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Term of Office |
Name of Mayor |
Number |
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February 14, 1856 - November 25, 1856 |
1 |
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November 25, 1856 - December 6, 1856 |
Branch Darwin Austen (Acting Mayor) |
2, 4 |
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December 6, 1856 - February 9, 1857 |
3 |
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February 9, 1857 - February 10, 1858 |
2, 4 |
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February 10, 1858 - February 12, 1859 |
5 |
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February 12, 1859 - February 1, 1860 |
6 |
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February 1, 1860 - February 2, 1861 |
7 |
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February 2, 1861 - May 1861 |
8 |
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May 1861 - February 3, 1862 |
John Jackson (Acting Mayor) |
9 |
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February 3, 1862 - February 22, 1862 |
9 |
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February 23, 1862 - October 24, 1866 |
|
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October 25, 1866 - December 1866 |
10 |
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December 1866 - March 1, 1869 |
11 |
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March 1, 1869 - October 4, 1869 |
12 |
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July 6, 1870 - mid 1872 (non-chartered years) |
|
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August 11, 1873 - August 13, 1876 |
13 |
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August 14, 1876 - August 14, 1877 |
14 |
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August 14, 1877 - August 14, 1878 |
15, 24 |
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August 14, 1878 - August 14, 1880 |
16 |
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August 14, 1880 - February 19, 1881 |
17 |
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February 19, 1881 - March 22, 1881 |
Matthew E. Haynsworth (Acting) |
18 |
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March 22, 1881 - August 14, 1883 |
19, 22 |
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August 14, 1883 - August 13, 1886 |
20, 26 |
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August 13, 1886 - July 15, 1887 |
21, 23, 25, 27 |
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July 15, 1887 - March 8, 1888 |
19, 22 |
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March 8, 1888 - March 6, 1889 |
21, 23, 25, 27 |
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March 6, 1889 - March 5, 1890 |
15, 24 |
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March 5, 1890 - March 4, 1891 |
21, 23, 25, 27 |
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March 4, 1891 - March 4, 1892 |
20, 26 |
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March 4, 1892 - March 10, 1893 |
21, 23, 25, 27 |
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March 10, 1893 - March 9, 1894 |
28, 30, 35 |
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March 9, 1894 - March 8, 1895 |
29 |
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March 8, 1895 - June 5, 1896 |
28, 30, 35 |
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June 5, 1896- June 5, 1898 |
31 |
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June 8, 1898 - June 8, 1900 |
32 |
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June 8, 1900 - June 4, 1902 |
33, 37 |
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June 5, 1902 - June 5, 1904 |
34 |
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June 5, 1904 - June 7, 1906 |
28, 30, 35 |
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June 8, 1906 - June 4, 1908 |
36 |
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June 5, 1908 - June 6, 1910 |
33, 37 |
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June 7, 1910 - June 10, 1920 |
38, 42 |
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June 11, 1920 - January 4, 1921 |
39 |
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January 4, 1921 - January 8, 1924 |
40 |
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January 8, 1924 - January 3, 1928 |
41 |
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January 3, 1928 - October 27, 1931 |
38, 42 |
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October 27, 1931 - November 3, 1931 |
43 |
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November 3, 1931 - November 3, 1943 |
44 |
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November 3, 1943 - May 21, 1956 |
45 |
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May 21, 1956 - October 2, 1956 |
Junie Lee Young, Jr. (Acting) |
46 |
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October 2, 1956 - October 1, 1959 |
47, 49 |
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October 1, 1959 - October 1, 1963 |
48 |
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October 1, 1963 - October 3, 1967 |
47, 49 |
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October 3, 1967 - April 1, 1974 |
50, 56 |
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April 1, 1974 - June 19, 1974 |
Richard L. Cheney (Acting) |
51 |
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June 19, 1974 - October 3, 1974 |
Lloyd Copeland (Acting) |
52 |
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October 3, 1974 - October 3, 1979 |
53 |
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October 1, 1979 - July 16, 1986 |
54 |
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July 17, 1986 - April 1, 1987 |
Sandra Warshaw Freedman (Acting) |
55 |
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April 1, 1987 - April 1, 1995 |
55 |
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April 1, 1995 - April 1, 2003 |
50, 56 |
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April 1, 2003 - April 1, 2011 |
57 |
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April 1, 2011 - May 1, 2019 |
58 |
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May 1, 2019 - Present |
59 |
The information on this website is intended to provide a basic historical background on the mayors of Tampa. Based on available research materials, every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in these biographical sketches.