell (1919–2002), Australian painter * Robert Mitchell (jazz pianist) (born 1971), British jazz pianist and composer * Robert Mitchell (organist) (1912–2009), American organist and silent film accompanist * Robert Mitchell, a minor character in Marvel Comics Politics Australia * Rob Mitchell (Queensland politician) (born 1948), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Rob Mitchell (Victorian politician) (born 1967), member of the Australian House of Representatives Canada * Robert Mitchell (Prince Edward Island politician), local Canadian politician * Robert C. Mitchell (1931–2007), politician in Ontario, Canada * Bob Mitchell (Saskatchewan politician) (1936–2016), lawyer, civil servant and politician in Saskatchewan, Canada * Robert Weld Mitchell (1915–1994), lawyer, member of the Canadian House of Commons for Ontario New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent (politician)
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or repudiating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John J
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
