List of mayors of McKinney, Texas
The following is a list of mayors of the city of McKinney, Texas, United States.
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- James Madison Pearson, c. 1899–1902 [2][3]
- Thomas Willis "Tom" Perkins Sr., c. 1905, 1943 [4][5]
- Joe E. Largent, 1935–1938 [6]
- Robert Fitzhugh Newsome, 1945–1955[4][7]
- George W. Smith, c. 1957[4]
- Roy Hall, c. 1960–1961[8]
- A. H. Eubanks Jr., c. 1961[8]
- Tom W. Perkins Jr., 1965–1966[9][10]
- W. B. Finney, c. 1967–1971[10][11]
- Al Ruschhaupt, c. 1974[12]
- John Benton Whisenant, 1987-1991 [13] (See 14:30 in video)
- John Edward Gay, 1991–1997[14]
- Don Dozier, c. 1997–2000[15]
- Bill Whitfield, c. 2008 [1]
- Brian Loughmiller, 2009–2017
- George Fuller, 2017–2025
- Bill Cox, 2025–present [16]
See also
References
- ^ "City officials prepare for move as McKinney's new city hall nears completion", communityimpact.com, December 31, 2024
- ^ "Municipal election returns", Houston Daily Post, Texas, April 6, 1899 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
- ^ M.N. Baker, ed. (1902), "Texas", Municipal Year Book, NY: Engineering News Publishing Company – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b c J. Lee Stambaugh; Lillian J. Stambaugh (1958), A history of Collin County, Texas, Texas County and Local History Series, vol. 3, Austin, TX: Texas State Historical Association – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Tom W. Perkins, 74, veteran newspaper man dies Tuesday", McKinney Examiner, Texas, August 8, 1946 – via University of North Texas Libraries' Portal to Texas History
- ^ "Last rites held Sunday for Joe E. Largent", McKinney Examiner, Texas, February 7, 1963 – via Portal to Texas History
- ^ City of McKinney Historic Building Marker Application: The R.F. Newsome House (PDF), retrieved June 8, 2025 – via mckinneytexas.org
- ^ a b Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors and Postmasters of McKinney, Texas", Political Graveyard, retrieved June 8, 2025
- ^ "Glancing back on 1965", McKinney Examiner, Texas, December 30, 1965 – via Portal to Texas History
- ^ a b "Services for Tom Perkins Jr. held Sunday", McKinney Examiner, Texas, July 13, 1967 – via Portal to Texas History
- ^ "North Central Texas Council of Governments", Directory of regional councils in Texas, Texas: Office of the Governor, Division of Planning Coordination, 1971 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "North Central Texas Council of Governments", Directory of regional councils in Texas, Texas: Office of the Governor, Division of Planning Coordination, 1974 – via HathiTrust
- ^ Videography, Stonebridge (May 29, 2018). John Benton Whisenant. Retrieved August 6, 2025 – via Vimeo.
- ^ "Former McKinney mayor, who led the city through exponential growth in the 1990s, dies at 91", dallasnews.com, February 2, 2021
- ^ "Mayor and City Council", mckinneytexas.org, archived from the original on January 18, 2000 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "Council Members", www.mckinneytexas.org, retrieved June 8, 2025