John T. Alsop Explained

John T. Alsop
Office1:33rd & 35th Mayor of Jacksonville
Term Start1:1941
Term End1:1945
Predecessor1:George C. Blume
Successor1:C. Frank Whitehead
Term Start2:1923
Term End2:1937
Predecessor2:John W. Martin
Successor2:George C. Blume
Birth Date:10 August 1874
Birth Place:Enfield, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Party:Democrat

John Thomas Alsop Jr. (August 10, 1874 – May 12, 1958) was an American politician. He served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, from 1923 to 1937, and again from 1941 to 1945. His eighteen-year, seven term stint in the mayor's office is the longest in the city's history. Jacksonville's Main Street Bridge, officially the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge, is named for him.

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