List of mayors of Orlando, Florida

The city of Orlando, Florida, was incorporated in 1875. The first mayor, William Jackson Brack, took office in 1875. The Orlando mayor is officially a nonpartisan election.

Mayor of Orlando
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Incumbent Buddy Dyer since March 1, 2003
Style	The Honorable
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	William Jackson Brack
Formation	1875
Salary	$186,306 [1]
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The current mayor is Buddy Dyer, who was first elected in a special election in February 2003. Dyer was elected to his first full term in 2004, and after a brief suspension for six weeks in 2005, has subsequently been re-elected in 2008, 2012, 2015, 2019, and 2023.

List of mayors

Term start	Term end	Mayor	Born	Died	Notes
1875	1877	William Jackson Brack	June 17, 1837	April 30, 1901
1877	1878	John Howard Allen	1845	unknown
1878	1879	Charles Henry Munger	August 25, 1845	unknown
1879	1880	Alex M. Hyer	1848	1933
1880	1881	Robert L. Summerlin	1853	1926
1881	1882	Charles Dennison Sweet	July 16, 1858	September 9, 1900
1882	1883	Cassius Aurelius Boone	February 2, 1850	December 11, 1917
1883	1885	John Letcher Bryan	December 27, 1848	December 23, 1898
1885	1887	Ephraim J. Reel	1833	1917
1887	1888	Foster Samuel Chipman	1829	unknown
1888	1891	Matthew Robinson Marks	October 29, 1834	August 1911
1891	1893	Willis Lucullus Palmer	December 13, 1854	October 30, 1912
1893	1896	Mahlon Gore	February 4, 1837	June 27, 1916
1896	February 6, 1902	James B. Parramore	January 29, 1839	February 6, 1902	Died in office
February 6, 1902	May 3, 1902	Clarence Everett Howard	September 7, 1858	May 2, 1930
May 3, 1902	1904	B. M. Robinson
1904	1906	Dr. James Horace Smith	October 20, 1852	June 20, 1931
1906	1907	Braxton Beacham	September 12, 1864	September 24, 1924
1907	1910	William Henry Jewell	February 26, 1840	January 2, 1912
1910	1913	William Hayden Reynolds	June 29, 1847	February 1, 1935
1913	August 13, 1916	E. Frank Sperry	June 18, 1843	August 13, 1916	Died in office
August 13, 1916	January 1, 1920	James LeRoy Giles (1st time)	June 16, 1863	May 3, 1946
January 1, 1920	March 5, 1924[2]	Eugene Goodman Duckworth	April 29, 1875	November 6, 1959	Resigned from office
April 2, 1924[3]	January 1, 1926	James LeRoy Giles (2nd time)	(see above)		Won special election.[4]
January 1, 1926[5]	January 1, 1929	Latta Malette Autrey	July 7, 1876	May 17, 1930
January 1, 1929[6]	January 1, 1932	James LeRoy Giles (3rd time)	(see above)
January 1, 1932[7]	January 1, 1935	Samuel Yulee Way (1st time)	1869	March 20, 1956
January 1, 1935[8]	January 1, 1938	Verner Wilson Estes	March 7, 1886	1956
January 1, 1938[9]	January 1, 1941	Samuel Yulee Way (2nd time)	(see above)
January 1, 1941[10]	January 1, 1953	William Hamer "Billy" Beardall, Jr.	May 5, 1890	October 27, 1984
January 1, 1953[11]	November 1, 1956	J. Rolfe Davis	February 11, 1904	March 30, 1988
November 1, 1956[12]	January 29, 1967	Robert S. "Bob" Carr	July 13, 1899	January 29, 1967	Died in office
March 15, 1967	January 1, 1981	Carl T. Langford	July 23, 1918	July 9, 2011
January 1, 1981[13]	November 1, 1992	Willard D. "Bill" Frederick	July 6, 1934		Democrat
November 1, 1992[14]	February 26, 2003[15]	Glenda Evans Hood	March 10, 1950		A Republican, she resigned to take office as Secretary of State of Florida
March 1, 2003	March 11, 2005	John H. "Buddy" Dyer (1st time)	August 7, 1958
March 12, 2005	April 20, 2005	Ernest Page (interim appointment)	ca. 1942		Interim mayor (see below), first African-American mayor
April 20, 2005	Present	John H. "Buddy" Dyer (2nd time)	(see above)		Democrat

Notes

• City commissioner G. H. Sutherland served as acting mayor after Eugene Goodman Duckworth resigned in the wake of a failed city commissioners recall election.^[16] Sutherland served for about four weeks until a special election was held. Former mayor James LeRoy Giles won the special election and served out the remainder of the term.^[4]
• Ernest Page was appointed interim mayor for about six weeks in March–April 2005 while Buddy Dyer was under investigation for election fraud stemming from the 2004 election. The charges against Dyer were dismissed, and Dyer was reinstated as mayor on April 20, 2005.

See also

• Timeline of Orlando, Florida

Notes

Works cited

• World Statesman - Mayors of U.S. Cities M-W (Orlando)
• Our Campaigns - Orlando mayor history
• City of Orlando Election Results

References

1. Weiner, Jeff. "Orlando City Council, mayor vote to raise their pay". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
2. "Duckworth and Hauselt Resignations Accepted". Orlando Morning Sentinel. March 6, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Mayor Giles Signs 525 $1,000 Light And Water Bonds". Orlando Morning Sentinel. April 3, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bond Issue Defeated - Giles Elected Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. April 2, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mayor Autrey Assumes Duty as City Ruler". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Large Throng Attends Giles Inauguration". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Open-Air Reception Brilliant Success". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Estes Becomes City's Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Way Moves To Secure Big Slum Project". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Beardall Takes Over Mayor's Office; Council Confirms Brother on Utilities". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Davis Becomes Orlando Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "$3 Million Account Awaits Mayor Carr". Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1953. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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14. "Several Women Blazed A Trail For Glenda Hood". The Orlando Sentinel. September 21, 1992. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
15. "Hood Will Be Mayor Till Vote In February". The Orlando Sentinel. December 24, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
16. "Mayor Duckworth To Resign Brokaw and Hausel Defeated Yesterday". Orlando Morning Sentinel. March 5, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Orlando Remembered: City Hall – Describes the city's exhibit of memorabilia from past mayors.