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The [[City of Pensacola]] has at various times in its history been governed by boards of alderman, commissions, and councils.
 
The [[City of Pensacola]] has at various times in its history been governed by boards of alderman, commissions, and councils.
  
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==19th century==
 
==19th century==
===August [[1821]]-August [[1822]]===
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{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Board of Aldermen]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[George Bowie]]
 
|-
 
| '''Aldermen:''' || [[William Barnett]]<br/>[[John Brosnaham]]<br/>[[George Fisher]]<br/>[[John Innerarity]]<br/>[[John Keyser]]<br/>[[Henry Michalette]]
 
|}
 
 
 
===August [[1822]]-September [[1823]]===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Board of Aldermen]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[John de la Rua]]
 
|-
 
| '''Aldermen:''' || [[Peter Alba]] (President)<br/>''Other members unknown''
 
|}
 
 
 
===September [[1823]]-February [[1824]]===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Board of Aldermen]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[Peter Alba]]
 
|-
 
| '''Aldermen:''' || [[F. H. Nesbet]] (President)<br/>[[Samuel Patterson]]<br/>[[John Innerarity]]<br/>[[Adam Gordon]]<br/>[[Alex Scott, Jr.]]<br/>[[Francis Bouquiet]]<br/>[[T. Twitchell]]<br/>[[Julius Pescay]]<br/>[[Henrique Grandpre]]
 
|}
 
 
 
===February [[1824]]-January [[1825]]===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Board of Aldermen]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[Peter Alba]]
 
|-
 
| '''Aldermen:''' || [[F. H. Nesbet]] (President)<br/>[[Samuel Patterson]]<br/>[[Joseph Noriega]]<br/>[[Eugene Lavalle]]<br/>[[John Miller]]<br/>[[Joseph Bonifay]]<br/>[[Pablo Palmes]]
 
|}
 
  
 
==20th century==
 
==20th century==
===[[Pensacola City Commission]]===
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From [[1913]] until a new charter was adopted in [[1931]], the City of Pensacola was operated under a [[Wikipedia:City commission government|city commission]] form of government. The city commission was made up of three members, each of whom had a particular purview (police and fire, finance and revenue, or streets and public works), and one of whom was appointed [[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]].
 
 
 
====June [[1913]]-June [[1915]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Commission]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[Adolph Greenhut]]
 
|-
 
| '''Police & Fire:''' || [[Francis Robinson Pou]]
 
|-
 
| '''Finance & Revenue:''' || [[Adolph Greenhut]]
 
|-
 
| '''Streets & Public Works:''' || [[Thomas H. Johnson]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====June [[1915]]-June [[1917]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Commission]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[Adolph Greenhut]] <small>(died in office)</small><br/>[[George H. Heinrich]]
 
|-
 
| '''Police & Fire:''' || [[Francis Robinson Pou]]
 
|-
 
| '''Finance & Revenue:''' || [[Adolph Greenhut]] <small>(died in office)</small><br/>[[George H. Heinrich]]
 
|-
 
| '''Streets & Public Works:''' || [[Thomas H. Johnson]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====June [[1917]]-June [[1918]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Commission]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[Thomas H. Johnson]]
 
|-
 
| '''Police & Fire:''' || [[Frank Dent Sanders]]
 
|-
 
| '''Finance & Revenue:''' || [[George H. Heinrich]]
 
|-
 
| '''Streets & Public Works:''' || [[Thomas H. Johnson]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====June [[1918]]-June [[1919]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Commission]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[Francis Robinson Pou]]
 
|-
 
| '''Police & Fire:''' || [[Francis Robinson Pou]]
 
|-
 
| '''Finance & Revenue:''' || [[Frank Dent Sanders]]
 
|-
 
| '''Streets & Public Works:''' || [[George H. Heinrich]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====June [[1919]]-June [[1922]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Commission]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[Frank Dent Sanders]]
 
|-
 
| '''Police & Fire:''' || [[Francis Robinson Pou]]
 
|-
 
| '''Finance & Revenue:''' || [[Frank Dent Sanders]]
 
|-
 
| '''Streets & Public Works:''' || [[George H. Heinrich]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====June [[1922]]-June [[1924]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Commission]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[J. Harvey Bayliss]]
 
|-
 
| '''Police & Fire:''' || [[Frank Dent Sanders]]
 
|-
 
| '''Finance & Revenue:''' || [[J. Harvey Bayliss]]
 
|-
 
| '''Streets & Public Works:''' || [[Francis Robinson Pou]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====June [[1924]]-June [[1926]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Commission]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[J. Harvey Bayliss]]
 
|-
 
| '''Police & Fire:''' || [[Frank Dent Sanders]] <small>(died in office)</small><br/>[[Ernest E. Harper]]
 
