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As a bonus to this website, I have included a list of all the mayors of Opelika Alabama that I could find.

History of Opelika Mayors

Years Name Comment Born Died
1867 J.C.W. Denson
1868-1870 Open
1871 Dr. Robert Styles Brownfield 1828-1885
1872 Open
1873 Col. Miles Mathew Slaughter 1835-1884. 10th Conf. Cavalry, druggist after the war, moved to Denton TX 1876
1874 Open
1875-1876 Loxla Edwards 1800-1880. During the Civil War he survived a hanging by raiders 4/4/1800 10/1/1880
1877-1879 Capt. Rinaldo McKeen Greene 1837-1907 8/12/1837 12/27/1907
1879-1880 Loxla Edwards third time elected, died Oct 1880 age 82
1880-1881 Col. Alfred Harris Slaughter 1832-1904
1881 Peter Forney Renfro 1844-1881. died in office from typhiod fever 1881
1881 William E. Hudmon 1843-1908
1882 Capt. Francis Marion "Frank" Dunbar 1835-1889. elected Mar 1882, disputes and riots after
1882 Col. Robert Jefferson Trammell 1836-1910
1883-1884 Thomas Cicero Pinckard appointed by governor, served 4 years before 1898, 1827-1904
1885-1888 Col. Augustus Barnes 1854-1897. Appointed by governor in 1885, Elected twice-when, died typhoid fever 1897
1889-1894 Frank M Renfro Franklin Monroe "Frank" Renfro 1852-1916. brother of Forney
1894 H.L. Daughtry Henry Lawrence "H.L." Daughtry 1835-1906
1895-1896 Open
1896-1898 R.B. Barnes Maybe Col. Reid Boylston Barnes 1856-1927, brother of Augustus
1898-1899 Open
1899-1901 T.H. Clower Capt. Thomas Harrison Clower, Sr. 1842-1920
1901-1905 Dr. Jesse Gary Palmer 1861-1929
1905-1907 Open
1907-1910 Louis F. Dickson 1855-1929 died of pneumonia. Ran a hardware and stove business in Opelika. Served a 4 year term.
1910-1917 Dr. Jesse Gary Palmer reelected
1918-1919 Henry G. Clift H.G. Clift
1919-1920 Noah Parker Renfro Jr. 1887-1935. Nephew of Peter Forney and F.M. Renfro
1920-1921 Dr. Jesse Gary Palmer reelected
1922-1924 H.G. Clift Henry G. Clift 1858-1939. Old OHS named after him.
1925-1936 Henry Kline Dickinson 1883-1946. 1936 was his 5th straight term, his idea to use buy Spring Villa for water supply
1937-1942 John Sellers Crossley John S. Crossley 1893-1961 1961
1942 Wilbur Dale?
1943-1949 John Louis Whatley 1900-1964 1964
1949-1950 Dan Rencher Daniel Mitchell Rencher. Jr. 1912-1996
1950-1951 Ealon Madison Lambert Ealon Lambert 1919-2009
1951-1952 Forney Renfro, Jr. Forney Renfro Jr 1912-2002. Grandson of F.M. Renfro
1952-1953 Edward Wilson "Bud" Coleman Bud Coleman 1907-1963
1953-1959 Ealon Madison Lambert Ealon Lambert 1919-2009 reelected
1959-1969 Thomas Kidd "T.K." Davis, Jr. T.K. Davis 1911-1986
1969-1975 Lewis B Cooper Lewis B. Cooper, Jr. 1921-1975. died in office 1975
1975-1977 Bobby McCullough Robert L "Bobby" McCullough resigned for felony, then cleared in 1981
1977-1979 Arthur Guy Thompson Guy Thompson 1918-2006
1979-1981 Donnie Bearl "D.B." Jones D.B. Jones 1920-2009
1981-1982 Stanley Drake Kyle Stanley Drake, Jr. 1933-2022
1982-1984 Arthur Guy Thompson Guy Thompson reelected
1984-1985 J. Miles Thomas Joseph Miles Thomas 1930-2019
1985-1986 Bobby Huling Sam Robert "Bobby" Huling 1934-2024
1986-1988 Arthur Guy Thompson Guy Thompson reelected
1988-1996 bobby freeman Bobby James Freeman 1937-2021.
1996-2004 Barbara Patton Barbara Patton First Female Mayor. Development of Northeast Industrial Park, securing the initial phases of Tiger Town, downtown streetscape projects.
2004-2025 Gary Fuller Gary Fuller CEO of Fuller Broadcasting- WKKR, WMXA, WZMG, WTLM, WCJM and WPLV. As mayor led the creation of Opelika SportsPlex & Aquatics Center, and Opelika Power Services high-speed fiber-optic internet.
2025 to Eddie Smith Eddie Smith OHS 75, Auburn Univ. 79, Pres. Auburn Bank