Salvador Pons

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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]

[edit] 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)

[edit] Related to

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

[edit] References

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