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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In 1885, the city's charter was revoked by governor Edward A. Perry, replacing it with a state-appointed government.[2] In 1895, a new city charter was passed by the Florida Legislature, replacing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]
List
- [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
Mayor of Pensacola
History of Pensacola, Florida
Timeline of Pensacola, Florida
References
"Pensacola News Journal 29 Jun 1997, page 90". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
Little, Jim. "A 'coup' led by white supremacists led to placement of Pensacola's Confederate monument". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
"The Pensacola News 27 May 1895, page 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
"History of the Pensacola Police Department | City of Pensacola, Florida Official Website". www.cityofpensacola.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
"Pensacola Approves New Charter Government : NorthEscambia.com". Retrieved November 15, 2022.
"The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Pensacola, Florida". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
Skinner, W. B. (1961). "Pensacola's Exiled Government". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 39 (3): 270–276. ISSN 0015-4113.
External links
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Categories: Mayors of Pensacola, FloridaLists of mayors of places in Florida
This page was last edited on 10 March 2023, at 20:16 (UTC).
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Mayor of Pensacola
The Mayor of Pensacola is the chief executive of the City of Pensacola's mayor–council government. The mayor exercises the executive powers of the City and supervises all departments and employees. The current Mayor of Pensacola is Darcy Reeves.
Contents
History Edit
Under the City's numerous charters, the mayor has at different times held varying degrees of authority and responsibility.
1931-2011 Edit
Between 1931 and 2011, the City operated under a council–manager government in which the mayor had no executive authority and was simply an additional member of the City Council. Prior to 2001, the mayor was elected by and from the members of the City Council; thereafter, the mayor was elected by the City at-large.
Under the council-manager government, the mayor's responsibilities were limited to presiding over City Council meetings, developing meeting agendas, and serving as the ceremonial representative of the City. Executive authority was vested in a professional city manager, appointed by the City Council.
1913-1931 Edit
1895-1913 Edit
1885-1895 Edit
1820-1885 Edit
The first recorded mayor, under Spanish rule, was Jose Noriega (1820-1821). During the Civil War the city government went into exile in Greenville, Alabama, until it was restored in 1866.
List of mayors Edit
19th Century Edit
Jose Noriega
(Spanish alcade) 1820
George Bowie 1821
John de la Rua 1822
Peter Alba 1823 - 1824
John Jerrison 1825 - 1829
Peter Alba 1830 - 1833
Charles Evans 1834 - 1837
Hanson Kelly 1838 - 1839
Charles Le Baron 1840
Benjamin Drake Wright 1841
Charles Evans 1842 - 1846
Francis de la Rua 1847 - 1848
Charles Evans 1848 - 1852
Joseph Sierra 1852 - 1853
Samuel Leonard 1854 (resigned in July)
H. F. Ingraham 1854 (acting)
Joseph Sierra 1854
Francis B. Bobe 1855 - 1858
C. Gonzalez 1859 - 1860
C. H. Gingles 1861
Francis B. Bobe 1862 - 1863
Francis B. Bobe[1] 1863 - 1865
Samuel Leonard 1866
E. W. Anderson 1867
Sewall C. Cobb 1867 - 1869
F. C. Humphrey 1870 - 1872
Royal Putnam 1873
R. A. Stearns 1874
Joseph Pickett Jones 1875 - 1876
R. A. Stearns 1877
Salvador Pons[2] 1878
William McKenzie Oerting 1879 - 1880
George H. O'Neal 1881
J. M. Tarble 1882
George H. Welles 1883 - 1884
S. S. Harvey[3] 1885
Albert Lord Avery 1886
William Dudley Chipley 1887
Albert Lord Avery 1888 - 1889
James Madison Hilliard 1890 - 1892
W. E. Anderson 1893 - 1894
Pat McHugh[4] 1895 - 1896
W. E. Anderson 1896
Pat McHugh 1897
William Hazard Northup 1897 - 1898
James Madison Hilliard 1899 - 1900
20th century Edit
Celestino Moreno Jones 1901 - 1902
Thomas Everett Welles 1903 - 1904
Charles Henry Bliss 1905 - 1907
Calvin C. Goodman 1907 - 1908
Frank Reilly 1909 - 1912
Adolph Greenhut 1913 - 1915
George H. Heinrich 1916
Thomas H. Johnson 1917
Francis Robinson Pou 1918
Frank Dent Sanders 1919 - 1921
J. Harvey Bayliss[5] 1921 - 1931
Henry Clay Armstrong 1931 - 1936
William L. Moyer 1936
Max Lee Bear 1936 - 1937
Lee Conner Hagler 1937 - 1943
Walter Wicke 1943 - 1947
Charles Perry Mason 1947 - 1957
Roy Philpot 1957 - 1961
Charles Overman, Jr. 1961 - 1963
Charles Perry Mason 1963 - 1965
B. Irvin Greenhut 1965 - 1967
Reinhardt Holm 1967
Charles Soule 1967 - 1969
Bryant Liggett 1969 - 1971
Eugene Elebash 1971 - 1973
Barney Burks 1973 - 1977
Warren Briggs 1977 - 1978
Vince Whibbs 1978 - 1991
Jerry Maygarden 1991 - 1994
John Fogg 1994 - 2001
21st century Edit
John Fogg[6] 2001 - 2009
Mike Wiggins 2009 - 2011
Ashton Hayward[7] 2011 - 2018
Grover Robinson 2018 - 2022
DC Reeves 2023 - present
Notes Edit
City government in exile in Greenville, Alabama
First black mayor of Pensacola
At this time Governor E. A. Perry revoked Pensacola's city charter and supported a bill to replace it with a state-appointed commission. The bill failed and the city charter was restored.
In early 1895, a new legislature was promulgated by the state legislature and a new election held for mayor and aldermen.
Changed to a council-manager form of government
Changed to popular election of the mayor.
Changed to a mayor-council form of government
See also Edit
City of Pensacola
History of Pensacola
External Links Edit
Mayors of Pensacola
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