Dennis Wardlow

Dennis Wardlow
Prime Minister of the Conch Republic
Assumed office
1982
President Peter Anderson
Preceded by Position Established
Mayor of Key West
In office
1995–1997
Preceded by Tom Sawyer
Succeeded by Sheila Mullins
In office
1991–1995
Preceded by Tony Tarracino
Succeeded by Tom Sawyer
In office
1981–1983
Preceded by Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Succeeded by Richard Heyman
Personal details
Born 1954

Dennis Wardlow (born c. 1954) is a former Mayor of Key West, Florida, having served on three separate occasions.

He is best known for being the Prime Minister of the Conch Republic, the micronation that seceded from the United States on April 23, 1982, in protest over a United States Border Patrol blockade which severely damaged the tourism economy of the Florida Keys.


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