W. R. Joyner
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Walthall Robertson "Cap" Joyner (June 30, 1854 – 1925) was a mayor of Atlanta.
Born in Cobb County, Georgia, he moved to Atlanta at a young age and began as a volunteer firefighter at the age of 15. In 1872, at the age of 18, he was made assistant chief, the first of many promotions. He was fire chief of Atlanta from 1885 to 1906 until becoming mayor and the first southerner President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
He was Fire Chief when the Markham House burned to the ground.
He defeated Thomas Goodwin (incumbent mayor James Woodward didn't run) in 1907 and under his leadership a memorial was made of the Wren's Nest after Joel Chandler Harris's death.
| Preceded by Matthew Ryan |
Fire Chief of Atlanta July 1, 1885 – 1906 |
Succeeded by William B. Cummings |
| Preceded by James Woodward |
Mayor of Atlanta January,1907 – January, 1909 |
Succeeded by Robert F. Maddox |
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| 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 |
