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Orlando, Florida
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Mayors, Postmasters

Mayors of Orlando, 1875-2009 (may be incomplete!)
William J. Brack 1875-77 J. H. Allen 1877-78 Charles H. Munger 1878-79 Alex M. Hyer 1879-80 Robert L. Summerlin 1880-81 C. D. Sweet 1881-82 Cassius A. Boone 1882-83 J. L. Bryan 1883-85 E. J. Reel 1885-87 F. S. Chipman 1887-88 Matthew R. Marks 1888-91 W. L. Palmer 1891-93 Mahlon Gore 1893-96 James B. Parramore 1896-1902 C. E. Howard 1902 B. M. Robinson 1902-04 J. H. Smith 1904-06 Braxton Beacham 1906-07 William H. Jewell 1907-10 William H. Reynolds 1910-13 E. Frank Sperry 1913-16 James L. Giles 1916-19 Eugene Duckworth 1919-24 James L. Giles 1924-25 Latta M. Autrey 1925-28 James L. Giles 1928-31 Samuel Yulee Way 1931-34 Verner Wilson Estes 1934-37 Samuel Yulee Way 1937-40 William Beardall 1940-52 J. Rolfe Davis 1952-56 Robert S. Carr 1956-67 Carl T. Langford 1967-76 Bill Frederick 1976-92 Glenda E. Hood 1992-2003 Buddy Dyer 2003-05 Ernest Page 2005 Buddy Dyer 2005-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1875 Aug 2: William J. Brack, elected.
  • 1876 Aug 2: William J. Brack, elected.
  • 1877 Jul 28: J. H. Allen, elected.
  • 1878 Sep 4: Charles H. Munger, elected.
  • 1879 Dec 15: Alex M. Hyer, elected.
  • 1880 Jul 31: Robert L. Summerlin, elected.
  • 1881 Jul 31: C. D. Sweet, elected.
  • 1882 Jul 29: Cassius A. Boone, elected.
  • 1883 Jul 28: J. L. Bryan, elected.
  • 1884 Jul 26: J. L. Bryan, elected.
  • 1885: J. L. Bryan, resigned.
  • 1885 Feb 21: E. J. Reel, elected.
  • 1885 Jul 25: E. J. Reel, elected.
  • 1886 Jul 31: E. J. Reel, elected.
  • 1887 Dec 10: F. S. Chipman, elected.
  • 1888 Dec 8: Matthew R. Marks, elected.
  • 1889 Dec 14: Matthew R. Marks, elected.
  • 1890 Dec 31: Matthew R. Marks, elected.
  • 1891 Dec 12: W. L. Palmer, elected.
  • 1892 Dec 10: W. L. Palmer, elected.
  • 1893 Dec 9: Mahlon Gore, elected.
  • 1894 Dec 8: Mahlon Gore, elected.
  • 1895 Dec 14: Mahlon Gore, elected.
  • 1896 Dec 12: James B. Parramore, elected.
  • 1897 Dec 11: James B. Parramore, elected.
  • 1898 Dec 10: James B. Parramore, elected.
  • 1899 Dec 9: James B. Parramore, elected.
  • 1900 Dec 8: James B. Parramore, elected.
  • 1901 Dec 14: James B. Parramore, elected.
  • 1902 Feb 6: James B. Parramore, died in office.
  • 1902 May 3: B. M. Robinson, elected.
  • 1902 Dec 13: B. M. Robinson, elected.
  • 1903 Dec 12: B. M. Robinson, elected.
  • 1904 Dec 10: J. H. Smith, elected.
  • 1905 Dec 9: J. H. Smith, elected.
  • 1906 Dec 8: Braxton Beacham, elected.
  • 1907 Dec 14: William H. Jewell, elected.
  • 1908 Dec 12: William H. Jewell, elected.
  • 1909 Dec 11: William H. Jewell, elected.
  • 1910 Dec 10: William H. Reynolds, elected.
  • 1911 Dec 9: William H. Reynolds, elected.
  • 1912 Dec 14: William H. Reynolds, elected.
  • 1913 Dec 1: E. Frank Sperry, elected.
  • 1916 Aug 13: E. Frank Sperry, died in office.
  • 1916 Dec 9: James L. Giles, elected.
  • 1919 Dec 8: Eugene Duckworth, elected.
  • 1922 Dec 12: Eugene Duckworth, elected.
  • 1924 Mar 5: Eugene Duckworth, resigned.
  • 1924 Apr 1: James L. Giles, elected.
