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The '''mayor of Pensacola''' 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 1916, 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]], who remains the incumbent.
==19th Century==
{|class="wikitable"
|[[Jose Noriega]] (Spanish)
|1820 - 1821
|----
|[[George Bowie]]
|1821 - 1822
|----
|[[John de la Rua]]
|1822 - 1823
|----
|[[Peter Alba]]
|1823 - 1825
|----
|[[John Jerrison]]
|1825 - 1828
|----
|[[Benjamin D. Wright]]
|1828 - 1829
|----
|[[John Jerrison]]
|1829 - 1830
|----
|[[Peter Alba]]
|1830 - 1834
|----
|[[Charles Evans (mayor)|Charles Evans]]
|1834 - 1838
|----
|[[Hanson Kelly]]
|1838 - 1840
|----
|[[Charles Le Baron]]
|1840 - 1841
|----
|[[Benjamin D. Wright]]
|1841 - 1842
|----
|[[Charles Evans (mayor)|Charles Evans]]
|1842 - 1847
|----
|[[Francis de la Rua]]
|1847 - 1848
|----
|[[Charles Evans (mayor)|Charles Evans]]
|1848 - 1852
|----
|[[Joseph Sierra]]
|1852 - 1855
|----
|[[Francis B. Bobe]]
|1855 - 1859
|----
|[[C. Gonzalez]]
|1859 - 1861
|----
|[[C. H. Gingles]]
|1861 - 1862
|----
|[[Francis B. Bobe]]
|1862 - 1863
|----
|[[Francis B. Bobe]]<ref>[[History of Pensacola, Florida#Confederate period (1861-1865)|City government in exile]] in [[Greenville, Alabama]]</ref>
|1863 - 1866
|----
|[[Samuel Leonard]]
|1866 - 1867
|----
|[[E. W. Anderson]]
|1867 - 1868
|----
|[[S. C. Cobb]]
|1868 - 1870
|----
|[[F. C. Humphrey]]
|1870 - 1873
|----
|[[Royal Putnam]]
|1873 - 1874
|----
|[[R. A. Stearns]]
|1874 - 1875
|----
|[[J. P. Jones]]
|1875 - 1877
|----
|[[R. A. Stearns]]
|1877 - 1878
|----
|[[Salvador Pons]]<ref>First black mayor of Pensacola</ref>
|1878 - 1879
|----
|[[William M. Oerting]]
|1879 - 1881
|----
|[[George H. O'Neal]]
|1881 - 1882
|----
|[[J. M. Tarble]]
|1882 - 1883
|----
|[[George H. Welles]]
|1883 - 1885
|----
|[[S. S. Harvey]]<ref>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.</ref>
|1885 - 1886
|----
|[[A. L. Avery]]
|1886 - 1887
|----
|[[W. D. Chipley]]
|1887 - 1888
|----
|[[A. L. Avery]]
|1888 - 1890
|----
|[[J. M. Hilliard]]
|1890 - 1893
|----
|[[W. E. Anderson]]
|1893 - 1895
|----
|[[Pat McHugh]]<ref>In early 1895, a new legislature was promulgated by the state legislature and a new election held for mayor and aldermen.</ref>
|1895
|----
|[[W. E. Anderson]]
|1895 - 1897
|----
|[[W. H. Northrup]]
|1897 - 1899
|----
|[[J. M. Hilliard]]
|1899 - 1901
|}
==20th century==
{|class="wikitable"
|[[C. M. Jones]]
|1901 - 1903
|----
|[[T. E. Welles]]
|1903 - 1905
|----
|[[Charles H. Bliss]]
|1905 - 1907
|----
|[[C. C. Goodman]]
|1907 - 1909
|----
|[[Frank Reilly]]
|1909 - 1913
|----
|[[A. Greenhut]]
|1913 - 1916
|----
|[[G. Heinrich]]
|1916 - 1917
|----
|[[Thomas H. Johnson]]
|1917 - 1918
|----
|[[F. R. Pou]]
|1918 - 1919
|----
|[[F. D. Sanders]]
|1919 - 1921
|----
|[[J. H. Bayliss]]<ref>Changed to a council-manager form of government</ref>
|1921 - 1931
|----
|[[H. Clay Armstrong]]
|1931 - 1936
|----
|[[W. L. Moyer]]
|1936
|----
|[[Max L. Bear]]
|1936 - 1937
|----
|[[L. C. Hagler]]
|1937 - 1943
|----
|[[Walter Wicke]]
|1943 - 1947
|----
|[[C. P. Mason]]
|1947 - 1957
|----
|[[Roy Philpot]]
|1957 - 1961
|----
|[[Charles Overman, Jr.]]
|1961 - 1963
|----
|[[C. P. Mason]]
|1963 - 1965
|----
|[[B. I. Greenhut]]
|1965 - 1967
|----
|[[Reinhardt Holm]]
|1967
|----
|[[Charles Soule]]
|1967 - 1969
|----
|[[Bryant Liggett]]
|1969 - 1971
|----
|[[Eugene Elebash]]
|1971 - 1973
|----
|[[Barney Burkes]]
|1973 - 1977
|----
|[[Warren Briggs]]
|1977 - 1978
|----
|[[Vince Whibbs]]
|1978 - 1991
|----
|[[Jerry Maygarden]]
|1991 - 1994
|----
|[[John Fogg]]
|1994 - 2001
|}
==21st century==
{|class="wikitable"
|[[John Fogg]]<ref>Changed to popular election of the mayor.</ref>
|2001 - present
|}
==Notes==
<references/>
==See also==
*[[Pensacola, Florida]]
*[[History of Pensacola, Florida]]
==External Links==
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/mayors.htm Mayors of Pensacola]
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