List of mayors of Orlando, Florida

Mayor of Orlando
Seal of the City of Orlando
Flag of the City of Orlando
Incumbent Buddy Dyer since March 1, 2003
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

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

Mayors of Orlando, Florida (1875–present) ^[2]

No.	Name	Portrait	Term Start	Term End
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		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		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		January 1, 1981	November 1, 1992
35	Glenda Hood		November 1, 1992 [13]	March 1, 2003 [14]
36	Buddy Dyer		March 1, 2003	Incumbent

Notes

• 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

• Timeline of Orlando, Florida

References

1. Weiner, Jeff. "Orlando City Council, mayor vote to raise their pay". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
2. Mayors' Gallery: City of Orlando, Florida: 100 Years of the City's Chief Executives (PDF). City of Orlando. 1975.
3. "Duckworth and Hauselt Resignations Accepted". Orlando Morning Sentinel. March 6, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
4. "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.
5. "Mayor Autrey Assumes Duty as City Ruler". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Large Throng Attends Giles Inauguration". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Open-Air Reception Brilliant Success". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Estes Becomes City's Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Way Moves To Secure Big Slum Project". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
10. "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.
11. "Davis Becomes Orlando Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
12. "$3 Million Account Awaits Mayor Carr". Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1953. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Several Women Blazed A Trail For Glenda Hood". The Orlando Sentinel. September 21, 1992. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
14. "Hood Will Be Mayor Till Vote In February". The Orlando Sentinel. December 24, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
15. "Mayor Duckworth To Resign Brokaw and Hausel Defeated Yesterday". Orlando Morning Sentinel. March 5, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
16. "Bond Issue Defeated - Giles Elected Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. April 2, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Orlando Remembered: City Hall – Describes the city's exhibit of memorabilia from past mayors.