Difference between revisions of "Salvador Pons"

From Pensapedia, the Pensacola encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Related to)
Line 25: Line 25:
 
*[[Antonio Pons]] (mentioned on Spanish census of 1784-1820)
 
*[[Antonio Pons]] (mentioned on Spanish census of 1784-1820)
 
*[[Theodore Pons]] (nephew)
 
*[[Theodore Pons]] (nephew)
 +
*[[John Pons]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 17:39, 11 May 2007

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]

Offices held

Related to

References

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