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William L. Moyer

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'''William L. Moyer''' was briefly [[mayor of Pensacola]], on [[September 18]], [[1936]].
A special meeting of the [[Pensacola City Council]] was called that evening, and Mayor [[Henry Clay Armstrong]] was removed as mayor by 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, reportedly proclaiming, "I assure you gentlemen that you have elected a good, strong staunch Democratas your mayor."<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. <ref>''Pensacola Journal'', September 19, 1936.''</ref> 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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