List of mayors of Biloxi, Mississippi explained

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

History

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)

MayorIn officePolitical party
John J. Kennedy1919–1933Democratic
Hart Chinn1933–1935Democratic
John A. O'Keefe1935–1936Democratic
Louis Braun1936–1943Democratic
Chester Delacruz1943–1947Democratic
G.B. Cousins1947–1951Democratic
Hart Chinn1951–1953Democratic
Laz Quave1953–1961Democratic
Daniel D. Guice1961–1973Democratic
Jeremiah J. O'Keefe1973–1981Democratic
Gerald Blessey1981–1989Democratic
Pete Halat1989–1993Democratic
A. J. Holloway1993–2015Republican
Andrew "FoFo" Gilich[1] 2015–Republican

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography of Andrew "FoFo" Gilich. City of Biloxi. 11 February 2017.