Herman Glogowski
21st, 23rd, 25th & 28th Mayor of Tampa
In office
March 4, 1892 – March 10, 1893
Preceded byDuff Post
Succeeded byGeorge B. Sparkman
In office
March 5, 1890 – March 4, 1891
Preceded byGeorge B. Sparkman
Succeeded byThomas Jackson
In office
March 8, 1888 – March 6, 1889
Preceded byGeorge B. Sparkman
Succeeded byDuff Post
In office
August 13, 1886 – July 15, 1887
Preceded byDuff Post
Succeeded byFrederick A. Salomonson
Personal details
Born(1854-04-29)April 29, 1854
Wilhelmsbruck, Germany
DiedDecember 3, 1909(1909-12-03) (aged 55)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
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Herman Glogowski (April 29, 1854 – December 3, 1909) was a four-time mayor of Tampa, Florida in the later 1880s and early 1890s.[1][2] He was first elected mayor on August 13, 1886, and served until July 15, 1887. He was elected again to a second term on March 8, 1888, and served until March 6, 1889. He was re-elected two terms and served from March 5, 1890, to March 4, 1891, and from March 4, 1892, to March 10, 1893.

Herman Glogowski bust On Tampa Riverwalk

Glogowski is the only person in Tampa history to serve four terms as mayor non-consecutively.[1]

Life and career

Bust of Gloglowski on Tampa's Riverwalk

Early life

Glogowski was born in Germany to parents of Jewish descent. In 1867 he immigrated to the United States living in New York City where he worked in the city's garment industry for roughly 15 years. In late 1882, he would move to Gainesville, Florida, where he would marry Bertha Brown in 1883. After living in Gainesville for a year, Glogowski settled in Tampa and opened a men's orientated clothing store on Washington Street.[1]

Mayor of Tampa

Glogowski later got involved in local politics and was elected as the 21st mayor of Tampa for a one-year term in August 1886 being the first Jewish mayor of Tampa. He was elected again for another one-year term in March 1888. He then served two more terms as mayor of Tampa, from March 5, 1890, to March 4, 1891, and from March 4, 1892, to March 10, 1893.[3][1]

Later life

After his mayorship he would remain active in the community. He would lay the cornerstone for Tampa's first synagogue Schaarai Zedek, in 1899.[1]

He was killed in a horse and buggy accident in Tampa on December 3, 1909.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Herman Glogowski - 21st, 23rd, 25th And 27th Mayor Of Tampa". City of Tampa. June 17, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ I., Greenberg, Mark (1997). Tampa Mayor Herman Glogowski: Jewish Leadership in Gilded Age Florida. Retrieved July 24, 2018.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "HERMAN GLOGOWSKI « Tampa Riverwalk". thetampariverwalk.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Gloglowski Meets a Tragic Death". The Tampa Tribune. December 4, 1909. p. 12. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Political offices Preceded byDuff Post Mayor of Tampa August 13, 1886-July 15, 1887 Succeeded byGeorge B. Sparkman Preceded byGeorge B. Sparkman Mayor of Tampa March 8, 1888-March 6, 1889 Succeeded byThomas Jackson Preceded byThomas Jackson Mayor of Tampa March 5, 1890-March 4, 1891 Succeeded byDuff Post Preceded byDuff Post Mayor of Tampa March 4, 1892-March 10, 1893 Succeeded byFrederick A. Salomonson


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