Duff Post
{{Short description|American dentist and politician (1854–1915)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Duff Post
| occupation = Dentist, businessman
| death_place = Tampa, Florida
| death_date = May 19, 1915
| birth_place = Tampa, Florida
| birth_date = May 19, 1854
| termend3 = 1883
| office = 20th & 26th Mayor of Tampa
| office3 = President of the Hillsborough County Board of Health
| termend2 = 1883
| termstart2 = 1881
| office2 = Tampa City Marshall
| party = Democratic
| termstart = March 4, 1891
| termend = March 4, 1892
| termstart1 = August 14, 1883
| termend1 = August 13, 1886
| father = Madison Post
}}
Duff Post (May 19, 1854 – May 19, 1915) was a dentist who served as mayor of Tampa, Florida (List of mayors of Tampa, Florida).
Early life
Duff Post was born on May 19, 1854, in Tampa, Florida. He was the son of the 5th mayor of Tampa, Madison Post. Duff Post attended local schools before studying at Philadelphia Dental College to obtain a dentistry degree.{{Cite web|title=Dr. Duff Post – 20th And 26th Mayor Of Tampa|url=https://www.tampa.gov/city-clerk/info/previous-mayors/post-duff|access-date=2020-12-31|website=City of Tampa|date=17 June 2014 |language=en}}
Dentistry
Post established his dentistry practice in Tampa after graduating from college. Upon leaving office in 1892 he returned to his dentistry practice.[http://www.tampagov.net/dept_city_clerk/information_resources/previous_mayors/post_duff.asp Duff Post] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603015459/http://www.tampagov.net/dept_city_clerk/information_resources/previous_mayors/post_duff.asp|date=June 3, 2013}} City of Tampa
Tampa politics
From there he'd first get involved with local politics and business. Post's first political office he would hold would be the President of the Hillsborough County Board of Health in 1873. He would serve as Tampa's City Marshal from 1881 to 1883, and was Captain in the 4th Regiment of the Florida Militia.
= Mayor =
As mayor, he would prioritize much of his overall work towards improving the city's sanitation.
He was first elected mayor on August 14, 1883, and served until August 13, 1886 (three consecutive one-year terms). Duff would be the second native of Tampa to hold that office. He was elected again to a second term on March 4, 1891, and served until March 4, 1892.
= Postmaster =
He is also known to have been Tampa's postmaster from 1893 to 1897 as well.{{Cite web|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Post|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/post.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-15|website=politicalgraveyard.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010719060453/http://politicalgraveyard.com:80/bio/post.html |archive-date=2001-07-19 }}
= Rail =
Personal
Additional sources
- 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.
- Tampa Council Minutes, City of Tampa Archives, Tampa
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Tampa|years=March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1892}}
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