Mayor of Pensacola
The Mayor of Pensacola, Florida is the chief executive officer and holder of the city of Pensacola, Florida. The mayor's office is located at the city hall at 222 West Main Street in Downtown, and owns an estate near the Texar Bayou in East Pensacola.
| Mayor of Pensacola | |
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Incumbent Grover Robinson since November 27, 2018 | |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Jose Noriega |
| Formation | 1820 |
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Powers and Duties
In 2009, the duties of the mayor of Pensacola were expanded under the "strong mayor" governing philosophy. Since then, the mayor's duties have shifted from a ceremonial position to the chief decision maker in the city government.[1]
List of Mayors
Main Page List of Mayors of Pensacola, Florida
19th century
| Jose Noriega (Spanish) | 1820–1821 |
| George Bowie | 1821–1822 |
| John de la Rua | 1822–1823 |
| Peter Alba | 1823–1825 |
| John Jerrison | 1825–1828 |
| Benjamin D. Wright | 1828–1829 |
| John Jerrison | 1829–1830 |
| Peter Alba | 1830–1834 |
| Charles Evans | 1834–1838 |
| Hanson Kelly | 1838–1840 |
| Charles Le Baron | 1840–1841 |
| Benjamin D. Wright | 1841–1842 |
| Charles Evans | 1842–1847 |
| Francis de la Rua | 1847–1848 |
| Charles Evans | 1848–1852 |
| Joseph Sierra | 1852–1855 |
| Francis B. Bobe | 1855–1859 |
| C. Gonzalez | 1859–1861 |
| C. H. Gingles | 1861–1862 |
| Francis B. Bobe | 1862–1863 |
| Francis B. Bobe[2] | 1863–1866 |
| Samuel Leonard | 1866–1867 |
| E. W. Anderson | 1867–1868 |
| S. C. Cobb | 1868–1870 |
| F. C. Humphrey | 1870–1873 |
| Royal Putnam | 1873–1874 |
| R. A. Stearns | 1874–1875 |
| J. P. Jones | 1875–1877 |
| R. A. Stearns | 1877–1878 |
| Salvador Pons[3] | 1878–1879 |
| William M. Oerting | 1879–1881 |
| George H. O'Neal | 1881–1882 |
| J. M. Tarble | 1882–1883 |
| George H. Welles | 1883–1885 |
| S. S. Harvey[4] | 1885–1886 |
| A. L. Avery | 1886–1887 |
| W. D. Chipley | 1887–1888 |
| A. L. Avery | 1888–1890 |
| J. M. Hilliard | 1890–1893 |
| W. E. Anderson | 1893–1895 |
| Pat McHugh[5] | 1895 |
| W. E. Anderson | 1895–1897 |
| W. H. Northrup | 1897–1899 |
| J. M. Hilliard | 1899–1901 |
20th century
| C. M. Jones | 1901–1903 |
| T. E. Welles | 1903–1905 |
| Charles H. Bliss | 1905–1907 |
| C. C. Goodman | 1907–1909 |
| Frank Reilly | 1909–1913 |
| A. Greenhut | 1913–1916 |
| G. Heinrich | 1916–1917 |
| Thomas H. Johnson | 1917–1918 |
| S. M. Maguire | 1918–1919 |
| F. D. Sanders | 1919–1921 |
| J. H. Bayliss[6] | 1921–1931 |
| H. Clay Armstrong | 1931–1936 |
| W. L. Moyer | 1936 |
| Max L. Bear | 1936–1937 |
| L. C. Hagler | 1937–1943 |
| Walter E. Wicke | 1943–1947 |
| C. P. Mason | 1947–1957 |
| Roy S. Philpot | 1957–1961 |
| Charles H. Overman Jr | 1961–1963 |
| C. P. Mason | 1963–1965 |
| B. I. Greenhut | 1965–1967 |
| Reinhardt Holm | 1967 |
| Charles Soule | 1967–1969 |
| Bryant Liggett | 1969–1971 |
| Eugene P. Elebash | 1971–1973 |
| Barney B. Burkes | 1973–1977 |
| Warren M. Briggs | 1977–1978 |
| Vince Whibbs | 1978–1991 |
| Jerry L. Maygarden | 1991–1994 |
| John R. Fogg | 1994–2001 |
21st century
| John R. Fogg[7] | 2001–2009 |
| Michael C. Wiggins | 2009–2011 |
| Ashton Hayward III[8] | 2011-2018 |
| Grover C. Robinson IV | 2018– |
See also
- Pensacola, Florida
- History of Pensacola, Florida
- List of Mayors of Pensacola, Florida
Notes
- "Punch Line No More". Business Observer Florida. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- City government in exile in Greenville, Alabama.
- First black mayor of Pensacola.
- At this time Governor E. A. Perry revoked Pensacola's city charter and supported a bill to replace it with a state-appointed commission. The bill failed and the city charter was restored.
- In early 1895, a new legislature was promulgated by the state legislature and a new election held for mayor and aldermen.
- Changed to a council-manager form of government.
- Changed to popular election of the mayor.
- Changed to strong-mayor form of government.
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