List of mayors of Key West

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

Notes

  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

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