|-
 
| '''Finance & Revenue:''' || [[J. Harvey Bayliss]]
 
|-
 
| '''Streets & Public Works:''' || [[Thomas H. Johnson]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====June [[1926]]-June [[1927]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Commission]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[J. Harvey Bayliss]]
 
|-
 
| '''Police & Fire:''' || [[Ernest E. Harper]]
 
|-
 
| '''Finance & Revenue:''' || [[J. Harvey Bayliss]]
 
|-
 
| '''Streets & Public Works:''' || [[Thomas H. Johnson]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====June [[1927]]-June [[1931]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Commission]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[J. Harvey Bayliss]]
 
|-
 
| '''Police & Fire:''' || [[Ernest E. Harper]]
 
|-
 
| '''Finance & Revenue:''' || [[J. Harvey Bayliss]]
 
|-
 
| '''Streets & Public Works:''' || [[A. E. Langford]]
 
|}
 
 
 
===[[Pensacola City Council]]===
 
====[[1931]]-[[1933]]====
 
In [[1931]], a [[Pensacola city charter|new City charter]] was adopted, providing for a ten-member [[Pensacola City Council|City Council]], elected at large.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Council]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola]]:''' || [[Henry Clay Armstrong]]
 
|-
 
| rowspan=9 | '''Council:''' || [[J. T. Baillies]]
 
|-
 
| [[F. M. Turner]]
 
|-
 
| [[A. C. Binkley]]
 
|-
 
| [[Max L. Bear]]
 
|-
 
| [[W. L. Moyer]]
 
|-
 
| [[G. C. Hallmark]]
 
|-
 
| [[John A. Merritt]]
 
|-
 
| [[Quintin Borras]]
 
|-
 
| [[S. T. McAdam]] <small>(died in office 10/31/32)</small><br/>[[J. W. Eley]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====[[1933]]-[[1935]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Council]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola]]:''' || [[Henry Clay Armstrong]]
 
|-
 
| rowspan=9 | '''Council:''' || [[J. T. Baillies]]
 
|-
 
| [[F. M. Turner]]
 
|-
 
| [[A. C. Binkley]]
 
|-
 
| [[Quintin Borras]]
 
|-
 
| [[J. W. Eley]]
 
|-
 
| [[Max L. Bear]]
 
|-
 
| [[W. L. Moyer]]
 
|-
 
| [[E. P. Preston]]
 
|-
 
| [[G. C. Hallmark]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====[[1935]]-[[1937]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Council]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola]]:''' || [[Henry Clay Armstrong]] <small>(removed 9/18/36)</small> &dagger;<br/>[[W. L. Moyer]] <small>(died 9/18/36)</small><br/>[[Max L. Bear]]
 
|-
 
| rowspan=9 | '''Council:''' || [[E. P. Preston]]
 
|-
 
| [[G. C. Hallmark]]
 
|-
 
| [[J. T. Baillies]]
 
|-
 
| [[William Tyler]]
 
|-
 
| [[A. C. Binkley]]
 
|-
 
| [[H. P. Merrill]]
 
|-
 
| [[Ed McCullough]]
 
|-
 
| [[W. L. Moyer]] <small>(elevated to mayor, subsequently died)</small><br/>[[Henry Clay Armstrong]]
 
|-
 
| [[Max L. Bear]] <small>(elevated to mayor)</small><br/>[[Lee Conner Hagler]]
 
|}
 
 
 
&dagger; <small>On [[September 18]], [[1936]], at a special meeting of the City Council, Mayor [[Henry Clay Armstrong]] was removed as mayor by an 8-1 vote. [[W. L. Moyer]] was appointed as the new mayor, but died later that evening. [[Max L. Bear]] was subsequently appointed as mayor.</small>
 
 
 
====[[1937]]-[[1939]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Council]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola]]:''' || [[Lee Conner Hagler]]
 
|-
 
| rowspan=9 | '''Council:''' || [[J. T. Baillies]]
 
|-
 
| [[William Tyler]] <small>(resigned 4/12/39)</small><br/>[[Archie S. Mills]]
 
|-
 
| [[A. C. Binkley]] <small>(died 11/22/38)</small><br/>[[J. J. Maher]]
 
|-
 
| [[Walter E. Wicke]]
 
|-
 
| [[Ed McCullough]]
 
|-
 
| [[J. T. Wright]]
 
|-
 
| [[Frank J. Riera]]
 
|-
 
| [[T. Chester Smith]]
 
|-
 
| [[James J. Remich]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====[[1939]]-[[1941]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Council]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola]]:''' || [[Lee Conner Hagler]]
 
|-
 
| rowspan=9 | '''Council:''' || [[J. T. Baillies]]
 
