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 , Confederate and United States mayors.
In 1878, Salvador T. Pons , the first African–American mayor of Pensacola , was elected.[ 1]
In 1885, the city's charter was revoked by governor Edward A. Perry , replacing it with a state-appointed government.[ 2] In 1895, a new city charter was passed by the Florida Legislature , replacing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 .[ 3]
In 1931, the city government was changed to a council–manager government , which it had until 2009, when voters approved a new mayor–council charter.[ 4] [ 5]
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^ "Pensacola News Journal 29 Jun 1997, page 90" . Newspapers.com . Retrieved November 15, 2022 .
^ Little, Jim. "A 'coup' led by white supremacists led to placement of Pensacola's Confederate monument" . Pensacola News Journal . Retrieved November 15, 2022 .
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^ "History of the Pensacola Police Department | City of Pensacola, Florida Official Website" . www.cityofpensacola.com . Retrieved November 15, 2022 .
^ "Pensacola Approves New Charter Government : NorthEscambia.com" . Retrieved November 15, 2022 .
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^ Skinner, W. B. (1961). "Pensacola's Exiled Government" . The Florida Historical Quarterly . 39 (3): 270–276. ISSN 0015-4113 .
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