John T. Alsop Politician

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1887
Date of deathMay 12, 1958
Place of death
Jacksonville Florida

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Office holder

officeMayor of Jacksonville
party
Democratic Party (United States)
successor

Topical connections

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John T. Alsop on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=bBQvmMnKmbcC&pg=PA27&dq=%22John+T.+Alsop%22&hl=en&ei=_MbnTbKvNuLj0gGR8LyTCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=Alsop&f=false
  2. http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/050599/mom_MilMo5_5.html
  3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r8A0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=a00DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7216,1786267&dq=george-blume+1941+alsop&hl=en
  4. http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/downtowntoday.php?dt_date=2010-12-29
  5. http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=50021