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| parents =James E. and Elizabeth Bayliss | | parents =James E. and Elizabeth Bayliss | ||
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− | ''' | + | '''J. Harvey Bayliss''' was the [[mayor of Pensacola]] from [[1922]] to [[1931]]. |
==Public service== | ==Public service== | ||
Bayliss worked for a time as a clerk under Pensacola City Attorney [[John B. Jones]] before becoming assistant city comptroller and later comptroller. | Bayliss worked for a time as a clerk under Pensacola City Attorney [[John B. Jones]] before becoming assistant city comptroller and later comptroller. | ||
− | Bayliss was elected as a city commissioner in [[ | + | Bayliss was elected as a city commissioner in [[1922]] and was thereafter appointed as mayor. At the time of his appointment, Bayliss, 28, was the youngest mayor in Florida. Bayliss served three three-year terms as mayor. |
During his service as mayor, Bayliss also represented northwest Florida at the State Road Department, helping spur significant road development in Escambia County, including [[Scenic Highway]] and the [[Thomas A. Johnson Bridge]] over [[Pensacola Bay]]. | During his service as mayor, Bayliss also represented northwest Florida at the State Road Department, helping spur significant road development in Escambia County, including [[Scenic Highway]] and the [[Thomas A. Johnson Bridge]] over [[Pensacola Bay]]. | ||
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− | {{succession box | before = [[Frank Dent Sanders]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = | + | {{succession box | before = [[Frank Dent Sanders]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = 1922-1931 | after = [[Henry Clay Armstrong]]}} |
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− | [[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola | + | [[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Bayliss, J. Harvey]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Bayliss, J. Harvey]] |