List of mayors of Key West
Encyclopedia
Mayors of Key West, Florida
in the United States
have reflected the city's cultural and ethnic heritage including Cuban
and openly gay
mayors.
Key West, Florida
Key West is a city in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city encompasses the island of Key West, the part of Stock Island north of U.S. 1 , Sigsbee Park , Fleming Key , and Sunset Key...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
have reflected the city's cultural and ethnic heritage including Cuban
Cubans
Cubans or Cuban people are the inhabitants or citizens of Cuba. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
and openly gay
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
mayors.
- 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
- 1832–1833 — Oliver O'Hara, Mayor
- 1833–1834 — Fielding A. Browne
- 1834–1835 — Adam Gordon
- 1835–1837 — Fielding A. Browne (2nd Term)
- 1837–1838 — William A. Whitehead
- 1838–1839 — Tomaso Saccheti (Socarty)
- 1839–1840 — Pardon C. Greene
- 1840–1841 — Philip J. Fontaine
- 1841–1842 — Alexander Patterson
- 1842–1844 — Philip J. Fontaine (2nd Term)
- 1844–1846 — Benjamin Sawyer
- 1846–1848 — Walter C. Maloney
- 1848–1852 — Alexander Patterson (2nd Term)
- 1852–1853 — Fernando J. Moreno
- 1853–1854 — John W. Porter
- 1854–1854 — John W. Porter (2nd Term)
- 1854–1855 — William Curry
- 1855–1856 — Philip J. Fontaine (3rd Term)
- 1856–1857 — Alexander Patterson (3rd Term)
- 1857–1861 — John P. Baldwin
- 1861–1861 — Willam Marvin
- 1861–1864 — Alexander Patterson (4th Term)
- 1864–1865 — E. O. Gwynn
- 1865–1866 — Alexander Patterson (5th Term)
- 1866–1866 — William Marvin (2nd Term)
- 1866–1867 — E. O. Gwynn (2nd Term)
- 1867–1868 — Alexander Patterson (6th Term)
- 1868–1868 — Henry Mulrennan
- 1868–1868 — W. S. Allen
- 1868–1869 — Dr. D. W. Whitehurst
- 1869–1870 — uncertain
- 1870–1870 — Henry Mulrennan (2nd Term)
- 1870–1871 — Joseph B. Browne
- 1871–1872 — William D. Cash
- 1872–1873 — Winer Bethel
- 1873–1874 — W. S. Allen (2nd Term)
- 1874–1875 — E. O. Gwynn (3rd Term)
- 1875–1876 — Carlos M. de Cespedes
- 1876–1880 — Livingston W. BethelLivingston W. BethelLivingstone Wellesley Bethel was an American lawyer, judge, politician, and Lieutenant Governor of Florida 1881-4....
- 1880–1881 — Robert Jasper Perry
- 1881–1882 — E. O. Gwynn (4th Term)
- 1882–1883 — William McClintock
- 1883–1885 — R. Alfred Monsalvatage
- 1885–1886 — James G. Jones
- 1886–1888 — J. W. V. R. Plummer
- 1888–1889 — James A. Waddell
- 1889–1891 — Walter C. Maloney, Jr.
- 1891–1895 — Robert Jasper Perry (2nd Term)
- 1895–1897 — James A. Waddell (2nd Term)
- 1897–1898 — John B. Maloney
- 1898–1903 — George L. Bartlum
- 1903–1905 — Benjamin D. Trevor
- 1905–1907 — George L. Babcock
- 1907–1915 — Dr. Joseph N. Fogarty
- 1915–1917 — Norberg Thompson
- 1917–1919 — Allen B. Cleare
- 1919–1921 — Louis E. Otto
- 1921–1925 — Frank H. Ladd
- 1925–1933 — Leslie A. Curry
- 1933–1935 — William H. Malone
- 1935–1937 — Henry C. Galey
- 1937–1945 — Willard Albury
- 1945–1945 — William W. Demeritt
- 1945–1945 — John Carbonell
- 1945–1947 — William W. Demeritt (2nd Term)
- 1947–1949 — A. Maitland Adams
- 1949–1950 — Louis M. J. Eisner
- 1950–1951 — John Carbonell (2nd Term)
- 1951–1951 — Louis M. J. Eisner (2nd Term)
- 1951–1957 — C. B. Harvey
- 1957–1961 — Delio Cobo
- 1961–1963 — C. B. Harvey (2nd Term)
- 1963–1969 — Kermit Lewin
- 1969–1971 — Delio Cobo (2nd Term)
- 1971–1981 — Charles "Sonny" McCoy
- 1981–1983 — Dennis WardlowDennis WardlowDennis Wardlow is a former Mayor of Key West, Florida, having served on three separate occasions.He is best known, however, as the Prime Minister of the Conch Republic, the micronation that seceded from the United States on April 23, 1982, in protest over a United States Border Patrol blockade...
- 1983–1985 — Richard A. HeymanRichard A. HeymanRichard A. Heyman was a mayor of Key West, Florida from 1983–85 and from 1987-1989.He was said to be one of the first openly gay public officials.He died of AIDS-related pneumonia....
- 1985–1987 — Tom Sawyer
- 1987–1989 — Richard A. Heyman (2nd Term)
- 1989–1991 — Tony TarracinoTony TarracinoTony Tarracino , commonly called Captain Tony, was an American saloonkeeper, boat captain, politician, gambler, and storyteller in Key West, Florida...
- 1991–1995 — Dennis Wardlow (2nd Term)
- 1995–1995 — Tom Sawyer
- 1995–1997 — Dennis Wardlow (3rd Term)
- 1997–1999 — Sheila Mullins
- 1999–2005 — Jimmy WeekleyJim WeekleyJames F. "Jimmy" Weekley is an American politician, who served as mayor of Key West from 1999 to 2005. Prior to his election as mayor, he served fourteen years as a member of the City Commission and was elected three times as mayor pro tem...
- 2005–2009 — Morgan McPhersonMorgan McPhersonMorgan McPherson was the mayor of Key West, Florida. He was elected in 2005 and ousted in 2009.-Election:In 2005, Morgan McPherson narrowly defeated incumbent Mayor Jimmy Weekley for the city job in a shocking upset. McPherson won by 24 total votes.Then in 2009 Mcpherson lost his seat as mayor to...
- 2009-present — Craig Cates