List of mayors of Pensacola, Florida

Summary

This is a list of mayors of Pensacola, Florida. The mayor is the chief executive of the Pensacola city government. This list is from 1820 through present day, and includes Spanish, Confederate and United States mayors.

In 1878, Salvador T. Pons, the first African–American mayor of Pensacola, was elected.[1]

In 1885, the city's charter was revoked by governor Edward A. Perry, replacing it with a state-appointed government.[2] In 1895, a new city charter was passed by the Florida Legislature, replacing Perry's Provisional Municipality of Pensacola with a new charter, which stated that Pensacolians could elect their own mayor and aldermen.[3]

In 1931, the city government was changed to a council–manager government, which it had until 2009, when voters approved a new mayor–council charter.[4][5]

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#[6] Picture Name Term in office
1 José Noriega 1820 –

1821

2 George Bowie 1821 –

1822

3 John de la Rua 1822 –

1823

3 Peter Alba 1823 –

1825

4 John Jerrison 1825 –

1828

5
 
Benjamin D. Wright 1828 –

1829

4 John Jerrison 1829 –

1830

3 Peter Alba 1830 –

1834

6 Charles Evans 1834 –

1838

7 Hanson Kelly 1838 –

1840

8 Charles LeBaron 1840 –

1841

5
 
Benjamin D. Wright 1841 –

1842

6 Charles Evans 1842 –

1847

9 Francis de la Rua 1847 –

1848

6 Charles Evans 1848 –

1852

10 Joseph Sierra 1852 –

1855

11 Francis B. Bobe 1855 –

1859

12 C. Gonzalez 1859 –

1861

13 C. H. Gingles 1861 –

1862

11 Francis B. Bobe 1862

– 1863

11 Francis B. Bobe (Government in exile)[7] 1863 –

1866

14 Samuel Leonard 1866 –

1867

15 E. W. Anderson 1867 –

1868

16 S. C. Cobb 1868 –

1870

17 Frederick C. Humphreys 1870 –

1873

18 Royal Putnam 1873 –

1874

19 R. A. Stearns 1874 –

1875

20 J. P. Jones 1875 –

1877

19 R. A. Stearns 1877 –

1878

21 Salvador Pons 1878 –

1879

22 William M. Oerting 1879 –

1881

23 George H. O'Neal 1881 –

1882

24 J. M. Tarble 1882 –

1883

25 George H. Welles 1883 –

1885

26 S. S. Harvey 1885 –

1886

27 A. L. Avery 1886 –

1887

28
 
W. D. Chipley 1887 –

1888

27 A. L. Avery 1888 –

1890

29 J. M. Hilliard 1890 –

1893

30 W. E. Anderson 1893 –

1895

31 Pat McHugh 1895
30 W. E. Anderson 1895 –

1897

32 W. H. Northrup 1897 –

1899

29 J. M. Hilliard 1899 –

1901

33 C. M. Jones 1901 –

1903

34 T. E. Welles 1903 –

1905

35 Charles H. Bliss 1905 –

1907

36 C. C. Goodman 1907 –

1909

37 Frank Reilly 1909 –

1913

38 A. Greenhut 1913 –

1916

39 G. Heinrich 1916 –

1917

40 Thomas H. Johnson 1917 –

1918

41 S. M. Maguire 1918 –

1919

42 F. D. Sanders 1919 –

1921

43 J. H. Bayliss 1921 –

1931

44 H. Clay Armstrong 1931 –

1936

45 W. L. Moyer 1936
46 Max L. Bear 1936 –

1937

47 L. C. Hagler 1937 –

1943

48 Walter E. Wicke 1943 –

1947

49
 
C. P. Mason 1947 –

1957

50
 
Roy S. Philpot 1957 –

1961

51 Charles H. Overman Jr. 1961–1963
50
 
C. P. Mason 1963 –

1965

51 B. I. Greenhut 1965 –

1967

52 Reinhardt Holm 1967
53 Charles Soule 1967 –

1969

54 Bryant Liggett 1969 –

1971

55 Eugene P. Elebash 1971 –

1973

56 Barney B. Burkes 1973 –

1977

57
 
Warren M. Briggs 1977 –

1978

58
 
Vince Whibbs 1978 –

1991

59
 
Jerry L. Maygarden 1991 –

1994

60
 
John R. Fogg 1994 –

2009

61
 
Mike Wiggins 2009 –

2011

62
 
Ashton Hayward III 2011 –

2018

63
 
Grover C. Robinson IV 2018 –

2022

64
 
D. C. Reeves 2022 –

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Pensacola News Journal 29 Jun 1997, page 90". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Little, Jim. "A 'coup' led by white supremacists led to placement of Pensacola's Confederate monument". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Pensacola News 27 May 1895, page 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "History of the Pensacola Police Department | City of Pensacola, Florida Official Website". www.cityofpensacola.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Pensacola Approves New Charter Government : NorthEscambia.com". Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Pensacola, Florida". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Skinner, W. B. (1961). "Pensacola's Exiled Government". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 39 (3): 270–276. ISSN 0015-4113.

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