This article contains a list of mayors of Biloxi, Mississippi, United States.
History
After receiving its charter in 1838, Biloxi was classified as a township and elected a president and a board of selectmen. On the eve of the American Civil War, these titles were changed to mayor and aldermen and were part-time positions. In 1919, Biloxi voters opted to have a new full-time government with a mayor and two commissioners elected to four-year terms. This system remained in place until voters again amended the city's governing structure in 1978, approving a mayor-council form of government with a city-wide elected mayor and councilmen elected from seven wards in the city, which went into effect at the 1981 elections.
List of mayors (1919–present)
| Mayor
|
In office
|
Political party
|
| John J. Kennedy
|
1919–1933
|
Democratic
|
| Hart Chinn
|
1933–1935
|
Democratic
|
| John A. O'Keefe
|
1935–1936
|
Democratic
|
| Louis Braun
|
1936–1943
|
Democratic
|
| Chester Delacruz
|
1943–1947
|
Democratic
|
| G.B. Cousins
|
1947–1951
|
Democratic
|
| Hart Chinn
|
1951–1953
|
Democratic
|
| Laz Quave
|
1953–1961
|
Democratic
|
| Daniel D. Guice
|
1961–1973
|
Democratic
|
| Jeremiah J. O'Keefe
|
1973–1981
|
Democratic
|
| Gerald Blessey
|
1981–1989
|
Democratic
|
| Pete Halat
|
1989–1993
|
Democratic
|
| A. J. Holloway
|
1993–2015
|
Republican
|
| Andrew "FoFo" Gilich[1]
|
2015–
|
Republican
|
Sources
- "History of Biloxi governance," from Inauguration Program, and captions from Gallery of Mayors photo exhibit on second floor of City Hall.
References