This is a list of
mayors of
Pensacola, Florida. The mayor is the chief executive of the Pensacola city government. This list is from 1820 through present day, and includes
Spanish
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and
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mayors.
In 1878,
Salvador T. Pons, the first African–American
mayor of Pensacola
The mayor of the City of Pensacola 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 Pens ...
, was elected.
In 1885, the city's charter was revoked by
governor
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Edward A. Perry
Edward Aylesworth Perry (March 15, 1831October 15, 1889) was a general under Robert E. Lee during the American Civil War and the 14th Governor of Florida.
Early life
He was a descendant of Arthur Perry, one of the earliest settlers of New Engl ...
, replacing it with a state-appointed government. In 1895, a new city charter was passed by the
Florida Legislature, replacing Perry's Provisional Municipality of Pensacola with a new charter, which stated that Pensacolians could elect their own mayor and
aldermen
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.
In 1931, the city government was changed to a
council–manager government
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, which it had until 2009, when voters approved a new
mayor–council charter.
List
See also
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Mayor of Pensacola
The mayor of the City of Pensacola 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 Pens ...
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History of Pensacola, Florida
The history of Pensacola, Florida, begins long before the Spanish claimed founding of the modern city in 1698. The area around present-day Pensacola was inhabited by Native American peoples thousands of years before the historical era.
The histo ...
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Timeline of Pensacola, Florida
The history of Pensacola, Florida, begins long before the Spanish claimed founding of the modern city in 1698. The area around present-day Pensacola was inhabited by Native American peoples thousands of years before the historical era.
The histo ...
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Mayors of Pensacola
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Pensacola
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ci ...