Editing William L. Moyer

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| subject_name   =William Lucius Moyer
| image_name     =WLMoyer.png
| image_size     =225px
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| date_of_birth  =[[September 4]], [[1866]] or [[1867]]
| place_of_birth =Warrington, Pensacola
| date_of_death  =[[September 18]], [[1936]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation     =Grocer, [[Mayor of Pensacola]]
| religion       =[[First Presbyterian Church|Presbyterian]]
| spouse         =Winnie Touart Moyer
| parents        =
| children       =
| signature      =Wlmoyer-sig.PNG
| signaturesize  =180px
}}
'''William L. Moyer''' was briefly [[mayor of Pensacola]], on [[September 18]], [[1936]].

A special meeting of the [[Pensacola City Council]] was called that evening, and Mayor [[Henry Clay Armstrong]] was removed as mayor by an 8-1 vote, ostensibly for his support of Republican presidential candidate [[Wikipedia:Alf Landon|Alf Landon]] (the Council was wholly Democratic). Moyer was installed as mayor, reportedly proclaiming, "I assure you gentlemen you have elected a good, strong Democrat."<ref>Lowville N.Y. ''[http://fultonhistory.com/Process%20small/Newspapers/Lowvile%20Ny%20Rebulican/1936/Newspaper%20Lowville%20NY%20Journal%20Republican%201936%20-%20(308).PDF Journal & Republican]'', September 24, 1936.</ref>. On the way home from the meeting, Moyer, who was accompanied by [[Pensacola City Manager|City Manager]] [[George J. Roark]], suffered a heart attack. Roark and other carried Moyer into his home at 1600 North [[Baylen Street]] where he died several minutes later. Moyer's only official act as mayor was adjourning the meeting at which he had been elected and sworn in.

[[Max Bear]], the only council member who had opposed removing Armstrong, was subsequently named mayor pro tem.

==Other service==
Moyer had previously served on the City of Pensacola's [[Board of Aldermen]] from [[1901]] to [[1903]] and again from [[1907]] to [[1913]], and on the [[Pensacola City Council]] from [[1931]] to [[1936]], when he assumed the mayoralty.

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{{succession box | before = [[Henry Clay Armstrong]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = 1936 | after = [[Max L. Bear]]}}
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Moyer, William L.]] [[Category:Pensacola City Council members|Moyer, William L.]] [[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery|Moyer, William L.]]