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Tallahassee, Florida
Mayors, Mayor-Commissioners, Postmasters

Mayors of Tallahassee, 1826-2019 (may be incomplete!)
Charles Haire 1826 David Ochiltree 1827 John Y. Gary 1828-29 Leslie A. Thompson 1830 Charles Austin 1831 Leslie A. Thompson 1832-33 Robert J. Hackley 1834 William Wilson 1835 John Rea 1836 William P. Gorman 1837 William Hilliard 1838 R. F. Ker 1839 Leslie A. Thompson 1840 Francis W. Eppes 1841-44 James A. Berthelot 1845 Simon Towle 1846 James Kirksey 1847 F. H. Flagg 1848 Thomas J. Perkins 1849 David P. Hogue 1850-51 David S. Walker 1852 Richard Hayward 1853 Thomas Hayward 1854-55 Francis W. Eppes 1856-57 David P. Hogue 1858-60 P. T. Pearce 1861-65 Francis W. Eppes 1866 David P. Hogue 1867-68 T. P. Tatum 1869-70 Charles E. Dyke 1871 C. H. Edwards 1872-75 David S. Walker, Jr. 1875 Samuel Walker 1876 Jesse T. Bernard 1877 David S. Walker, Jr. 1878-79 Henry Bernreuter 1880 Edward Lewis 1881 John W. Nash 1882 Edward Lewis 1883 Charles C. Pearce 1884-85 George W. Walker 1886 A. J. Fish 1887 Robert B. Gorman 1888-89 R. B. Carpenter 1890-94 Jesse T. Bernard 1895-96 R. A. Shine 1897 Robert B. Gorman 1898-1902 William L. Moor 1903-04 John W. Henderson 1905 Foster C. Gilmore 1906 W. M. McIntosh, Jr. 1907 Foster C. Gilmore 1908-09 Frank B. Winthrop 1909-10 Dexter M. Lowry 1910-18 J. R. McDaniel 1918-19 Guyte P. McCord 1919-20 Scott Maddox 1997-2003 John Marks 2003-14 Andrew D. Gillum 2014-18 John E. Daily 2018-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1909 Jan 26: Frank B. Winthrop, elected; Foster C. Gilmore, defeated.
  • 1918 Jan 15: J. R. McDaniel (Dem), nominated; William Child (Dem), defeated in primary.
  • 1918 Feb 20: J. R. McDaniel (Dem), elected unopposed.
  • 1919 Jan 14: Guyte P. McCord (Dem), nominated; J. R. McDaniel (Dem), defeated in primary.
  • 1919 Feb 18: Guyte P. McCord (Dem), elected unopposed.
  • 1997 Feb 4: Scott Maddox, advanced to runoff; Charles Billings, advanced to runoff; Anita L. Davis, defeated.
  • 1997 Feb 25: Scott Maddox, elected; Charles Billings, defeated.
  • 2003 Feb 4: John Marks, advanced to runoff; John Paul Bailey, advanced to runoff; Steve Meisburg, defeated; Anthony C. Davis, defeated; Richard Junnier, defeated.
  • 2003 Feb 25: John Marks, elected; John Paul Bailey, defeated.
  • 2006 Sep 5: John Marks, elected; Kim O'Connor, defeated; Larry Hendricks, defeated.
  • 2010 Aug 24: John Marks, elected; Steve Stewart, defeated; Larry Hendricks, defeated.
  • 2014 Aug 26: Andrew D. Gillum, elected; Zack Richardson, defeated; Larry Hendricks, defeated.
  • 2018 Aug 28: John E. Daily, nominated; Dustin R. Daniels, nominated; Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, defeated in primary; Carrie Litherland, defeated in primary; Joe West, defeated in primary; Norris H. Barr, defeated in primary.
  • 2018 Nov 6: John E. Daily, elected; Dustin R. Daniels, defeated.

