List of mayors of Biloxi, Mississippi

This article contains a list of mayors of Biloxi, Mississippi, United States.

History

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After receiving its charter in 1838, Biloxi was classified as a township and elected a president and a board of selectmen. On the eve of the American Civil War, these titles were changed to mayor and aldermen and were part-time positions. In 1919, Biloxi voters opted to have a new full-time government with a mayor and two commissioners elected to four-year terms. This system remained in place until voters again amended the city's governing structure in 1978, approving a mayor-council form of government with a city-wide elected mayor and councilmen elected from seven wards in the city, which went into effect at the 1981 elections.

List of mayors (1919–present)

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Mayor In office Political party
John J. Kennedy 1919–1933 Democratic
Hart Chinn 1933–1935 Democratic
John A. O'Keefe 1935–1936 Democratic
Louis Braun 1936–1943 Democratic
Chester Delacruz 1943–1947 Democratic
G.B. Cousins 1947–1951 Democratic
Hart Chinn 1951–1953 Democratic
Laz Quave 1953–1961 Democratic
Daniel D. Guice 1961–1973 Democratic
Jeremiah J. O'Keefe 1973–1981 Democratic
Gerald Blessey 1981–1989 Democratic
Pete Halat 1989–1993 Democratic
A. J. Holloway 1993–2015 Republican
Andrew "FoFo" Gilich[1] 2015– Republican

Sources

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  • "History of Biloxi governance," from Inauguration Program, and captions from Gallery of Mayors photo exhibit on second floor of City Hall.

References

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  1. ^ "Biography of Andrew "FoFo" Gilich". City of Biloxi. Retrieved 11 February 2017.