List of mayors of Tampa, Florida
List
Notes † Deceased in office. ¹ Following the lapse of the city charter on October 1869, Hillsborough County took over responsibility for providing principal services.

List of mayors of Tampa, Florida

Section Title: List
Table Section Text: Notes † Deceased in office. ¹ Following the lapse of the city charter on October 1869, Hillsborough County took over responsibility for providing principal services.

#	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Terms	Party

1	Joseph B. Lancaster †	February 14, 1856	November 25, 1856	​1⁄2	American

2	Darwin A. Branch (1st term)	November 25, 1856	December 6, 1856	Acting	American

3	Alfonso DeLaunay	December 6, 1856	February 9, 1857	Partial	Democratic

4	Darwin A. Branch (2nd term)	February 9, 1857	February 10, 1858	1	American

5	Madison Post	February 10, 1858	February 12, 1859	1	American

6	James McKay Sr.	February 12, 1859	February 1, 1860	1	Democratic

7	John P. Crichton	February 1, 1860	February 2, 1861	1	Democratic

8	Hamlin V. Snell	February 2, 1861	February 3, 1862	1	Democratic (Southern)

9	John Jackson	February 3, 1862	February 22, 1862	Acting	Democratic (Southern)

10	Edward A. Clarke	October 25, 1866	January 1, 1867	1	Democratic

11	Josiah A. Ferris	January 1, 1867	March 1, 1869	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic

12	John T. Lesley	March 1, 1869	October 4, 1869	​1⁄2	Democratic

/	John A. Henderson 1	July 6, 1870	mid 1872	2	Democratic

13	James E. Lipscomb	August 11, 1873	August 13, 1876	3	Democratic

14	Harlan P. Lovering	August 14, 1876	August 14, 1877	1	Democratic

15	Thomas Jackson (1st term)	August 14, 1877	August 14, 1878	1	Democratic

16	John P. Wall	August 14, 1878	August 14, 1880	2	Democratic

17	Henry C. Ferris	August 14, 1880	February 19, 1881	1	Democratic

18	Matthew E. Haynsworth	February 19, 1881	March 22, 1881	Acting	Democratic

19	George B. Sparkman (1st term)	March 22, 1881	August 14, 1883	2	Democratic

20	Duff Post (1st term)	August 14, 1883	August 13, 1886	3	Democratic

21	Herman Glogowski (1st term)	August 13, 1886	July 15, 1887	1	Republican

22	George B. Sparkman (2nd term)	July 15, 1887	March 8, 1888	1	Democratic

23	Herman Glogowski (2nd term)	March 8, 1888	March 6, 1889	1	Republican

24	Thomas Jackson (2nd term)	March 6, 1889	March 5, 1890	1	Democratic

25	Herman Glogowski (3rd term)	March 5, 1890	March 4, 1891	1	Republican

26	Duff Post (2nd term)	March 4, 1891	March 4, 1892	1	Democratic

27	Herman Glogowski (4th term)	March 4, 1892	March 10, 1893	1	Republican

28	Frederick A. Salomonson (1st term)	March 10, 1893	March 9, 1894	1	Republican

29	Robert W. Easley	March 9, 1894	March 8, 1895	1	Democratic

30	Frederick A. Salomonson (2nd term)	March 8, 1895	June 5, 1896	1	Republican

31	Myron E. Gillett	June 5, 1896	June 5, 1898	1	Republican

32	Frank C. Bowyer	June 5, 1898	June 8, 1900	1	Democratic

33	Francis L. Wing (1st term)	June 8, 1900	June 4, 1902	1	Independent

34	James McKay Jr.	June 5, 1902	June 5, 1904	1	Democratic

35	Frederick A. Salomonson (3rd term)	June 5, 1904	June 7, 1906	1	Republican

36	William H. Frecker	June 8, 1906	June 4, 1908	1	Republican

37	Francis L. Wing (2nd term)	June 4, 1908	June 6, 1910	1	Independent

38	Donald B. Mckay (1st term)	June 6, 1910	June 10, 1920	3	White Municipal Party

39	Horace C. Gordon	June 10, 1920	January 4, 1921	​1⁄2	White Municipal Party

40	Charles H. Brown	January 4, 1921	January 8, 1924	1	White Municipal Party

41	Perry G. Wall	January 8, 1924	January 3, 1928	1	White Municipal Party

42	Donald B. Mckay (2nd term)	January 3, 1928	October 27, 1931	1	White Municipal Party

43	Thomas N. Henderson	October 27, 1931	November 3, 1931	Partial	White Municipal Party

44	Robert E. Lee Chancey	November 3, 1931	November 3, 1943	3	White Municipal Party

45	Curtis Hixon †	November 3, 1943	May 21, 1956	3 ​1⁄2	White Municipal Party/Democratic

46	Junie L. Young, Jr.	May 21, 1956	October 2, 1956	Acting	Democratic

47	Nick Nuccio (1st administraiton)	October 2, 1956	October 1, 1959	1	Democratic

48	Julian Lane	October 1, 1959	October 1, 1963	1	Democratic

49	Nick Nuccio (2nd administration)	October 1, 1963	October 3, 1967	1	Democratic

50	Dick A. Greco (1st administration)	October 3, 1967	April 1, 1974	2	Democratic

51	Richard L. Cheney †	April 1, 1974	June 19, 1974	Acting	Democratic

52	Lloyd Copeland	June 19, 1974	October 3, 1974	Acting	Republican

53	William F. Poe	October 3, 1974	October 1, 1979	1	Republican

54	Bob Martinez	October 3, 1979	July 16, 1986	1 ​1⁄2	Democratic

Republican

55	Sandra Freedman	July 16, 1986	April 1, 1995	2	Democratic

56	Dick A. Greco (2nd administration)	April 1, 1995	April 1, 2003	2	Democratic

57	Pam Iorio	April 1, 2003	March 31, 2011	2	Democratic

58	Bob Buckhorn	April 1, 2011	May 1, 2019	2	Democratic

59	Jane Castor	May 1, 2019	Incumbent	1	Democratic

Sentence(s)

In February 1856, Joseph B. Lancaster was elected as Tampa's first Mayor.

final_sentence: In February 1856, Joseph B. Lancaster was elected as Tampa's first Mayor.