14th Year-1840-1841: Mayor: Thomas Dixon: Aldermen: Michael Leonard, Joseph Wright, C. B. Murray (died), Jacob M. Moon, T.C. McMakin(resigned), E. Hickman, L.C. Trezevant, and W.B. Garrison. 15th Year-1841-1842: Mayor: William Spickernagle: Aldermen: Joseph Wright (resigned), Michael Leonard (resigned), L.C. Trezevant (resigned), J.N. Moon, Charles Stewart, F.P. Stanton, J. Prescott, H. Cobb, and John Trigg. 16th Year-1842-1843: mayor: Edwin Hickman: Aldermen: C.C. Mahan (resigned), V. Furguson (died), C. Bias, C. Lofland (resigned), E.H. Porter, Wm. Chase, A. Walker (resigned), J.C. Davenport (resigned), M. Gabbert (resigned), W.B. Waldran, H. Cobb, L. Shanks, W.A. Bickford (resigned), W. Test, J. Prescott, John Woods, and Eugene Mageveney. 17th Year-1843-1844: Mayor: Edwin Hickman: Aldermen: J. Prescott, H. Cobb, William Spickernagle, C. Bias (resigned), Wm. Chase, E.H. Porter, John Woods (resigned), E. Mageveney, W. B. Waldran, Calvin Goodman (resigned), L. Shanks, Thomas Whitelaw, and L.R. Richards. 18th Year-1844-1845: Mayor: Edwin Hickman: Aldermen: Wm. Spickernagle, J.D. Allen, Lewis Shanks (resigned), Jos. Wright, Wm. Connell, Charles A. Leath (resigned), E. Mageveney (resigned), J.B. Outlaw (resigned), J.T.N. Bridges (resigned), M.B. Sappington, Wm. F. Allen (resigned), Jaohn A. Allen (resigned), Calvin Goodman (resigned), W.B. Waldran, Dr. Jeptha Fowlkes, John Trigg (resigned), David Looney, and L. Shanks. 19th Year-1845-1846: Mayor: J.J. Finley: Aldermen: Jos. D. Allen, William Goodman (resigned), Jos. Wright, Daniel Hughes, Jeptha Fowlkes, Wm. Chase, David Looney, J.R. Maltbie, E.F. Watkins (resigned), Calvin Goodman, Gardner B. Locke, D.S. Greer(resigned), E.M. Apperson, Lewis Shanks, Miles Owen, and J. Delafield. 20th Year-1846-1847: Mayor: Edwin Hickman: Aldermen: Joseph D. Allen, Michael Leonard, Jeptha Fowlkes, Daniel Hughes, D.O. Dooley (resigned), E.H. Porter (resigned), E. Mageveney, Wm. Carter, Wiley B. Miller, Samuel Mosby (resigned), E. Banks, A.O. Harris, and V.D. Barry. 21st Year-1847-1848: Mayor: Enoch Banks: Aldermen: Jos. D. Allen, J.W.A. Pettit, J. Fowlkes, Daniel Hughes, Wm. Connell, V.D. Barry, S.A. Norton, Joseph I Andrews, Samuel Mosby, and W.B. Miller. 22nd Year-1848-1849: Mayor: Gardner B. Locke: Aldermen: Benj. Wright, J.W.A. Pettit, Jeptha Fowlkes, Daniel Hughes, James Wright, V.D. Barry, R.L. Kay, E. Mageveney, J.M. Patrick, and S.B. Williamson. 23rd year-1849-1850: Mayor: E. Hickman: Aldermen: H. Cobb, T. James, L. Shanks, J. Weller, E.H. Porter, H.B. Joyner, V. Rhodes, E. McDavitt, R.A. Parker (resigned), H.G. Smith, D. Looney, A.O. Harris (resigned), N.B. Holt, S.W. Jefferson, A.B. Taylor (resigned), G.W. Murphy (resigned), W. Carr, J.L. Webb, and W.L. Guion. 24th year-1850-1851: Mayor: E. Hickman: Aldermen: Thomas Conway, John kehoe, E. McDavitt, E.H. Porter, S.W. Jefferson, A.D. Henkle, S.P. Walker, D. Looney, A.B. Shaw, J. Waldran, G.W. Smith, and A. B. Taylor. 25th Year-1851-1852: Mayor: E. Hickman: Aldermen: F. Titus, T. Conway, E.H. Porter, E. McDavitt (resigned), S.W. Jefferson, A.D. Henkle, David Looney (resigned), S.P. Walker, J.M. Patrick (resigned), A.B. Shaw, Wm. Ruffin, G.W. Smith, W.S. Cockrell (resigned), A. Woodruff, and J.D. Danbury. 26th Year-1852-1853: Mayor: A.B. Taylor: Aldermen: J. Kehoe, B. Wright, A. Woodruff, R.W. Thompson, A.D. Henkle, M. Eagan, S.P. Walker (resigned), J.D. Danbury, A.B. Shaw (resigned), T.W. Hunt, A.N. Edmonds, M. Jones, A.P. Merrill, F.Lane (resigned), J.M. Patrick, and A.G. Underwood. 27th Year-1853-1854: Mayor: A.B. Taylor: Aldermen: Thos. Conway, Dr. L. Shanks, E. McDavitt (resigned), W.M. Maddox, E. Mageveney, S.W. Jefferson(resigned), S.P. Walker, A. Whipple, T.W. Hunt, J.M. Patrick, Marcus Jones, John Wiley, R.W. Thompson, (resigned), John Park (resigned), and Charles Jones. 28th Year-1854-1855: Mayor: A. B. Taylor: Aldermen: John L. Saffarrans, Dan'l Hughes, S.B. Curtis, John Neal, A. Street (resigned), A.M. Hopkins, A.A. Smithwick (resigned), J.L. Morgan (resigned), J. M. Patrick, Jas. Jenkins, W.E. Milton, A.H. Douglass, A. Woodruff, W. Houston, and J.D. Danbury. 29th Year-1855-1856: Mayor: A.H. Douglass: Aldermen: Jno. L. Saffarans, Dan'l Hughes, S.B. Curtis, Jno. Neal, A. Woodruff, Jas. Elder, W.R. Chandler, J.D. Danbury, James Jenkins, Jno. L. Morgan (resigned), W.E. Milton, F.M. Copeland, and A.B. Shaw. 30th Year-1856-1857: Mayor: T.B. Carroll: Aldermen: John L. Saffarans, Dan'l Hughes, S.B. Curtis, L. J. Dupre, W.F. Barry, James Elder, C.M. Fackler, T.J. Finnie, Jno. Smoot (resigned), A.B. Shaw, D. Bogart, F.M. Copeland, A.H. Douglass (resigned), and R. Wormeley. more to come Taken from History of Memphis by James D. Davis. page 35-38