History of Mayors
This list shows the mayors in Austin's history in reverse chronological order. It ends with Mayor Edwin Waller, who surveyed the original town site in 1839.
Austin's Mayors and Term Dates
| Years of Service | Name of Mayor |
|---|---|
| 2023 - Present | Kirk Watson |
| 2015 - 2023 | Steve Adler |
| 2009 - 2015 | Lee Leffingwell |
| 2003 - 2009 | Will Wynn |
| 2001 - 2003 | Gus Garcia |
| 1997 - 2001 | Kirk Watson |
| 1991 - 1997 | Bruce Todd |
| 1988 - 1991 | C. Lee Cooke |
| 1985 - 1988 | Frank C. Cooksey |
| 5/1983 - 1985 | Ron Mullen |
| 2/1983 - 5/1983 | John Trevino, Jr. (Acting) |
| 1977 - 2/1983 | Carole Keeton McClellan |
| 1975 - 1977 | Jeffrey “Jeff” M. Friedman |
| 1971 - 1975 | Roy Butler |
| 1969 - 1971 | Travis L. LaRue |
| 1967 - 1969 | Harry Akin |
| 1961 - 1967 | Lester E. Palmer |
| 1955 - 1961 | Robert “Tom” Miller |
| 1953 - 1955 | Charles A. McAden |
| 1951 - 1953 | William S. Drake, Jr. |
| 1949 - 1951 | Taylor Glass |
| 1933 - 1949 | Robert “Tom” Miller |
| 1926 - 1933 | Paul W. McFadden |
| 1919 - 1926 | William D. Yett |
| 1909 - 1919 | Alexander P. Wooldridge |
| 1907 - 1909 | Frank M. Maddox |
| 1905 - 1907 | William D. Shelley |
| 1901 - 1905 | Robert E. White |
| 1897 - 1901 | John D. McCall |
| 1896 - 1897 | Louis Hancock |
| 1890 - 1895 | John McDonald |
| 1887 - 1890 | Joseph Nalle |
| 1884 - 1887 | John W. Robertson (elected June 13, 1884) |
| 1883 - 1884 | William A. Saylor |
| 1881 - 1883 | L.M. Crooker |
| 1879 - 1881 | William A. Saylor (resigned effective June 1, 1884) |
| 1877 - 1879 | Jacob C. DeGress (June 19, 1877) |
| 1872 - 1877 | Thomas B. Wheeler (Resigned May 7, 1877) |
| 1871 - 1872 | John W. Glenn |
| 1867 - 1871 | Leander Brown |
| 1866 - 1867 | William H. Carr |
| 1865 - 1866 | Thomas “Peg Leg” W. Ward |
| 1863 - 1865 | Samuel G. Haynie |
| 1860 - 1863 | James W. Smith |
| 1858 - 1860 | Ben F. Carter |
| 1857 - 1858 | Thomas F. Sneed |
| 1856 - 1857 | Edward R. Peck |
| 1855 - 1856 | John T. Cleveland |
| 1854 - 1855 | John “Rip” S. Ford |
| 1853 - 1854 | William P. deNormandie |
| 1853 | Thomas “Peg Leg” W. Ward |
| 1852 - 1853 | George J. Durham |
| 1850 - 1852 | Samuel G. Haynie |
| 1847 - 1849 | Jacob M. Harrell |
| 1845 - 1847 | James M. Long |
| 1843 - 1845 | Joseph W. Robertson |
| 1842 - 1843 | Asa Brigham |
| 1841 - 1842 | Moses Johnson |
| 8/1840 - 1841 | Thomas “Peg Leg” W. Ward |
| 1/1840 - 8/1840 | Edwin Waller |