Mayor of Pensacola
| Mayor of Pensacola | |
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Incumbent since November 27, 2018 | |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Jose Noriega |
| Formation | 1820 |
| Website | [1] |
The Mayor of Pensacola, Florida is the chief executive officer and holder of the city of Pensacola, Florida. The mayor's office is located at the city hall at 222 West Main Street in Downtown, and owns an estate near the Texar Bayou in East Pensacola.
Powers and duties[]
In 2009, the duties of the mayor of Pensacola were expanded under the "strong mayor" governing philosophy. Since then, the mayor's duties have shifted from a ceremonial position to the chief decision maker in the city government.[1]
List of mayors[]
Main page List of mayors of Pensacola, Florida
19th century[]
| Jose Noriega (Spanish) | 1820–1821 |
| 1821–1822 | |
| 1822–1823 | |
| 1823–1825 | |
| 1825–1828 | |
| Benjamin D. Wright | 1828–1829 |
| 1829–1830 | |
| 1830–1834 | |
| 1834–1838 | |
| 1838–1840 | |
| 1840–1841 | |
| Benjamin D. Wright | 1841–1842 |
| 1842–1847 | |
| 1847–1848 | |
| 1848–1852 | |
| 1852–1855 | |
| 1855–1859 | |
| 1859–1861 | |
| 1861–1862 | |
| 1862–1863 | |
| [2] | 1863–1866 |
| 1866–1867 | |
| 1867–1868 | |
| 1868–1870 | |
| 1870–1873 | |
| 1873–1874 | |
| 1874–1875 | |
| 1875–1877 | |
| 1877–1878 | |
| [3] | 1878–1879 |
| 1879–1881 | |
| 1881–1882 | |
| 1882–1883 | |
| 1883–1885 | |
| [4] | 1885–1886 |
| 1886–1887 | |
| W. D. Chipley | 1887–1888 |
| 1888–1890 | |
| 1890–1893 | |
| W. E. Anderson | 1893–1895 |
| Pat McHugh[5] | 1895 |
| W. E. Anderson | 1895–1897 |
| 1897–1899 | |
| 1899–1901 |
20th century[]
| 1901–1903 | |
| 1903–1905 | |
| 1905–1907 | |
| 1907–1909 | |
| 1909–1913 | |
| 1913–1916 | |
| 1916–1917 | |
| 1917–1918 | |
| 1918–1919 | |
| 1919–1921 | |
| [6] | 1921–1931 |
| 1931–1936 | |
| 1936 | |
| 1936–1937 | |
| 1937–1943 | |
| 1943–1947 | |
| C. P. Mason | 1947–1957 |
| 1957–1961 | |
| 1961–1963 | |
| C. P. Mason | 1963–1965 |
| 1965–1967 | |
| 1967 | |
| Charles Soule | 1967–1969 |
| 1969–1971 | |
| 1971–1973 | |
| 1973–1977 | |
| 1977–1978 | |
| Vince Whibbs | 1978–1991 |
| Jerry L. Maygarden | 1991–1994 |
| John R. Fogg | 1994–2001 |
21st century[]
| John R. Fogg[7] | 2001–2009 |
| 2009–2011 | |
| Ashton Hayward III[8] | 2011-2018 |
| 2018– |
See also[]
- Pensacola, Florida
- History of Pensacola, Florida
- List of Mayors of Pensacola, Florida
Notes[]
- ^ "Punch Line No More". Business Observer Florida. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ 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 strong-mayor form of government.
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