The first Memphis mayor wasn’t the first elected mayor

By Bill Dries, Daily Memphian Updated: October 03, 2019 12:07 PM CT | Published: October 03, 2019 12:07 PM CT

So you are in the bicentennial spirit as well as all abuzz about election day in Memphis. And you might be thinking of past mayors -- I mean really past, like 19th century.

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The first Memphis mayor wasn’t the first elected mayor

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