Herman Glogowski


Herman Glogowski was a four-time mayor of Tampa, Florida in the later 1880s and early 1890s. 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.

Life and career

Glogowski was born in Germany to parents of Jewish descent. In 1867 he immigrated to the United States and started working in garments in New York City. In late 1882, he moved to Gainesville, Florida, where he married Bertha Brown in 1983. After a year, Glogowski settled in Tampa and opened a men's clothing store.
Glogowski later involved in local politics and elected as the 21st mayor of Tampa for one-year term in August 1886. He was the first Jewish mayor of the town. 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.