Salvador Pons

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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]

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References

  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