Previous Mayors of Newnan

While having been founded in 1828, it wasn't until 1889 that the City of Newnan had a Mayoral form of government. On this page, you will find a comprehensive list of all 24 mayors of the City of Newnan, GA.

Years Served Mayor
1889 - 1891 John Stephen Powell*
1892 - 1895 Isaac Newton Orr, Sr.
1896 - 1898 John Stephen Powell*
1899 - 1901 Albert Reese Burdett*
1902 - 1903 John Saxon Anderson, Jr.
1904 - 1907 Albert Reese Burdett*
1908 - 1911 Milton G. Keith
1912 - 1913 Thomas Franklin Rawls
1914 - 1915 Albert Reese Burdett*
1916 - 1917 Henry C. Arnall, Jr.
1918 - 1919 James Theodore Williams
1920 - 1921 William Cleburne Kinnard
1922 - 1925 James Levi Brown
1926 - 1927 Robert Otis "Bob" Jones
1928 - 1929 John William Powell
1930 - 1939 James Evans Brown, Sr.
1940 - 1947 Clarence Jay Smith, Sr.
1948 - 1951 Earl Brown Joiner
1952 - 1955 Earl E. Lovern
1956 - 1959 William Sanford Askew, Sr.
1960 - 1965 Alton P. McKinley
1966 - 1967 Howard Franklin Royal*
1968 - 1969 Dr. Nathaniel Banks Glover
1970 - 1971 Howard Franklin Royal*
1972 - 1985 Joe P. Norman
1986 - 1993 Clifford Banks "Gandy" Glover III
1994 - 2025 L. Keith Brady
2026 - Present Jacob Nathaniel "James" Shepherd IV

(*: Nonconsecutively served more than one term)

Isaac Newton

J S Anderson

RO Jones and Loula

JW Powell

James Evans Brown, Sr.

JE Brown

Clifford Gandy Glover

L. Keith Brady

Headshot of Mayor Keith Brady