Salvador Pons

Salvador T. Pons
Born	December 23, 1835; Mexico
Died	March 21, 1890; Pensacola
Occupation	Bricklayer, public official
Religion	Catholic

Salvador T. Pons was the first African-American mayor of Pensacola. He served as mayor in at least 1878 (and also in 1874 according to some sources^[1]). Pons was a mulatto, born in Mexico to one black parent and one Hispanic parent.^[2]

Offices held

Representative from Escambia County to the State Legislature (1868-70, 1875)
Pensacola councilman (1869-70, 1874)
Mayor of Pensacola (1874, 1878 [unclear])
Pensacola city clerk (1877-80, 1882-84)

Related to

Antonio Pons (mentioned on Spanish census of 1784-1820)
Theodore Pons (nephew)

References

↑ Pensacola Historical Society. Pensacola in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia, 2005.
↑ Brown, Canter. Florida's Black Public Officials. University of Alabama Press, 1998.

[1] Pensacola Historical Society. Pensacola in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia, 2005.

[2] Brown, Canter. Florida's Black Public Officials. University of Alabama Press, 1998.

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Salvador T. Pons
Born	December 23, 1835 Mexico
Died	March 21, 1890 Pensacola
Occupation	Bricklayer, public official
Religion	Catholic