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'''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<ref>Pensacola Historical Society.  ''Pensacola in Vintage Postcards''.  Arcadia, 2005.</ref>).
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| date_of_birth  =[[December 23]], [[1835]]
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| place_of_birth =Mexico
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| date_of_death  =[[March 21]], [[1890]]
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| place_of_death =Pensacola
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| occupation    =Bricklayer, public official
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| religion      =[[:Category:Catholics|Catholic]]
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| spouse        =Mary E.
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'''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<ref>Pensacola Historical Society.  ''Pensacola in Vintage Postcards''.  Arcadia, 2005.</ref>). Pons was a [[Wikipedia:Mulatto|mulatto]], born in Mexico to one black parent and one Hispanic parent.<ref>Brown, Canter.  ''Florida's Black Public Officials''.  University of Alabama Press, 1998.</ref>
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==Offices held==
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*Representative from [[Escambia County]] to the [[Florida House of Representatives|State Legislature]] ([[1868]]-[[1870|70]], [[1875]])
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*Pensacola councilman ([[1869]]-70, [[1874]])
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*Mayor of Pensacola (1874, [[1878]] [unclear])
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*Pensacola city clerk ([[1877]]-[[1880|80]], [[1882]]-[[1884|84]])
  
 
==Related to==
 
==Related to==
 
*[[Antonio Pons]] (mentioned on Spanish census of 1784-1820)
 
*[[Antonio Pons]] (mentioned on Spanish census of 1784-1820)
 
*[[Theodore Pons]] (nephew)
 
*[[Theodore Pons]] (nephew)
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*[[John Pons]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola]]
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Pons, Salvador]] [[Category:Pensacola City Council members|Pons, Salvador]] [[Category:Pons family]] [[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery|Pons, Salvador]]

Latest revision as of 14:49, 8 February 2009

Salvador T. Pons
Born December 23, 1835
Mexico
Died March 21, 1890
Pensacola
Occupation Bricklayer, public official
Religion Catholic
Spouse Mary E.
Children Three

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]

Offices held[edit]

Related to[edit]

References[edit]

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


Preceded by:
R. A. Stearns
Mayor of Pensacola
1878
Succeeded by:
William McKenzie Oerting