Mayors of Atlanta, 1855-2001 Allison Nelson 1855 George Hillyer 1885-86 Asa G. Candler 1917-19 James L. Key 1919-23 Walter A. Sims 1923-31 James L. Key 1931-37 William B. Hartsfield 1937-40 Roy LeCraw 1940-42 William B. Hartsfield 1942-62 Ivan Allen, Jr. 1962-70 Sam Massell 1970-74 Maynard H. Jackson 1974-82 Andrew Young 1982-90 Maynard H. Jackson 1990-94 Bill Campbell 1994- 2002 Shirley Franklin 2002-