|-
 
| [[Archie S. Mills]]
 
|-
 
| [[J. J. Maher]]
 
|-
 
| [[Walter E. Wicke]]
 
|-
 
| [[Ed McCullough]]
 
|-
 
| [[J. T. Wright]]
 
|-
 
| [[Frank J. Riera]]
 
|-
 
| [[T. Chester Smith]]
 
|-
 
| [[H. C. Hallmark]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====[[1941]]-[[1943]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Council]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola]]:''' || [[Lee Conner Hagler]]
 
|-
 
| rowspan=9 | '''Council:''' || [[J. L. Goodwin]] <small>(resigned 8/4/41)</small><br/>[[H. G. Champlin]]
 
|-
 
| [[Ed Lee]]
 
|-
 
| [[H. P. Merrill]]
 
|-
 
| [[Walter E. Wicke]]
 
|-
 
| [[Ed McCullough]]
 
|-
 
| [[James M. Cooper]] <small>(resigned 10/7/41)</small><br/>[[W. E. Landrum]]
 
|-
 
| [[James J. Remich]]
 
|-
 
| [[T. Chester Smith]]
 
|-
 
| [[G. C. Hallmark]]
 
|}
 
 
 
====[[1943]]-[[1945]]====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Council]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola]]:''' || [[Walter E. Wicke]]
 
|-
 
| rowspan=9 | '''Council:''' || [[H. G. Champlin]]
 
|-
 
| [[Ed Lee]]
 
|-
 
| [[H. P. Merrill]]
 
|-
 
| [[T. Chester Smith]] <small>(resigned 8/9/43)</small><br/>[[J. W. Eley]]
 
|-
 
| [[Ed McCullough]] <small>(died 9/10/43)</small><br/>[[Rox Cowley]]
 
|-
 
| [[Lee Conner Hagler]] <small>(died 8/12/43)</small><br/>[[A. C. Blount]]
 
|-
 
| [[James J. Remich]]
 
|-
 
| [[W. E. Landrum]] <small>(resigned 4/10/45)</small><br/>[[H. Perry]]
 
|-
 
| [[G. C. Hallmark]]
 
|}
 
  
 
==21st century==
 
==21st century==
===[[2001]]-[[2002]]===
 
On [[January 30]], [[2001]], a referendum was passed moving municipal elections to the fall of even-numbered years, and providing for an elected mayor. This resulted in a short Council term, with the first fall election held [[November 5]], [[2002]].
 
 
Mayor and Council took office [[June 11]], [[2001]].
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! colspan=2 | [[Pensacola City Council]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[John Fogg]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 1|District 1]]:''' || [[Owen Eubanks]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 2|District 2]]''' || [[J. D. Smith]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 3|District 3]]:''' || [[Mike DeSorbo]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 4|District 4]]:''' || [[Marty Donovan]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 5|District 5]]:''' || [[John Jerralds]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 6|District 6]]:''' || [[Hugh King]]
 
|-
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 7|District 7]]:''' || [[Marie K. Young]] <small>(resigned 5/9/02)</small><br/>[[Ronald Townsend]] <small>(appointed 5/20/02)</small>
 
|-
 
| '''At-Large:''' || [[Jack Nobles]]
 
|-
 
| '''At-Large:''' || [[Mike Wiggins]]
 
|}
 
 
 
===[[2003]]-[[2005]]===
 
===[[2003]]-[[2005]]===
 
Mayor and Council took office on [[January 13]], [[2003]].
 
Mayor and Council took office on [[January 13]], [[2003]].
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| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[John Fogg]]
 
| '''[[Mayor of Pensacola|Mayor]]:''' || [[John Fogg]]
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 1|District 1]]:''' || [[Owen Eubanks]]
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| '''[[City of Pensacola District 1|District 1]]:''' || [[P. C. Wu]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 2|District 2]]''' || [[J. D. Smith]]
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 2|District 2]]''' || [[J. D. Smith]]
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| '''[[City of Pensacola District 5|District 5]]:''' || [[John Jerralds]]
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 5|District 5]]:''' || [[John Jerralds]]
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 6|District 6]]:''' || [[Hugh King]] <small>(resigned 8/10/04)</small><br/>[[Lester A. Smith]] <small>(appointed 8/19/04)</small>
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| '''[[City of Pensacola District 6|District 6]]:''' || [[Hugh King]] <small>(resigned 2004)</small><br/>[[Lester A. Smith]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 7|District 7]]:''' || [[Ronald Townsend]]
 
| '''[[City of Pensacola District 7|District 7]]:''' || [[Ronald Townsend]]
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| '''At-Large:''' || [[Megan Pratt]]
 
| '''At-Large:''' || [[Megan Pratt]]
 
|}
 
|}
 
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