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.

Incumbent mayor 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 Elected William Roesch[1] 1896 John Caroll Houston, IV[1] 1897 Albert Burnett[1] 1899 Charles Lovell Taylor[1] 1900 William Roesch[1] 1901 W.J. Nesbett[1] 1901 John Caroll Houston, IV[1] 1902 George Paddison[1] 1904 William Roesch[1] 1905 Samuel K. Watts[1] 1906 William Roesch[1] 1908 George Paddison[1] 1909 John Martin Law Sr.[1] 1909 George Paddison[1] 1910 John Caroll Houston, IV[1] 1910 George Paddison[1] 1911 George Paddison[1] 1912 William Jackson Creel[1] 1913 William Jackson Creel[1] 1914 Hill Woods Mullins[1] December 1915 Hill Woods Mullins[1] December 1916 Hill Woods Mullins[1] December 1917 Hill Woods Mullins[1] December 1918 Hill Woods Mullins[1] December 1919 William Henry Hunt Gleason[1] December 1920 G.P. Bond[1] December 1921 G.P. Bond[1] December 1922 G.P. Bond[1] December 1923 William Roesch[1] December 1924 William Roesch[1] December 1925 J.E. Torrence[1] December 1926 J.E. Torrence[1] December 1927 C.B. Vigus[1] December 1928 William Lansing Gleason[1] December 1930 William Lansing Gleason[1] December 1931 William Lansing Gleason[1] December 1933 William Lansing Gleason[1] December 1935 William Lansing Gleason[1] December 1937 William Lansing Gleason[1] December 1939 William Lansing Gleason[1] December 1941 John Martin Law Jr.[1] December 1943 John Martin Law Jr.[1] December 1945 John Martin Law Jr.[1] December 1947 William Jackson Creel[1] May 1950 William Lansing Gleason[1] December 1950 George A. Harris[1] November 1951 George Emmett[1] December 1953 Langdon Goodyear Jr.[1] December 1955 James H. Pruitt[1] December 1956 Milton McGrath[1] 1957 Adger Smith[1] 1963

Mayors of the city of Melbourne from 1888 to 1969 The City of Melbourne was incorporated on December 22, 1888. Name Year Elected C. J. F. Campbell[2] December 22, 1888 R.W. Andrews[2] December 10, 1889 Charles H. Stewart[2] December 2, 1890 L.P. Ely[2] December 14, 1891 Edward P. Branch[2] December 6, 1892 H.D. Brown[2] December 12, 1893 H.D. Brown[2] December 14, 1894 H.D. Brown[2] December 18, 1895 Francis Henry Fee[2] December 8, 1896 Francis Henry Fee[2] December 7, 1897 James T. Hogg[2] March 14, 1899 Francis Henry Fee[2] December 5, 1899 W.B. Haimlin[2] February 15, 1901 Charles H. Stewart[2] December 3, 1902 Charles H. Stewart[2] November 24, 1903 Charles H. Stewart[2] December 6, 1904 Richard W. Goode[2] December 5, 1905 G.M. Brown[2] December 6, 1906 J. M. Ferguson[2] December 3, 1907 J. M. Ferguson[2] December 8, 1908 J. M. Ferguson[2] December 14, 1909 Elton Hall[2] December 12, 1911 C. J. Campbell[2] December 3, 1912 Vanness A. Pierce[2] December 2, 1913 Vanness A. Pierce[2] December 1, 1914 Hiram Platt[2] December 7, 1915 Harry R. Bolden[2] December 5, 1916 C. G. Nelson[2] December 4, 1917 Stanley S. Lichty[2] December 3, 1918 Stanley S. Lichty[2] December 2, 1919 Vanness A. Pierce[2] December 14, 1920 E. G. Argraves[2] December 6, 1921 Albert A. Ultcht[2] December 8, 1922 Albert A. Ultcht[2] December 3, 1923 Albert Vorkeller[2] December 2, 1924 Albert Vorkeller[2] December 3, 1925 M. G. Kibbe[2] December 14, 1926 M. G. Kibbe[2] December 13, 1927 Robert Lee Rowe[2] December 11, 1928 Robert Lee Rowe[2] December 10, 1929 Robert Lee Rowe[2] December 9, 1930 Robert Lee Rowe[2] December 8, 1931 Clyde G. Trammell[2] December 13, 1932 I. Kimbell Hicks[2] December 12, 1933 I. Kimbell Hicks[2] December 11, 1934 Chester McNulty[2] December 10, 1935 Lock Davidson[2] December 8, 1936 Lock Davidson[2] December 14, 1937 Lock Davidson[2] December 13, 1938 Lock Davidson[2] December 12, 1939 Lock Davidson[2] December 10, 1940 Lock Davidson[2] December 9, 1941 I. Kimbell Hicks[2] December 8, 1942 J. Bruce Dick[2] November 2, 1943 John F. Turner[2] November 6, 1945 Purley F Tucker[2] November 4, 1947 Richard A. Lawrence Sr.[2] November 8, 1949 Richard A. Lawrence Sr.[2] November 6, 1951 Austin Van Catterton Sr.[2] November 3, 1953 E. V. Kempfer[2] July 27, 1954 Rudi Oudshoff[2] November 2, 1954 John A. Brewer[2] November 8, 1955 Rudi Oudshoff[2] November 6, 1956 Rudi Oudshoff[2] November 5, 1957 John J. Spitznogle Jr.[2] November 4, 1958 John J. Spitznogle Jr.[2] November 3, 1959 Richard A. Lawrence Sr.[2] June 26, 1962 Grady W. White[2] November 6, 1962 Nathan Friedman[2] November 2, 1965 Kenneth Allen[2] 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 Elected
Adger Smith[2][3]	November 10, 1969
Milton McGrath[2][3]	November 10, 1970
Richard V. Donahue Sr.[2][3]	November 20, 1973
Vernon L. Dicks[2][3]	November 2, 1976
Harry C. Goode Jr.[2][3]	November 13, 1979
Harry C. Goode Jr.[2][3]	November 2, 1982
Harry C. Goode Jr.[2][3]	November 5, 1985
Joseph F. Mullins Jr.[2][3]	November 4, 1986
Joseph F. Mullins Jr.[2][3]	November 8, 1988
Joseph F. Mullins Jr.[2][3]	November 3, 1992
John A. Buckley[2][3]	November 5, 1996
John A. Buckley[2][3]	November 7, 2000
Harry C. Goode Jr.[2][3]	November 2, 2004
Harry C. Goode Jr.[3]	November 4, 2008
Kathy Meehan[4]	November 6, 2012

See also

• List of members of the Florida House of Representatives from Brevard County, Florida

References

1. Melbourne City Clerk's Office, Mayors - Chronological Order of Terms of Service - (old) City of Eau Gallie
2. Melbourne City Clerk's Office, City of Melbourne - Mayors - Chronological Order of Terms (1888 to Present)
3. Melbourne City Clerk's Office, City of Melbourne Officials - 1969 Through Present
4. Mayor Kathy Meehan Archived 2013-04-26 at the Wayback Machine