List of mayors of Miami
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s of the city of Miami
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| Term | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1896–1900 | John B. Reilly John B. Reilly John B. Reilly was the first Mayor of Miami.John B. Reilly was born in Connecticut on May 18, 1870. In 1886 he became a shipping clerk in Branford, Connecticut. He moved to Florida in 1893 accepting the position of bookkeeper and cashier for the firm of McQuire & McDonald, who contracted with... |
| 1900–1903 | J. E. Lemus |
| 1903–1907 | John Sewell John Sewell (Miami) John Sewell was the third Mayor of Miami.John Sewell was born in 1867 in Elbert County, Georgia, and moved with his parents to Florida when he was 19 years old... |
| 1907–1911 | F.H. Wharton |
| 1911–1912 | S. Rodman Smith |
| 1912–1913 | J.W. Watson, Sr. (Acting) |
| 1913–1915 | J.W. Watson, Sr. |
| 1915–1917 | P.A. Henderson P.A. Henderson Parker Adair "P. A." Henderson was the seventh and eleventh Mayor of Miami. He was born in Hampton, Henry County, Georgia where his father owned a series of successful Saw Mills. Parker was 16 when his father first in-trusted him to running one of his saw mills which he ran for 15 years... |
| 1917–1919 | J.W. Watson, Sr. |
| 1919–1921 | W.P. Smith |
| 1921–1923 | C.D. Leffler |
| 1923–1925 | P.A. Henderson P.A. Henderson Parker Adair "P. A." Henderson was the seventh and eleventh Mayor of Miami. He was born in Hampton, Henry County, Georgia where his father owned a series of successful Saw Mills. Parker was 16 when his father first in-trusted him to running one of his saw mills which he ran for 15 years... |
| 1925–1927 | Edward C. Romfh |
| 1927–1929 | E.G. Sewell E.G. Sewell Everest George "E. G." Sewell is a former Mayor of Miami.E. G. and his brother, John Sewell moved to Miami on March 3, 1896 and opened the first store north of the Miami River on March 26, 1896. In February 1916, he was elected as president of Miami Chamber of Commerce and was re-elected every... |
| 1929–1931 | C.H. Reeder |
| 1931–1933 | R.B. Gautier |
| 1933–1935 | E.G. Sewell E.G. Sewell Everest George "E. G." Sewell is a former Mayor of Miami.E. G. and his brother, John Sewell moved to Miami on March 3, 1896 and opened the first store north of the Miami River on March 26, 1896. In February 1916, he was elected as president of Miami Chamber of Commerce and was re-elected every... |
| 1935–1937 | A.D.H. Fossey |
| 1937–1939 | Robert R. Williams Robert R. Williams Robert Runnels Williams was an American chemist, known for being the first to synthesize thiamine . He first isolated thiamine in 1933, and synthesized vitamin B in 1935. Among his awards were the Elliott Cresson Medal in 1940 and the Perkin Medal in 1947.-Life:He was born in Nellore, India to... |
| 1939–1940 | E.G. Sewell E.G. Sewell Everest George "E. G." Sewell is a former Mayor of Miami.E. G. and his brother, John Sewell moved to Miami on March 3, 1896 and opened the first store north of the Miami River on March 26, 1896. In February 1916, he was elected as president of Miami Chamber of Commerce and was re-elected every... |
| 1940–1941 | Alexander Orr, Jr. |
| 1941–1943 | C.H. Reeder |
| 1943–1945 | Leonard K. Thomson |
| 1945–1947 | Perrine Palmer, Jr. |
| 1947–1949 | Robert L. Floyd Robert L. Floyd Robert Lester Floyd was the City of Miami's youngest mayor.Floyd was born in Cincinnati and moved to Miami as a child with his mother. He graduated from Miami High School and earned a degree from the University of Florida... |
| 1949–1951 | William M. Wolfarth William M. Wolfarth William M. Wolfarth was a commissioner and mayor of Miami.In 1936, he married Mary Agnes Galhouse of Atlanta. They had 6 children and celebrated the renewal of their marriage vows in 1986 at Gesu Catholic Church.Wolfarth grew up in Chicago and moved to Miami in 1934... |
| 1951–1953 | Chelsie J. Senerchia Chelsie J. Senerchia Chelsie J. Senerchia was an Italian American politician and civil engineer. He served as city engineer, city manager, commissioner, and mayor of Miami during his political career in South Florida during the 1940s and 1950s.... |
