<page_title> List of mayors of Tampa, Florida </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> Joseph B. Lancaster † <col_header> Mayor </col_header> </cell> <cell> February 14, 1856 <col_header> Term start </col_header> </cell> </table>
In February 1856, Joseph B. Lancaster was elected as Tampa's first Mayor.