List of mayors of Melbourne, Florida
The Mayor of Melbourne, Florida is the chief executive of the government of Melbourne, Florida. The mayor serves a four-year term and is the only member of the City Council who is not elected by district. The current mayor of Melbourne, is Kathy Meehan.
Mayors prior to 1969
Mayors of the city of Eau Gallie from 1896 to 1969
In 1857, the settlement of Eau Gallie was incorporated as the City of Eau Gallie.
Name |
Year |
|---|---|
William Roesch |
1896 |
John Caroll Houston, IV |
1897 |
Albert Burnett |
1899 |
Charles Lovell Taylor |
1900 |
William Roesch |
1901 |
W.J. Nesbett |
1901 |
John Caroll Houston, IV |
1902 |
George Paddison |
1904 |
William Roesch |
1905 |
Samuel K. Watts |
1906 |
William Roesch |
1908 |
George Paddison |
1909 |
John Martin Law, Sr. |
1909 |
George Paddison |
1910 |
John Caroll Houston, IV |
1910 |
George Paddison |
1911 |
George Paddison |
1912 |
William Jackson Creel |
1913 |
William Jackson Creel |
1914 |
Hill Woods Mullins |
December 1915 |
Hill Woods Mullins |
December 1916 |
Hill Woods Mullins |
December 1917 |
Hill Woods Mullins |
December 1918 |
Hill Woods Mullins |
December 1919 |
December 1920 |
|
G.P. BOND |
December 1921 |
G.P. Bond |
December 1922 |
G.P. Bond |
December 1923 |
William Roesch |
December 1924 |
William Roesch |
December 1925 |
J.E. Torrence |
December 1926 |
J.E. Torrence |
December 1927 |
C.B. Vigus |
December 1928 |
December 1930 |
|
William Lansing Gleason |
December 1931 |
William Lansing Gleason |
December 1933 |
William Lansing Gleason |
December 1935 |
William Lansing Gleason |
December 1937 |
William Lansing Gleason |
December 1939 |
William Lansing Gleason |
December 1941 |
John Martin Law, Jr |
December 1943 |
John Martin Law, Jr |
December 1945 |
John Martin Law, Jr |
December 1947 |
William Jackson Creel |
May 1950 |
William Lansing Gleason |
December 1950 |
George A. Harris |
November 1951 |
George Emmett |
December 1953 |
Langdon Goodyear, Jr. |
December 1955 |
James H. Pruitt |
December 1956 |
Milton McGrath |
1957 |
Adger Smith |
1963 |
Mayors of the city of Melbourne from 1888 to 1969
The City of Melbourne was incorporated on December 22, 1888.
Name |
Year |
|---|---|
C. J. F. Campbell |
December 22, 1888 |
R.W. Andrews |
December 10, 1889 |
Charles H. Stewart |
December 2, 1890 |
L.P. Ely |
December 14, 1891 |
Edward P. Branch |
December 6, 1892 |
H.D. Brown |
December 12, 1893 |
H.D. Brown |
December 14, 1894 |
H.D. Brown |
December 18, 1895 |
Francis Henry Fee |
December 8, 1896 |
Francis Henry Fee |
December 7, 1897 |
James T. Hogg |
March 14, 1899 |
Francis Henry Fee |
December 5, 1899 |
W.B. Haimlin |
February 15, 1901 |
Charles H. Stewart |
December 3, 1902 |
Charles H. Stewart |
November 24, 1903 |
Charles H. Stewart |
December 6, 1904 |
December 5, 1905 |
|
G.M. Brown |
December 6, 1906 |
J. M. Ferguson |
December 3, 1907 |
J. M. Ferguson |
December 8, 1908 |
J. M. Ferguson |
December 14, 1909 |
Elton Hall |
December 12, 1911 |
C. J. Campbell |
December 3, 1912 |
Vanness A. Pierce |
December 2, 1913 |
Vanness A. Pierce |
December 1, 1914 |
Hiram Platt |
December 7, 1915 |
Harry R. Bolden |
December 5, 1916 |
C. G. Nelson |
December 4, 1917 |
Stanley S. Lichty |
December 3, 1918 |
Stanley S. Lichty |
December 2, 1919 |
Vanness A. Pierce |
December 14, 1920 |
E. G. Argraves |
December 6, 1921 |
Albert A. Ultcht |
December 8, 1922 |
Albert A. Ultcht |
December 3, 1923 |
Albert Vorkeller |
December 2, 1924 |
Albert Vorkeller |
December 3, 1925 |
M. G. Kibbe |
December 14, 1926 |
M. G. Kibbe |
December 13, 1927 |
Robert Lee Rowe |
December 11, 1928 |
Robert Lee Rowe |
December 10, 1929 |
Robert Lee Rowe |
December 9, 1930 |
Robert Lee Rowe |
December 8, 1931 |
Clyde G. Trammell |
December 13, 1932 |
I. Kimbell Hicks |
December 12, 1933 |
I. Kimbell Hicks |
December 11, 1934 |
Chester McNulty |
December 10, 1935 |
Lock Davidson |
December 8, 1936 |
Lock Davidson |
December 14, 1937 |
Lock Davidson |
December 13, 1938 |
Lock Davidson |
December 12, 1939 |
Lock Davidson |
December 10, 1940 |
Lock Davidson |
December 9, 1941 |
I. Kimbell Hicks |
December 8, 1942 |
J. Bruce [...] |
November 2, 1943 |
John F. Turner |
November 6, 1945 |
Purley F Tucker |
November 4, 1947 |
Richard A. Lawrence, Sr. |
November 8, 1949 |
Richard A. Lawrence, Sr. |
November 6, 1951 |
Austin Van Catterton, Sr. |
November 3, 1953 |
E. V. Kempfer |
July 27, 1954 |
Rudi Oudshoff |
November 2, 1954 |
John A. Brewer |
November 8, 1955 |
Rudi Oudshoff |
November 6, 1956 |
Rudi Oudshoff |
November 5, 1957 |
John J. Spitznogle, Jr. |
November 4, 1958 |
John J. Spitznogle, Jr. |
November 3, 1959 |
Richard A. Lawrence, Sr. |
June 26, 1962 |
Grady W. White |
November 6, 1962 |
Nathan Friedman |
November 2, 1965 |
Kenneth Allen |
December 15, 1968 |
Mayors of the city of Melbourne after 1969
On July 15, 1969, a referendum merged the former cities of Melbourne and Eau Gallie. In November 1969, the name of the consolidated city (Melbourne) was selected by referendum, and the "first" mayor and city council were elected.
Name |
Year |
|---|---|
Adger Smith |
November 10, 1969 |
Milton McGrath |
November 10, 1970 |
Richard V. Donahue, Sr. |
November 20, 1973 |
Vernon L. Dicks |
November 2, 1976 |
Harry C. Goode, Jr. |
November 13, 1979 |
Harry C. Goode, Jr. |
November 2, 1982 |
Harry C. Goode, Jr. |
November 5, 1985 |
Joseph F. Mullins, Jr. |
November 4, 1986 |
Joseph F. Mullins, Jr. |
November 8, 1988 |
Joseph F. Mullins, Jr. |
November 3, 1992 |
John A. Buckley |
November 5, 1996 |
John A. Buckley |
November 7, 2000 |
Harry C. Goode, Jr. |
November 2, 2004 |
Harry C. Goode, Jr. |
November 4, 2008 |
Kathy Meehan |
November 6, 2012 |
See also
- List of members of the Florida House of Representatives from Brevard County, Florida