List of mayors of Orlando
Encyclopedia
This is a list of mayors of Orlando. The city
of Orlando, Florida
, was incorporated in 1875 and has approximately 30 mayors ever since. The first mayor, William Jackson Brack
, took office in 1875.
The current mayor is Buddy Dyer
, who was elected for his first full term in 2004.
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
of Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, was incorporated in 1875 and has approximately 30 mayors ever since. The first mayor, William Jackson Brack
William Jackson Brack
William Jackson Brack was the first mayor of Orlando, Florida from 1875 to 1877.He was born to John and Eliza Brack in Georgia on June 17, 1837. He married firstly to the former Olive Chancey of Clinch County, Georgia, by whom he had two sons who died young...
, took office in 1875.
The current mayor is Buddy Dyer
Buddy Dyer
John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer is mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. Previously he represented Orlando in the Florida State Senate for ten years, including three years when he was the Senate Democratic leader.-Early life:Dyer was born in...
, who was elected for his first full term in 2004.
| Term from |
Mayor | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | William Jackson Brack William Jackson Brack William Jackson Brack was the first mayor of Orlando, Florida from 1875 to 1877.He was born to John and Eliza Brack in Georgia on June 17, 1837. He married firstly to the former Olive Chancey of Clinch County, Georgia, by whom he had two sons who died young... |
June 17, 1837 | April 30, 1901 |
| 1877 | John Howard Allen John Howard Allen John Howard Allen was a U.S. politician, who was the second Mayor of Orlando .... |
1845 | ? |
| 1878 | Charles Henry Munger | August 25, 1845 | ? |
| 1879 | Alex M. Hyer | 1848 | ? |
| 1880 | Robert L. Summerlin | 1853 | |
| 1881 | Charles Dennison Sweet | July 16, 1858 | September 9, 1900 |
| 1882 | Cassius Aurelius Boone | February 2, 1850 | December 11, 1917 |
| 1883 | John Letcher Bryan | December 27, 1848 | December 23, 1898 |
| 1885 | Ephraim J. Reel | ||
| 1887 | Foster Samuel Chapman | 1829 | ? |
| 1888 | Matthew Robinson Marks | October 29, 1834 | August 1911 |
| 1891 | Willis Lucullus Palmer | December 13, 1854 | October 30, 1912 |
| 1893 | Mahlon Gore | February 4, 1837 | June 27, 1916 |
| 1896 | James B. Parramore | January 29, 1839 | February 1902 |
| 1902 | Clarence Everett Howard | September 7, 1858 | May 2, 1930 |
| 1904 | Dr. James Horace Smith | October 20, 1852 | June 20, 1931 |
| 1906 | Braxton Beacham | September 12, 1864 | September 24, 1924 |
| 1907 | William Henry Jewell | February 26, 1840 | January 2, 1912 |
| 1910 | William Hayden Reynolds | June 29, 1847 | February 1, 1935 |
| 1913 | E. Frank Sperry | June 18, 1843 | August 13, 1916 |
| 1916 | James LeRoy Giles | June 16, 1863 | May 3, 1946 |
| 1919 | Eugene Goodman Duckworth | April 29, 1875 | November 6, 1959 |
| 1924 | James LeRoy Giles (again) | ||
| 1925 | Latta M. Autrey | July 7, 1880 | ? |
| 1928 | James LeRoy Giles (again) | ||
| 1931 | Samuel Yulee Way | 1869 | March 20, 1956 |
| 1934 | Verner Wilson Estes | March 7, 1886 | ? |
| 1937 | Samuel Yulee Way (again) | ||
| 1940 | William Beardall, Jr. | May 5, 1890 | |
| 1952 | J. Rolfe Davis | March 30, 1988 | |
| 1956 | Robert S. Carr Bob Carr (Florida politician) Robert Spencer Carr was mayor of Orlando, Florida from 1956 to 1967. The Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre is named for him.Carr was born in 1899 in Toledo, Ohio to William C. and Cora Elizabeth Carr... |
July 13, 1899 | January 29, 1967 |
| 1966 | Carl T. Langford Carl T. Langford Carl T. Langford was the Mayor of Orlando, Florida from 1967 to 1980. He was also one of the first two Eagle Scouts in the state to be awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Langford died on July 9, 2011 at the age of 92.... |
July 23, 1918 | July 9, 2011 |
| 1980 | Willard Drawn "Bill" Frederick Willard D. Frederick Willard "Bill" Drawn Frederick was Mayor of Orlando, Florida from 1980-1992.-References:... |
July 6, 1934 | |
| 1992 | Glenda Evans Hood Glenda Hood Glenda Evans Hood is a U.S. politician, who was Secretary of State of Florida, from 2003 to 2005, and the first woman to serve as Mayor of Orlando .... |
March 10, 1950 | |
| 2003 | Buddy Dyer Buddy Dyer John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer is mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. Previously he represented Orlando in the Florida State Senate for ten years, including three years when he was the Senate Democratic leader.-Early life:Dyer was born in... |
August 7, 1958 | |
| 2005 | Ernest Page Ernest Page (Florida politician) Ernest Page is a former member of the Orlando, Florida, City Council who served as Orlando's interim mayor in March and April 2005 while the elected mayor, Buddy Dyer, was in jail due to allegations of electoral fraud... (temporary mayor while Dyer was cleared of charges) |
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| 2005 | Buddy Dyer Buddy Dyer John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer is mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. Previously he represented Orlando in the Florida State Senate for ten years, including three years when he was the Senate Democratic leader.-Early life:Dyer was born in... (reinstated after being cleared of charges) |
External links
- Orlando Remembered: City Hall – Describes the city's exhibit of memorabilia from past mayors.