Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida
Seal of St. Petersburg, Florida
Incumbent
Ken Welch
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderDavid Moffett
WebsiteOfficial website

There have been 54 mayors of St. Petersburg, Florida. David Moffett was the city's first mayor. The current mayor is Ken Welch, the city's first African American mayor.

Late 19th century mayor J. A. Armistead had an opera house. He allowed Indian mounds on his property to be excavated for research.

Businessman, spearmint gum tycoon, property developer, and promoter Frank F. Purvis served as mayor in the 1920s.

Architect Randolph Wedding[1][2] was the city's mayor from 1973 until 1975.[3] Corinne Freeman served as the city's first female mayor and governed from 1977 until 1985. Republican Richard M. Baker led the city from 2001 until 2010. He was succeeded by Bill Foster, who served until 2014.

List of mayors

Mayor[4] Term Started Term Ended
David Moffett 1892 1893
Wm. H. Benton 1893 1893
David Murray 1893 1894
Henry W. Hibbs[5] 1894 1896
J. A. Armistead 1896 1899
Edgar Harrison 1899 1900
J. A. Armistead 1900 1901
Edgar Harrison 1901 1902
R.H. Thomas 1902 1903
George Edwards 1903 1904
R.H. Thomas 1904 1906
T.J. Northrup 1906 1908
Dr. Hugh A. Murphy 1908 1910
A.T. Blocker 1910 1912
A.C. Pheil 1912 1913
J.G. Bradshaw 1913 1916
Albert Fielding Lang (Al Lang) 1916 1920
Noel A. Mitchell 1920 1921
Frank F. Pulver[6] 1921 1924
Arthur Norwood 1924 1924
Robert Strange Pearce 1924 1925
C.M Blanc 1925 1926
Robert Strange Pearce 1926 1927
Charles J. Maurer (died January 12, 1941)[7][8] 1927 1928
John N. Brown 1928 1929
Arthur R. Thompson 1929 1930
J. D. Pearce[9] 1930 1931
H.W. Adams Jr. 1931 1933
Robert G. Blanc 1933 1935
John. S. Smith 1935 1937
Isham P. Byrom 1937 1937
Vernon G. Agee 1937 1939
Ian V. Boyer 1939 1941
Robt. J. McCutcheon, Jr. 1941 1943
George S. Patterson 1943 1947
Bruce B. Blackburn Sr. 1947 1949
Stanley Charles Minishall 1949 1951
Samuel G. Johnson 1951 1957
John D. Burroughs 1957 1959
Edward F. Brantley 1959 1961
Herman W. Goldner 1961 1967
Don Jones 1967 1969
Don L. Spicer 1969 1971
Herman W. Goldner 1971 1973
Randolph Wedding[3] 1973 1975
Charles E. Schuh 1975 1977
Corinne Freeman 1977 1985
Edward L. Cole Jr., MD. 1985 1987
Robert L. Ulrich 1987 1991
David J. Fischer 1991 2001
Richard M. Baker[10][11] 2001 January 2, 2010
Bill Foster[12] January 2, 2010 January 2, 2014
Richard Kriseman[13] January 2, 2014 January 6, 2022
Ken Welch[13] January 6, 2022

References

  1. ↑ "Former St. Petersburg Mayor Randy Wedding dies at 77".
  2. ↑ "The former home of St. Pete Mayor and architect Randy Wedding is back on the market".
  3. 1 2 "Former St. Petersburg Mayor Randy Wedding dies at 77". Tampa Bay Times.
  4. ↑ "Past mayors of St. Petersburg, Florida". www.stpete.org. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Pinellas Past & Present".
  6. ↑ "FLORIDA REPUBLICAN WINS.; Frank F. Pulver Chosen Mayor of St. Petersburg". The New York Times. 21 December 1921.
  7. ↑ "Florida Law Journal". 1944.
  8. ↑ Donn R Colee JR (30 August 2016). TOWERS IN THE SAND: The History of Florida Broadcasting. ISBN 9781635053517.
  9. ↑ "Pharmaceutical calling gave way to philatelic one".
  10. ↑ "Former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker to run Bill Edwards' company, including BayWalk and Mahaffey Theater". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  11. ↑ "Mr. Inclusive". www.governing.com. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  12. ↑ "Foster sworn in as St. Petersburg mayor". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  13. 1 2 "St. Petersburg, Florida mayors biography". www.stpete.org. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
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