Governmental Authority in Union County, Georgia Executive Authority Evidently until 1908 when a Mayor and Council system was authorized, the controlling authority for Blairsville was a group of Commissioners.
Executive Authority
in Union County
Ordinaries - The “Judge of the Ordinary Court” controlled the County.
John S. Fain - in 1850s
W.R. Logan - < 1869 >
in Blairsville
In a Georgia Legislature Act of 1835, a group commissioners were named as the controlling authority for Blairsville. In this same Act, the existing town of Blairsville was named the official County Seat of Union County.
See PDF of that 1835 Legislative Act.
Here are the first Commissioners of Blairsville (equivalent to Mayor and Council) as given below.
"That
Philip D. Maroney,
Thomas Kelly,
David Hawkins,
Ebenezer Fain and
Hugh Capehart
be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners of the said village of Blairsville . . ."
More to be added
1835 Commissioners until ?
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1908
See PDF of that 1908 Legislative Act.
MAYORS
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Bob Christopher
Bill May
Ben Wilson
Obe Pruitt
Emory Dockory
Cecil Nelson
Ray Nix
Howard O. Thomas
Tom Candler, Jr.
Charles Allison
Dennis Garrett
Doris Colwell
Ray Potts
Jim Conley - current Mayor