The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale serves a three-year term, no greater than six consecutive terms, for a maximum of eighteen years.
Mayor-Council Government (1912âÂÂ1925)
Mayor was appointed from the Council.
- 1912âÂÂ1913 W.H. Marshall
- 1913âÂÂ1914 George G. Mathews Jr.
- 1914âÂÂ1915 Dr. C.G. Holland
- 1916âÂÂ1918 Will J. Reed
- 1918 James S. Richard
- 1918âÂÂ1919 Will J. Reed
- 1919âÂÂ1923 C.E. Farrington
- 1922âÂÂ1924 R. G. Snow
- 1924âÂÂ1925 Will J. Reed
Mayor-Commission Government (1925âÂÂ1982)
Mayor was appointed from the Commission for a two-year term
- 1925âÂÂ1927 J.W. Tidball
- 1927âÂÂ1929 C.D. Kittridge
- 1929âÂÂ1931 T.E. Haskins
- 1931âÂÂ1933 J.W. Needham
- 1933âÂÂ1934 E.A. Pychon (resigned 1934)
- 1934âÂÂ1935 M.A. Hortt
- 1935âÂÂ1937 Lewis E. Moore
- 1937âÂÂ1939 Thomas B. Manuel
- 1939âÂÂ1941 Lewis E. Moore
- 1941âÂÂ1942 H. L. McCann (resigned 1942)
- 1942âÂÂ1943 N.B. Cheaney
- 1943âÂÂ1945 Joe N. Morris
- 1945âÂÂ1947 H.C.Holden
- 1947âÂÂ1949 Reed A. Bryan
- 1949âÂÂ1951 F.R. Humphries
- 1951âÂÂ1953 Lewis E. Moore (resigned 1953)
- 1953âÂÂ1955 C. Malcolm Carlisle
- 1955âÂÂ1957 Porter G. Reynolds
- 1957âÂÂ1960 John V. Russell (resigned 1960)
- 1960âÂÂ1961 Edward H. Johns
- 1961âÂÂ1963 Edmund R. Burry
- 1963âÂÂ1965 Melvin R. "Cy" Young
- 1965âÂÂ1969 Edmund R. Burry
- 1969âÂÂ1971 F. Peter Clements
- 1971âÂÂ1973 James L. Leavitt
- 1973âÂÂ1975 Virginia S. Young
- 1975âÂÂ1981 E. Clay Shaw, Jr.
- 1981âÂÂ1982 Virginia S. Young
Mayor-Commission Government (1982 - present)
Mayor is elected in citywide race, serving a maximum of 6 terms, each consisting of 3 years.
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