John T. Alsop | |
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Mayor of Jacksonville | |
In office 1941–1945 |
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Preceded by | George C. Blume |
Succeeded by | C. Frank Whitehead |
In office 1923–1937 |
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Preceded by | John W. Martin |
Succeeded by | George C. Blume |
Personal details | |
Born |
Enfield, North Carolina |
August 10, 1874
Died | May 12, 1958 Jacksonville, Florida |
(aged 83)
Political party | Democratic |
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.