| Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida | |
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 Seal of St. Petersburg, Florida | |
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| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | David Moffett |
| Website | Official website |
There have been 54mayors ofSt. Petersburg, Florida.David Moffett was the city's first mayor. The current mayor isKen Welch, the city's first African American mayor.
Late 19th century mayorJ. A. Armistead had an opera house. He allowed Indian mounds on his property to be excavated for research.
Businessman, spearmint gum tycoon, property developer, and promoterFrank F. Purvis served as mayor in the 1920s.
ArchitectRandolph Wedding[1][2] was the city's mayor from 1973 until 1975.[3]Corinne Freeman served as the city's first female mayor and governed from 1977 until 1985. RepublicanRichard M. Baker led the city from 2001 until 2010. He was succeeded byBill Foster, who served until 2014.
| Mayor[4] | Term Started | Term Ended |
|---|---|---|
| David Moffett | 1892 | 1893 |
| Wm. H. Benton | 1893 | 1893 |
| David Murray | 1893 | 1894 |
| Henry W. Hibbs[5] | 1894 | 1896 |
| J. A. Armistead | 1896 | 1899 |
| Edgar Harrison | 1899 | 1900 |
| J. A. Armistead | 1900 | 1901 |
| Edgar Harrison | 1901 | 1902 |
| R.H. Thomas | 1902 | 1903 |
| George Edwards | 1903 | 1904 |
| R.H. Thomas | 1904 | 1906 |
| T.J. Northrup | 1906 | 1908 |
| Dr. Hugh A. Murphy | 1908 | 1910 |
| A.T. Blocker | 1910 | 1912 |
| A.C. Pheil | 1912 | 1913 |
| J.G. Bradshaw | 1913 | 1916 |
| Albert Fielding Lang (Al Lang) | 1916 | 1920 |
| Noel A. Mitchell | 1920 | 1921 |
| Frank F. Pulver[6] | 1921 | 1924 |
| Arthur Norwood | 1924 | 1924 |
| Robert Strange Pearce | 1924 | 1925 |
| C.M Blanc | 1925 | 1926 |
| Robert Strange Pearce | 1926 | 1927 |
| Charles J. Maurer (died January 12, 1941)[7][8] | 1927 | 1928 |
| John N. Brown | 1928 | 1929 |
| Arthur R. Thompson | 1929 | 1930 |
| J. D. Pearce[9] | 1930 | 1931 |
| H.W. Adams Jr. | 1931 | 1933 |
| Robert G. Blanc | 1933 | 1935 |
| John. S. Smith | 1935 | 1937 |
| Isham P. Byrom | 1937 | 1937 |
| Vernon G. Agee | 1937 | 1939 |
| Ian V. Boyer | 1939 | 1941 |
| Robt. J. McCutcheon, Jr. | 1941 | 1943 |
| George S. Patterson | 1943 | 1947 |
| Bruce B. Blackburn Sr. | 1947 | 1949 |
| Stanley Charles Minishall | 1949 | 1951 |
| Samuel G. Johnson | 1951 | 1957 |
| John D. Burroughs | 1957 | 1959 |
| Edward F. Brantley | 1959 | 1961 |
| Herman W. Goldner | 1961 | 1967 |
| Don Jones | 1967 | 1969 |
| Don L. Spicer | 1969 | 1971 |
| Herman W. Goldner | 1971 | 1973 |
| Randolph Wedding[3] | 1973 | 1975 |
| Charles E. Schuh | 1975 | 1977 |
| Corinne Freeman | 1977 | 1985 |
| Edward L. Cole Jr., MD. | 1985 | 1987 |
| Robert L. Ulrich | 1987 | 1991 |
| David J. Fischer | 1991 | 2001 |
| Richard M. Baker[10][11] | April 1, 2001 | January 2, 2010 |
| Bill Foster[12] | January 2, 2010 | January 2, 2014 |
| Richard Kriseman[13] | January 2, 2014 | January 6, 2022 |
| Ken Welch[13] | January 6, 2022 |
