This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. (Note: the first mayor presided over the city when its name was Terminus, then briefly Marthasville.) A mayor (Latin maīor better) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...
Atlanta city politics during the Campbell administration suffered from a notorious reputation for corruption, and in 2006 a federal jury convicted former mayor Bill Campbell on three counts of tax evasion in connection with gambling income he received while Mayor during trips he took with city contractors.
Atlanta is the residence of the Governor of Georgia in Buckhead.
Atlanta is served by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the world's busiest airports as measured by passenger traffic and by aircraft traffic, providing air service to and from many national and international destinations.
William B. Hartsfield was a man of humble origins who became one of the greatest mayors of Atlanta.
On December 31, 1951, Hartsfield was elected vice president of the American Municipal Association, the national organization of mayors, and later served as its president.
Atlanta tripled in size from 37 to 128 square miles, which added an estimated 100,000 people to the city's population.
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