Mayors of St. Petersburg, Florida

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 was the city's mayor from 1973 until 1975. 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

MayorTerm startedTerm endedDavid Moffett18921893Wm. H. Benton18931893David Murray18931894Henry W. Hibbs18941896J. A. Armistead18961899Edgar Harrison18991900J. A. Armistead19001901Edgar Harrison19011902R.H. Thomas19021903George Edwards19031904R. H. Thomas19041906T. J. Northrup19061908Dr. Hugh A. Murphy19081910A. T. Blocker19101912A. C. Pheil19121913J. G. Bradshaw19131916Albert Fielding Lang (Al Lang)19161920Noel A. Mitchell19201921Frank F. Pulver19211924Arthur Norwood19241924Robert Strange Pearce19241925C.M Blanc19251926Robert Strange Pearce19261927Charles J. Maurer (died January 12, 1941)19271928John N. Brown19281929Arthur R. Thompson 19291930J. D. Pearce19301931H.W. Adams Jr.19311933Robert G. Blanc19331935John. S. Smith19351937Isham P. Byrom19371937Vernon G. Agee19371939Ian V. Boyer19391941Robt. J. McCutcheon, Jr.19411943George S. Patterson19431947Bruce B. Blackburn Sr.19471949Stanley Charles Minshall19491951Samuel G. Johnson19511957John D. Burroughs19571959Edward F. Brantley19591961Herman W. Goldner19611967Don Jones19671969Don L. Spicer19691971Herman W. Goldner19711973Randolph Wedding19731975Charles E. Schuh19751977Corinne Freeman19771985Edward L. Cole Jr., MD.19851987Robert L. Ulrich19871991David J. Fischer19912001Richard M. BakerApril 1, 2001January 2, 2010Bill FosterJanuary 2, 2010January 2, 2014Richard KrisemanJanuary 2, 2014January 6, 2022Ken WelchJanuary 6, 2022

References

External links Mayor Rick Kriseman