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List of mayors of Key West, Florida

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Current Mayor of Key West, Teri Johnston

Mayors of Key West, Florida in the United States have reflected the city's cultural and ethnic heritage including Cuban and openly gay mayors.

  1. 1822–1828 — John H. Fleming, Mayor (head of chamber of commerce as well)
  2. 1828–1828 — Edgar Macon, Mayor
    • A. 1828–1830 — Edgar Macon, President of the Town Council
    • B. 1831–1832 — D. C. Pinkham, President of the Town Council
  3. 1832–1833 — Oliver O'Hara, Mayor
  4. 1833–1834 — Fielding A. Browne
  5. 1834–1835 — Adam Gordon
  6. 1835–1837 — Fielding A. Browne (2nd Term)
  7. 1837–1838 — William A. Whitehead
  8. 1838–1839 — Tomaso Saccheti (Socarty)
  9. 1839–1840 — Pardon C. Greene[1]
  10. 1840–1841 — Philip J. Fontaine[1]
  11. 1841–1842 — Alexander Patterson
  12. 1842–1844 — Philip J. Fontaine (2nd Term)[1]
  13. 1844–1846 — Benjamin Sawyer
  14. 1846–1848 — Walter C. Maloney[1]
  15. 1848–1852 — Alexander Patterson (2nd Term)
  16. 1852–1853 — Fernando J. Moreno
  17. 1853–1854 — John W. Porter
  18. 1854–1854 — John W. Porter (2nd Term)
  19. 1854–1855 — William Curry
  20. 1855–1856 — Philip J. Fontaine (3rd Term)
  21. 1856–1857 — Alexander Patterson (3rd Term)
  22. 1857–1861 — John P. Baldwin
  23. 1861–1861 — William Marvin
  24. 1861–1864 — Alexander Patterson (4th Term)
  25. 1864–1865 — E. O. Gwynn
  26. 1865–1866 — Alexander Patterson (5th Term)
  27. 1866–1866 — William Marvin (2nd Term)
  28. 1866–1867 — E. O. Gwynn (2nd Term)
  29. 1867–1868 — Alexander Patterson (6th Term)
  30. 1868–1868 — Henry Mulrennan
  31. 1868–1868 — W. S. Allen
  32. 1868–1869 — Dr. D. W. Whitehurst
  33. 1869–1870 — uncertain
  34. 1870–1870 — Henry Mulrennan (2nd Term)
  35. 1870–1871 — Joseph B. Browne[1]
  36. 1871–1872 — William D. Cash
  37. 1872–1873 — Winer Bethel[1]
  38. 1873–1874 — W. S. Allen (2nd Term)
  39. 1874–1875 — E. O. Gwynn (3rd Term)
  40. 1875–1876 — Carlos M. de Cespedes[2]
  41. 1876–1880 — Livingston W. Bethel
  42. 1880–1881 — Robert Jasper Perry
  43. 1881–1882 — E. O. Gwynn (4th Term)
  44. 1882–1883 — William McClintock
  45. 1883–1885 — R. Alfred Monsalvatage
  46. 1885–1886 — James G. Jones
  47. 1886–1888 — J. W. V. R. Plummer
  48. 1888–1889 — James A. Waddell
  49. 1889–1891 — Walter C. Maloney, Jr.
  50. 1891–1895 — Robert Jasper Perry (2nd Term)
  51. 1895–1897 — James A. Waddell (2nd Term)
  52. 1897–1898 — John B. Maloney
  53. 1898–1903 — George L. Bartlum
  54. 1903–1905 — Benjamin D. Trevor
  55. 1905–1907 — George L. Babcock
  56. 1907–1915 — Dr. Joseph N. Fogarty
  57. 1915–1917 — Norberg Thompson
  58. 1917–1919 — Allan B. Cleare
  59. 1919–1921 — Louis E. Otto
  60. 1921–1925 — Frank H. Ladd
  61. 1925–1933 — Leslie A. Curry
  62. 1933–1935 — William H. Malone
  63. 1935–1937 — Henry C. Galey
  64. 1937–1945 — Willard Albury
  65. 1945–1945 — William W. Demeritt
  66. 1945–1945 — John Carbonell
  67. 1945–1947 — William W. Demeritt (2nd Term)
  68. 1947–1949 — A. Maitland Adams
  69. 1949–1950 — Louis M. J. Eisner
  70. 1950–1951 — John Carbonell (2nd Term)
  71. 1951–1951 — Louis M. J. Eisner (2nd Term)
  72. 1951–1957 — C. B. Harvey
  73. 1957–1961 — Delio Cobo
  74. 1961–1963 — C. B. Harvey (2nd Term)
  75. 1963–1969 — Kermit Lewin
  76. 1969–1971 — Delio Cobo (2nd Term)
  77. 1971–1981 — Charles "Sonny" McCoy
  78. 1981–1983 — Dennis Wardlow[3]
  79. 1983–1985 — Richard A. Heyman
  80. 1985–1987 — Tom Sawyer
  81. 1987–1989 — Richard A. Heyman (2nd Term)
  82. 1989–1989 — John Ingahm
  83. 1989–1991 — Tony Tarracino
  84. 1991–1995 — Dennis Wardlow (2nd Term)
  85. 1995–1995 — Tom Sawyer
  86. 1995–1997 — Dennis Wardlow (3rd Term)
  87. 1997–1999 — Sheila Mullins
  88. 1999–2005 — Jimmy Weekley
  89. 2005–2009 — Morgan McPherson
  90. 2009–2018 — Craig Cates
  91. 2018–present — Teri Johnston

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Dates are not proven
  2. ^ Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Céspedes was the son of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuba's "Father of the Motherland" (Paula Harper. "Cuba Connections: Key West—Tampa—Miami, 1870 to 1945." The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts. Vol. 22. [1996], p.279-80.)
  3. ^ Self-styled "Prime Minister" of the Conch Republic, 1982

References

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  • Elected mayors of Key West, as listed in Jefferson B. Browne's Key West: The Old and The New (1912) with additions provided by Monroe County Public Library Historian Tom Hambright, The State Library of Florida, and WorldStatesmen.org.