| 1953–1955 | Abe Aronovitz Abe Aronovitz Abraham "Abe" Aronovitz was a Jewish American lawyer and Mayor of Miami.Aronovitz was one of six sons of Romanian immigrants, David and Kate Aronovitz. He was raised in Key West, Florida and graduated from Palm Beach High School. He also graduated from Stetson University... |
| 1955–1957 | Randy Christmas Randy Christmas Randall Norton "Randy" Christmas was the Mayor of Miami from 1955–1957. He had served previously on the Miami City Commission from 1953–1955.... |
| 1957–1967 | Robert King High Robert King High Robert King High was a reform Mayor of Miami, Florida from 1957 until his death, and the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Florida in 1966.-Early years:... |
| 1967–1970 | Stephen P. Clark Stephen P. Clark Stephen P. "Steve" Clark was mayor of Dade County , Florida from 1970 until 1972 and from 1974 until April 1993, when a federal judge abolished the post. He was also mayor of Miami from 1967 until 1970, and from 1993 until his death from stomach cancer in 1996.The Stephen P... |
| 1970–1973 | David T. Kennedy David T. Kennedy David Thomas Kennedy is an attorney and former Mayor of Miami.Kennedy received his BA and MA from Florida State University and graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 1958... |
| 1973 | Maurice Ferre Maurice Ferre Maurice A. Ferre is a former six-term Mayor of Miami. Ferre was the first United States mayor born in Puerto Rico and the first Hispanic Mayor of Miami. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2010 elections for the U.S... |
| 1973 | David T. Kennedy David T. Kennedy David Thomas Kennedy is an attorney and former Mayor of Miami.Kennedy received his BA and MA from Florida State University and graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 1958... |
| 1973–1985 | Maurice Ferre Maurice Ferre Maurice A. Ferre is a former six-term Mayor of Miami. Ferre was the first United States mayor born in Puerto Rico and the first Hispanic Mayor of Miami. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2010 elections for the U.S... |
| 1985–1993 | Xavier Suarez Xavier Suarez Xavier L. Suarez was the first native born Cuban mayor of Miami.Suarez attended the Colegio de Belen but graduated from St. Anselm's Abbey School in 1967, earned a degree in engineering from Villanova University in 1971, and later studied government and law at Harvard University... |
| 1993–1996 | Stephen P. Clark Stephen P. Clark Stephen P. "Steve" Clark was mayor of Dade County , Florida from 1970 until 1972 and from 1974 until April 1993, when a federal judge abolished the post. He was also mayor of Miami from 1967 until 1970, and from 1993 until his death from stomach cancer in 1996.The Stephen P... |
| 1996 | Willy Gort Willy Gort Willy Gort is a Cuban-American politician. Gort was a former City of Miami Commissioner and in 1996 its mayor... (Acting) |
| 1996–1997 | Joe Carollo Joe Carollo Joe Carollo is a former mayor of Miami, Florida. Defeated in a run-off by former mayor Xavier Suarez, his campaign filed a successful legal change based on voter fraud, become mayor in 1998 until 2001. Born in Caibarién, Cuba in 1955, Carollo moved to Miami when he was fifteen years old, having... |
| 1997–1998 | Xavier Suarez Xavier Suarez Xavier L. Suarez was the first native born Cuban mayor of Miami.Suarez attended the Colegio de Belen but graduated from St. Anselm's Abbey School in 1967, earned a degree in engineering from Villanova University in 1971, and later studied government and law at Harvard University... |
| 1998–2001 | Joe Carollo Joe Carollo Joe Carollo is a former mayor of Miami, Florida. Defeated in a run-off by former mayor Xavier Suarez, his campaign filed a successful legal change based on voter fraud, become mayor in 1998 until 2001. Born in Caibarién, Cuba in 1955, Carollo moved to Miami when he was fifteen years old, having... |
| 2001–2009 | Manny Diaz |
| 2009– | Tomás Regalado Tomás Regalado (American politician) Tomás Pedro Regalado is a former broadcast journalist and current mayor of Miami, Florida.He served as the news director for Radio Mambi WAQI and as a reporter for Univision... |