Madison Post (January 22, 1815 – September 10, 1867) was the fifth mayor of Tampa, Florida[1] and the father of Duff Post, who was himself mayor of Tampa for several years during two nonconsecutive periods in office.
He worked as the manager of the Tampa Hotel and eventually purchased a general store on Lafayette Street (now Kennedy Boulevard).
He was appointed as Receiver of Public Moneys for Hillsborough County in 1854.
He joined Dr. Darwin Branch and Edward Clarke as delegates to the American Party's Presidential Convention which nominated former President Millard Fillmore.
Post and the council increased license fees and established new ordinances to re-establish Tampa's finances.