Joseph B. Lancaster

Joseph B. Lancaster
Lancaster in 1847
4th Mayor of Jacksonville
In office
1846–1847
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byOliver Wood
3rd Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 27, 1847 – December 23, 1847
Preceded byRobert Brown
Succeeded byJohn Chain
Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
In office
1848–1850
Preceded byGeorge W. MacRae
Succeeded byWalker Anderson
1st Mayor of Tampa
In office
February 14, 1856 – November 25, 1856
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byDarwin A. Branch
Personal details
Born1790
Kentucky
DiedNovember 25, 1856
Tampa, Florida
Political partyWhig
SpouseAnnie Blair
ProfessionPolitician

Joseph Bradford Lancaster (1790 – November 25, 1856) was an American lawyer and Whig politician who served on the Florida Supreme Court from 1848 to 1850. An important figure in Florida law and politics, he was the last justice under the system in which the circuit court judges served also on the supreme court. He served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1846 to 1847 and as the first Mayor of Tampa, Florida in 1856.