Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida


The mayor of Tallahassee is the ceremonial head of the city government of Tallahassee, Florida and the chair of the City Commission. The position was created in 1992 and rotated between members, and eventually became an elected office in 2000 with Scott Maddox as its inaugural holder.
For part of the city's history the office of mayor was a rotating position chosen among city commissioners. Tallahassee switched to the direct election of its mayors in 1997.

List

Florida Territory

ImageMayorYearsNotes
Charles Haire1826was elected Intendant
David Ochiltree1827moved to Florida from Fayetteville, North Carolina.
He also served as a justice of the peace.
Ochiltree died in 1834 at his residence on Rocky Comfort Creek (Florida).
He was a colonel and was a member elect of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida
for Gadsden County when he died.
John Y. Garey1828–1829He was a justice of the peace and territorial auditor. He was named on the first two issues of treasury notes in 1829 and 1830: "The Territory of Florida promises to pay John Y. Garey or bearer at the Treasury Office..."
Leslie A. Thompson1830
Charles Austin1831
Leslie A. Thompson
1832–1833
Robert J. Hackley1834Hackley was a pioneer settler sent by his father to an area by Tampa Bay.
He was dispossessed of his land for the establishment of Fort Brooke.
A case on behalf of his heirs went to the Supreme Court.
William Wilson1835
John Rea1836
William P. Gorman1837
William Hilliard1838
R. F. Ker1839
Leslie A. Thompson
1840
Francis W. Eppes1841–1844