  • 1940 Dec 2: William Beardall, elected unopposed.
  • 1943 Dec 6: William Beardall, elected unopposed.
  • 1946 Oct 15: William Beardall, nominated unopposed.
  • 1946 Dec 2: William Beardall, elected unopposed.
  • 1949 Oct 4: William Beardall, nominated; John R. Graham, defeated in primary; William A. Albright, defeated in primary.
  • 1949 Dec 5: William Beardall, elected unopposed.
  • 1952 Oct 14: J. Rolfe Davis, nominated; William A. Albright, defeated in primary; John R. Graham, defeated in primary; Barney Cohen, defeated in primary.
  • 1952 Dec 1: J. Rolfe Davis, elected unopposed.
  • 1956 May 8: Robert S. Carr, elected; Robert Eagan, defeated; Hubert E. Brown, defeated.
  • 1960 May 3: Robert S. Carr, elected unopposed.
  • 1964 May 5: Carl T. Langford, advanced to runoff; Robert S. Carr, advanced to runoff; W. M. 'Wally' Sanderlin, defeated; Ed Wilson, defeated.
  • 1964 May 26: Robert S. Carr, elected; Carl T. Langford, defeated.
  • 1967 Jan 29: Robert S. Carr, died in office.
  • 1967 Feb 21: Carl T. Langford, advanced to runoff; W. M. 'Wally' Sanderlin, advanced to runoff; Claude R. Edwards, defeated; Jim Coughlin, defeated.
  • 1967 Mar 7: Carl T. Langford, elected; W. M. 'Wally' Sanderlin, defeated.
  • 1968 May 7: Carl T. Langford, elected unopposed.
  • 1972 Sep 12: Carl T. Langford, elected; Jack Mitchell, defeated.
  • 1976 Sep 7: Carl T. Langford, elected; Shelton Adams, defeated.
  • 1980 Sep 9: Bill Frederick, elected; Shelton Adams, defeated; Dale C. Smith, defeated.
  • 1984 Sep 4: Bill Frederick, elected; Dale C. Smith, defeated; Tim Adams, defeated.
  • 1988 Sep 6: Bill Frederick, elected; Tim Adams, defeated; Dale C. Smith, defeated.
  • 1992 Sep 1: Glenda E. Hood, elected; Dale C. Smith, defeated; Jim Newslow, defeated.
  • 1996 Apr 16: Glenda E. Hood, elected; Steve Villard, defeated; Bonita C. M. H. Banana-Poluvsky, defeated.
  • 2000 Mar 14: Glenda E. Hood, elected; Bruce Gordy, defeated; Tom Levine, defeated; Steve Villard, defeated.
  • 2003 Feb 4: Buddy Dyer, advanced to runoff; Pete Barr, Sr., advanced to runoff; Tico Perez, defeated; Bill Sublette, defeated; Derick Wallace, defeated; Wayne Rich, defeated; Sharon Leichering, defeated; Alex Lamour, defeated.
  • 2003 Feb 25: Buddy Dyer, elected; Pete Barr, Sr., defeated.
  • 2004 Mar 9: Buddy Dyer, elected; Kenneth A. Mulvaney, defeated; Samuel Ings, defeated; Sharon Leichering, defeated; Alex Lamour, defeated.

    Postmasters at Orlando, 1857-1982 (may be incomplete!)
    John R. Worthington 1857-59 Henry Overstreet 1859-60 Henry Robeson 1860-61 D. K. Hall 1861 Mary A. McGinnis 1866-67 William Whitted 1867-70 Robert O'Conner 1870-71 Edward W. Speir 1871-87 James DeLaney 1887-90 Ingram Fletcher 1890-94 D. Shepard Shine 1894-98 W. R. O'Neal 1898-1914 William C. McLean 1914-23 Claudia B. DeLaney 1923-24 Claudia B. DeLaney 1924-30 David R. Laycock 1930-35 James D. Beggs 1935-49 Daniel H. Howell 1949-50 Lucius A. Bryant, Jr. 1950-82

    Jernigan
    (renamed Orlando, 1857)

    Postmasters at Jernigan, 1850-57 (may be incomplete!)
    Wright Patrick 1850-55 Aaron Jernigan 1855-57

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