Draft:List of mayors of Sarasota, Florida

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Mayors of Sarasota, Florida include:

  • J. Hamilton Gillespie (1902 - 1907), property developer
  • J. B. Chapline (1907 and 1908), a real estate agent
  • G. W. Franklin (1908 and 1909), a furniture store owner
  • J. Hamilton Gillespie (1909 and 1910)
  • Hamden S. Smith (1910 and 1911), ice company owner
  • Harry H. Higel (1911 to 1914), property developer and Great Floridian
  • A. B. Edwards (1914 to 1916), realtor
  • Harry H. Higel (1916 and 1917 second stint)
  • G. W. Franklin 1917-1919
  • A. B. Edwards (Arthur Britton Edwards)[1][2][3][4] 1919-1921
  • E. J. Bacon 1921-1931
  • E. A. Smith 1931-1937
  • Verman Kimbrough 1937-1939
  • E. A. Smith 1939-1945
  • J. Douglas Arnest 1945-1948
  • J. Fite Robertson 1948-1951
  • John L. Early 1951-April, 1953
  • Leroy T. Fenne April 1953- December 1953, owner of the Sarasota Hotel[5]
  • Ben Hopkins, Jr. 1953-1955
  • John D. Kicklighter 1955-1956
  • A. Ray Howard 1956-1957
  • Frank L. Hoersting 1957-1958
  • Col. Fred W. Dennis 1958-1959
  • Frank Hoersting 1959-1960
  • Marshall E. Marable 1960-1961
  • John 0. Binns 1961-1962
  • Herschel C. Hayo 1962-1964
  • David Cohen 1964-1966
  • Jack Betz 1966-1969
  • D. William Overton 1969-1970
  • Jack Betz (John C.) 1970-1971
  • Gerald E. Ludwig 1971-1972
  • Fred E. Soto 1972-1973
  • J. "Tony" Saprito 1973-1975
  • Elmer G. Berkel 1975-1976
  • Ronald Norman 1976-1978
  • Elmer G. Berkel 1978-1979
  • Fred E. Soto 1979-1981
  • Ronald W. Norman 1981-1982
  • Rita J. Roehr 1982-1983
  • Annie M. Bishopric 1983-1984
  • Lou Ann Palmer[6] 1984-1985[7]
  • William G. Kline 1985-1986
  • Kerry G. Kirschner 1986-1987
  • Fredd G. Atkins 1987-1988
  • Rita J. Roehr 1988-1989
  • Lou Ann Palmer 1989-1990
  • Kerry G. Kirschner 1990-1991
  • Fredd G. Atkins 1991-1992
  • Jack Gurney 1992-1993
  • Gene M. Pillot 1993-1994
  • Nora Patterson 1994-1995
  • David Merrill 1995-1996
  • Mollie C. Cardamone 1996-1997
  • Gene M. Pillot 1997-1998
  • Jerome Dupree 1998-1999
  • Mollie C. Cardamone 1999-2000
  • Gene M. Pillot 2000-2001
  • Albert F. Hogle 2001-2001
  • Carolyn J. Mason 2001-2003
  • Lou Ann Palmer 2003-2004
  • Richard F. Martin 2004-2005
  • Mary Anne Servian 2005-2006
  • Fredd G. Atkins 2006-2007
  • Lou Ann Palmer 2007-2009
  • Richard Clapp 2009-2010
  • Kelly Kirschner 2010-2011
  • Suzanne Atwell 2011-2013
  • Shannon Snyder 2013-2014
  • Willie Charles Shaw 2014-2017
  • Shelli Freeland Eddie 2017-2018 a lawyer
  • Liz Alpert 2018-2019, an attormey
  • Jen Ahearn-Koch 2019-2020, a marketing consultant
  • Hagen Brody 2020-2021[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A. B. Edwards | Sarasota History Alive!". www.sarasotahistoryalive.com.
  2. ^ "Mr. Sarasota". July 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Arthur Britton Edwards "Roots" | Sarasota History Alive!". www.sarasotahistoryalive.com.
  4. ^ LaHurd, Jeff. "Sarasota's first mayor saw nearly a century of change | Sarasota History, Jeff LaHurd". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  5. ^ "The Sarasota Hotel | Sarasota History Alive!". www.sarasotahistoryalive.com.
  6. ^ "Florida Memory • Lou Ann Palmer".
  7. ^ "Sarasota mayor gets "Lifetime Achievement" award". wtsp.com. 15 August 2008.
  8. ^ "Former Mayors | City of Sarasota". www.sarasotafl.gov.
This draft is in progress as of October 10, 2023.