John B. Reilly was born in Connecticut on May 18, 1870. In 1886, he became a shipping clerk in Branford, Connecticut. He moved to Florida in 1893 accepting the position of bookkeeper and cashier for the firm of McQuire & McDonald, who contracted with Henry M. Flagler and built his hotels. He was then appointed as a manager of Florida East Coast Railway in 1896 and acted as company spokesman in Miami, Florida. The city was incorporated shortly after his arrival and due to his key role with the Florida East Coast Railway he was elected mayor in 1896 serving four consecutive 1 year terms. On August 7, 1896, the Reillys welcomed the birth of their son, Joseph Albert Reilly, the first white baby born in the new city of Miami.[3]
Reilly served as United States Commissioner for the southern district of Florida being appointed in 1897. In March, 1914, he became associated with the developments of James Deering's Summer House Villa Vizcaya and acted as financial agent until 1921. He was director of the Bank of Bay Biscayne, a business that several other city mayors including J.E. Lummus and E.C Romfh were involved with. He was director of Reilly, Stoms & Paxton and a director of Miami Realty Corporation. [4]
john, reilly, 1870, november, 1928, first, mayor, miami, mayor, miamiin, office, july, 1896, november, 1900, succeeded, lummuspersonal, detailsborn, 1870, 1870new, haven, connecticut, usdiednovember, 1928, 1928, aged, miami, florida, resting, placemiami, city,. John B Reilly May 18 1870 November 15 1928 was the first Mayor of Miami John B Reilly1st Mayor of MiamiIn office July 1896 November 1900 1 Succeeded byJ E LummusPersonal detailsBorn 1870 05 18 May 18 1870New Haven Connecticut USDiedNovember 15 1928 1928 11 15 aged 58 Miami Florida US 2 Resting placeMiami City CemeterySpouseMarie A MacDonaldChildrenJoseph AlbertEleanore MarieWallace Reilly John B Reilly was born in Connecticut on May 18 1870 In 1886 he became a shipping clerk in Branford Connecticut He moved to Florida in 1893 accepting the position of bookkeeper and cashier for the firm of McQuire amp McDonald who contracted with Henry M Flagler and built his hotels He was then appointed as a manager of Florida East Coast Railway in 1896 and acted as company spokesman in Miami Florida The city was incorporated shortly after his arrival and due to his key role with the Florida East Coast Railway he was elected mayor in 1896 serving four consecutive 1 year terms On August 7 1896 the Reillys welcomed the birth of their son Joseph Albert Reilly the first white baby born in the new city of Miami 3 Reilly served as United States Commissioner for the southern district of Florida being appointed in 1897 In March 1914 he became associated with the developments of James Deering s Summer House Villa Vizcaya and acted as financial agent until 1921 He was director of the Bank of Bay Biscayne a business that several other city mayors including J E Lummus and E C Romfh were involved with He was director of Reilly Stoms amp Paxton and a director of Miami Realty Corporation 4 See also editList of mayors of Miami Government of Miami History of Miami Timeline of MiamiReferences editNotes City Manager s Report to City City of Miami 1926 p 6 The Descendants of John McDonald The First Thirty Years of Miami and the Bank of Bay Biscayne 1896 1926 FAU Bank of Bay Biscayne Retrieved September 18 2023 Blackman E V Miami and Dade county Florida its settlement progress and achievement Internet Archive RainBolt Retrieved September 19 2023 Bibliography Blackman E V 1921 Miami and Dade County Florida Its Settlement Progress and Achievement Washington D C Victor Rainbolt The Descendants of John McDonald The Island Register Retrieved March 23 2011 Political offices Preceded byNone Mayor of the City of Miami1896 1900 Succeeded byJ E Lummus nbsp nbsp This article about a mayor in Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to Miami is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John B Reilly amp oldid 1212681736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
