He allowed Indian mounds on his property to be excavated for research.

Businessman, spearmint gum tycoon, property developer, and promoter Frank F. Purvis served as mayor in the 1920s.

Architect Randolph Wedding[1][2] was the city's mayor from 1973 until 1975.

[3] Corinne Freeman served as the city's first female mayor and governed from 1977 until 1985.

Republican Richard M. Baker led the city from 2001 until 2010.