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− | The '''Mayor of Pensacola''' is the | + | The '''Mayor of Pensacola''' is the symbolic head of government of the [[City of Pensacola]]. In its current form, the mayoralty confers very little power, authority, or responsibility; the mayor is the presiding member of the [[Pensacola City Council]] but serves otherwise in a largely ceremonial capacity. The current mayor of Pensacola is [[Mike Wiggins]]. |
− | + | The mayoralty is a position that has fluctuated throughout the city's history. The first recorded mayor, under Spanish rule, was [[Jose Noriega]] (1820-1821). During the Civil War the city government went into exile in Greenville, Alabama, until it was restored in 1866. Other changes occurred in 1885, when Florida governor [[E.A. Perry]] tried to replace the city charter with a state-appointed commission, and in 1916, when the city changed to a council-manager form of government and the position was appointed by the [[Pensacola City Council|city council]]. It was changed again to an elected position in 2001 under [[John Fogg]]. | |
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− | + | ==19th Century== | |
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|[[Jose Noriega]]<br/>(Spanish ''alcade'') | |[[Jose Noriega]]<br/>(Spanish ''alcade'') | ||
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|1867 | |1867 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[S. C. Cobb]] |
|1867 - 1869 | |1867 - 1869 | ||
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|1874 | |1874 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[J. P. Jones]] |
|1875 - 1876 | |1875 - 1876 | ||
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|1885 | |1885 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[A. L. Avery]] |
|1886 | |1886 | ||
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|1887 | |1887 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[A. L. Avery]] |
|1888 - 1889 | |1888 - 1889 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[J. M. Hilliard]] |
|1890 - 1892 | |1890 - 1892 | ||
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|[[Pat McHugh]]<ref>In early 1895, a new legislature was promulgated by the state legislature and a new election held for mayor and aldermen.</ref> | |[[Pat McHugh]]<ref>In early 1895, a new legislature was promulgated by the state legislature and a new election held for mayor and aldermen.</ref> | ||
− | |1895 | + | |1895 |
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|[[W. E. Anderson]] | |[[W. E. Anderson]] | ||
− | |1896 | + | |1895 - 1896 |
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|[[Pat McHugh]] | |[[Pat McHugh]] | ||
|1897 | |1897 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[W. H. Northrup]] |
|1897 - 1898 | |1897 - 1898 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[J. M. Hilliard]] |
|1899 - 1900 | |1899 - 1900 | ||
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− | + | ==20th century== | |
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|[[Celestino Moreno Jones]] | |[[Celestino Moreno Jones]] | ||
|1901 - 1902 | |1901 - 1902 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[T. E. Welles]] |
|1903 - 1904 | |1903 - 1904 | ||
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− | |[[Charles | + | |[[Charles H. Bliss]] |
− | |1905 - | + | |1905 - 1906 |
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− | |[[ | + | |[[C. C. Goodman]] |
|1907 - 1908 | |1907 - 1908 | ||
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|1917 | |1917 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[F. R. Pou]] |
|1918 | |1918 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[F. D. Sanders]] |
|1919 - 1921 | |1919 - 1921 | ||
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− | |[[J. | + | |[[J. H. Bayliss]]<ref>Changed to a council-manager form of government</ref> |
|1921 - 1931 | |1921 - 1931 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[H. Clay Armstrong]] |
|1931 - 1936 | |1931 - 1936 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[W. L. Moyer]] |
|1936 | |1936 | ||
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− | |[[Max | + | |[[Max L. Bear]] |
|1936 - 1937 | |1936 - 1937 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[L. C. Hagler]] |
|1937 - 1943 | |1937 - 1943 | ||
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|1943 - 1947 | |1943 - 1947 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[C. P. Mason]] |
|1947 - 1957 | |1947 - 1957 | ||
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|1961 - 1963 | |1961 - 1963 | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[C. P. Mason]] |
|1963 - 1965 | |1963 - 1965 | ||
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− | |[[B. | + | |[[B. I. Greenhut]] |
|1965 - 1967 | |1965 - 1967 | ||
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− | + | ==21st century== | |
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|[[John Fogg]]<ref>Changed to popular election of the mayor.</ref> | |[[John Fogg]]<ref>Changed to popular election of the mayor.</ref> | ||
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|[[Mike Wiggins]] | |[[Mike Wiggins]] | ||
− | |2009 | + | |2009 - present |
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