John Thomas Alsop Jr. (August 10, 1874 – May 12, 1958) was an American politician. He served as
Mayor of
Jacksonville, Florida, from 1923 to 1937, and again from 1941 to 1945. His eighteen-year, seven term stint in the mayor's office is the longest in the city's history. Jacksonville's
Main Street Bridge, officially the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge, is named for him.
References
Keeping the Faith: Race, Politics, and Social Development in Jacksonville, Florida, 1940-1970St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search
1874 births
1958 deaths
Mayors of Jacksonville, Florida
20th-century Florida politicians
People from Enfield, North Carolina
20th-century mayors of populated places in the United States
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