List of mayors of Orlando, Florida

Mayor of Orlando
Mayor of Orlando
	Seal of the City of Orlando
	Flag of the City of Orlando
	Incumbent; Buddy Dyer; since March 1, 2003
Style	The Honorable
Seat	Orlando City Hall
Term length	Four years;
Inaugural holder	William Jackson Brack
Formation	1875
Salary	$186,306
Website	Official website

The city of Orlando, Florida, was incorporated in 1875. The first mayor, William Jackson Brack, took office in 1875. The Orlando mayor is officially a nonpartisan election.

The current mayor is Buddy Dyer, who was first elected in a special election in February 2003. Dyer was elected to his first full term in 2004, and after a brief suspension for six weeks in 2005, has subsequently been re-elected in 2008, 2012, 2015, 2019, and 2023.

List of mayors

Mayors of Orlando, Florida
No.	Name	Term start	Term end
1	William Jackson Brack	1875	1877
2	John Howard Allen	1877	1878
3	Charles Henry Munger	1878	1879
4	Alex M. Hyer	1879	1880
5	Robert L. Summerlin	1878	1882
6	Charles Dennison Sweet	1881	1882
7	Cassius Aurelius Boone	1882	1883
8	John Letcher Bryan	1883	1885
9	Ephraim J. Reel	1885	1887
10	Foster Samuel Chapman	1887	1888
11	Matthew Robinson Marks	1888	1891
12	Willis Lucullus Palmer	1891	1893
13	Mahlon Gore	1893	1896
14	James B. Parramore	1896	1902
15	Clarence Everett Howard	1902	1902
16	B. M. Robinson	1902	1904
17	James Horace Smith	1904	1906
18	Braxton Beacham	1906	1907
19	William Henry Jewell	1907	1910
20	William Hayden Reynolds	1910	1913
21	E. Frank Sperry	1913	1916
22	James LeRoy Giles	1916	1920
23	Eugene Goodman Duckworth	January 1, 1920	March 5, 1924
24	James LeRoy Giles	April 2, 1924	January 1, 1926
25	Latta Malette Autrey	January 1, 1926	January 1, 1929
26	James LeRoy Giles	January 1, 1929	January 1, 1932
27	Samuel Yulee Way	January 1, 1932	January 1, 1935
28	V. W. Estes	January 1, 1935	January 1, 1938
29	Samuel Yulee Way	January 1, 1938	January 1, 1941
30	William Beardall	January 1, 1941	January 1, 1953
31	J. Rolfe Davis	January 1, 1953	November 1, 1956
32	Bob Carr	November 1, 1956	January 29, 1967
-	George Barker (acting)	January 29, 1967	March 8, 1967
33	Carl T. Langford	March 15, 1967	January 1, 1981
-	Don Crenshaw (acting)	November 1, 1980	November 2, 1980
34	Bill Frederick	January 1, 1981	November 1, 1992
35	Glenda Hood	November 1, 1992	March 1, 2003
36	Buddy Dyer	March 1, 2003
x	Ernest Page (interim)	March 11, 2005	April 20, 2005
36	Buddy Dyer	April 20, 2005	Incumbent

Notes

City commissioner G. H. Sutherland served as acting mayor after Eugene Goodman Duckworth resigned in the wake of a failed city commissioners recall election. Sutherland served for about four weeks until a special election was held. Former mayor James LeRoy Giles won the special election and served out the remainder of the term.
Ernest Page was appointed interim mayor for about six weeks in March–April 2005 while Buddy Dyer was under investigation for election fraud stemming from the 2004 election. The charges against Dyer were dismissed, and Dyer was reinstated as mayor on April 20, 2005.

External links

Orlando Remembered: City Hall – Describes the city's exhibit of memorabilia from past mayors.

[1] Weiner, Jeff. "Orlando City Council, mayor vote to raise their pay". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.

[2] Mayors' Gallery: City of Orlando, Florida: 100 Years of the City's Chief Executives (PDF). City of Orlando. 1975.

[3] "Duckworth and Hauselt Resignations Accepted". Orlando Morning Sentinel. March 6, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Mayor Giles Signs 525 $1,000 Light And Water Bonds". Orlando Morning Sentinel. April 3, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Mayor Autrey Assumes Duty as City Ruler". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Large Throng Attends Giles Inauguration". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Open-Air Reception Brilliant Success". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Estes Becomes City's Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Way Moves To Secure Big Slum Project". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Beardall Takes Over Mayor's Office; Council Confirms Brother on Utilities". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Davis Becomes Orlando Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. January 2, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "$3 Million Account Awaits Mayor Carr". Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1953. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Several Women Blazed A Trail For Glenda Hood". The Orlando Sentinel. September 21, 1992. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

[14] "Hood Will Be Mayor Till Vote In February". The Orlando Sentinel. December 24, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

[Sent-4-21-05-15] 1 2 Schlueb, Mark (April 21, 2005). "Prosecuter now finds no intent to break law". Orlando Sentinel. p. A1. Retrieved August 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[16] "Mayor Duckworth To Resign Brokaw and Hausel Defeated Yesterday". Orlando Morning Sentinel. March 5, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[OMS-4-2-24-17] "Bond Issue Defeated - Giles Elected Mayor". Orlando Morning Sentinel. April 2, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

List of mayors of Orlando, Florida

List of mayors

Notes

See also

References

External links

Mayor of Orlando
Seal of the City of Orlando
Flag of the City of Orlando
Incumbent Buddy Dyer since March 1, 2003
Style	The Honorable
Seat	Orlando City Hall
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	William Jackson Brack
Formation	1875
Salary	$186,306
Website	Official website