1873 Birmingham municipal election

The 1872 Birmingham municipal election was an election for a two-year term as Mayor of Birmingham and for open seats on the Birmingham Board of Aldermen. The race drew a total of 658 voters.

Results

• Mayor of Birmingham:
  • James Powell, 346 votes, winner
  • Ellison, 195 votes
  • J. B. Webb, 74 votes
  • Thomas Tate, 43 votes
• Birmingham Board of Aldermen:
  • J. B. Luckie
  • Mortimer Jordan, Jr
  • William Morris
  • Benjamin Roden
  • John A. Milner
  • James O'Connor
  • Christian Enslen
  • Frank P. O'Brien.

References

• Dubose, John Witherspoon (1885) The Mineral Wealth of Alabama and Birmingham Illustrated. Birmingham: N. T. Green & Co.