Frederick A. Salomonson

Frederick A. Salomonson (July 20, 1860-December 19, 1911) was a three-time mayor of Tampa, Florida in the 1890s and 1900s.[1]

Frederick A. Salomonson
28th Mayor of Tampa
In office March 10, 1893 – March 9, 1894
Preceded by	Herman Glogowski
Succeeded by	Robert W. Easley
30th
In office March 8, 1895 – June 5, 1896
Preceded by	Robert W. Easley
Succeeded by	Myron E. Gillett
35th
In office June 5, 1904 – June 7, 1906
Preceded by	James McKay Jr.
Succeeded by	William H. Frecker
Personal details
Born	July 20, 1860 Almelo, Netherlands
Died	December 19, 1911 (aged 51) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death	Tuberculosis
Political party	Republican

Salomonson would move to Florida in 1882 as a representative of a Dutch business syndicate that had purchased sizable amounts of land in Florida. At some point he'd move to Jacksonville and would work for two years in the railroad industry prior to moving to Tampa in late 1884 where he would establish himself in the real estate industry there.[1]

His first venture into city politics was when he got elected as a member of the Tampa City Council serving from March 1889 to March 1890 and a second time from March 1892 to March 1893.[1]

He was first elected mayor in March 1893 and served until March 1894. He was elected again to a second term on March 1895 and served until June 1896. He was re elected for a third term on June 5, 1904 and served as the 35th Mayor Of Tampa until June 7, 1906.[1]

After leaving office in 1906, he would become ill with tuberculosis. He would eventually die of it on December 19, 1911 in Tampa.[1]

References

1. "Herman Glogowski - 21st, 23rd, 25th And 27th Mayor Of Tampa". City of Tampa. 17 June 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

Bibliography

• Covington, Dr. James W. and Wavering, Debbie Lee, "The Mayors of Tampa: A Brief Administrative History," Tampa, FL: University of Tampa, 1987.
• Grismer, Karl H., Tampa: A History of the City and the Tampa Bay Region of Florida, St. Petersburg Printing Company, FL, 1950.
• Robinson, Ernest L., History of Hillsborough County, Florida: Narrative and Biographical, The Record Company, St. Augustine, FL, 1928.

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