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William L. Moyer

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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =William L. Moyer
| image_name =WLMoyer.png
| image_size =225px
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| date_of_birth =[[September 4]], [[1866]] or [[1867]]| place_of_birth =Warrington, Pensacola
| date_of_death =[[September 18]], [[1936]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation =Grocer, [[Mayor of Pensacola]]| religion =[[First Presbyterian Church|Presbyterian]]
| spouse =Winnie Touart Moyer
| parents =
| children =
}}
'''William L. Moyer''' was briefly [[mayor of Pensacola]], on [[September 18]], [[1936]].
Named to replace A special meeting of the [[Pensacola City Council]] was called that evening, and Mayor [[Henry Clay Armstrong]], who was removed as mayor by the [[Pensacola City Council]] an 8-1 vote, ostensibly for his support of Republican presidential candidate [[Wikipedia:Alf Landon|Alf Landon]](the Council was wholly Democratic). Moyer was installed as mayor, Moyer reportedly told the councilproclaiming, "I assure you gentlemen you have elected a good, strong Democrat." He died shortly thereafter.<ref>Lowville N.Y. ''[http://fultonhistory.com/Process%20small/Newspapers/Lowvile%20Ny%20Rebulican/1936/Newspaper%20Lowville%20NY%20Journal%20Republican%201936%20-%20(308).PDF Journal & Republican]'', September 24, 1936.</ref> . On the way home from the meeting, Moyer, who was accompanied by [[Pensacola City Manager|City Manager]] [[George J. Roark]], suffered a heart attack. Roark and other carried Moyer into his home at 1600 North [[Baylen Street]] where he died several minutes later. Moyer's only official act as mayor was adjourning the meeting at which he had been elected and sworn in. [[Max Bear]], the only council member who had opposed removing Armstrong, was subsequently named mayor pro tem.
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