List of mayors of Orlando, Florida
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| Mayor of Orlando | |
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Seat | Orlando City Hall |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | William Jackson Brack |
| Formation | 1875 |
| Salary | $186,306 [1] |
| Website | Official website |
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The city of Orlando, Florida, was incorporated in 1875. The first mayor, William Jackson Brack, took office in 1875. The Orlando mayor is officially a nonpartisan election.
The current mayor is Buddy Dyer, who was first elected in a special election in February 2003. Dyer was elected to his first full term in 2004, and after a brief suspension for six weeks in 2005, has subsequently been re-elected in 2008, 2012, 2015, 2019, and 2023.
List of mayors
[edit]| No. | Name | Portrait | Term Start | Term End |
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| 1 | William Jackson Brack | 1875 | 1877 | |
| 2 | John Howard Allen | 1877 | 1878 | |
| 3 | Charles Henry Munger | 1878 | 1879 | |
| 4 | Alex M. Hyer | 1879 | 1880 | |
| 5 | Robert L. Summerlin | 1880 | 1881 | |
| 6 | Charles Dennison Sweet | 1881 | 1882 | |
| 7 | Cassius Aurelius Boone | 1882 | 1883 | |
| 8 | John Letcher Bryan | 1883 | 1885 | |
| 9 | Ephraim J. Reel | 1885 | 1887 | |
| 10 | Foster Samuel Chapman | 1887 | 1888 | |
| 11 | Matthew Robinson Marks | 1888 | 1891 | |
| 12 | Willis Lucullus Palmer | 1891 | 1893 | |
| 13 | Mahlon Gore | 1893 | 1896 | |
| 14 | James B. Parramore | 1896 | 1902 | |
| 15 | Clarence Everett Howard | 1902 | 1902 | |
| 16 | B. M. Robinson | 1902 | 1904 | |
| 17 | James Horace Smith | 1904 | 1906 | |
| 18 | Braxton Beacham | 1906 | 1907 | |
| 19 | William Henry Jewell | 1907 | 1910 | |
| 20 | William Hayden Reynolds | 1910 | 1913 | |
| 21 | E. Frank Sperry | 
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1913 | 1916 |
| 22 | James LeRoy Giles | 1916 | 1920 | |
| 23 | Eugene Goodman Duckworth | January 1, 1920 | March 5, 1924[3] | |
| 24 | James LeRoy Giles | April 2, 1924[4] | January 1, 1926 | |
| 25 | Latta Malette Autrey | 
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January 1, 1926[5] | January 1, 1929 |
| 26 | James LeRoy Giles | January 1, 1929[6] | January 1, 1932 | |
| 27 | Samuel Yulee Way | January 1, 1932[7] | January 1, 1935 | |
| 28 | V. W. Estes | January 1, 1935[8] | January 1, 1938 | |
| 29 | Samuel Yulee Way | January 1, 1938[9] | January 1, 1941 | |
| 30 | William Beardall | January 1, 1941[10] | January 1, 1953 | |
| 31 | J. Rolfe Davis | January 1, 1953[11] | November 1, 1956 | |
| 32 | Bob Carr | November 1, 1956[12] | January 29, 1967 | |
| - | George Barker (acting) | January 29, 1967 | March 8, 1967 | |
| 33 | Carl T. Langford | March 15, 1967 | January 1, 1981 | |
| - | Don Crenshaw (acting) | November 1, 1980 | November 2, 1980 | |
| 34 | Bill Frederick | 
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January 1, 1981 | November 1, 1992 |
| 35 | Glenda Hood | 
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November 1, 1992[13] | March 1, 2003[14] |
| 36 | Buddy Dyer | 
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March 1, 2003 | Incumbent |
Notes
[edit]- City commissioner G. H. Sutherland served as acting mayor after Eugene Goodman Duckworth resigned in the wake of a failed city commissioners recall election.[15] Sutherland served for about four weeks until a special election was held. Former mayor James LeRoy Giles won the special election and served out the remainder of the term.[16]
- Ernest Page was appointed interim mayor for about six weeks in March–April 2005 while Buddy Dyer was under investigation for election fraud stemming from the 2004 election. The charges against Dyer were dismissed, and Dyer was reinstated as mayor on April 20, 2005.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Weiner, Jeff. "Orlando City Council, mayor vote to raise their pay". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Mayors' Gallery: City of Orlando, Florida: 100 Years of the City's Chief Executives (PDF). City of Orlando. 1975.
- ^ "Duckworth and Hauselt Resignations Accepted". Orlando Morning Sentinel. March 6, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mayor Giles Signs 525 $1,000 Light And Water Bonds". Orlando Morning Sentinel. April 3, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mayor Autrey Assumes Duty as City Ruler". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Large Throng Attends Giles Inauguration". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Open-Air Reception Brilliant Success". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Estes Becomes City's Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Way Moves To Secure Big Slum Project". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beardall Takes Over Mayor's Office; Council Confirms Brother on Utilities". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davis Becomes Orlando Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "$3 Million Account Awaits Mayor Carr". Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1953. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Several Women Blazed A Trail For Glenda Hood". The Orlando Sentinel. September 21, 1992. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Hood Will Be Mayor Till Vote In February". The Orlando Sentinel. December 24, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Mayor Duckworth To Resign Brokaw and Hausel Defeated Yesterday". Orlando Morning Sentinel. March 5, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bond Issue Defeated - Giles Elected Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. April 2, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Orlando Remembered: City Hall – Describes the city's exhibit of memorabilia from past mayors.