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Mayor of Orlando
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Incumbent
Buddy Dyer
since March 1, 2003
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderWilliam Jackson Brack
Formation1875
Salary$186,306 [1]
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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

Term start Term end Mayor Born Died Notes
1875 1877 William Jackson Brack June 17, 1837 April 30, 1901
1877 1878 John Howard Allen 1845 unknown
1878 1879 Charles Henry Munger August 25, 1845 unknown
1879 1880 Alex M. Hyer 1848 1933
1880 1881 Robert L. Summerlin 1853 1926
1881 1882 Charles Dennison Sweet July 16, 1858 September 9, 1900
1882 1883 Cassius Aurelius Boone February 2, 1850 December 11, 1917
1883 1885 John Letcher Bryan December 27, 1848 December 23, 1898
1885 1887 Ephraim J. Reel 1833 1917
1887 1888 Foster Samuel Chipman 1829 unknown
1888 1891 Matthew Robinson Marks October 29, 1834 August 1911
1891 1893 Willis Lucullus Palmer December 13, 1854 October 30, 1912
1893 1896 Mahlon Gore February 4, 1837 June 27, 1916
1896 February 6, 1902 James B. Parramore January 29, 1839 February 6, 1902 Died in office
February 6, 1902 May 3, 1902 Clarence Everett Howard September 7, 1858 May 2, 1930
May 3, 1902 1904 B. M. Robinson
1904 1906 Dr. James Horace Smith October 20, 1852 June 20, 1931
1906 1907 Braxton Beacham September 12, 1864 September 24, 1924
1907 1910 William Henry Jewell February 26, 1840 January 2, 1912
1910 1913 William Hayden Reynolds June 29, 1847 February 1, 1935
1913 August 13, 1916 E. Frank Sperry June 18, 1843 August 13, 1916 Died in office
August 13, 1916 January 1, 1920 James LeRoy Giles (1st time) June 16, 1863 May 3, 1946
January 1, 1920 March 5, 1924[2] Eugene Goodman Duckworth April 29, 1875 November 6, 1959 Resigned from office
April 2, 1924[3] January 1, 1926 James LeRoy Giles (2nd time) (see above) Won special election.[4]
January 1, 1926[5] January 1, 1929 Latta Malette Autrey July 7, 1876 May 17, 1930
January 1, 1929[6] January 1, 1932 James LeRoy Giles (3rd time) (see above)
January 1, 1932[7] January 1, 1935 Samuel Yulee Way (1st time) 1869 March 20, 1956
January 1, 1935[8] January 1, 1938 Verner Wilson Estes March 7, 1886 1956
January 1, 1938[9] January 1, 1941 Samuel Yulee Way (2nd time) (see above)
January 1, 1941[10] January 1, 1953 William Hamer "Billy" Beardall, Jr. May 5, 1890 October 27, 1984
January 1, 1953[11] November 1, 1956 J. Rolfe Davis February 11, 1904 March 30, 1988
November 1, 1956[12] January 29, 1967 Robert S. "Bob" Carr July 13, 1899 January 29, 1967 Died in office
March 15, 1967 January 1, 1981 Carl T. Langford July 23, 1918 July 9, 2011
January 1, 1981[13] November 1, 1992 Willard D. "Bill" Frederick July 6, 1934 Democrat
November 1, 1992[14] February 26, 2003[15] Glenda Evans Hood March 10, 1950 A Republican, she resigned to take office as Secretary of State of Florida
March 1, 2003 March 11, 2005 John H. "Buddy" Dyer (1st time) August 7, 1958
March 12, 2005 April 20, 2005 Ernest Page (interim appointment) ca. 1942 Interim mayor (see below), first African-American mayor
April 20, 2005 Present John H. "Buddy" Dyer (2nd time) (see above) Democrat

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.[16] 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.[4]
  • 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

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Works cited

References

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