    Mayor-Commissioners of Tallahassee, 1920-97 (may be incomplete!)
    Guyte P. McCord 1920-22 A. P. McCaskill 1922-23 Guyte P. McCord 1923 B. A. Meginniss 1923-27 W. Theo Proctor 1928-29 G. E. Lewis 1930-31 Frank D. Moor 1931 W. Theo Proctor 1931 William L. Marshall 1931-34 John L. Fain 1934-35 Leonard A. Wesson 1935-36 H. J. 'Jack' Yaeger 1936-37 Leonard A. Wesson 1937-38 J. R. Jinks 1938-39 S. A. Wahnish 1939-40 Fred Clifton Moor 1940-41 Charles S. Ausley 1941-42 Jack W. Simmons 1942-43 A. R. Richardson 1943-44 Charles S. Ausley 1944-45 Ralph E. Proctor 1945-46 Fred S. Winterle 1946-47 George I. Martin 1947-48 Fred N. Lowry 1948-49 Robert C. Parker 1949-51 William H. Cates 1951-52 B. A. Ragsdale 1952-53 William T. Mayo 1953-54 H. G. Esterwood 1954-55 H. Cliff Summitt 1955-56 John Y. Humphress 1956-57 Joe W. Cordell 1957-58 Davis H. Atkinson 1958-59 Hugh E. Williams, Jr. 1959-60 George F. Taff 1960-61 Joe W. Cordell 1961-62 Davis H. Atkinson 1962-63 Sam E. Teague 1963-64 Hugh E. Williams, Jr. 1964-65 George F. Taff 1965-66 William H. Cates 1966-67 John A. Rudd, Jr. 1967-68 Gene Berkowitz 1968-69 Spurgeon Camp 1969-70 Lee A. Everhart 1970-71 Gene Berkowitz 1971-72 James R. Ford 1972-73 Joan Heggen 1973-74 Russell R. Bevis 1974 Earl Yancey 1974-75 Johnny Jones 1975-76 James R. Ford 1976-77 Ben W. Thompson 1977-78 Neal D. Sapp 1978-79 Sheldon E. Hilaman 1979-80 Richard P. Walker 1980-81 Hurley W. Rudd 1981-82 James R. Ford 1982-83 Carol Bellamy 1983-84 Kent Spriggs 1984-85 Hurley W. Rudd 1985-86 Jack L. McLean 1986-87 Betty G. Harley 1987-88 Frank Visconti 1988-89 Dorothy Inman-Crews 1989-90 Steve Meisburg 1990-91 Deborah Lightsey 1991-92 Bob Hightower 1992-93 Dorothy Inman-Crews 1993-94 Penny Shaw Herman 1994-95 Scott Maddox 1995-96 Ron Weaver 1996-97

    Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1923 Oct 1: Guyte P. McCord, resigned.
  • 1931 Jul 14: Frank D. Moor, resigned.
  • 1931 Sep 22: W. Theo Proctor, resigned.
  • 1974 Aug 2: Russell R. Bevis, resigned.

    Postmasters at Tallahassee, 1825-1976 (may be incomplete!)
    Ambrose Crane 1825-26 Isham G. Searcy 1826-41 Benjamin W. Gause 1841-42 W. W. Tyler 1842 Ed. Lockerman 1842 Miles Nash 1842-51 Thomas Hayward 1851 Miles Nash 1851-61 Louisa Cameron 1866-68 William H. Avery 1868-69 S. L. Tibbitts 1869-73 William G. Stewart 1873-85 David W. Gwynn 1885-90 Edmund C. Weeks 1890 Harrison Reed 1890-93 Robert B. Gorman 1893-97 John McDougall 1897-1912 Fred Roege 1912 Alexander McDougall 1912-16 George I. Davis 1916-21 William H. May 1921-22 William H. May 1922-32 Thomas J. Chason 1932-35 James Frank Cochran 1935 James Frank Cochran 1935-56 Wayne Searcy 1956-57 D. Peyton Yon 1957-58 D. Peyton Yon 1958-76

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