Mayors of St. Petersburg, Florida

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Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida
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Incumbent
Ken Welch
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder David Moffett
Website Official website

There have been 54 mayors of St. Petersburg, Florida . David Moffett was the city's first mayor. The current mayor is Ken Welch, the city's first African American mayor.

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Late 19th century mayor J. A. Armistead had an opera house. He allowed Indian mounds on his property to be excavated for research.

Businessman, spearmint gum tycoon, property developer, and promoter Frank F. Purvis served as mayor in the 1920s.

Architect Randolph Wedding [1] [2] was the city's mayor from 1973 until 1975. [3] Corinne Freeman served as the city's first female mayor and governed from 1977 until 1985. Republican Richard M. Baker led the city from 2001 until 2010. He was succeeded by Bill Foster, who served until 2014.

List of mayors

Mayor [4] Term StartedTerm Ended
David Moffett 18921893
Wm. H. Benton18931893
David Murray18931894
Henry W. Hibbs [5] 18941896
J. A. Armistead 18961899
Edgar Harrison18991900
J. A. Armistead19001901
Edgar Harrison19011902
R.H. Thomas19021903
George Edwards19031904
R.H. Thomas19041906
T.J. Northrup19061908
Dr. Hugh A. Murphy19081910
A.T. Blocker19101912
A.C. Pheil19121913
J.G. Bradshaw19131916
Albert Fielding Lang (Al Lang)19161920
Noel A. Mitchell 19201921
Frank F. Pulver [6] 19211924
Arthur Norwood19241924
Robert Strange Pearce19241925
C.M Blanc19251926
Robert Strange Pearce19261927
Charles J. Maurer (died January 12, 1941) [7] [8] 19271928
John N. Brown19281929
Arthur R. Thompson19291930
J. D. Pearce [9] 19301931
H.W. Adams Jr.19311933
Robert G. Blanc19331935
John. S. Smith19351937
Isham P. Byrom19371937
Vernon G. Agee19371939
Ian V. Boyer19391941
Robt. J. McCutcheon, Jr.19411943
George S. Patterson19431947
Bruce B. Blackburn Sr.19471949
Stanley Charles Minishall19491951
Samuel G. Johnson19511957
John D. Burroughs19571959
Edward F. Brantley19591961
Herman W. Goldner 19611967
Don Jones19671969
Don L. Spicer19691971
Herman W. Goldner19711973
Randolph Wedding [3] 19731975
Charles E. Schuh19751977
Corinne Freeman 19771985
Edward L. Cole Jr., MD.19851987
Robert L. Ulrich 19871991
David J. Fischer 19912001
Richard M. Baker [10] [11] 2001January 2, 2010
Bill Foster [12] January 2, 2010January 2, 2014
Richard Kriseman [13] January 2, 2014January 6, 2022
Ken Welch [13] January 6, 2022

References

  1. ↑ "Former St. Petersburg Mayor Randy Wedding dies at 77".
  2. ↑ "The former home of St. Pete Mayor and architect Randy Wedding is back on the market".
  3. 1 2 "Former St. Petersburg Mayor Randy Wedding dies at 77". Tampa Bay Times.
  4. ↑ "Past mayors of St. Petersburg, Florida". www.stpete.org. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Pinellas Past & Present".
  6. ↑ "FLORIDA REPUBLICAN WINS.; Frank F. Pulver Chosen Mayor of St. Petersburg". The New York Times. December 21, 1921.
  7. ↑ "Florida Law Journal". 1944.
  8. ↑ Donn R Colee JR (August 30, 2016). TOWERS IN THE SAND: The History of Florida Broadcasting. ISBN   9781635053517.
  9. ↑ "Pharmaceutical calling gave way to philatelic one".
  10. ↑ "Former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker to run Bill Edwards' company, including BayWalk and Mahaffey Theater". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Mr. Inclusive". www.governing.com. April 19, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Foster sworn in as St. Petersburg mayor". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  13. 1 2 "St. Petersburg, Florida mayors biography". www.stpete.org. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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