John B. Reilly (May 18,1870 –November 15,1928) was an American politician who served as the first Mayor of Miami.
John B. Reilly was born in Connecticut on May 18,1870. In 1886,he became a shipping clerk in Branford,Connecticut. He moved to Florida in 1893 accepting the position of bookkeeper and cashier for the firm of McQuire &McDonald,who contracted with Henry M. Flagler and built his hotels. He was then appointed as a manager of Florida East Coast Railway in 1896 and acted as company spokesman in Miami,Florida. The city was incorporated shortly after his arrival and due to his key role with the Florida East Coast Railway he was elected mayor in 1896 serving four consecutive 1 year terms. On August 7,1896,the Rileys welcomed the birth of their son,Joseph Albert Riley,the first white baby born in the new city of Miami. [3]
Reilly served as United States Commissioner for the southern district of Florida being appointed in 1897. In March,1914,he became associated with the developments of James Deering's Summer House Villa Vizcaya and acted as financial agent until 1921. He was director of the Bank of Bay Biscayne,a business that several other city mayors including J.E. Lummus and E.C Romfh were involved with. He was director of Reilly,Stoms &Paxton and a director of Miami Realty Corporation. [4]
North Bay Village is a city located in Miami-Dade County,Florida. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census,the city had a total population of 8,159.
North Miami is a suburban city located in northeast Miami-Dade County,Florida,United States,about 10 miles (16 km) north of Miami. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University. Originally the "Town of Arch Creek",the area was incorporated as the "Town of Miami Shores",which was renamed the "Town of North Miami" in 1931. It was reincorporated as a city in 1953. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida.
Coconut Grove,also known colloquially as “The Grove,”is an affluent and the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County,Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by North Prospect Drive to the south,LeJeune Road to the west,South Dixie Highway and Rickenbacker Causeway to the north,and Biscayne Bay to the east. It is south of the neighborhoods of Brickell and The Roads and east of Coral Gables. The neighborhood's name has been sometimes spelled "Cocoanut Grove" but the definitive spelling "Coconut Grove" was established when the city was incorporated in 1919.
Biscayne Bay is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. The northern end of the lagoon is surrounded by the densely developed heart of the Miami metropolitan area while the southern end is largely undeveloped with a large portion of the lagoon included in Biscayne National Park.
Julia DeForest Tuttle was an American businesswoman who owned the property upon which Miami,Florida,was built. For this reason,she is called the "Mother of Miami." She is the only woman to have founded what would become a major American city.
Thousands of years before Europeans arrived,a large portion of south east Florida,including the area where Miami,Florida exists today,was inhabited by Tequestas. The Tequesta Native American tribe,at the time of first European contact,occupied an area along the southeastern Atlantic coast of Florida. They had infrequent contact with Europeans and had largely migrated by the middle of the 18th century. Miami is named after the Mayaimi,a Native American tribe that lived around Lake Okeechobee until the 17th or 18th century.
The Rickenbacker Causeway is a causeway that connects Miami,Florida to the barrier islands of Virginia Key and Key Biscayne across Biscayne Bay.
The Miami-Dade Public Library System (MDPLS) is a system of libraries in Miami-Dade County,Florida.
Everest George "E. G." Sewell was a merchant and three-time Mayor of Miami,serving as the city's 13th,16th and 19th mayor.
Parker Adair "P. A." Henderson was an American politician and businessman who served as the seventh and eleventh mayor of Miami.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Miami in Miami-Dade County,Florida,United States.
Charles Doyle Leffler 'Uncle Charlie' was a business leader and politician. He was the city of Miami's 10th Mayor.
John William Watson Sr. was an American politician and businessman who served in a number of elected positions throughout Florida.
Frank Howard Wharton was a businessman and the fourth mayor of the city of Miami from 1907 to 1911.
Edward Coleman "E.C." Romfh was the 12th Mayor of the city of Miami. Romfh was a businessman and politician and considered one of the City of Miami's pioneers.
James Edward 'J.E.' Lummus (1867-1955) was a banker,businessman and 2nd Mayor of the City of Miami.
John Newton "J.N." Lummus Sr. was a banker,businessman and first mayor of the city of Miami Beach.
Louis Fielding “Red" Snedigar (1890–1951) was an attorney,realtor and four-time mayor of the city of Miami Beach.
John Newton Lummus Jr. was a banker,public servant and the City of Miami Beach's fifth mayor.
The 1921 Miami mayoral election took place on July 12,1921 to elect the mayor of Miami,Florida.
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