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| − | The '''Mayor of Pensacola''' | + | The '''Mayor of Pensacola''' was the symbolic head of government of the [[City of Pensacola]]. The mayoralty confers very little power, authority, or responsibility; the mayor is the presiding member of the [[Pensacola City Council]] but served otherwise in a largely ceremonial capacity. The current mayor of Pensacola is [[Mike Wiggins]]. Recently, Pensacola has passed a referendum that will give the mayor more power. |
The mayoralty is a position that has fluctuated throughout the city's history. 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. Other changes occurred in 1885, when Florida governor [[E.A. Perry]] tried to replace the city charter with a state-appointed commission, and in 1913, when the city changed to a council-manager form of government and the position was appointed by the [[Pensacola City Council|city council]]. It was changed again to an elected position in 2001 under [[John Fogg]]. | The mayoralty is a position that has fluctuated throughout the city's history. 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. Other changes occurred in 1885, when Florida governor [[E.A. Perry]] tried to replace the city charter with a state-appointed commission, and in 1913, when the city changed to a council-manager form of government and the position was appointed by the [[Pensacola City Council|city council]]. It was changed again to an elected position in 2001 under [[John Fogg]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:55, 19 February 2010
The Mayor of Pensacola was the symbolic head of government of the City of Pensacola. The mayoralty confers very little power, authority, or responsibility; the mayor is the presiding member of the Pensacola City Council but served otherwise in a largely ceremonial capacity. The current mayor of Pensacola is Mike Wiggins. Recently, Pensacola has passed a referendum that will give the mayor more power.
The mayoralty is a position that has fluctuated throughout the city's history. 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. Other changes occurred in 1885, when Florida governor E.A. Perry tried to replace the city charter with a state-appointed commission, and in 1913, when the city changed to a council-manager form of government and the position was appointed by the city council. It was changed again to an elected position in 2001 under John Fogg.
Contents
19th Century
20th century
| 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
| John Fogg[6] | 2001 - 2009 |
| Mike Wiggins | 2009 - present |
Notes
- ↑ 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.
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