John H. James
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John H. James (July 14, 1830 – 1917) born in Henry County where he farmed until moving to Atlanta in 1850 to clerk for $10 a month and after three years was making $700 a year. After that he went into sales, running auctions of books, jewelry and other valuables throughout the Southern states.
During the American Civil War he and his wife travelled to Canada and Nassau, Bahamas, and afterwards they returned to Atlanta where he founded the James Bank.
He won nearly 100% of the December 1871 mayoral election as a Democrat which put an end to the brief surge of Radical Republican power in the city.
| Preceded by Dennis F. Hammond |
Mayor of Atlanta 1872 – 1873 |
Succeeded by Cicero C. Hammock |
| Mayors of Atlanta |  |
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| Formwalt • Bomar • Buell • Norcross • Gibbs • Mims • Markham • Butt • Nelson • Glen • Ezzard • L. Glenn • Ezzard • Whitaker • Lowe • J. Calhoun • Williams • Hulsey • Ezzard • Hammond • James • Hammock • Spencer • Hammock • Angier • W.L. Calhoun • English • Goodwin • Hillyer • Cooper • J.T. Glenn • Hemphill • Goodwin • King • Collier • Woodward • Mims • Howell • Woodward • Joyner • Maddox • Winn • Woodward • Candler • Key • Sims • Ragsdale • Key • Hartsfield • LeCraw • Hartsfield • Allen • Massell • Jackson • Young • Jackson • Campbell • Franklin |
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